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MLK and the Ghost of an Untrue Dream

The CNCL Team — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:22:48 +0000

In his keynote address for the Civil Rights Movement’s March on Washington, DC in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. expressed his despair and disappointment that a century after emancipation, freedom still was not a lived reality in the United States of America

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How Do We Understand Non-Violence?

The CNCL Team — Sun, 06 Oct 2019 00:39:59 +0000

October 2 has been designated as the International Day of Nonviolence to coincide with the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. But Nonviolence is often misinterpreted.

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Nonviolence Denial Is As Dangerous As Climate Denial

The CNCL Team — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 23:40:41 +0000

Persistent willful ignorance of necessary knowledge can be deadly. This is true of denial of climate collapse. It is also true of denial of the tools and power of nonviolent action.

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Working for Peace in a Violent World

The CNCL Team — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:40:59 +0000

This is a reminder that we can benefit from becoming more deeply involved in life, not to brood or fixate on our roles in violent systems but to care for and connect with each other. We cannot escape the destructiveness of the world, but we need not be crushed by it. Even as the peace virus tests and pushes us toward our edges, it can empower us and help us heal.

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