This is probably the most important seven minutes you will spend watching a video on the internet. C-SPAN broadcasted a speech from the mother of Heather Heyer, the young woman murdered at an anti-protest rally in Charlottesville, Virginia last week. You will hear most parent say they never expect to bury their own child, but the grace, strength and firmness that Susan Bro shows in this message is powerful.
In her message we learned that 32-year-old Heather was firm about her beliefs, and was a person who stood on the grounds that people need to be held accountable for their actions. “She was a firm believer in EVERYTHING she believed.” explained Susan.
Most importantly, Susan Bro has asked that each of us use our voices to have the tough conversations and speak out against the injustices that we see daily. She asks, “what is there that you can do to make the world a better place? What injustice do you see?” and pleaded for us to, “channel our anger into righteous action.”
Heather’s last Facebook Post, which has been shared across the world, was, “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention”, and because of Heather and her family, we believe that more people will start to pay attention, speak up when they see injustices, and hold one another accountable for our actions.
“I’d rather have my child, but by golly, if i gotta give her up, we’re going to make it count!”
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