“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous,” warned Rev. King, “than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” How true those…
“Standing there I wondered how much of what we had felt on the bridge was just hunger. I asked my…
Once long ago, it was a Palestinian Jewish boy born in a manger destined to make trouble for the rulers of the empire who had to be eliminated one way or another. Today that child of God is any Palestinian child, destined, we are told by the rulers of Israel, to grow into a terrorist animal.
Four Died Trying is a profound documentary. It will show why understanding the past is essential for transforming the present. It will inspire you to see and hear four bold and courageous men – JFK, Malcolm X, MLK, Jr. RFK – refuse to back down to the evil forces that shot them down. It will open your eyes to the parallel spiritual paths they walked and the similarity of the messages they talked about – peace, justice, racism, human rights, and the need for economic equality.
“Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care, The death of each day’s life, sore labor’s bath, Balm of…
What is the truth, and where did it go? Ask Oswald and Ruby, they oughta know “Shut your mouth,” said…
“And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular – but one must take it simply because it is right.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
I remembered the Gospel words I heard long ago about the fulfillment of the words of the prophet Jeremiah: “A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loudly lamenting: it was Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted because they were no more.” But this time it is not the Jewish Rachel, for Herod has assumed the name Netanyahu and his U.S. allies, and the weeping ones are Palestinian mothers and fathers.
From NewZealandDoc’s Newsletter, hosted by Emanuel E. Garcia: “An unrehearsed and spontaneous conversation with freedom fighter Ed Curtin about the…
It is one thing to read a review of this important and compelling film – a tour de force –…