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Read @ProfPRogers latest blog post on our website https://www.commonwealnonviolence.org/blog/the-9-11-attacks-and-the-start-of-endless-war
Here's @ProfPRogers, Commonweal trustee, hosting the inspirational book launch for Angie Zelter's book Activism for Life, 'a memoir reflecting on a life dedicated to #activism and nonviolent protest'.
Video, 59 mins
#protest #nonviolence #policingbill
https://youtu.be/p9oaWbLLlqo
Why we need MORE peaceful #directaction:
'It has fallen to our generation to unite & fight for a truly free press, equality, freedom from racism – & above all, the right for our children to have a future...'
#PolicingBill #COP26 #BLM #reclaimthesestreets
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/opinion/extinction-rebellion-sarah-everard-vigil-b1816569.html
RIP Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, who has died at the age of 101.
'When guns are roaring ... the Muses have no right/to be silent!'
#LawrenceFerlinghetti #peace #pacifism #poetry
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/lawrence-ferlinghetti-dead/2021/02/23/37b2a134-edd5-11df-abf5-a1622994c5f5_story.html
'...we are living in an economic system that survives and thrives when we are anxious – when we look inward and ask “what’s wrong with me?” rather than taking to the streets in protest...'
#neoliberalism #mentalhealth #economics #socialjustice #activism
https://neweconomics.org/2020/10/this-is-your-brain-on-neoliberalism
'Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons just reached 50 ratifications. On 22 January 2021, the ban on nuclear weapons will come into force. The #nuclearban is here.'
Can we have your attention? 📢 WE GOT IT! 🙌 The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons just reached 50 ratifications. On 22 January 2021, the ban on nuclear weapons will come into force. The #nuclearban is here.