Category: Peace

What would Dr. King say right now?

Possibly this…

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. … Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.

Source: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr

Palestinians break out from Gaza seige

Check out this amazing video of tens of thousands of Palestinian people rushing into Egypt to feed themselves and find supplies. Amazingly a major section of the Israeli wall has been torn down. My first look at major American news media reveals few reports. But the NYTimes has a few slide shows. Amazing pictures. Plus goto Democracy Now and read Tens of Thousands of Palestinians Seeking Basic Supplies Flood Egypt for Second Day.

Thousands of Palestinians are pouring into Egypt from Gaza for a second consecutive day after militants destroyed most of a border wall in the town of Rafah on Wednesday. Gazans are rushing across the border to stock up on food, fuel, medicines and other basic supplies, which have become scarce or unaffordable after months of economic isolation.

Power to the (Palestinian) People!
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Open Letter to the Government from an AWOL Soldier

Yesterday I got an email from James Craven. He’s an Indigenous Leader, Radical Pedagogue, and anti-war activist. He sent me a link to a Open Letter to the Government from an AWOL Soldier by James Circello of Iraq Veterans Against The War. I found this writing intense and compelling. So I share it with you here bellow the fold in its entirety. I hope you can find the time to read it and think about this soldier’s point of view.

Special thanks to Stan Goff for all your inspiration and the wisdom you share with such love.

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