After 20 years of engagement, it seems that we are now back at square one. It seems that much of the social, political and economic progress is slipping through our fingers like sand.

We are awesome in our power to change thingsand awesome in our power to save ourselves,and in the next 40 days we must choose what kind of awesome we are going to be.

When people see promises of progress denied by the realities of their harsh daily lives...When they see their fundamental rights and freedoms curtailed...When they see petty —as well as grand —corruption around them...When they see billionaires joyriding to space while millions go hungry on earth...When parents see a future for their children that looks even bleakerthan the struggles of today...