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 To the editor:It is the
mission of Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois (CAPCIL)
to empower persons with low income and aged by creating and
implementing poverty fighting initiatives for those in crisis and
those that endeavor a lifetime of lasting independence. Currently we
find ourselves amid two crises that that have dramatic physical and
social implications. As we continue to battle the COVID-19 health
pandemic, we are also acutely aware that the conversation of race
and its role in our societal interactions and civil systems is an
issue of grave importance. CAPCIL joins this conversation by uniting
with local, state, and national leaders in denouncing discrimination
of any kind on the basis of race. We also join our leaders in
denouncing lawlessness and campaigns for anarchy. They are equal in
their destruction to the fabric of our society and counterintuitive
to the CAPCIL’s objective of partnering to find solutions that raise
all residents of our communities.
The wisdom found in our rich and colorful history reminds us that at
our core, we as Americans value all people, and that, “…all
men/women are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator
with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.”(US Declaration of Independence, 1776)
While we wholly believe that these rights are absolute in nature,
CAPCIL also acknowledges that our understanding of these sentiments
have evolved for the better over time. These principles are not
inherently or systemically racist.
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These are inclusive and freeing ideals that belong to
all Americans and transcend the daily news cycle. Today we are
engaging in uncomfortable conversations around the dinner table, in
our places of business, at the neighborhood coffee shop, in our
classrooms, and within our public offices. These complicated
conversations are nurturing a better understanding of how we can and
must continue our traditions of celebrating both our differences and
commonalities as one people. That is good for us. It is good for our
communities and all those who live in them.
Community Action envisions a resilient community where we work as
collaborators to raise up the marginalized and vulnerable
populations. We advocate for an intentional and planned devotion of
time and resources. Helping people, changing lives is our promise.
That promise doesn’t change with skin color, zip code, educational
attainment, gender, disability, or religious beliefs. But we cannot
achieve this great feat through divisiveness and disunity. CAPCIL
chooses to take this moment to lead, to love one another, to listen
and to speak.
CAPCIL Leadership Team [Posted
jULY 11,
2020]
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