<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body >We should honor that there's a shadow side to this as well. Not these powerful celebrations, but the policy focus of the campaign, that sadly overlooks the needs of communities whose voices are too often disregarded in "mainstream" conversations. <div><br></div><div>Lots more space still needs to be opened my friends! <div><br></div><div>See the Feb 14 marches for rights and safety of indigenous women across Canada for example, and the conflict of understanding and worldview with the V Day campaign. </div><div><br></div><div>The real conversation is just beginning in many ways... may it flourish...!</div><div><br></div><div>Jeff</div></div><div>San Francisco</div></body></html>