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  Magdalena Gómez

A Day of National Disgrace

1/20/2017

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On this day of national disgrace, I honor those who are standing up to tyranny, refusing despair and moving forward not only against something, but more importantly, for something.

Today the name of the great revolutionary and political prisoner of the Roman state, Yeshua, was weaponized at the inauguration by inference, inflection and the lack of an ecumenical embrace. That for me, is a true meaning of blasphemy.

When Yeshua, in righteous rage overturned the tables at the temple gates, it was not against the earning of a livelihood, it was for thievery. When he turned the other cheek, it was not to submit, but to see things another way. He despised elitism, and championed the poor. Yeshua learned from history, was a scholar at a young age, and valued unconditional love above all. He defied tyranny and questioned the intentions of the authorities. He was a threat to the State because he loved truth and his faith was rooted and driven by the hunger for justice and equality.


Let's live our prayers out loud by our actions. Acknowledge despair when it shows up, and then refuse it: Don't Deny; Defy!
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    I've been called a provocateur-always by people I respect.  It has been meant as an affirmation and compliment, and that is how I receive it.   To be provocative is a  necessary component in the creation of art.  If not to move people, then what?  I don't create to be liked, I create to provoke thought, to evoke visceral response and ultimately to inspire positive action  for social change.

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​Magdalena is the Co-founder and Artistic Director of Teatro V!da:
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