Amid continued splurging on war – with the U.S. government still far-and-away the world’s leader – there are a few hopeful signs as common citizens learn from the likes of Gandhi and become more suspicious of advocates for violent conflict, writes Lawrence S. Wittner. By Lawrence S. Wittner ConsortiumNews.com June 2, 2014 National officials certainly assume More
Betty Burkes Peace Educator : 1942 "How do we redefine ourselves to be motivated to connect and share rather than shop and consume, replenish rather than extract? How does this transformation happen? ... At the heart of this transformation is not technology but relationships, tens of millions of people working toward restoration and social justice. " Biography More
TheKingCenter.org A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. Triple Evils Six Principles Of Nonviolence Six Steps of Nonviolent Social Change The Beloved Community TRIPLE EVILS The Triple Evils of POVERTY, RACISM and MILITARISM More
Nobody who reads this book could ever accuse Kathy Kelly of being “too big for her britches.” Time and time again, she confronts “unspeakable evil,” and manages to maintain her quiet dignity and never loses sight of the humanity that may be touched–even in the tormentors who confront her and others. “What does the Lord More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/G8F94Fces0A] Sunday Song, Bruce Gagnon's Organizing Notes May 11, 2014 Published on Dec 29, 2012 Dick Gaughan - Think Again, from the album A Different Kind Of Love Song. Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” More
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Bruce Gagnon Veteran, Organizer: b. 1952 "The role of the U.S. in the new world corporate order is going to be to export security. That means endless wars and weapons in space. The Pentagon will send our kids off to foreign lands to suppress opposition to corporate globalization. How will we ever end America’s addiction to More
Robert Jensen Professor, Author: b. 1958 "This is the simple discovery which we must confront. We were given a place in the creation, with a beauty beyond telling, and we have failed to care for it. And as our collective contempt for the non-human world has intensified, so has our contempt for each other. We have More
What’s needed in Syria is not military intervention, but a global peace offensive. By Rob Prince Foreign Policy in Focus February 14, 2014 (Note: Rob Prince teaches at the Korbel School of International Studies. Although tangentially, he has been associated with the University of Denver’s Center for Middle East Studies and has participated in a number of More
Mother Agnes will be speaking via Skype at 4200 Cedar Ave. So. in Minneapolis on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 2:00 pm. Sponsored by the Middle East Committee of Women Against Military Madness. "Mother Agnes is bringing to America a universal message your country knows well. She presents it through the story of Syria. I More
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The activist nun put her beliefs on the line, even if it meant going to jail. Betty McKenzie with the blanket that was crocheted for her by the other inmates she was arrested with. They presented it to her on the day they were released, which was coincidentally her birthday. (Photography by Sarah Whiting.) "I More
