Mar 29, 2021 | Advocacy, Beloved Community, Black Lives Matter, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Community, Demilitarization, Events, General, Human Rights, Interfaith, MLK, News, Nonviolence, Racial, Social Justice
Statement from RELIGIOUS LEADERS Breaking the Silence—an Intergenerational Call for Unity and Action “I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed … without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world...
Mar 18, 2021 | Campaigns, Civil Rights, Community, Human Rights, Peacebuilding, Social Justice
Prejudice against Asian-Americans is nothing new. Sadly it is as American as apple pie and Jim Crow. Whether it’s the “yellow peril” of the late 19th century that gave rise to the Chinese Exclusion act, FDR’s establishment of Japanese-American internment camps or...
Feb 27, 2021 | Gathering Voices, General, Human Rights, Interfaith, Nonviolence, North America, Peacebuilding, Racial, Social Justice, Youth
Islamic Networks Group (ING) is a peace-building organization providing face-to-face education and engagement opportunities that foster understanding of Muslims and other misunderstood groups to promote harmony among all people. ING’s goal of challenging stereotypes,...
Feb 24, 2021 | Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, News, Racial, Social Justice
By David Lambert When Marti, my wife, and I lived at our former residence in Tacoma, Washington, our long-time neighbor then, Juli, founded and put out the first Black Lives Matter Calendar in 2015. This year’s calendar marks the 7th year of its publication. As Juli...
Feb 20, 2021 | Advocacy, Gathering Voices, Nonviolence, North America, Peacebuilding, Racial, Social Justice
Eric Ward is executive director of the Western States Center, located in Portland, Oregon. A nationally-recognized expert on the relationship between authoritarian movements, hate violence, and preserving inclusive democracy, Eric brings over 30 years of leadership in...
Feb 17, 2021 | Civil Rights, General, North America, Social Justice
The Senate has spoken and has finally certified what we have long known: an overwhelming number of Republicans in what is touted as our nation’s most august legislative body are dangerously incapable of publicly affirming reality. They have chosen party over country...
