When we stand at a crossroads where the choices we make will define the future of our democracy, it is not enough to be bystanders. Each and every one of us must rise with unwavering determination. This is on us, it is our society and no one will make change but us....
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Outward Action for Inward Change
Nonviolence teaches us that we must change inward while looking and acting outward. Self-transformation shifts the world to be more whole. To see what steps can be taken, we must see how we act and what we do around others. If we see ourselves being deep and...
The Highest Truth Is to See Ourselves in Others
The highest truth is to see yourself in all other beings and all other beings in yourself. Separateness is an illusion, the truth is we are all connected. The clothes on our backs are made by hands around the world belonging to hundreds of people we’ll never meet. The...
Sharing Struggles
Love is a powerful force. It’s not magic, yet it is powerful enough to influence our minds positively. We are all connected to those who have been left out and locked out, who are refused support, opportunity, and a path in life to rely on. We cannot sit down and wait...
Striving for a Stronger Democracy
Remarks from Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center student given at the Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series To combine empathy, cooperation, and solidarity leads to meaningful change. It enables the creation of policies, initiatives, and movements that...
We Stand at a Crossroads
When we stand at a crossroads where the choices we make will define the future of our democracy, it is not enough to be bystanders. Each and every one of us must rise with unwavering determination. This is on us, it is our society and no one will make change but us....
Outward Action for Inward Change
Nonviolence teaches us that we must change inward while looking and acting outward. Self-transformation shifts the world to be more whole. To see what steps can be taken, we must see how we act and what we do around others. If we see ourselves being deep and...
The Highest Truth Is to See Ourselves in Others
The highest truth is to see yourself in all other beings and all other beings in yourself. Separateness is an illusion, the truth is we are all connected. The clothes on our backs are made by hands around the world belonging to hundreds of people we’ll never meet. The...
Sharing Struggles
Love is a powerful force. It’s not magic, yet it is powerful enough to influence our minds positively. We are all connected to those who have been left out and locked out, who are refused support, opportunity, and a path in life to rely on. We cannot sit down and wait...
Striving for a Stronger Democracy
Remarks from Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center student given at the Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series To combine empathy, cooperation, and solidarity leads to meaningful change. It enables the creation of policies, initiatives, and movements that...
Fourteen Months to Protect and Promote Democracy
Remarks from Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center staff and former student given at the Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series Today, many of us believe a myth about political power - that it is far away, out of reach, durable, long-lasting, and unchanging. We...
El Silencio
El silencio es algo que para muchos evoca paz, calma, tranquilidad, sosiego. Pero también puede significar complicidad ante la injusticia.El silencio provoca que las personas afligidas por la discriminación y el clasismo sigan siendo cabezas de turco.El silencio hace...
My Name is Self-Change
In the gentle whisper of the morning breezeI am born I am rustling leaves,the soft touch of dew-kissed grass underfoot,a fragrance of fresh beginnings wafting through air. I am sunlight filtering through a canopy of trees,casting intricate patterns on the path ahead....