#JeSuisCharlie

#JESUISCHARLIE

The events that occurred in France last week deeply hurt and shocked us. Stunned by the cruelty of the terrorist attacks in Paris, we weren't even willing to write or drink over the past several days. This was a clear attack on freedom of expression and the perpetrators obviously sought to divide even further an already divided France. These attacks have changed the course of France's history, although it remains to be seen whether or not the consequences of these attacks will be a more united French society or one that is further divided and devolves even more into violence. Approximately 4 million people demonstrated this past weekend in France to show their solidarity with all of the victims, no matter their race or creed; this was the largest public demonstration since France's liberation during World War II. Instead of rehashing last week's tragic events, which you are most likely already familiar with, we prefer to speak in images, which the cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo lived and died for the right to do. These images, often misinterpreted by the foreign media, will be part of history books for generations to come.
Elizabeth -