"Our efforts build on Dr. King's mission by transforming the federal holiday honoring Dr. King into a national day of community service grounded in his teachings of social justice and nonviolence."
So says the director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Michigan. In fact, all PP clinics in Michigan are holding a fund raiser/feminine hygiene product drive in honor of the day.
Social justice and nonviolence. Hmm. Planned Parenthood might do a lot one way or the other but I don't know if sharing in the non-violent social justice of Dr. King is one of them. Sure, some will say that they've made life better for women, and women being an oft oppressed group means they are making advances for social justice. But King was primarily interested in social justice as it pertained to black Americans, not women who need low cost birth control. And you don't need to look far to find black people who are (rightfully) disgusted with the prejudicial agenda Planned Parenthood often works under, which serves to undermine black communities.
Non-violence-- I won't even go there. It is just ironic and worth bringing to light, in my opinion.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
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Wow.
~Luke
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