TRUE CITIZENS

From The Daily Call by Mark L Taylor

 

Read up on the issues … Attend rallies …

Write letters to editors and representatives … Circulate and sign petitions …

Donate to campaigns … Canvass … Agitate for change …

Study candidate positions … Live their values … Honor the Constitution … Get out and vote … Drive neighbors to the polls … Stand up for the weak … Defend the environment …

Protest all wars of empire … Speak truth to power … Resist injustice …

Practice compassion … Organize … Honor our values …

Challenge racism in all its forms …. Oppose concentration of wealth …

Talk with neighbors … Question candidates … Celebrate diversity …

Hold elected officials accountable … Help neighbors … Support public education …

Defend our commons … Question the status quo … Always challenge authority …

Vote their conscience … Act with great courage …Persevere for the long run…

Never take ‘no’ for an answer … Act with courage … Honor principle over party…

Preserve integrity …

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