Major correction, this is not the .org I was thinking of. I have no knowledge 
that what I said is the case with the EJI. 

> On Jun 14, 2020, at 9:10 AM, Robert Engels <reng...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> I agree it is an important social issue, but in this particular case I 
> believe the funds are directed to specific political parties so the boundary 
> between supporting social issues and political contributions is murky. I am 
> not saying it shouldn’t be done but it should be more transparent. 
> 
>> On Jun 14, 2020, at 8:58 AM, Sam Whited <s...@samwhited.com> wrote:
>> 
>> This is not a simple political issue, it is a personal human issue. It
>> is a social issue. It is a justice issue. It seems quite obvious to me
>> that this is different than if they had put a fundraiser for a candidate
>> for office, for instance, in a banner.
>> 
>> It amazes me how often people come out of the wood work to criticize the
>> politicization of things as soon as anyone posts a black lives matter
>> banner, but would be perfectly happy with banners for another cause. Of
>> course, I don't know if that's you or not, so I'll leave you with some
>> questions: If you have a problem with this, consider whether you'd have
>> the same problem with a banner for a cancer research foundation during
>> the U.S.'s cancer awareness month, for example. If the answer is no,
>> consider why that might be and work on it. If the answer is yes consider
>> why a banner that doesn't hurt you but could help a lot of people
>> bothers you so much.
>> 
>> This *is* related to Go, because it's a community issue and Go is a
>> community as much as it's a language. Communities of privilege staying
>> silent on these matters and leaving it up to others, often to
>> communities that have expended many generations worth of emotional
>> capital on this already and who often are dismissed by the very people
>> who need to hear their message, is part of the problem. We don't want to
>> be part of the problem, so let's do our part, however small, with the
>> platforms we have.
>> 
>> —Sam
>> 
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