I stand with my friend Shane and his friend Josh ~ Ethan Rafal
June 17, 2011
I am a photographer and conceptual artist living in San Francisco, CA. I have joined this hunger strike today to stand with my friend Shane and his friend Josh.
Working together with refugees in eastern Chad and Sudan, I saw the kind of person Shane was- compassionate, dedicated, extremely hard working, and somehow optimistic. I often see him in my memories from the time – Shane looking up from his computer with this coffee stained grin, long at work transcribing and translating before I’d even brushed my teeth – and find myself moved to tears. I wonder constantly- how can someone so committed to peace be so violated? How can someone so committed to speaking for the voiceless be so silenced?
I stand with Shane and today I honor him too – for all that he taught me, for always making the time, and most of all for that inexhaustible faith in humanity that was his work.
~ Ethan Rafal
NB: For more information on the rolling hunger strike for Shane & Josh please see http://bit.ly/SSJfast
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