We, the undersigned organizations and people, announce that we have joined together in higher unity as a Global Satyagraha Movement; and that we here and now declare Global Satyagraha on egocentric thinking (egothink) to freeContinue reading
In Afghanistan, COVID-19 Can Mean Starvation
by Henrietta Cullinan20th April 2020 As Kabul enters a third week of strictly-enforced lockdown, what do the restrictions mean for those living below the poverty line? The first item on everyone’s minds is food. SomeContinue reading
COVID-19 and the Wasting Disease of Normalcy
By Brian Terrell “But what of the price of peace?” asked Jesuit priest and war resister Daniel Berrigan, writing from federal prison in 1969, doing time for his part in the destruction of draft records.Continue reading
Love in a Dangerous Time
By Mike Ferner April 9, 2020 A profusion of anonymous axioms and memes floods social media these days but one remains my very favorite: “It’s like we’ve all been sent to our room to thinkContinue reading
National Security or Human Security?
By Leonard Eiger Crazy times! As we move through this time of health and economic crisis I find myself reflecting on the importance and power of language. Trump recently said of the fight to dealContinue reading
A Tale of Two Stockpiles
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Anniversary of his Murder in a Pandemic Year April 4, 2020 By Brian Terrell The United States Strategic National Stockpile of essential medical supplies maintained by the U.S.Continue reading
“He’s Got Eight Numbers, Just Like Everybody Else” – Kathy Kelly
Trident nuclear disarmament activist Steve Kelly, a Jesuit priest, begins his third year imprisoned in a county jail as he and his companions await sentencing.
Vigil for Peace in Yemen, a New Norm
by Kathy Kelly For the past three years, several dozen New Yorkers have gathered each Saturday at Union Square, at 11:00 a.m. to vigil for peace in Yemen. Now, however, due to the coronavirus, theContinue reading
War and Warming – Nathan Albright
March 11, 2020 On June 5th, 2019, senior intelligence analyst Rod Schoonover spoke before a House Intelligence hearing on National Security and Climate Change. “The Earth’s climate is unequivocally undergoing a long-term warming trend asContinue reading
Global Days of Listening 3/21/20
Responding as a human family to global crises In October, 2019, the Afghan Peace Volunteers initiated the Circle of Humanity انسانیت دایره In sharing their vision, they quoted Dr. Albert Schweitzer, “The purpose of humanContinue reading