Vietnam

Breaking the Silence: Vietnam, Palestine, and Beyond

On April 4, 1967 – one year to the day before his assassination – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a landmark speech at The Riverside Church in New York City. “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” was

March 30, 2022 No Comments

An Indelible Encounter

by Jim Forest In 1968, I was traveling with Thich Nhat Hanh on a Fellowship tour during which there were meetings with church and student groups, senators, journalists, professors, business people, and (blessed relief) a few poets. Almost everywhere he

October 6, 2020 No Comments

A Bird’s Eye View of Thich Nhat Hanh

by Paul Dekar Renowned Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, born on October 11, 1926 in the city of Hue in Central Vietnam, author of over a hundred books, has bestowed upon us all an enormous gift of interconnection with one’s

October 5, 2020 No Comments

Book Review: “At Play in the Lion’s Den” by Jim Forest

In a time of death, some men, the resisters, those who work hardily for social change, those who preach and embrace the truth, such men overcome death, their lives are bathed in the light of the resurrection, the truth has

March 22, 2019 No Comments

A surprise package from a spaceman to a prisoner on earth

Jim Forest worked for the Fellowship of Reconciliation in the 1960s and ’70s, and later for the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR). In 1969, Forest was in Waupun State Prison in Wisconsin, with 13 other anti-war activists, for burning U.S.

October 22, 2018 No Comments

March 2018 justice actions and liturgical resources

Yesterday was the date that protections were slated to expire for DACA recipients and Dreamers. Court injunctions have delayed, for now, the prospect that thousands of these courageous young people would start being detained and deported this week, but their

March 6, 2018 No Comments

March 2018 justice actions and liturgical resources

March 6, 2018 No Comments

The Intersectional MLK: How Beyond Vietnam Informs Today’s Movements

Join an in-depth conversation on Wednesday, March 29th about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech — days prior to the 50th anniversary of that underrecognized but historic speech. On April 4, 1967, Dr. King addressed an

March 22, 2017 No Comments