Do we need a change? Yes indeed…

A 1964 Louisiana Literacy Test taken by people of colour before they could be allowed to vote has resurfaced on the internet. Even 2014 Harvard students failed to complete this “30 question test” in the recommended 10 minutes! It is no brainer to see that this test was designed to exclude more than anything else (see video below).

One question we would be asking in 2015 is how 1964 America (and non-black residents of the State of Louisiana) failed to see this test for what it is? How is it that this test was ever rolled out on such a scale? Could we be asking these questions today because we have “moved on” for at least 50 years since 1964? If we fast forward another 50 years, what equivalents of the “1964 Louisiana Literacy Test” are we going to find within governments and corporate groups round the world?

“The despicable things we do to one another all in the name of race, nationalities, territorial interests and ethnic affiliations will all go down history as the biggest scams of our generation. I wonder if future generations will look kindly upon these things that we hold so dearly today” ~ OIP.

I hope we will all, as global citizens, become more conscionable and realise that not everything that is legal is right. Also, not all that is acceptable at State level is conscionable. Let’s build a world free of hate: a world which future generations will look upon with pride and gratitude.