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Hope Is The Root
Hope Is The Root
Hope Is The Root
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Hope Is The Root

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Hope Is The Root is a collection of poems that was written for The Resistance; to express dismay for the current US administration and other government officials and, also to show support for and motivate members of the online Resistance movement.

Hickson's voice is but a small peep in a large crowd of voices trying to be heard; trying to express their desire for a president who serves ALL the people, not just the rich and for a legislature that chooses “country over party”, rather than the other way around. As tragic as life sometimes feels with our 45th president at the helm, the Hickson finds comfort connecting with others who believe that the United States can still be better and do better, if we all stand together against the continued slights of the current administration and fight against the oppressive and sometimes, unconstitutional, laws that the legislature tries to impose on us.

Dez Hickson is proud to say that The Resistance has helped clapback and pushback against many of the foul policies implemented or attempted by our current government and we have had some victories; some small, some big. Hickson believes if we continue to stand together; make our voices heard by marching, protesting, writing, and voting, we will eventually overcome the current threat to our American values.

Hope is the root of The Resistance; hope in the present and in the future. Through this book and through her continued writing of Resistance poetry, Hickson plans to keep watering those roots, to help bring forward a brighter future for fellow Americans, our children, and our communities, at home and abroad.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherDree' Boston
Release dateJan 20, 2018
ISBN9781370263608
Hope Is The Root
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Dez Hickson

DizzyDezzi has been blogging for more than a decade and began writing and blogging her poetry about five years ago. Dez is a mother of three, married with stepchildren, and a fur-mom to a beagle. She has been politically active for more than 20 years. She actively blogs about her life, her politics, and mindfulness. Dez is currently editing her first book of political poetry: Poetry For The Resistance.

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    Hope Is The Root - Dez Hickson

    Resistance has a long and storied history as part of the DNA of the United States, starting from before its birth and through other transitional periods for the country, including, but certainly not limited to, the Civil Rights Movement and the LGBT Movement.

    A registered Independent, now, I got my start doing any kind of protesting or resisting as a registered and active member of the Libertarian Party, during the early part of the second Iraq War in 2003. I was married to a member of the US Army and felt compelled to protest and speak up, not just for myself, or my kids, but for my soldier, who could not speak for himself when he was in uniform.

    My marriage didn’t last, but my desire to protest oppressive government policies never went away. I began my original DizzyDayz blog to speak up against the Iraq War, but I also spoke up about gay rights, abortion rights, and other civil rights. I took some time off from blogging politics for a few years until the election of the 45th president of the United States.

    I did not vote for him and I did not consider him a good leader. I didn’t consider the people whom he nominated for cabinet positions were good leaders, either. Like our 45th president, most of them had never served in any kind of government positions and few, if any of them, were a good fit for the positions they were appointed to. I felt uneasy, feeling like our government was up for sale to our president’s cronies; none of them with the best interests of the American people, in mind.

    As this book is published, one year after the inauguration of our 45th president, my fears have been borne out. A number of this administrations staff have either been fired or quit and some of them have been indicted. The ones who are left behind are

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