“We need not despair because we seem to fail or cannot see the fruition of our efforts on behalf of others. If we build with love and compassion, we can build with hope.” Excerpt from sermon titled "The Last Judgment" (1978)
Dear Friends,
Thank you for standing in solidarity with us in recent weeks as we spoke out against the federal government's censorship of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray's life, work, and legacy. We appreciate each person who amplified our message, and who advocated alongside us. Alas, our work continues. I feel moved by Murray's well-known adage that "one person plus one typewriter constitutes a movement." I've offered some additional advocacy opportunities below: ways you can continue to support the Center, and ways you can align yourselves with the work of a few other groups I admire. For some of you, these advocacy opportunities might spark your activism. For others, they may support you in building upon work that you are already doing. Still, others of you may prefer to align with different work. More might be searching for your best point of entry. Whatever your position, I will continue to challenge you as I have since last fall. Times are hard; and they'll likely get harder. However, despair shall not swallow us whole.
Angela Thorpe Mason
Executive Director
Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice