Stanley Cup Pride

The other day, I protested with several dozen clergy colleagues at the Hyatt Hotels stockholder meeting. Turns out, they're making money hand over fist, but are quite reluctant to share their profits with the workers who're making it all possible. 

There were some news cameras there, but given the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley cup excitement, very little of the protest was shown on the Chicago news stations.

I thought Noam Chomsky was right. Sports is indeed the great distraction, drawing the public's attention away from the pain and injustice of our brothers and sisters. 

But today, at the Chicago Gay Pride Parade, there was the Stanley Cup, which the Hawks had flown back from the NHL draft early, in order for it to make an appearance in the parade. 

So for that, I say praise God! It warms my heart to see the Chicago Blackhawks use the excitement of the Stanley Cup to draw attention to important justices issues. 

With all due respect to Noam Chomsky, sometimes the world of sports gets something really right.