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David Harris, 1946-2023: “I dodged nothing”

Posted on February 28, 2023 by jgreenberg5

David Harris at an anti-war protest at the Presidio in San Francisco, 1968.  Photo by Jim Marshall, Wikimedia Commons   David Harris, who died earlier this month at his home in Mill Valley, was an enormously courageous and impactful leader… Continue Reading →

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February 24, 2023: reflections on a tragic anniversary

Posted on February 25, 2023 by jgreenberg5

Apartment block in Kyiv (Oleksandr Koshyts Street, 7-A) after hitting by remains of a downed Russian missile during Russian invasion of Ukraine.  Wikimedia Commons.   One year ago the war began.   This morning I re-read the short essay I posted… Continue Reading →

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Reflections on the 75th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination

Posted on January 31, 2023 by jgreenberg5
Mahatma Gandhi

“I broaden my Hinduism by loving other religions as my own,” Mahatma Gandhi wrote. In the struggle for freedom and democratic society in India, “we can do nothing without Hindu-Muslim unity.”    Gandhi’s love of his fellow human beings, without… Continue Reading →

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A statement from Dr. Clarence B. Jones on gun violence today

Posted on January 25, 2023 by jgreenberg5
Martin Luther King Jr

On April 4th will be the 55th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s assassination. August 28th will be the 60th anniversary of his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom before more… Continue Reading →

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Honoring Dr. King — and aligning our lives with the path he set out for us

Posted on January 13, 2023 by jgreenberg5
Martin Luther King Jr

This weekend our nation celebrates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr..  We remember Dr. King and the millions of people who participated in the Black Freedom Movement, the movement to end the War in Vietnam, and the Poor… Continue Reading →

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Honoring Dr. Joseph Marshall — and the life-affirming power of Alive & Free!

Posted on January 1, 2023 by jgreenberg5

Our dear friend Dr. Joe Marshall, Jr.  was honored by the San Francisco 49ers at their home game on Christmas Eve for “Inspiring Change for Social Justice.” Dr. Marshall shared:  It was surreal to see my face on the Jumbotron… Continue Reading →

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Dr. Clarence B. Jones: Memories of the March on Washington — 59 Years Ago Today

Posted on August 28, 2022 by jgreenberg5
MLK leading a protest

Martin Luther King, Jr. at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963; public domain “The night before, Harry Belafonte called me at Willard Hotel insisting that I tell him what suit and color I planned on… Continue Reading →

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“This was going to be an armed revolution… the spark that started a new civil war”

Posted on July 13, 2022 by jgreenberg5
January 6 insurrection

January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, Wikipedia Commons   From the transcript of yesterday’s (July 12) hearing of the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack:   CONGRESSMAN JAMIE RASKIN: Never before in American history had… Continue Reading →

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These Truths — July 4, 2022

Posted on July 4, 2022 by jgreenberg5

Today, on this Fourth of July, I reflect on perhaps the three greatest speeches in our nation’s history, and share incisive passages from each:   Frederick Douglass, “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July?“, July 4, 1852, Rochester,… Continue Reading →

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John Donohue on the Supreme Court’s recent Second Amendment decision

Posted on June 28, 2022 by jgreenberg5

March for Our Lives youth protestors, 2018, St. Paul, MN.  Wikimedia, Creative Commons. For many years, Stanford Law Professor John Donohue has used his extraordinary skill in the field of empirical legal scholarship in a dedicated 24/7 effort to reduce… Continue Reading →

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