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About Debra29

I am a retired public school teacher who believes that a strong democracy rests on the shoulders of its citizens. This blog was created as a central resource of civic engagement. Together, we can make a difference. Follow me on Blue Sky. DetermSpirits.bsky.social

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear. Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Debra29

Martin Luther King, Jr. The US presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris takes place next week on November 5, but it could be several days before a winner is confirmed. Some 244 million Americans are eligible to vote … Continue reading →

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You cannot be neutral. You must either join with us who believe in the bright future or be destroyed by those who would return us to the dark past.

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Debra29

Daisy Lampkin. American suffragist and civil rights activist, We are not going back Former president Donald J. Trump has repeatedly claimed that he had nothing to do with Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s conservative policy initiative to reshape the federal … Continue reading →

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“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Debra29

Ida B. Wells The 5 Ws of Voting Election 2024 The League of Women Voters have an excellent site, vote 411, that provides information state by state regarding Who do I contact for voting information? What is on my ballot? … Continue reading →

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It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Debra29

Shakespeare, Julius Caesar Inform Who will decide the 2024 Presidential Race? Women Women have registered and voted at higher rates than men in every presidential election since 1980, with the turnout gap between women and men growing slightly larger with … Continue reading →

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Truth is powerful. And it prevails.

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Debra29

We have all been thrown down so low that nobody thought we’d ever get up again; but we have been long enough trodden now; we will come up again, and now I am here. Sojourner Truth Inform The Harris Waltz … Continue reading →

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Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides..*

Posted on August 17, 2024 by Debra29

We are living in troubling times. We’ve watched as our Democracy and its freedoms have unraveled as a result of careful funding, planning, and execution by organized, extreme conservative forces. Town by town, state by state, and, now, on the … Continue reading →

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Integrity

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Debra29

“How well we survive this time of creative destruction, it really is, depends on each of us, on each of us fighting our individual battles of integrity, for integrity. Maria Rossa* Thank you for your strength, perseverance and integrity. Your … Continue reading →

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We Are Here

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Debra29

“We’re not here to curse the darkness, but to light a candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future. John F. Kennedy We are here in the final weeks of the contest for control … Continue reading →

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Upholding The Common Good

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Debra29

A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good. Barbara Jordan Inform We are now a month away from the United States Midterm Elections on November 8 2022. … Continue reading →

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Every Moment

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Debra29

Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world Dolores Huerta Farm Workers Labor Leader.Civil Rights Activist We are less than two months away from the Midterm Elections. Every moment … Continue reading →

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