Only 45 out of 3000?

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damali ayo

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Sep 24, 2007, 2:24:50 PM9/24/07

Ayo-listers:

So far only 45 people out of the 3000 people on this list have signed up to participate in the National Day of Panhandling for Reparations. Though I am thrilled to have 45 people signed up, I hope to have many more, at least 100. So I am sending you a bit of inspiration today.

This beautiful picture is of a few of the students at the College of Wooster who had an amazing time doing the "living flag: panhandling for reparations" performance on their campus.

Join these amazing students by REGISTERING now to

participate in the NATIONAL DAY OF PANHANDLING FOR REPARATIONS

at http://reparationsday.com"

The students ended up collecting over $22.00 in reparations in 30 minutes! They also had powerful experiences with each other. Trust was formed between students of different races, and some deep and powerful conversations were started. You can see video from the day on my "dose of reality" show that will air in about a month.

We donated the money to the families of the Jena Six.

I hope that these creative and courageous faces inspire you to join the performance!

If you are too shy to panhandle, remember you can do something similar without taking to the streets. Consider wearing a t-shirt (found here) or putting out an anonymous can at your workplace, you don't have to put your body on the street and ask people for reparations. These students, though they hadn't heard of the performance before, had an incredible experience- finding surprising moments of trust with their white classmates, as well as challenging many of them to think and grow.

Wishing you a creative inspiration today,

damali

ps. Your first two Now Art Grantees are working hard and you'll hear from them very soon. Their projects are due in December but one of them will give you a chance to participate before then!

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