Martin Luther King Day Unity Walk

David Cobb at Sarasota MLK celebration

Manasota Move To Amend participated in Sarasota's Martin Luther King Unity Walk. Our local ABC station interviewed David Cobb, one of the founders of the national Move To Amend. It is shameful on this celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. that we have to begin with a statement that Black Lives Matter, said David Cobb. The news anchor portrayed Move to Amend as a nonprofit organization aiming to build a society where everyone experiences their human rights. See their coverage here.

If you haven't participated in Sarasota's annual Unity Walk, consider joining in next year. I met some folks that had recently started a new community service club. I learned what the Swedish word "lagom" means. I met a woman who grew up in Sarasota and shared memories of participating in local farmworker activism in the middle of the last century.  And along the route, we passed the opening day of the newest farmer's market in town.

Tom Neilson's Musical Satire

Last night, Sarasota was treated to a hefty dose of Tom Neilson's warm, funny, and satirical music. He played a benefit for the Sierra Club, but when he found out that Manasota Move To Amend was in the house, he sang the perfect song - Corporations Are Human.  If you haven't heard it, listen below.



Tom's current tour focuses on the power of folk music to effect social change, giving musical voice to both current and historical activism.  Thank you, Tom!