第8部分(第4/6 頁)

day　at　his　home　church；　Ebenezer　Baptist；　in　Atlanta。

There　is　a　young；　twenty…three　year　old　white　woman　named　Ashley　Baia　who　organized　for　our　campaign　in　Florence；　South　Carolina。　She　had　been　working　to　organize　a　mostly　African…American　munity　since　the　beginning　of　this　campaign；　and　one　day　she　was　at　a　roundtable　discussion　where　everyone　went　around　telling　their　story　and　why　they　were　there。

And　Ashley　said　that　when　she　was　nine　years　old；　her　mother　got　cancer。　And　because　she　had　to　miss　days　of　work；　she　was　let　go　and　lost　her　health　care。　They　had　to　file　for　bankruptcy；　and　that's　when　Ashley　decided　that　she　had　to　do　something　to　help　her　mom。

She　knew　that　food　was　one　of　their　most　expensive　costs；　and　so　Ashley　convinced　her　mother　that　what　she　really　liked　and　really　wanted　to　eat　more　than　anything　else　was　mustard　and　relish　sandwiches。　Because　that　was　the　cheapest　way　to　eat。

She　did　this　for　a　year　until　her　mom　got　better；　and　she　told　everyone　at　the　roundtable　that　the　reason　she　joined　our　campaign　was　so　that　she　could　help　the　millions　of　other　children　in　the　country　who　want　and　need　to　help　their　parents　too。

Now　Ashley　might　have　made　a　different　choice。　Perhaps　somebody　told　her　along　the　way　that　the　source　of　her　mother's　problems　were　blacks　who　were　on　welfare　and　too　lazy　to　work；　or　Hispanics　who　were　ing　into　the　country　illegally。　But　she　didn't。　She　sought　out　allies　in　her　fight　against　injustice。

Anyway；　Ashley　finishes　her　story　and　then　goes　around　the　room　and　asks　everyone　else　why　they're　supporting　the　campaign。　They　all　have　different　stories　and　reasons。　Many　bring　up　a　specific　issue。　And　finally　they　e　to　this　elderly　black　man　who's　been　sitting　there　quietly　the　en