“Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: this is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better.” — Studs Terkel This is the first in a series of posts celebrating heroes for peace and justice. In our collective consciousness, there is low awareness about inspiring …
I feel like there are lots of people out there who readily hit the streets to join any anti-war protest, or maybe share some social media posts denouncing war. And it’s nice to see the motivation, good effort and all, but whether these approaches are always the most effective or not is debatable. There …
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“We must inoculate our children against militarism, by educating them in the spirit of pacifism… Our schoolbooks glorify war and conceal its horrors. They indoctrinate children with hatred. I would teach peace rather than war, love rather than hate.” — Albert Einstein When I first started developing peace and justice education programs, I had to spend a …
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“Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: this is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better.” — Studs Terkel Excuse me while I karate-chop this old cliché. So when we hear about people who have really changed the world, we tend to hear about …
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“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” — Malcolm X Let me tell you a bit about my morning routine. I try to follow this routine before I sit and do my writing every day. I think it’s …
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“People think life is real complicated. Actually, there’s nothing to it. Once you leave out all the bullsh*t they teach you in school, life gets really simple.” — George Carlin I feel like there are a lot of people out there who think they are enlightened or something and want to teach us all how to be …
