hi i’m here to tell you that santa fe is about feeling not only trapped, but blockaded from what life should be, and isn’t, because of obstacles and disadvantages unfairly thrown jack’s way despite all jack has been through and worked for.
i’m here to tell you that ‘santa fe’, this idea that jack has of what life could be, represents equality. it represents what jack cannot have, what he is barred from because of a system of poverty and racism and socioeconomic stress that he is unable to change for himself, what jack would give anything for, would turn his back on his brothers for. it is a life or death need.
and i’m here to tell you this relates right into what is happening right now, and you can literally fuck off if you don’t think so.
people of color are fighting for their right to live despite all they have done for this country, despite this country being built on their backs, on their work, and on their oftentimes poverty.
equality exists. it is a real tangible thing for privileged people. it’s off somewhere in the distance, seemingly just a train ride away…
until something else happens again and we are reminded. we are reminded that it is still a dream. that we are still trapped where there isn’t a real future, even when some of us are so young, that we have broken our backs for centuries for others’ sakes. that people of color are still denied their metaphorical pay by, yes, fat old men.
but we are nothing without that dream. that dream drives us, it has fueled our every move, our every protest, our every truth spoken as loud as we can. that dream holds our freedom, our fresh air without fear of tear gas, and no more laughing in our face of those trying to make us believe it can’t be real.
and we are nothing if we do not stand together, if we do not realize that this is not a fight to be won on one’s own. we do not step over each other for just one person to achieve a small sliver of that equality. no. we stand together- we are changing the whole game, and the world knows.
santa fe is a real place, just like equality is a real goal. and someday, we will make that train together.
for now, here are some places you can donate.
official george floyd memorial fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
the bail project: https://bailproject.org/
Minnesota freedom fund: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/
reclaim the block: https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2
north star health collective (protects protestors): https://www.northstarhealthcollective.org/donate, they are currently recommending even more places to donate.
know your rights camp: https://secure.eifoundation.org/site/Donation2?df_id=6082&mfc_pref=T&6082.donation=form1&s_src=kyrcmain&utm_source=kyrcmain
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