“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.” — Henry David Thoreau Tell me if this is you. First, this happened. You were very passionate about a particular social issue and wanted to do something about it. Then this happened. You got involved in some activism, …
“We don’t have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can quietly become a power no government can suppress, a power than can transform the world.” — Howard Zinn Those who work for peace and justice have an extensive array of approaches …
“Ask yourself what you can do to make a difference, then take that action, no matter how large or small.” — Graça Machel There’s a lot of people out there who care deeply about some social issue (or issues), but aren’t sure what they can do to make a difference. For many of us, it is …
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“It is not enough to say ‘We must not wage war.’ It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war, but the positive affirmation of peace.” – Martin Luther King Jr. If you’re an idealist like me, you may have heard it, …
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“Beautiful ideals were painted for our boys who were sent out to die. This was the ‘war to end wars.’ This was the ‘war to make the world safe for democracy.’ No one told them that dollars and cents were the real reason. No one mentioned to them, as they marched away, that their going …
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