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Martin Luther King Jr., Militarism, and Racism

April 2, 2017 No Comments

White supremacist society seems to only allow Martin Luther King, Jr. to be associated with a “dream.” A dreamer is discounted as naive, foolish, with head in the clouds and out of touch with reality. We don’t call George Washington a dreamer. We call other folks visionaries. But, subconsciously, this society discredits and discounts King by focusing on his “dream.”

Erich Fromm: Meeting the Challenges of the Century

March 30, 2017 No Comments

I believe that the One World which is emerging can come into existence only if a New Man comes into being – a man who has emerged from the archaic ties of blood and soil, and who feels himself to be a citizen of the world whose loyalty is to the human race and to life, rather than to any

The Unknown is a spiritual reality

March 29, 2017 No Comments

Everything we have, all that we feel is stable, and all that we know can be snatched from us in a moment’s time. It is Quincy Jones who wrote: Everything just change; nothing stays the same! Everyone must change! Nothing and no one stays the same. There are not many things in life we can be sure of..except Rain comes

Viktor Frankl: An Inner Drive to Find a Meaning For Life

March 28, 2017 No Comments

The last of the human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in a given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way… It is this spiritual foundation that cannot be taken away – that makes life meaningful and purposeful. – Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl (1905-1997) whose birth anniversary we mark on 26 March was a leading psychotherapist in

Viktor Frankl: An Inner Drive to Find a Meaning For Life

March 28, 2017 No Comments

The last of the human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in a given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way… It is this spiritual foundation that cannot be taken away – that makes life meaningful and purposeful. – Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl (1905-1997) whose birth anniversary we mark on 26 March was a leading psychotherapist in

Young activists: Get funded and trained in social change!

March 26, 2017 No Comments

Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation has put out a call for paid fellowships and trainings for young adults, 14 to 23 years old, anywhere in the United States. The deadline to apply is Saturday, April 1, so please share this message with your networks — and if you’re a young activist yourself, consider applying! The fellowship recognizes long-time Western Washington FOR organizer