Juneteenth!! :: Retail Therapy Guide 6/17/2022
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The Hudson River Maritime Museum: “Indigenous Removal in the Hudson Valley During the French & Indian War”
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Author Imani Perry At Bardavon For Juneteenth For Her Book "South To America"
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The author and multi-degree earner Imani Perry will speak on her new book South to America, followed by a Q & A and a book signing in the Bardavon lobby. The event is free, and is presented by the Poughkeepsie Public Library District and Bardavon Presents. Tickets are limited to two per person and can be reserved here. Imani is an American interdisciplinary scholar of race, law, literature, and African-American culture. Order the book online from Binnacle Books in Beacon.
In her new book South to America, the author seeks to change how people view the American South and, thus, the country’s history as a whole. Her writing and scholarship primarily focuses on the history of Black thought, art, and imagination crafted in response to, and resistance against, the social, political and legal realities of domination in the West. She seeks to understand the processes of retrenchment after moments of social progress, and how freedom dreams are nevertheless sustained. Her book: Vexy Thing: On Gender and Liberation (Duke University Press 2018) is a work of critical theory that contends with the formation of modern patriarchy at the dawn of capitalism, the transatlantic slave trade, and the age of conquest, and traces it through to the contemporary hypermedia neoliberal age. Her book More Beautiful and More Terrible: The Embrace and Transcendence of Racial Inequality in the United States (NYU Press, 2011) is an examination of contemporary practices of racial inequality that are sustained and extended through a broad matrix of cultural habits despite formal declarations of racial equality.
Imani is the author of 6 other books, including Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry, which received the Pen Bograd-Weld Award for Biography, The Phi Beta Kappa Christian Gauss Award for outstanding work in literary scholarship, the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction and the Shilts-Grahn Award for nonfiction from the Publishing Triangle. Looking for Lorraine was also named a 2018 notable book by the New York Times, and a honor book by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. It was a finalist for the African American Intellectual History Society Paul Murray Book Prize. Her book May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem, winner of the 2019 American Studies Association John Hope Franklin Book Award for the best book in American Studies, the Hurston Wright Award for Nonfiction, and finalist for an NAACP Image Award in Nonfiction. Her most recent book is: Breathe: A Letter to My Sons (Beacon Press, 2019) which was a finalist for the 2020 Chautauqua Prize and a finalist for the NAACP Image Award for Excellence in Nonfiction.
Imani is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and a faculty associate with the Programs in Law and Public Affairs, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Jazz Studies. She is a scholar of law, literary and cultural studies, and an author of creative nonfiction. She earned her Ph.D. in American Studies from Harvard University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, an LLM from Georgetown University Law Center and a BA from Yale College in Literature and American Studies.
Beacon's Human Rights Commission Speaks Out During Pride Flag Raising
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On June 4th, 2022, the City of Beacon hosted the Raising of its Progress Pride Flag. During this event, Mayor Kyriacou announced a Proclamation Of the Month Of June as Pride Month. ALBB is republishing the speeches of KkDevina Naimool and Donna Minkowitz. Kara Marie Dean read and co-authored the Community Pledge of Human Rights Commission (HRC) of the City of Beacon (KkDevina is another co-author). As background, when Mayor Lee Kyriacou was elected Mayor, he purchased the Pride flag with his own personal funds, he noted during City Council Meetings, when the City of Beacon began raising the flag each June.
kk (kay-kay, all pronouns), is a Founding Partner at Collective Justice, and is the Human Rights Commissioner for the City of Beacon’s Human Rights Commission. Please see their reaction to the 2022 Buffalo massacre here here, as well as the reaction from the granddaughter of one of those who were murdered.
What follows below are speeches delivered at the raising of the flag:
Preamble By kk naimool
kk naimool, Human Rights Commissioner for City of Beacon’s Human Rights Commission.
Photo Credit: LinkedIn
On Saturday May 14th, 2022, 10 Black Americans were murdered, in a racially motivated attack at a local grocery in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, NY. That shooter drove 2 hours from his home in Conklin, NY to Buffalo, NY.
2 hours in another direction sits the City of Beacon.
Altogether, this year alone there have been 233 mass shootings in our country and more than 18,000 deaths from gun violence.
Today, WE, the City of Beacon’s Human Rights Commission, stand together with ALL of our Beacon community to celebrate life, promote community safety, and stand up to bigotry.
The Pride flag is a symbol of unity, a celebration of diversity and a rejection of systems of oppression. As we enter into the month of June, LGBTQ Pride Month, we remember the Stonewall Riots and the rallying cry of Black Trans Women who demanded justice and pushed back against government sanctioned violence.
We remember the victims of the Pulse Massacre.
We encourage our community members to come together to mourn, to stand in solidarity with our community members against bigotry and hatred.
We encourage our community members to come together and celebrate life
We encourage our Beacon community to join us as we work together to build a better Beacon.
Speech From Donna Minkowitz
Memoirist and journalist, Donna Minkowitz
Photo Credit: Donna Minkowitz
I would like to speak about the national context in which we are raising this pride flag today. The previous five years have seen an unprecedented attack on the trans community in this country, coordinated by the right wing, in which states have passed over 20 laws that target trans people, and especially trans youth.
Some make it a felony for parents or doctors to help trans young people get the healthcare they need, one in Texas requires the government to investigate parents who support their trans kids for child abuse. Some make it illegal for people to change the gender under which the state categorizes them, and some ban trans youngsters from participating in sports or even using the bathrooms corresponding to their gender. Over 300 more such laws are currently under consideration in state legislatures.
The result is terror and extreme hardship for these young people and their families, and horribly, an increase in youth suicide in a population that is already at major risk for suicidality.
I want to talk about the reason for this massive, coordinated attack, which has also shown up locally in the attempts to ban books like Gender Queer and to pack the school board in Wappingers to prevent modest efforts to teach children about diverse students and families.
“Of course, the right wing is continuing to target lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer people, but the latter have more allies than trans people currently do, so trans and non-binary people make the more appealing target.”
Why has the right wing chosen to go after trans and non-binary people especially? Because they can. Because it is an issue of opportunity, and to gain power, they always need a scapegoat, someone to drum up fear and hatred against. Currently in the United States, they've decided that trans and gender nonconforming people are the people they can otherize to good effect, the people they can make the majority agree to hurt.
In a different but simultaneous campaign, they are also raising panic about the growing demographic power of people of color. Of course, the right wing is continuing to target lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer people, but the latter have more allies than trans people currently do, so trans and non-binary people make the more appealing target.
It is incumbent on all of us to stand up and fight the attempt to demonize all these beautiful, strong, and supremely valuable members of our community, and not let the right wing pick us off one by one like this. When we agree to protect all of us, we refuse to let them target and hurt a single member of our community. Thank you.
City of Beacon’s Human Rights Commission’s Community Pledge
We believe that communities are made safer for all residents and visitors when every community member - regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, nationality, preferred language, immigration status, age, disability, education or socio-economic status - feels comfortable and safe residing, living, working and/or visiting the City of Beacon.
Every community member has the right to live, work or visit in our community without fear of violence or attack.
Every community member should be able to live, work or visit in conditions of safety, security and dignity.
Every neighborhood and area of the City of Beacon should be a protected space of community members to live, work and fulfill their potential.
As a member of our Beacon community, we uphold the above to be true and pledge to:
Come out as an ally, by creating welcoming and affirming spaces for all members of our Beacon community.
Stand up in response to acts that violate an individual's rights to live, work or visit in our community without fear of violence or attack.
All members of the Beacon community including organizations, businesses, and individuals are invited to join us in the commitment by signing their names. Visit www.bit.ly/hrcpledge.com
Beacon Mercantile Perfume Names Are Always On Point - Check These Out
/One of ALBB’s favorite places to stop into is Beacon Mercantile. Not only you can stop in to refill a scent, but you can pick up some scents for friends while you’re there too! Based on the clever names that owner Toni Hacker of Beacon Mercantile always chooses for her scents, we immediately thought of some friends.
Here is some insider info for you:
If you’re an avid reader of A Little Beacon Blog, you’ll notice that we quote an anonymous Citizen Reporter with the name “Cowboy” in their name. This person is always out and about and sending us scoop with photos from their experiences in town. For them, we felt Beacon Mercantile’s scent, “Cowboy Vetiver” was a great fit.
Next, we saw “Stolen Bike” and immediately thought of our dear friends at Homespun Foods. Why you ask? Because we happen to know that the owner, Joe Robitaille, has kids. And those kids have bikes. And those bikes sometimes get stolen. Sometimes, those bikes show up on Beacon’s Facebook Marketplace! So watch out LOL.
The Vanilla scent for ALBB out sister company, Katie James, Inc., because it’s summer and vanilla cake is yummy!
Beacon Mercantile is a sustaining sponsor of ALBB and is featured in our Shopping Guide. Beacon Mercantile is the home base for local maker Toni's handcrafted candles, perfumes, skincare, and apothecary goods which are lovingly made by hand and are a favorite of folks far and wide. Located in Beacon's historic Matteawan train station on the East end of Main Street, the shop also features a seasonal selection of fun finds from fellow makers for home and gifting. A must-visit for the scent and skincare obsessed!
PS: Stop in and check out all of the new goodies like the amazing summer woven bags and tote bags that will go perfectly with any outfit on any day!
BCSD Summer Camp Is Back & Added To ALBB's Summer Camp Guide - Spots Are Filling Up - Reserve A Spot Now
/In case you missed it, ALBB’s Summer Camp Guide is up & constantly being updated! If you run a Summer Camp and want to add more details and photos, consider upgrading to a sponsored listing so that we can show those lovely photos and gush about the themed weeks you have planned! Learn more here >
But first, we wanted to share with you that The Summer Academy is back at Beacon City School District (BCSD)
They will be offering two sessions of a 2 week summer program to support continued learning of their elementary students. The program will be for students CURRENTLY in Kindergarten through 5th grade for the 2021-2022 school year.
Session 1 runs July 11-21 and Session 2 runs August 1-11.
The summer academy will provide collaborative, creative and fun activities to support reading, writing, math, and extra-curricular exploration.
The summer academy will run Monday through Thursday and will be housed at Beacon High School. Students that are currently in grades 1-5 will rotate through a four period schedule. Students currently in Kindergarten will stay with their teacher throughout the entirety of the program.
Spaces in the program will be limited and the expectation is that the student will commit to an entire two-week program; students may enroll in just one session or can enroll in both sessions.
There is no cost to participate and district transportation will be provided. Breakfast and lunch will be served, at the beginning and at the end of each day.
*If your student is participating in the Tues/Thurs ENL program they can still participate in Summer Academy*
Space is limited and open enrollment will end at 12 noon on June 22nd, so hurry! You can find more info in ALBB’s Summer Camp Guide or click here >
Spirit Of Beacon Day Slated To Dim To Darkness If No New Leaders Step In
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UPDATE: Hearing the call, a new Chair and committee members have stepped up. New Volunteer opportunities are available and will be announced at the 7/5/2022 City Council Meeting.
Beacon’s unique Spirit Of Beacon Day has been an annual celebration of Beacon’s community of colors since 1977, after what was rumored to be a bar fight over a girl spilled into the streets and escalated into “racial tensions.” Fighting for several days and nights culminated, and a community solution was created. Generational Beaconites know that Beacon’s Main Street was once a place to avoid, for fear of fighting and drugs. To this day, Beacon’s Main Street hosts a plethora of types of people, where we all try to live in harmony and learn about each other.
After nearly fading to dark in 2017, organizers including Gwenno James stepped in to carry the torch. The Spirit of Beacon Day has been organized by a small core volunteer committee, and the torch has been passed on from one generation to the next. The committee has always worked closely with the city administration, alongside the support of the mayor and city council.
Now in 2022, the Spirit of Beacon’s current chair, Gwenno, made this announcement at a recent City Council meeting: “There is not enough manpower on our volunteer committee to coordinate Spirit of Beacon Day this year.” She explained how other committee members have also needed to step down during the past couple of years. “We are making a call for new leadership and volunteers to step in.” The Spirit of Beacon committee is seeking a new Chair, as well as Director of the Parade and Director of the Street Festival. Leaders are also needed to organize the kids events and entertainment for the day.
Please send an email to spritofbeacon@gmail.com if you are interested.
Gwenno James wearing the 2018 Spirit of Beacon Day shirt, Celebrating UNITY “Without unity there is no Community!”
About The Spirit Of Beacon Day
According to "Celebrating Our Centennial," published by the Beacon Historical Society. According to the historians, in the winter and early spring of 1977, "racial problems became severe" for several days and nights. Meeting several times to discuss the issues were city leaders and concerned agencies, including a representative from the FBI's Community Relations, Dutchess County Youth Bureau, then-Mayor Robert Cahill, local legislators, City Council, clergy people, and representatives from youth-focused organizations like Beacon City School District, the Howland Public Library, the Beacon Community Center, and others.”
What resulted was a day called the Spirit of Beacon Day, where organizations were invited to parade down Main Street, serve cultural food, and perform joy. The mission of the Spirit of Beacon Day is: “A day to bring the City together, especially the children and youth....the community should get to know one another better, learn to know what each other likes in conversation, feelings, entertainment, education and food.”
For the last 45 years, the event has been run by volunteers and is not a city-produced event. The City of Beacon produce very few events, in fact. It is the people of Beacon who make the magic happen.
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Beacon's City Wide Yard Sale
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Beacon City School Superintendent Informs Community About School Safety Initiatives Undertaken
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After the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Beacon City School District Superintendent Landahl emailed district families to update them on what the district has been doing over the years if a response to a threat of an armed person were to happen. In the letter, Dr. Landahl stated: “I know last week was hard for all of us due to the tragic mass shooting in Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. I wanted to take an opportunity to review several school safety/security initiatives we have undertaken over the past few years. In short, safety is our highest priority and one we focus on daily. ”
These included an anonymous tip line, building emergency plans, the hiring of a security consulting firm, and investments in security systems, some of which were financed by state bonds instead of district funds.
From his note, the following initiatives were mentioned:
District and Building Emergency Planning
“The district and each of our school buildings have emergency plans that are updated and reviewed every year. Our buildings have secured doors and one point of entry for visitors to schools. Visitors are screened by our security staff and identification has to be presented and checked.”
Positive Relationship with the Beacon Police Department and the Town of Fishkill Police Department
“Our local law enforcement agencies are involved in all of our state-required school lockdown drills. They regularly tour all of our buildings and work closely with our administrative team. They also help to provide security at our largest events like Friday night football games which attract hundreds of spectators. We are grateful for our ongoing and positive working relationship and appreciate all of the support they give us.”
Altaris Security Consulting
“In the winter of 2017 (see a list of shootings here), we hired Altaris Security Consulting through a BOCES contract to provide us with a full security audit of all of the buildings in the district. Altaris works with a large number of school districts in the region on improving school and district safety and security. They also provide training to our administrative team, guidance to our District Emergency Response Team, and ongoing support to all of our Building Emergency Response teams as well.”
BCSD Director of Security and the Security Team
“We established the Director of Security position in the spring of 2017. Our Director of Security, Mark Thomas who is retired from the Beacon Police Department, works with all of our school security staff and building and district administration to provide day-to-day security for school, after school and weekend events, and anything else that comes up. Mark also works closely with each building on drills and reviews security concerns on a regular basis with each school. Our school security team does an excellent job monitoring our buildings.”
Investment in Upgrading External and Internal Security Systems
“This past summer and during this school year, the BCSD had all of our security cameras replaced and every building was outfitted with a lockdown system that alerts the police immediately when a school goes into lockdown. We used New York Smart Bond money instead of district funds for these needed upgrades of our security technology infrastructure.”
Increased Mental Health Funding
“Over the past three years, the BCSD has added 2 full-time social workers to the secondary level to assist with growing mental health needs. Rombout and Beacon High School have 2 psychologists, and 4 social workers combined. Each elementary school has a psychologist and social worker as well. In next year’s budget, we added a one-year position to foster restorative practices and peer mediation programs at the high school and have increased funding for social/emotional programming at the elementary and middle school levels.”
Anonymous Tip Line
The district has an anonymous tip line on our website for all to use to share concerns with district administrators anonymously. Here is what it looks like at the top of our website or you can use this link: https://www.beaconk12.org/Page/1938
New Photography Course For Ages 11-14 Available In Beacon - Teaching Actual Camera Basics!
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Summer Snaps! is a new photography camp in Beacon for kids ages 11-14 offered through Compass Arts. The days will be a mix of playful and practical as campers explore the language of images, observe light, and learn to create visual stories, while also learning the basics of photography (like f-stops, shutter speeds, ISO, and working with photo equipment). The camp will take place at the Beacon Music Factory building, outdoors as much as possible.
Summer Snaps! is taught by local photo artists Flynn Larsen (@flynnlarsen), Lesly Deschler Canossi (@deschlercanossi), and Eve Morgenstern (@evephotographer).
July 25-29
9:00 -3:00
Sliding scale and some scholarships available
For this and more camps, please visit A Little Beacon Blog’s Summer Camp Guide.
Congratulations To ALBB Team Teslie Andrade and Izdihar Dabashi!
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Congratulations to A Little Beacon Blog Team Members Teslie Andrade and Izdihar Dabashi for graduating in their continuing education!
Teslie (left) earned her Associates in Occupational Therapy from SUNY Orange. Teslie graduated with her Bachelors in Exercise Health Science four years ago, and earned her yoga certification. Teslie is an excellent photographer, defender of justice, foodie, dog mom, and a major foundation of support for A Little Beacon Blog. She is our Program Manager, and over at Katie James, Inc., she serves as a Creative Director for social media campaigns we do for clients.
Izdihar (right) earned her Masters of Arts in Deaf Studies from Columbia University. Izidihar (Izzy) is deeply fascinated by neuropsychology, child development, and disabilities. Says Izzy: “If my fingers aren't restlessly typing stories, I am most likely immersed in a cloud of research surrounding neuropsychology and child development. My current focus includes innovation combining neuropsychology, creative technologies (hello Piaget and Seymour), and therapies for kids with special needs.”
Izdihar is a Graduate Student Researcher at the Department of Biobehavioral Sciences at Teachers College, Columbia University. The project is in the design stage of a study focused on the following research question: "Do children with epilepsy display higher levels of emotional attentiveness compared to typically developing peers?" The study is designed to implement advanced eye tracking methods.
Read all of Izdihar’s articles for A Little Beacon Blog here.
These two are not done in the advancement of their knowledge. A Little Beacon Blog is so blessed to work with both of them. Well done and well deserved! Wishing you more years of success and reward.
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Gas Tax Cut and Capped Drastically By Dutchess County - Capped At $.08/Gallon
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First proposed in March 2022, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine as gasoline prices started spiking, Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro and County Legislature Chairman Gregg Pulver proposed that the gas tax collected by Dutchess County be cut and capped to $.08 effective June 1, 2022. Currently, the County collects 3.75% of the total sale of a customer’s fuel purchase. New York State requires that sales tax be collected on gas, according to a press release from the County Executive.
That formula must be either a cents-per-gallon or a percentage of the total sales. Dutchess County opted for the percentage model, and picked 3.75%. From the County press release, “if a gallon of gas costs $4.25 for example, the County receives $.16 per gallon in sales tax. Under County Executive Molinaro’s proposal, the County would implement a cents-per-gallon methodology, rather than a percentage of a climbing price, with county sales tax charged only on the first $2 of the per-gallon gasoline price, or a total of $.08 per gallon.”
“County will cut and cap sales tax collection on gasoline with a change to its sales tax calculation for retail motor fuel and diesel motor fuel purchases, providing the maximum benefit for consumers allowed under State law,” according to a press release issued by the County.
As explained by Colleen T. Pillus, Communications Director for Dutchess County Executive Office in a reminder email sent to the media at the end of May: “The amount of county sales tax collected on each gallon of retail motor fuel will be capped at $.08. Under the current sales tax methodology, consumers pay 3.75% county sales tax on their total motor fuel purchase, in addition to a myriad of other State and federally imposed taxes and fees.”
As an aside, when Dutchess County cut sales tax on clothing under $100, Colleen confirmed that sales tax from gas sales collected in Dutchess County is one of the largest generators of income for type of sales tax, compared with clothing, online sales, and other goods. She told A Little Beacon Blog: “ The state has previously shared that the two largest areas of sales tax generation are gasoline sales and auto sales – this is statewide, not just Dutchess.”
According to Colleen’s email to the media, “Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, together with Legislature Chairman Gregg Pulver, first proposed this cut and cap in March and the County Legislature adopted it in April, numerous other counties followed Dutchess County’s lead in this effort to provide some relief to consumers. The earliest date it could go into effective under NYS law is June 1st.”
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance did send out notice to retailers alerting them of the upcoming cut and cap with the notice found here.
Recap Of City Council's Workshop This Week Includes STRs, Lowered Tax Assessments, and Infrastructure
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City Council’s Workshop for this week contained a big ticket item, and a couple notable moves. The items in the 2023-2027 Capital Program have been proposed and budgeted. These include major infrastructure upgrades, renovations, and a wish list of vehicle and equipment purchases.
Capital Plan 2023-2027
The items proposed in this budget would go through an arduous process if approved, and would happen over the course of 5 years, while rotating the debt and mixing it with federal grants that reimburse the City of Beacon for some of the expenses. Several items are proposed. An overview of two of them are below.
Melzingah Reservoir Rehabilitation Construction and Mt. Beacon Tank Construction and Engineering
This project will include sealing leaks in the infrastructure, which will stop the loss of many gallons of water a day, as well as improve safety. According to City Administrator Chris White, the Pocket Dam loses 90 gallons of water a day in seepage. This project has been evaluated for some time, and City Administrator Chris is looking to start it.
Firehouse Renovation at Lewis Tompkins
This project has been discussed for even longer, involved many studies and feedback from firefighters and the community, and is ready to get started, says the City Administrator. Beacon’s 3 firehouses will consolidate into 1 firehouse at Lewis Tompkins.
Tax Assessment Disputes
Each year, property owners can dispute their assessment. Two property owners did recently, and the City of Beacon has agreed to lower their assessments.
Short Term Rental Enforcement Software
Communities across the country are trying to enforce local rules created to keep harmony between properties used for Short Term Rentals that use platforms like Airbnb. There’s a subscription for that, and City Administrator Chris is recommending that Beacon use it to enforce its legislation and encourage more Short Term Rentals to get required permits with the City.
Go to the entire agenda here, and watch the replay of the meeting.
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Memorial Day Weekend is overshadowed by sales and pool parties. We all need to relax and celebrate new summer wardrobes by supporting the boutiques on Main Street - but we really need to make several moments for the Veterans who sacrificed for us in ways most will never see or experience.
Days: Every Sunday in May
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Katie's From ALBB Statement On Guns, Texas, and Mental Health
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This is a reposted statement from A Little Beacon Blog’s Instagram. If you’re a regular reader of A Little Beacon Blog, you know that we try to keep it to news and entertainment, and not statements. But after the massacre in Texas of little children by an assult rifle that killed them so badly so fast, here is our statement:
Bias Alert:
Legislation yes.
Waaaaaaay more classes and inspections and insurance needed to carry.
18 rounds in 1 second for our Forrestal Heights murder needs to not be in anyone’s hands.
But that wouldn’t have stopped this situation in Texas or Buffalo.
This systemic situation.
Adults need to stare at ourselves hard in the face to ask ourselves what we are projecting onto our children.
Our young young ones, and our teenage children.
An additional line to this statement:
Get rid of the guns.
You know it’s too much.
Anyone squealing about this for “home invasion” crap is coming from the most selfish, self-serving, racist place.
Yeah, racist.
Get rid of the guns.
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