08/06/2020 – Iso Well-Being Compilation
432 Not one moment
431 Not one event
430 Not one person
429 Not one system
428 Not one state
427 Not one country
426 Not one cry
425 Not one march
424 Not one injustice
423 Not one death
422 Who will mourn?
421 Who will grieve?
420 Who will sacrifice?
419 Who will cry out?
418 Who will stand?
417 Who will remember?
416 Who will try?
415 Who will be strong?
414 Who will represent?
413 Who will be an ally?
412 Too many lives
411 Too many lies
410 Too often overlooked
409 Too cruel a punishment
408 Too harsh a sentence
407 Too quick to judge
406 Too slow to remember
405 Too hard to forget
404 Too long to suffer
403 Too much pain to bear
402 Our brothers
401 Our sisters
400 Our mothers
399 Our fathers
398 Our aunts
397 Our uncles
396 Our nieces
395 Our nephews
394 Our cousins
393 Our children
392 What lessons unlearned?
391 What tragedies unavoided?
390 What souls lost?
389 What crimes unpunished?
388 What anguish felt?
387 What fear overwhelmed?
386 What dying wish?
385 What guilt undealt?
384 What laws broken?
383 What acts covered up?
382 So many dreams shatters
381 So many lives taken
380 So many promises unkept
379 So many hearts ripped out
378 So many last breathes
377 So many cries unheard
376 So many wasted years
375 So many chances to change
374 So many voices silenced
373 So many tears for the lost
372 Torn from family
371 Torn up inside
370 Torn from home
369 Torn in two
368 Torn from loving arms
367 Torn down in their prime
366 Torn from society
365 Torn apart
364 Torn form this life
363 Torn away
362 Never to be reunited
361 Never to say goodbye
360 Never treated with respect
359 Never losing heart
358 Never saying die
357 Never surrendering your humanity
356 Never giving in to injustice
355 Never losing sight of the prize
354 Never letting the sun go down
353 Never, ever again
352 When justice fails
351 When care breaks down
350 When compassion cuts out
349 When sympathy dies
348 When society crumbles
347 When tears fall
346 When mothers bury children
345 When help is not sought
344 When systems fail
343 When colour decides
342 Don’t be afraid
341 Don’t fear the fight
340 Don’t let walls divide us
339 Don’t lecture
338 Don’t preach
337 Don’t speak in place of them
336 Don’t be complacent
335 Don’t target
334 Don’t whitewash
333 Don’t project
332 We must correct our mistakes
331 We must learn from our past
330 We must be better allies
329 We must stand together as one
328 We must address the problems
327 We must care for the vulnerable
326 We must protect the innocent
325 We must walk side by side
324 We must not run and hide
323 We must remember their names
322 Does a life matter?
321 Does a law have meaning?
320 Does a death trouble us?
319 Does remembering count?
318 Does a leopard change its spots?
317 Does anything change?
316 Does what we do mean anything?
315 Does my voice carry weight?
314 Does what I do help?
313 Does equality exist?
312 Despite all that has happened
311 Despite each cry in anger
310 Despite every call for justice
309 Despite the thousands of voices
308 Despite the hundreds of years
307 Despite the inquiries
306 Despite all the promises made
305 Despite ongoing protests
304 Despite all the laws
303 Despite each mournful voice
302 Where are our priorities?
301 Where is our heart?
300 Where are the fail-safes?
299 Where is the justice?
298 Where can we turn?
297 Where was the oversight?
296 Where can we go?
295 Where do we draw the line?
294 Where is the humanity?
293 Where does it end?
292 Won’t our leaders lead?
291 Won’t they stand with their people?
290 Won’t we all join together?
289 Won’t our voices be heard?
288 Won’t we shine a light?
287 Won’t there be safety for all?
286 Won’t you show them compassion?
285 Won’t you live with the consequences?
284 Won’t you tear down the barriers?
283 Won’t justice be served?
282 You can’t have a bad day
281 You can’t keep lying
280 You can’t be the judge
279 You can’t be the jury
278 You can’t be the executioner
277 You can’t excuse it
276 You can’t sweep it under the rug
275 You can’t run away
274 You can’t turn your back
273 You can’t unsee
272 Are we complicit?
271 Are we good people?
270 Are we strong enough?
269 Are we empathetic?
268 Are we learning our lessons?
267 Are we improving the system?
266 Are we sympathetic?
265 Are we leading by example?
264 Are we doing what is right?
263 Are we compassionate?
262 Another media headline
261 Another soft apology
260 Another suspension without pay
259 Another case with no arrest
258 Another arrest with no conviction
257 Another failed family
256 Another community shattered
255 Another tragedy forecast
254 Another body in a bag
253 Another name on a list
252 Stop the deaths
251 Stop the torture
250 Stop the abuse
249 Stop the oppression
248 Stop the vilification
247 Stop the marginalisation
246 Stop the brutality
245 Stop the apathy
244 Stop the discrimination
243 Stop the corruption
242 Why can’t we see?
241 Why don’t we act?
240 Why don’t we fix the system?
239 Why can’t we live in peace?
238 Why isn’t there justice?
237 Why won’t anything change?
236 Why the faux outrage?
235 Why the meaningless politics?
234 Why aren’t promises kept?
233 Why does it keep happening?
232 I can’t breathe
231 I can’t move on
230 I can’t surrender
229 I can’t be silent
228 I can’t condone this
227 I can’t let it happen
226 I can’t stand on the sidelines
225 I can’t be that person
224 I can’t keep my head down
223 I can’t let this blow over
222 It’s systematic
221 It’s insidious
220 It’s vile
219 It’s hopeless
218 It’s immoral
217 It’s uncomfortable
216 It’s shocking
215 It’s contemptable
214 it’s unforgivable
213 It’s inhuman
212 They deserve more than candles
211 They are people like me
210 They shouldn’t have to fight
209 They just want equality
208 They were slaughtered by colonialists
207 They need to be heard
206 They were maligned by the government
205 They were here first
204 They should be respected
203 They shouldn’t die for no reason
202 Recognise your privilege
201 Recognise the disparity
200 Recognise their plight
199 Recognise the trauma
198 Recognise the culture
197 Recognise the racism
196 Recognise the institutionalism
195 Recognise the damage
194 Recognise the history
193 Recognise your part
192 Stand up for equality
191 Stand up and tip the scales
190 Stand up for our country
189 Stand up and be counted
188 Stand up for education
187 Stand up and bear witness
186 Stand up for what’s right
185 Stand up and be heard
184 Stand up when they call you
183 Stand up and fight
182 Look to the past
181 Look at what’s gone
180 Look around you
179 Look at who you support
178 Look in your own backyard
177 Look at your actions
176 Look for the signs
175 Look at what’s been taken
174 Look fear in the eye
173 Look at what’s been lost
172 How do we change?
171 How do we forgive?
170 How do we move on?
169 How do we exist?
168 How do we pay tribute?
167 How do we unite?
166 How do we make restitution?
165 How do we retell their stories?
164 How do we remember?
163 How do we run when we can’t crawl?
162 Be persistent
161 Be courageous
160 Be smart
159 Be conscious
158 Be aware
157 Be well read
156 Be resilient
155 Be proud
154 Be humble
153 Be as one
152 I’m at a loss
151 I’m ashamed
150 I’m saddened
149 I’m appalled
148 I’m grieving
147 I’m protesting
146 I’m overcome
154 I’m trying
144 I’m insignificant
143 I’m sorry
142 Hold your head high
141 Hold that mass, vicar
140 Hold on to each other
139 Hold open that door
138 Hold on to your courage
137 Hold on to your heritage
136 Hold that candlelight vigil
135 Hold up your banners
134 Hold leaders to account
133 Hold on to your prinicples
132 Face up to reality
131 Face your fears
130 Face the abuse head on
129 Face into the wind
128 Face the night bravely
127 Face the sun’s full force
126 Face the oncoming storm
125 Face your own demons
124 Face the harsh facts
123 Face up to your privilege
122 Hope for the future
121 Hope for justice, finally
120 Hope there is an end
119 Hope for a turning point
118 Hope is what we need
117 Hope for peace
116 Hope we can learn
115 Hope for change
114 Hope may bring us together
113 Hope above all else
112 Could I do more?
111 Could we fight a little harder
110 Could you try your best?
109 Could they use our help?
108 Could we make the world better?
107 Could there be a solution?
106 Could rise to the challenge?
105 Could you walk the walk?
104 Could we talk the talk?
103 Could it be that easy?
102 Raise your hand
101 Raise a flag
100 Raise your voice
99 Raise the roof
98 Raise the issues
97 Raise a glass
96 Raise others in victory
95 Raise spirits in defeat
94 Raise awareness all around you
93 Raise children without bias
92 Support those in need
91 Support those with no voice
90 Support all of humanity
89 Support justice for all
88 Support those who are fighting
87 Support with all your might
86 Support children without parents
85 Support parents without children
84 Support those who are grieving
83 Support what is right
82 Create a better world to live in
81 Create a safe place in your life
80 Create a scene in displeasure
79 Create beauty instead of hate
78 Create love where there was fear
77 Create a foundation of us
76 Create meaning not mayhem
75 Create shared victories
74 Create a collaboration
73 Create a future worth having
72 Welcome the different
71 Welcome colour and creed
70 Welcome all cultures
69 Welcome soulful pleas
68 Welcome freedom
67 Welcome triumph
66 Welcome knowledge of old
65 Welcome the dreamtime
64 Welcome new friends
63 Welcome to country
62 Would you spare a minute?
61 Would you take the time?
60 Would you open your mind?
59 Would you be one of the many?
58 Would you be left behind?
57 Would you fight for their freedom?
56 Would you give them a hand?
57 Would you accept their history?
54 Would you change your point of view?
53 Would you understand?
52 Hear the elders
51 Hear the children
50 Hear the downtrodden
49 Hear the neglected
48 Hear the wise
47 Hear the wounded
46 Hear the silenced
45 Hear the pain and the torment
44 Hear the last words
43 Hear the war cries
42 Donate your time
41 Donate your energy
40 Donate you will
39 Donate your brain power
38 Donate spare coins
37 Donate your words
36 Donate your privilege
35 Donate your expertise
34 Donate your voice
33 Donate what you can
32 This is who we are
31 This is what we become
30 This is what we allow
29 This is our legacy
28 This is why we fight
27 This is a nation divided
26 This is us on the brink
25 This is choosing our path
24 This is not good enough
23 This is everything
22 Light a candle for the fallen
21 Light a torch to see the way
20 Light the night for your sisters
19 Light the way for your brothers
18 Light a path for the weary
17 Light your heart with love
16 Light up the injustices
15 Light the fuse for a better tomorrow
14 Light a fire under the recalcitrant
13 Light dawns on a new day
12 Because we are complacent
11 Because it’s too hard
10 Because we don’t use our privilege
9 Because we haven’t learned
8 Because it doesn’t affect us
7 Because maybe we can grow
6 Because we are in this together
5 Because no one is perfect
4 Because we have to do better
3 Because we have no excuse
2 Is there anybody listening?
1 Is there anybody here?
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