I'm Speaking...with Elizabeth West
Ep 110 Independence Day to Whom? *Re-release*
Episode notes
Hello lovely! Thanks for listening!
This is a re-released episode from July 3, 2022.
I originally titled it "Independence Day?" but later changed it to "Independence Day to Whom?"(Which was my original title).
I ask this question because back in July 4, 1776 (when this later became the United States' Independence Day, it only included white men with property.
Let's think about this for a second, this would *exclude everyone else.
Friendly history reminder: In the US, White women were only able to vote in 1920 and white women couldn't open a bank account until 1974! WTF?!?
And we all know people of color couldn't vote until 1964!
It was not that long ago, y'all.
And a lot of these liberties are slowly but surely getting rolled back sad to say. Roe v. Wade and civil rights first off.
Which brings me to this, in the US we need to Vote in the upcoming election on November 5, 2024. I can't believe it's coming up so fast. We need to vote up and down the ticket. And we need to be aware of who our representatives are. We need to do homework too. We are all busy and our lives keep getting busier but this isn't the time for us to "sleep on this".
In the same amount of time that it takes for us to share or forward a joke or a meme we can share information about our democracy and how fragile it is right now.
For more info click on this link or on https://vote.gov.
I talk more about this on my newsletter or my ‘love letters’ 💌 as I like to call them). 😉
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I hope you enjoy this episode and that it helps you in some way, shape or form.
I podcast for the love of connecting with others, encouraging others and sharing information with others.
Cheers to speaking up and for making your voice heard! 🗣
Sincerely, Elizabeth https://www.westelizabeth.com 💕