International Peace Day isn’t the only day you can use to promote peace and justice. Check out this collection of internationally celebrated days and learn how you can use them to promote peace and justice. by Taylor O’Connor | 22 October 2021 Photo courtesy of Gratisography “Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround …
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“The story of the human race is characterized by efforts to get along much more than by violent disputes, although it’s the latter that make the history books. Violence is actually exceptional. The human race has survived because of cooperation, not aggression.” — Gerard Vanderhaar They say that if you don’t know your history, you’re bound to …
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The 2020 Republican National Convention last week was painful. It was hard to watch the racist filth and lies spewing forth speaker after speaker, all the while witnessing the violence produced by Trumpian rhetoric play out in the streets of America. It got me reflecting on the nature of violence, particularly state violence. I feel …
“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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“If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, or the protected members of the middle class. One goes to the unprotected — those, precisely, who need the law’s protection most! — and listens to their testimony. Ask any Mexican, any Puerto Rican, any black …
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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 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 …
