Got Hope?

As I walked through downtown LA this morning stumbling to try and find my car, i realized I was still buzzed...still quite high. Though it wasn't from the beer or tequila shots I had consumed just 6 hours prior.

It was from the words I had heard coming from our new president elect. Change. Hope. Freedom.
Goosebumps and chills still cover my body. A perma smile on my face and those I see on the streets.
Our country has been re-energized in the last 24hrs. We see the light at the end of the tunnel. The time of war, oil, and racism is hopefully behind us. Equality, sustainability, and a new America is at our finger tips

Today is one of the first days in a long time that I can actually say and mean it, "I Am Proud To Be An American."

It is just the beginning however. Yes prop2 passed here in California which is the beginning of a healthier, more sustainable, and animal right conscious movement. We have a black president which I never thought I'd see. Other countries around the world are looking at us with excitement and eagerness to reinvent ourselves.

However, not everything is glorious.

Though as i see prop8 pass, and our laws amended for the worse, I ask myself, when will there truly be equality? I worked hard with my friends, colleagues and amazing team at Causecast to spread awareness around prop 8 and the importance to keep gay marriage legal in California. We produced 2 videos - one a speech by Harvey Milk: Got Hope? and another PSA with Kathy Griffin and Ryan Eggold . After over almost 100,000 views for each video, we figured we reached some people, made a difference. It looks like, unfortunately, that the churches, the central valley, and the rest of the country sides of California are staunchly against gay marriage. We need to change this and work together to educate this state - We Live In California for god's sakes. I encourage all of you to join me and although the elections are over, the fight has just begun. And now that we have an amazing leader, we can really make change a reality.

I encourage all Moishe Houses to do some sort of outreach for a local proposition that did or didn't pass in your area - that you feel needs to be re adressed! Building a Moishe House Community is building a community for all and we need to stand up for our friends and families, those we know and don't, those that need our voice to amplify their need.

As late Harvey Milk stated, "There is Hope for a better world. There is hope for a better tomorrow...I know that you cannot live on hope alone. But without it, life is not worth living....And You. And You. And You....You gotta give them home."

in cause,
Levi