29 February 2016
The Fifth Column
Los Angeles, California (TFC)
– Emidio “Mimi” Soltysik is an American political activist for the
Socialist Party USA. He has been nominated to be the party’s candidate
for President of the United States in the 2016 election. [from
wikipedia]
John: How did you get involved in social justice/activism?
Mimi: I think like so many who do this sort of
thing, it’s been a process shaped by life experience. For me personally,
I went from being a punk rock skateboarding kid who got into a ton of
trouble to an adult who played in a band, still got into a lot of
trouble, and who added substance abuse as a bonus. Things got pretty
ugly for me. My health had deteriorated and I reached a point where life
essentially became meaningless. I was fairly-well disconnected from any
feelings of care for others or myself. It wasn’t necessarily a specific
moment, rather a period of time where I felt that I was either going to
fade out or I was going to somehow start to learn again and engage
life. It wasn’t easy, and I was frequently confused and frustrated. But,
I started taking very small steps forward. I started to read. I spent a
bit of time reflecting on who I was and why I was here. Ultimately, I
made a choice and here we are....
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