live blog 2 - emilia garcia-bompadre

As the panelists talk about the importance of names and the healing power of honoring those who pass, Ofelia Esparza comments "we need to allow ourselves to heal".  I thought this was a really powerful quote, and it ties into a lot of what the panelists have been saying. With all of the death and killing happening around us, it is important to remember and honor those people, not forget about them and let it pass by. It encourages people to embrace traditions of a culture, to teach the youth those traditions and to continue to be resilient against colonizing powers.