Powerful Photos that Will Give You Hope
- Nov 11, 2016
- 2 min read
The rhetoric since the devastating election news of Donald Trump, has resulted as a sadness like a death. However, more than half of this country and abroad are done hearing taunts about we are "over reacting." This is a dark moment in time in America history. There is grief and anger that is so profound it could break through walls as millions of us are trying to break glass ceilings. I have started a photo series called Love Trumps All, showing the outpour for equality in this emotional and political divide in America following the election. In this series it consists of photos taken during recent protests in cities such as New York and Los Angeles. Stay turned for more of the photo series as America pushes to repair what can be a great America.
The pain that we are experiencing has brought out the best in so many of us. Social media is flooded with positive, thought-provoking messages that give comfort to so many who are discouraged, hopeless, and uncertain with their safety and the future of humanity. The strength and resilience of so many people who are influential in the issues we are aligned with has brought us to connect with each other. As the days go by we have to comfort every tear, hope or anger we face. We are choosing to channel our frustrations into creative and positive action. Lately, positive action are in the form of anti-Trump protests scheduled to take place in nearly every major American city. Millions of people, such as high school, colleges students, as well as teachers has taken their anger to the streets to protest against a man they didn't vote for. As students participated, they posted their experiences under the social media rallying cry #NotMyPresident, while chants of “Si, se puede,” Spanish for “Yes, we can,” rang out across the campus.
Elsewhere on the West Coast, UCLA’s student newspaper The Daily Bruin reported that more than 1,500 tears were shed as students marched through campus after Trump’s victory speech. While there were no reports of violence, some students attempted to turn over a car. But they changed they mind when they noticed passengers still inside. “Of course, I joined in,” 19-year-old N.J. Omorogieva told The Los Angeles Times. “To give hugs to people who were overcome by devastation.” Meanwhile, across the country, protesters marched at The University of Connecticut and The University of Pittsburgh. Their chants, “No KKK no fascist USA, No Trump” could be heard. Watch the video below and look at this first part of the Love Trumps All Series, a series full of photos from protests so far. Stay tuned for more. If you are planning to participate in activism or already no matter how much work you are involved in;You are enough and you are doing enough. You can donate, volunteer, reach other to organizations that align with the issues you are passionate about. Don't stop fighting and believing. There are more ways to give yourself and others hope not only protesting.
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