Ask almost anybody and they’ll tell you—unity is out of reach. There are hate crimes, and people dying on the streets, and lives trapped by the horrors of poverty, abuse, and addiction. What’s worse, all anybody seems to do about it is argue. How can we expect people to unify?

We’d like to challenge that.

People on all sides of the political spectrum claim that American unity is dead.

But here at We ’73, we’re fighting for it harder than ever.

If you’ve been following us for a while, you may have noticed that our social media posts are tagged #ByLovesHand. Let’s talk about what that means.

In the series of current events America is facing, it seems as the ‘United States of America’ has become the ‘Divided States of America.’ Through many actions, protests, and violent attacks, the American people have created an invisible boundary between themselves, one that wasn’t there before.

To me, unity is about having a new perspective. I can hardly describe this new perspective in words alone, so let me tell you a story.

The United States of America: a place where squabbling children masquerade as adults, hypocrisy is often just a fact of life, and disagreement is a constant looming companion.

One might find themselves wondering how unity and fellowship can be achieved in this kill or be killed environment.