Inclusion

What a loaded word. It carries too much weight these days. Should we all be part of everything, all the time? Maybe. But how included? Are our opinions what is valued, or just our presence? What is really valuable to the individual offering the invitation to you?

Strip the politics, the labels, the legislation, the barriers, isolation, ageism, community strife, geography - take all those differences away. The word and issue at hand is simply thus: Can All Members Of Our Society - still here?! - Be A Part Of The Discussion Of Topics That Will Impact Them?

*all is not up for negotiation in this definition.