Your voice matters

Silence is a vote. When you stay home, someone else decides your job, healthcare, and community. Turn your frustration into action on Election Day.

By The People’s Paper MS Your voice matters if it trembles. Your voice matters if it booms. Your voice matters even when it shows up on the page instead of the stage.  What matters most is not whether your tone makes everyone comfortable, but whether you are telling the TRUTH with integrity and without malice. …

By The People’s Paper MS Using your voice is not a one-size-fits-all command. It is an invitation to show up as your full self. We often encourage people with the phrase “Use your voice” or remind them that “Your voice matters.” But, we rarely talk about how that voice actually SOUNDS. Some people speak with…

By The People’s Paper MS Passion is not the same as disrespect. Volume is not the same as violence. Directness is not the same as hatred. Let me explain.  We often hear the phrase “Use your voice” as a call to action: to speak up, advocate, and participate.  But … what’s less discussed is how those…