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Brothers and Sisters Dance


(Art by: Chad Friesen. He has been painting for 20 years. He lives with ataxia, which means clumsiness or lack of coordination. Chad uses a wheelchair, and paints laying on the floor, steadying his left hand with his right. You can buy Chad's work through God's Eye Art.)


In response to Freedom Writers Diary -

Look to each other and take the timid step.
Reach out trembling fingers,
Create some bridges.
Become the hero you haven't seen - yet.

Can we stand hand in hand?
Creating fusion at the heart of movement?

"WE MUST LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS" - and dance.

Days to tame and movements to claim.
Learn to dance in unison and communion...
Unique - graceful - safe.

Can we share spaces and places?
Building neighborhoods of hope and grace?

"WE MUST LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS" - and dance.
"WE MUST LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS" - and dance.

Copyright T.L.Eastman 2007
("We must learn to live together as brothers and sisters" Dr. Martin Luther King as cited in Freedom Writers Diary)

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