| I recently joined a class called the freedom project. If | | | | Learn a little more then you already do. |
| anyone knows me well, they know that I am not a | | | | I have also read of a man wrote a flag, a banner of |
| naturally political person. I never watch the news, | | | | freedom and rights. He carried it through all the land |
| rarely pick up the newspaper, and can't tell you | | | | reminding (educating) the people of their rights, |
| anything about politics. | | | | freedoms and the responsibilities they had, to stand |
| So, why then, would you ask, would I join a freedom | | | | up for their freedoms. Educating the people was his |
| project? | | | | first step. Do you not think that still stands today? |
| To learn. To educate myself. | | | | Are we learning about our freedoms? Do we know |
| The first thing I realized is how many times I read | | | | what our rights are? Have we even read the |
| about freedom. One example I found was a group of | | | | Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms or the |
| people wanted subtle changes to the law, to allow a | | | | American Constitution? Do we remember any of it? |
| King to rule. Doesn't that sound familiar? Do we have | | | | Throughout history, many often fought physically for |
| people today also wanting to make subtle changes to | | | | their freedom, rights, laws, and religion. We are |
| the law to suit their needs? I don't have to be into | | | | fortunate, that unless we are serving in the military, |
| politics too much to know the answer to that | | | | we do not have to fight physically for freedom. But |
| question. | | | | we still have the responsibility. We have to stand up |
| I also believe we are to protect our freedoms and | | | | and fight, without swords. We need to stand with |
| rights. But where do we begin? I have always found | | | | our banner, stand with freedom. |
| politics so confusing. Names, parties, policies, and | | | | Stop people from changing our laws. We need to |
| numerous bills or amendments etc. | | | | know our laws. |
| So I ask, do we know our laws, or bills? If we don't | | | | The question is, are we prepared to fight for them? |
| like a bill what can we do? | | | | I believe education is the first step. As I educate |
| I've heard of protesting, letter writing, and adding | | | | myself, I hope others will also join in. We can learn |
| your name to list of other names. But does this | | | | our rights and our laws. Only then can we find the |
| work? | | | | way to stand up for them. We together can hold our |
| I've decided my first step should be to learn. I am | | | | banner, our flag, our ensign, and show the world. We |
| challenging myself, and everyone else, to educate | | | | can all do this, but first, I encourage all of us to learn |
| ourselves. | | | | a little more that we already do. |