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"The Deafening Colours" Silence is the killer. Never the winner. True power and control possessed by the strident voices of Courage to be different - through Unity, reveals the deafening colours Soul Sovereignty arrives ascending through equality Loud and vibrant becomes Peace, The Real Revolution (LadyLabyrinth / 2020) "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." Dr Martin Luther King

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Lady Labyrinth

Date: 10/30/2022 6:16:00 PM

Treaty - Yothu Yindi & The Treaty Project (Live) https://youtu.be/b4ioTBkpY0s

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/18/2020 4:17:00 AM

Ernie Dingo

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/18/2020 4:17:00 AM

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/ernie-dingo-the-thing-that-upset-me-was-that-word/ar-BB15DM7I?li=AAgfYrC

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 6/11/2020 3:48:00 PM

Some of the women in the running are Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, Val Demings, Keisha Lance Bottoms and others. I like Val Demings, but all are amazing women. An African American woman as VP would be a good start... Thanks LL, I'm grateful for the dialogue.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/11/2020 11:40:00 PM

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/kamala-harris-advances-as-top-contender-for-bidens-vice-president/ar-BB15maGt?ocid=mailsignout

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/11/2020 7:25:00 PM

Thank you, Rhonda, for your conversation, an interesting topic and thoughts worthy of consideration. I must read up on them all. At some point a Woman will lead the world, it is inevitable. Women are more calculating than men, strong, fighters and survivors...the common denominator to achieve peace and equality in the world, would be to save their legacy - the children of the world. There are european (white) female leaders in the world...there needs to be placement in the higher ranks of women who are coloured and of ethnically different cultural backgrounds ... to balance political representation. It is only a matter of time and it will happen. But there will be no 'female' leaders, there will just be LEADERS and colour, hopefully, will play no lead role. My humble opinion.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/11/2020 7:17:00 PM

I believe the concept of a 'true' One World Government, will not come to fruition, as humans are incapable of peacefully existing on all levels, there would always be hidden agendas, politics and religious rebellion. It would only be achieved, unless we achieve transhumanism, or robots, with the advancement of science and technologies annihilate us completely as a species to extinction. That being said, we humans are the ones that have the capacity to destroy humanity entirely and civilisation as we know it. That is a reality. At that point colour will not matter at all, it will not exist.

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 6/11/2020 3:36:00 PM

You would be a Democrat without question.:) I thought about your question, and we have so many great women that hold high positions in our government. I cannot tell you how many times Oprah has been asked if she would run for president. She has always answered no. Now, it's Michelle Obama being asked. I think she would be amazing, but her answer is always no. Now, it looks like Biden may pick an African American woman as a running mate. (cont.)

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 6/9/2020 9:49:00 PM

I do hope that what they are protesting for will occur. Like you, that's the optimist in me. The realist says we exist in a world with too much ignorance and overwhelming need to dominate over others. I hope I don't sound sexist when I say, we need more women as leaders...just an observation.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/9/2020 11:18:00 PM

There seems to be a huge disparity in numbers represented in Politics that is for sure. Who would you recommend as a female Leader? I read this quote somewhere, "In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders." Women are by far the stronger and more deadlier of the species. When it comes to protecting their off spring, they are lethally protective, multi-tasking strategists. The commonality is the protection of their young/their legacy....if that is the agenda that Leaders (whether male or female) could follow, and could not competitively tear each other's throats out in War, or Politics, then perhaps there would be some hope for our childrens' future. Just my humble opinion of course...I'd like to see an African American Female President in the United States. I guess that would make me a Democrat if I was American...;)

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 6/9/2020 7:59:00 PM

Beautiful words and pictures, LL! The sweet faces of the children in the painting bring joy to my heart. We can learn so much from children. They see the soul of a person not the outside. Hatred is learned and sadly once it is learned, it is difficult to unlearn. I do believe people can change but only if they want to change. I am hopeful when I see people protesting together hand-in-hand from all walks of life. Blessings, Rhonda xx

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/9/2020 8:25:00 PM

Failing some catastrophic event wiping humanity out, like a 2nd wave of the killer Covid, which seems to have been sensationally forgotten during the protests worldwide, or some other external force of destruction, that will bring us all together with a common purpose, the 'realist' in me says, it will be a long hard road if and when equality and solidarity between races can be achieved. The optimist in me, sitting on my other shoulder, says perhaps if we are not annihilated, or our numbers in humanity destroyed by what the right wing religious prophesy, then the real Leadership will come from the current generation of children, who are witnessing historically, their adult generations' mistakes. It is 'hopeful' to see people of different colour and gender walking hand in hand supporting each other. But will what they are protesting for eventually occur? Thanks Rhonda for your thoughts. x

Funom Makama

Date: 6/8/2020 9:15:00 PM

This is beautiful and a true reflection of what we need in our modern day society. But will the dream of Martin Luther King Jr ever come true? We pray but I doubt it will, considering the deepening in societal decadence. Great write my friend.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/8/2020 11:45:00 PM

I tend to agree with you Funom. But there is always faith and hope that unity... for the future of all children of all colours, will be achieved. But I believe the 'reality' as opposed to the 'dream' of unity through equality, is more than likely non-achievable, due to the centuries of ingrained pain through discrimination/racism, which will make solidarity near to impossible. There will always be corruption within the ranks of all skin colours. Just as there is Light and Dark in the religious/spiritual psyche of man. We are all human and perhaps when something occurs to threaten the entirety of human kind, that is when some form of solidarity will occur.

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/7/2020 12:54:00 AM

ALL LIVES MATTER.

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/7/2020 12:45:00 AM

More than 10,000 people protest in Sydney, Australia. Black Lives Matter

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/7/2020 12:47:00 AM

It would appear that George Floyd's death has prompted solidarity world wide with other nations indigenous and the non-coloured who support their plight.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/7/2020 12:45:00 AM

http://a.msn.com/01/en-au/BB158ww5?ocid=se2

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/7/2020 12:43:00 AM

More than 20,000 people protest in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Black Lives Matter.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/7/2020 12:43:00 AM

http://a.msn.com/01/en-au/BB158h8i?ocid=se2

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/6/2020 6:40:00 PM

The Unpopular James Baldwin/ Truth & Integrity.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/6/2020 6:40:00 PM

https://youtu.be/X2kH6kSY6ps

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/5/2020 3:43:00 AM

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/5/2020 3:15:00 AM

"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"/Maya Angelou

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/5/2020 3:40:00 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG1e7fzsrJQ

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/5/2020 3:15:00 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Know_Why_the_Caged_Bird_Sings

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/5/2020 12:38:00 AM

"I Am Not Your Negro"/ James Baldwin.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/5/2020 12:38:00 AM

https://youtu.be/nAmL3F5uylo

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/5/2020 12:36:00 AM

James Baldwin/Writer, Playwright, Poet. 1965, "Black Lives Matter" Speech.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/5/2020 3:16:00 AM

https://youtu.be/Vbj0oZYucKs

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/5/2020 1:08:00 AM

1979. Berkley/Baldwin speech. https://youtu.be/PQejcZc4uFM

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/5/2020 12:36:00 AM

1971. James Baldwin & Nikki Giovanni. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZmBy7C9gHQ

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/5/2020 12:34:00 AM

James Baldwin on the Black Experience in America.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/5/2020 1:15:00 AM

https://youtu.be/YPaBXcEVpOE

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/5/2020 12:34:00 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/3/2020 7:16:00 AM

"My Name is Prince"

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/3/2020 7:16:00 AM

https://youtu.be/w0g9Qkrc8nE

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/3/2020 5:34:00 AM

..."never let yourself be defined by someone else's opinion of you."

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/3/2020 5:33:00 AM

"I see your colour and I honour your input. I will be educated about your 'lived' experiences. I will work against the racism that harms you. You are beautiful. Tell me how to do better." ... "THAT is the goal".

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/3/2020 5:16:00 AM

"Resistance is not a one lane highway. Maybe your lane is protesting, maybe your lane is organizing, maybe your lane is counseling, maybe your lane is "art activism"....maybe your lane is surviving the day. Do not feel guilty for occupying every lane. We need all of them." x

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/3/2020 5:27:00 AM

..."never let yourself be defined by someone else's opinion of you."

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/3/2020 5:19:00 AM

..."Why is nobody talking about this?"... https://youtu.be/pGIOayfLMJA

Robert Lindley

Date: 6/2/2020 3:09:00 PM

As always my friend, your verse give and that comes from a true poet's heart. Such is the lasting poetry that so effects others and will be remembered and read often , quoted often and truly admired, imho. God bless, adding this to my fav list..

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/3/2020 5:06:00 AM

Many people are hurting at present; and many people are misread and misjudged. The ingredient in the recipe for success in anything, which really equates to peace and happiness in life, Lindley, is "Empathy"...which leads one thinks and feels, is to "Love". For some it's all rather woo-woo, but for others it is very straight forward, no bs. x

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/1/2020 8:19:00 PM

Charlotte girl's speech on race

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/1/2020 8:20:00 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfdBjk9Geac

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/1/2020 8:20:00 PM

Another girl's perspective:

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/1/2020 8:19:00 PM

https://www.facebook.com/whatkatedidnextblog/videos/174446024010071/

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/1/2020 7:03:00 PM

"A quantum shift in human consciousness is required for humanity to become free of its self-imposed state of slavery. Unfortunately, this great change is not an automatic process, nor is it guaranteed to happen at all. Whether or not it will occur is a function of the human will to learn the truth and teach it to others."

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/2/2020 6:46:00 AM

Story of solidarity/support/unity during these troubled times, below:

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/2/2020 6:44:00 AM

https://daily.shared.com/photo-of-a-line-of-white-women-standing-arm-in-arm-to-protect-protestors-from-police-goes-viral?fbclid=IwAR2rsaV8sWCoLXQQwA-sShnSAV-kHdKKDig7wNFfxrpZ17Vy3-o2Tfnvi78

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 6/1/2020 6:52:00 PM

"When the mob governs, man is ruled by ignorance; when the church governs, he is ruled by superstition; and when the state governs, he is ruled by fear. Before men can live together in harmony and understanding, ignorance must be transmuted into wisdom, superstition into an illuminated faith, and fear into Love". Manly P. Hall

Arturo Michael

Date: 6/1/2020 5:25:00 PM

It's all about justice...probably there will always be differences...but equal justice will keep us in line

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/1/2020 5:59:00 PM

For 'true' justice to occur, 'true' empathy must be achieved, for that to be achieved, it will have to get worse to get better. Equality has to be achieved for 'Peace' to be established world wide. One has to think though Arturo, with the unjustices and violence perpetrated by white man through slavery, linchings, wars of race and culture, how those who have been mistreated would treat white man when 'equality' is eventually handed to them. Centuries of hurt and injustice are ingrained into the psyche of the victims. An idealist would pray for equality. A realist / pessimist would resist that concept as unlikely. It all comes back to the root value - Empathy. And for that to be achieved it will get worse to get better. Would a One World Government, Religion, Currency make it any better? There will always be corruption, like there is Light and Dark.