A Call To Artists
There is a must-read story for all artists on Truthnet this morning by Chris Hedges. It’s called The Rise of Christian Fascism and Its Threat to American Democracy. Among other things Hedges points out that currently in the United States one percent of the population controls more wealth than the rest of the population combined. In addition there are inadequate supports for the disadvantaged at atime when religious fundamentalism gains a foothold in governments everywhere.
Hedges writes—’Arthur Schlesinger, in “The Cycles of American History,” wrote that “the great religious ages were notable for their indifference to human rights in the contemporary sense — not only for their acquiescence in poverty, inequality and oppression, but for their enthusiastic justification of slavery, persecution, torture and genocide.”‘
I believe my work as an artist and writer is to raise the energy and bring light to darkness. But I have a tendency to sidestep harsh realities. I don’t believe in giving energy to the negative but I do know we need to be informed and aware. Our work does not need to be overtly political but it needs to be strong and free. If we are in the light we have the strength to face down any darkness.
So I recommend this article because we artists can help create the universe we all want to live in and we need to do so with open eyes and the strength of warriors.
