Co-Resist and Co-Exist

 

Co-Exist and Co-Resist
In the 1980's, people had bumper stickers like "Question Authority" and in 1990's, some were "Co-exist". A few years ago I saw a sign somewhere which built upon that idea and it was "Co-resist", against fascism, war, white supremacy, imperialism, etc. 
At that time I had modified that sign. And now I've modified it into another version, by adding the earth, to make the message clearer. I believe there is more positivity in the image I created (peace, harmony, hope, unity, etc.), or maybe it's just a B.S. pipe dream which can not be realized for another thousand years due to negative forces, like imperialism, militarism, and propaganda of "clash of civilizations" and "crusades" and some of dark spiritual forces (in the west) who want to hurry up to help bring about armageddon quickly.

 In the image, I've tried to push those negative images in the background. As Cornell West days, "I'm hopeful but not optimistic". 
I believe that spiritual groups can unite in relationships to work together to co-resist the dark forces like war and imperialism

Where Have You Brought Me

Where Have You Brought Me
 
 

Your heart was a mirage of the holy grail where you brought me
Now six years of marriage is a shady jail where you brought me

To be free to say what I feel against propaganda
Is a 9.9 on the Richter scale where you brought me

I even became a minister just to get your attention Daddy
But in your eyes I always fail where you brought me

Twenty years of citizenship soaked in the melting pot
And still not accepted as an all American male where you brought me

The light's intensity stops me from being just a jerk on the bus
Too many awards have made me stale where you brought me

Non-Muslim women tie a shirt 'round their waist now cover their buns
The nuns are threatened by my sister's veil where you brought me

World Trade Organizations like Enron plunder common folk
CNN's truth is, Fazeel, on auction sale where you brought me 

by Fazeel Azeez Chauhan, 1998