I never had the honor and privilege of meeting Yuri while she was still on this Earth but she influe

I never had the honor and privilege of meeting Yuri while she was still on this Earth but she influenced the very fibers of my being. My sense of justice and my view of the world is, in no small part, shaped by hearing and reading stories about who she was, what she did, and how she saw the world. To me, this is what real power looks like and this is the only kind I’d ever aspire to have. Yuri has touched the lives of countless people and has inspired so many to act in the names of love and justice. She has earned the respect, admiration, and love of many and, for a lot of these people (myself included) meeting Yuri wasn’t a prerequisite for being deeply inspired by her. I feel like I can safely say that, for those of us that know her story, know her legacy, we are better people for it. To have been an inspiration to so many is a tremendous gift. May we pay that gift forward by carrying on and carrying out Yuri’s vision of a more loving, more just, and deeply connected world. Thank you, Yuri. Rest, rise, and revolutionize in both peace and power. “Don’t become too narrow. Live fully. Meet all kinds of people. You’ll learn something from everyone. Follow what you feel in your heart.” —Yuri Kochiyama (1921-2014) Photo by An Rong Xu Samala is the director of 18MillionRising.org. -- source link

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