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The Quest for Peace and Justice
by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Every man lives in two realms, the internal and the external. The internal is that realm of spiritual ends expressed in art, literature, morals, and religion. The external is that complex of devices, techniques, … Continue reading
Moral Responsibility To Disobey Unjust Laws
by Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan 17, 2018) There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and humans are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair. I hope, sirs, you can understand our legitimate … Continue reading
Sinfonía De Dignidad Humana / Symphony Of Human Dignity
por Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan 20, 2017) [English below] Ahora bien, como ustedes saben, hemos estado involucrad@s en [la parte del Planeta que llamamos] Estados Unidos en una lucha masiva para hacer a la abolición de la segregación racial y, … Continue reading
Love Implementing the Demands of Justice
by Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan 15, 2016) As long as the mind is enslaved, the body can never be free. Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon against the long night of physical slavery. No … Continue reading
Words That Must Be Said
by Martin Luther King Jr. (Nov 20, 2015) I’m concerned about a better World. I’m concerned about justice; I’m concerned about brotherhood and sisterhood; I’m concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about that, she can never advocate violence. For … Continue reading
El Espíritu de Regalo / The Spirit of Gift
–por Satish Kumar (Sep 04, 2014) [English below] Hemos aprendido mucho de l@s indígenas american@s, de l@s aborígenes australianos, de la gente indígena de la parte del Planeta que llamamos India (adivasis) y de los bosquimanos de la parte de la Tierra … Continue reading
Earthrise: The Ultimate Self-Portrait
by Drew Dellinger (Dec 27, 2013) Forty years ago, on Christmas Eve 1968, an astronaut orbiting the Moon took a photograph that changed the world. As we near the end of the 40th anniversary of one of the most heart-breaking years in … Continue reading
Satyagraha: Disobeying With Great Love
–by Michael Nagler and Mahatma Gandhi (Sep 12, 2013) While the method that Gandhi worked out was not new —he was the first to insist it was ‘as old as the hills’— it fell to him to develop it systematically and apply it on … Continue reading
In The Hearts Of The Farm Workers
–by César Chávez (Apr 04, 2013) In honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.’s memory we also acknowledge nonviolence as a truly powerful weapon to achieve equality and liberation. […] Dr. King’s entire life was an example of power that nonviolence brings to bear … Continue reading
Action to Heal the (Titanic)Nuclear Madness
Art piece by brother Chris Jordan –watch the TED talk about his ARTivism. ‘Unsinkable’ depicts 67,000 mushroom clouds, equal to the number of metric tons of ultra-radioactive uranium/plutonium waste being stored in temporary pools at the 104 nuclear power plants across the [part of the Planet we … Continue reading