becauseweknowthem: This was sent by a 24 year old Manchester resident to Lauren Duca, a freelance Jo
becauseweknowthem: This was sent by a 24 year old Manchester resident to Lauren Duca, a freelance Journalist. Transcript:Hi Lauren, I’ve emailed you/tweeted you once or twice before, because I think you’re brilliant. You’re an inspiration. This message is different though, it’s a request. I live in Manchester, and obviously we’ve suffered the tragic attack tonight. I don’t know how this news is being covered over in your country, and I also don’t know ifyou or any of your colleagues are intending to write about it. If you do though, I think it’s important you know one thing. We in this city have not reacted to this terror attack with vitriol, or with fear. We have not even reacted with open defiance (yet). Our first reaction has been to take to the streets with water, with supplies, to open our homes to those who are stranded and also, sadly, to guide the families who have lost their children through to the centre of a city they don’t know. If you do choose to write about us, please know that we reacted with kindness, empathy, and love. Not with hate. Either way, you’re the best. -- source link