😷 CAYA in Place; The Times They are a Changing

Dear Lost Souls,

Greetings from the Haberdashery Multiverse! 🖖🏼 Come As You Are . . . and stay where ya'll at!

The last seven days of violence, turmoil, and abuse of power have been some of the most difficult that many Americans have ever seen in their lives. The concern expressed by some of our more enlightened top military, spiritual, and community leaders underscores the impermanence of any republic. Without vigilance, commitment, and sacrifice, this imperfect union could very well be entering the twilight of this ongoing and fragile experiment in democracy, just 244 years in the making. May we take heart that despite all of the political incompetence and incendiary rhetoric, there are voices of reason in the upper levels of the military, law enforcement, municipal leadership, and community activism. There is great cause for hope . . . tempered by a profound danger to our constitution.

Let us gather this evening and raise a toast of hope ... not for a return to a distorted system characterized by unequal access to our shared rights and resources, which many had accepted as an unavoidable compromise on the road towards reform ... but for a new way forward, and a 'reset' of our American journey, beginning with a zero tolerance stance on the application of basic human rights, as well as redoubling of our commitment to the constitutional protections and liberties that should extend to all who call this country home.

Yes, my Humble Haberdites, CAYA is on for this evening. Please join us at 7:30pm sharp, as we kick off the evening with a alchemical tutorial and a toast to our great nation. You can tune into your Last Resort from your sequestration sanctuary on our dedicated Haberdashery Zoom channel (Meeting ID#: 510 646 5316) at 7:30pm PST. Feel free to casually join the conversation or melt back to your corner of the Multiverse whenever you like. We will maintain the wormhole opening all evening (round'about midnight), or until after the last Haberdite signs off.

We are all making this up as we go. But, with a long pour of compassion, a shot of empathy, and more-than-a-dash of patience . . . though we may emerge shaken or stirred . . . our community of Haberdites will navigate this gauntlet of isolation with poise and dignity . . . and an adult beverage in hand. 

Now be safe out there . . . and above all else . . . be kind to one another, my fellow Haberdites!

Yours,

Los Cabañeros

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to June 3rd, 2004: CAYA - Jackets Required; In the Name of Ray
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