TO THE EDITOR:
Apathy is the simplest way to give up power. In the past week, I have become increasingly alarmed by the number of students who express the sentiments of a narrative of apathy. How often I have heard the argument that one person cannot change the world; that the system is in such disrepair that nothing short of a miracle could save the state, the nation or the world from corruption.
After attending the HK on J March this past Saturday and listening to the wise words of Rev. William Barber, I am otherwise convinced. During his speech, I thought of what it must have been like during the Civil Rights Movement, to hear the words of the great Martin Luther King Jr. as he proclaimed that, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”
This was no leftist or socialist gathering — this was one of the largest civil rights demonstrations in the South since 1965. For those who had the opportunity to attend, I offer gratitude — may your good works continue to inspire change in our community.
For those who did not attend, or who continue to believe that change is out of reach, I would ask you to read the newspaper, to listen to the radio, to be aware of the policies enacted by our local and state governments, to consider the injustices of others, to begin a dialogue and to be willing to recognize yourself as an individual with the power to do what is right and what is just. Because whether we realize it or not, these are the very elements of transformative change.
Dana Calloway ’16 History
Peace, war and defense
