Rest in Peace, Trayvon Martin (Rally in PHX on 3/28/12)

Make no mistake; there are some SERIOUS problems going on in this world. For instance, I just recently watched the documentary "Murder Capital of the World" about Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and it was all-too graphically real. People are caught in the middle of a Greedy, Egotistical, Apathetic, Corrupt, and overall Evil power-struggle between a few extremely wealthy people who seduce us all into fighting their battles for them.

I will save an in-depth analysis on this madness for another day, though. This post is intended to talk about the Trayvon Martin rally that happened in downtown Phoenix yesterday, 3/28/12. I only specifically brought up the 'serious problem' of Juárez, Mexico because I (and many others) feel like these problems are all somewhat intertwined. It is an apathetic hate and ignorance, a passion and obsession with making more and more money, which is leaving this world of ours in ruins. Fortunately, people like the filmmakers & participants of the documentary and the protesters for and family of Trayvon Martin are standing up all over the world!

The Trayvon Martin murder case may seem to be purely and predominantly your typical main-stream-media sensationalist story, but many of us see it as more than just that. This story (for a lack of a better word) epitomizes injustice. How can the KNOWN killer of a 17-year old young-adult be walking free? The case, as it goes, STINKS of injustice, regardless of all of the analysis (aka opinions) and defamations of character coming out. Real quick, let's look at the undisputed FACTS which make this a pretty clear case of murder, (imo): 1. Trayvon was unarmed (except with Skittles and an Iced Tea). 2. Zimmerman called the Police, was told to 'stand down', yet DID NOT. 3. Trayvon was killed BY Zimmerman! (Additionally, there was no visual marks on Zimmerman when he was taken into custody, which directly conflicts with his alibi that there was a confrontation.) Usually this leads to an arrest and prosecution! However, a prosecution has NOT happened, which is why there is an uproar.

Again, imo, this is a pretty clear, 'slam-dunk' murder case. Yet there is NO JUSTICE! With MANY implications of WHY there is no justice (Zimmerman's family has connections to the Judicial system; the RACIST -yes, I said it- nature of the Police & Justice system; and the now infamous, ALEC-sponsored bill, 'Stand Your Ground'). Unfortunately, injustice unifies all of us throughout the World. 

The other unfortunate and unjust common 'theme' that most societies share: Corruption. That is precisely why I (and, again, many others) are 'protesting', aka: being social and environmental advocates, activists, whistle-blowers, and lobbyists against the suffocating Systems of Oppression. This is why we SHOULD be outraged about the Trayvon Martin case... AND any other case of injustice (i.e. the Muslim mother-of-five, who was murdered in San Diego because of clear racism). These kinds of moments when we come together and 'protest' are opportunities for Unification in the fight against injustice/ apathy/ evil/ racism/ hate/ greed/ etc.

< "read more" and view some pics and videos from this event, after the jump break >

After all of this 'horrible news', I want to show you all why I am hopeful... Please read, look, and listen to what came out of the rally yesterday...

Rally for Justice for Trayvon Martin

Many people gathered and shared their personal stories with each other, about how this case relates to them. It was very powerful, and is what will lead to us feeling empowered. We HAVE TO listen to and FEEL (emotionally) each other. 

*Note: A common theme was to 'vote'. I wanted to add: register to vote early; help register others; realize that voting will not solve everything, but is still is a tool that we HAVE TO use (and it really is not that hard, lol).


Also, I want to add: we all 'vote' with our money, time, and concentrations every day. Look into what you are 'voting for', and try to see if it has some other ramifications (aka pay attention to where the product comes from, how it was made, WHO works for the company, and what kinds of things they are involved in).

Videos of the Rally for Justice for Trayvon Martin

Bongo Music for Trayvon Martin

Inspiration to leave you all with... Thanks for reading.