“Human existence cannot be silent, nor can it be nourished by false words, but only by true words, with which people transform the world.” — Paulo Freire Working for peace and justice can be stressful. And at times, it is an isolating endeavor. One must not only be thinking deeply to understand the causes of the issues …
Analyze these quotes to gain insight on structures and narratives that produce state violence. by Taylor O’Connor | 4 September 2020 The 2020 Republican National Convention last week was painful. It was hard to watch such racist rhetoric and lies spewing forth speaker after speaker, all the while witnessing the violence produced by Trumpian rhetoric …
“It is the curse of minorities in this power-worshipping world that either from fear or from an uncertain policy of expedience they distrust their own standards and hesitate to give voice to their deeper convictions, submitting supinely to estimates and characterizations of themselves as handed down by a not unprejudiced dominant majority.” — Anna Julia Cooper (A …
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“Art should cause violence to be set aside and it is only art that can accomplish this.” — Leo Tolstoy I remember staring up at the immense mural painting, at the figures in it towering above me. I could feel the agony and desperation on their faces, the chaos, the horror… it was chilling. It has been …
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So basically, I’m a peace nerd who has been collecting quotes on peace and justice for years. I find quotes like this to be a great source of inspiration, not only in my work for peace and justice, but also just generally in my life. In my collection, I actually have hundreds of quotes …
“The absence of a shared perception of what constitutes ‘peacebuilding practice’ remains a challenge.” — White Paper on Peacebuilding (2015) by Geneva Peacebuilding Platform Let’s do an experiment, shall we? Step 1: Put ten peacebuilders in a room. I won’t ask where you find them or how you got them there. This is all up to …
