Last night I was watching BBC’s new year programme hosted by Olly Alexander and was reminded of his famous speech at Pyramid Stage of Glastonbury in 2019. A small extract below in which he talks about a change, hope, intertwined nature of societal issues and importance of solidarity (I urge you to search and read the entire piece!) :
“The fight for equality began before the Stonewall riots, it continues today and it will go on until tomorrow, into the future. But the future is not fixed. And our histories cannot predict what tomorrow might bring or what we might do with it.
“I believe that everybody here has the chance to change history. We change history every day, and it’s up to each and every one of us if we want to change the world. I believe there is no true LGBT equality until the fight against racism is over, against sexism is over, against ableism, bigotry, climate change… if we want to get anywhere without leaving anybody behind, we’re going to have to help each other out.”
It says to me that we need each other for a change, we are all responsible for a change, and we are definitely capable of a change. That was my monthly blog #1 for 2022. Lazy piece yet I hope you find it inspiring. I wish you great 2022 with true sense of solidarity!
