Two days ago, I attended a showing of the musical, Wicked, in Chicago. It was electrifying, but the best part of the show was its message. Elphaba, the main character, discovers the evils of the world she lives in and speaks out, refusing to stand by as injustice perpetuates. Because of the government's control on the truth that the people perceive, Elphaba is labeled as wicked. When Colin Powell spoke out about genocide in Africa, he was not given the best treatment. In fact, he resigned in the next election. Coincidence? A new book has been released, discussing the media's impact on Rwanda. The question is, if we didn't learn from the Holocaust, and we didn't learn from Bosnia or Rwanda, will we learn from Darfur?
Here are some Wicked lyrics that will inspire the challenge for the week:
Something has changed within me, Something is not the same, I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game, Too late for second-guessing, Too late to go back to sleep, It's time to trust my instincts, close my eyes and leap.
Challenge: don't go back to sleep, don't let the politically charged media hold you back from getting the information you want to know about a world that allows genocide. Write an op-ed, demand more from your newspapers and other news sources. Without education and awareness, we will never put an end to this. I'm through with playing by the rules of the someone else's game. Are you?
Book Release article:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2007/05/c4750.html
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