We’re The People That Welcome Transformational Change
In order to have a transformational change that is inclusive of all people, we need to have transformational leadership. This means being able to speak for those who are normally excluded from the conversations. This means that the transformational leaders must be able to listen, understand and empathize with those who are not just like them. It also means being willing to take action and make change happen for those who are marginalized. We are not afraid to do what is necessary for their communities and they are not afraid to make tough decisions.
What Transformational Leadership Looks Like In Under-Served Communities
In order to understand what transformational leadership looks like, we need to first understand what transformational leadership stand for. Transformational leaders believe in the empowerment of all people, including those who are marginalized. They do not believe in taking power away from the people and disenfranchising them. We want to ensure that everyone has access to the same resources as everyone else. Transformational leaders believe in social, economic, and environmental justice. We want to create an equal society where everyone has a fair chance to succeed and live their best life. Transformational leaders are not afraid to stand up for economic reform, immigration reform, racial justice, corporate greed, LGBTQ rights, environmental protection, women’s rights, and more.
What Transformational Leaders Know
The overturning of Roe v Wade is a result of the Supreme Court and the government following the money. The Supreme Court has been influenced by conservative groups with deep pockets who have donated millions to political campaigns in order to get their preferred judges appointed. The overturning of Roe v Wade is a symptom of a broken system that values money over people.
The pro-life movement has been seen by many as a way for people to make money. It’s not about saving lives; it’s about getting more people to donate to their cause. Some politicians and other pro-life activists have made a lot of money off of the anti-abortion movement.
There are many ways in which pro-lifers benefit from their anti-abortion stance. While some of these benefits are financial, others are political. They will use their anti-abortion stance as a platform to get into office and then push for legislation that will make it more difficult for women to get abortions or access reproductive health services at all. The overturn of Roe v Wade happened because of the Trump administration and their “pro-life” agenda. The Trump administration has been trying to defund programs that provide reproductive health care to women and other programs may get defunded as well, such as Medicaid and Title X because it puts money back in their own pockets, not because they have a moral belief about the ‘right to life’ that they are trying to uphold. Title X are grants which are federal funds to health centers and other providers providing family planning services. This overturn of Roe v Wade means that abortions will still be legal in democratic states for now and criminalized up to 99 years in other states. This does not make any sense at all concerning saving lives unless we follow the money to see how anti-abortionists have just ‘secured the bag’ in keeping their own jobs and financial opportunities flowing at the expense of women’s rights and with no regard for women in under-served communities except if they and their organizations are implementing bogus health programs that does not serve the under-served, again, keeping their own jobs flowing and pockets fattened.
What This Means For Under-Served Communities
While abortions are still legal in some states, access to it now varies depending on where you live and your economic status. The overturn of Roe v. Wade will most likely lead to an increase in low-income women who are unable to get abortions because they are not able to travel or cannot afford to go to another state for an abortion. It may also have a negative impact on low-income communities as a whole because there will be more unintended pregnancies and more children born into poverty. Additionally, this change in law could lead to increased rates of unsafe abortions, and this would also have an effect on low-income communities. It would place more pressure on the already strained healthcare system, which would be unable to provide the necessary care for these women.
The idea behind Roe v. Wade was that women should have control over their bodies and health decisions. It is not hard to believe that taking back women’s right to choose what they want to do with their own bodies is solely about power, money, and control by those who clearly see the opportunity rather than preserving life as they feign. This is very dangerous. Once rights begin to be taken back it opens the door for more rights to be taken back and before you know it we are back into slavery.
In Conclusion
The 2nd Suffolk Districts needs a person like me with a transformational economic agenda that focuses on women’s rights, raising wages, reducing income and wealth inequality, ensuring equal pay for women, providing affordable healthcare, providing quality public education, expanding Social Security benefits, creating jobs and job retraining programs for those who lose jobs through no fault of their own, and more to escape falling below the poverty line. In our communities where people are not treated equally, transformational leaders fight against racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, and other forms of discrimination.
James Grant
State Senate Candidate 2022 – Massachusetts 2nd Suffolk District