My hope is that 5781 brings the systemic changes needed to support ALL of us. Not only does that mean legislation and leadership that reflects us, all ages, abilities, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, socioeconomic statuses, and religions. This also means an acknowledgement by each of us about each other’s humanity, to look each other in the eye and recognize a shared future. We were all children once, we all experience pain, and we will all die. With our next year of life in this shared space, I hope we step into our own dignity to deepen our understanding of this interdependence.