Unfeathered Ink is pleased to announce the Community Culture Project! With marketing kicking off this week, I wanted to take a moment to share with you, the link to the project details, a quick-reference flyer, and a poem that highlights why this project came to be. Community Culture Project (link) In the poem, To Boldly Go..., by fellow poet Joel Carroll, we are exposed to a point of view that shares a common experience of an uneasy existence in a world where despite being simply human like everyone else, it's easy to feel like an outcast of society based on the assumptions, stereotypes, and misinformation of others. Joel does so by exploring popular and beloved sci-fi references like Star Trek and Star Wars as a well suited carrier for this particular message. While loved across many cultures, these worlds also explore and experiment with the ability of the many to live as one. In the time I've known Joel, he has shown a remarkable talent for using popular culture and current events to bring awareness to the realm of social justice. Thank you, brother, for allowing me to share your work! Let's work together to close social gaps and dissolve indifference, allowing all walks of life to feel welcome, cared for, included, and represented! To Boldly Go... -by Joel CarrollI travel to Alien Locations everyday
To explain my world That has A different culture A different interpretation And even a different language. Aliens surround me everywhere I go In Supermarkets Parks and, of course, the local Walmart which looks like the Star Wars Cantina. I want to explain to the Aliens My world includes Police Officers who can't be trusted Teachers who don't know my story Politicians who give less than a damn. I don't speak the language of "Just work harder and Everything will be Just Fine" Sometimes working harder in this Alien World Has another name... "Stupidity." The Aliens don't know that I live In A World of Incorrect assumptions Lack of empathy And... Extreme Hate. I can't make the Aliens understand What it's like to be on this planet Where The Fear And the Paranoia Are... Inescapable. Yet I must boldly go to Alien Locations With the hope Someone will understand.
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