Dr. Quentin Young, Longtime Obama Confidante and Physician to MLK, Criticizes Obama’s Rejection of Single-Payer Healthcare

Prez hopeful Stein (G) Embraces Dr. Kings’ Call to make Health Care a Right, Promote Economic Justice and End War

Posted on January 15, 2012 by wilderside

Dr. Jill Stein, running for president as a Green Party candidate, said if elected she would honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’ s legacy by not only embracing his call for civil rights and racial equality but continuing his struggle for peace, economic justice and universal health care. Dr. Stein, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, said she would [...]

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Occupy Wall Street (NYC) MLK Day Events

Posted on January 14, 2012 by kwilder

OCCUPY WALL STREET RECLAIMS THE DREAM: CONTINUING MARTIN LUTHER KING’S FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE On the eve of his assassination, Martin Luther King launched a campaign against economic injustice, calling for an encampment on the lawns of Washington D.C. — much like the Occupy encampments across the country today. On January 16th, Occupy Wall Street [...]

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Martin Luther King events with Occupy Wall Street

Posted on January 11, 2012 by kwilder

Dr. King said “A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth. With righteous indignation, it will look across the seas and say: ‘This is not just.’” Occupy Wall Street resonates with the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King. There are many occupy events in New York [...]

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Ben Jealous, the world will remember that you put petty partisan politics above the life of Troy Davis.

Posted on September 22, 2011 by wilderside

IW: I tried to reply to an email from NAACP President/CEO Ben Jealous titled, “The World Will Remember Troy Davis.” Unsurprisingly, the email it was sent from does not allow for replies. Below is what I wanted to tell Mr. Jealous: The world will remember that you, Ben Jealous, put petty partisan politics above the [...]

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MLK quote was real enough! Don’t let the haters take the message away…

Posted on May 3, 2011 by kwilder

Somehow, those of us who believe in peace are easily shamed and/or thwarted by the right-wing. Don’t let them take away the energy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s teachings, or our grace in eschewing hatred, just by saying that we got a quote wrong. Martin Luther King, Jr. did say:

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Martin Luther King, Egypt, and the Fellowship of Reconciliation

Posted on May 2, 2011 by wilderside

________________________________________ MLK Day 2012: Worldwide MLK Candlelight Vigil for Unity on Sunday, January 15th at 7pm each time zone. More info: here. __________________________ The untold story of how an FOR comic book helped inspire Egyptian revolutionaries. In the midst of this week’s remarkable and inspirational revolution in Egypt have been the voices of a community of [...]

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Cornel West: “Barack Obama Is NOT The Fulfillment Of Martin Luther King’s Dream!” video

Posted on January 24, 2011 by wilderside

Filed under: News, nonviolence, progressive politics, video | Tagged: Barack Obama, Civil rights movement, cornel west, I Have A Dream: Writings And Speeches That Changed The World (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition), Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Tavis Smiley, united states | Leave a Comment »

MLK @ Cinema Arts 1/16 – 1/17/11: Johannesburg

Posted on January 9, 2011 by wilderside

MARTIN LUTHER KING BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE @ HUNTINGTON’S CINEMA ARTS CENTRE Sunday, January 16 & Monday, January 17 $12 Member / $16 Public (each day) Includes Bagel/Croissant Brunch. HAVE YOU HEARD FROM JOHANNESBURG? Sunday, Jan. 16 at 10am (Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 – plus Brunch) Monday, Jan. 17 at 10:30am (Parts 5, 6, 7 – [...]

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MLK to O: We Must End Our Violence Abroad and At-Home

Posted on January 8, 2011 by wilderside

Ian writes: Today’s shooting in Arizona of Congresswoman Giffords is an awful reminder of why violence is not the answer to political disagreements. Dr. King was widely criticized, including on the editorial pages of the New York Times, for broadening his speeches from only violence at home to include violence abroad. In a famous speech, [...]

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The War Machine has sprung forward…spring back…

Posted on September 27, 2010 by kwilder

The following demonstrations were called with the purpose of protesting FBI raids on peace activists which appear to be a government action to stifle dissent. Note that over the weekend, NATO did air strikes in Pakistan. It appears that the war machine is taking steps forward. It would be good for the peace movement to [...]

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Guv cand Hawkins (G-NY) Denounces Objections to Freedom Party Petition

Posted on September 3, 2010 by wilderside

from the Green Party of New York State Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, said today that the Freedom Party should have the right to run its statewide candidates in this fall’s elections. “Democracy requires a full debate of ideas. The Freedom Party has certainly exceeded any minimal standards that should be required [...]

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Fair Housing Fundraiser 4/30/10

Posted on March 20, 2010 by wilderside

In celebration of Fair Housing Month (April) and our 40 years of service to Long Islanders, Long Island Housing Services Invites you to “Fair Housing’s Future in a Crisis Economy: A New Decade of Challenges” Friday, April 30, 2010 ~ 11:30 am to 2:30 pm ~ Touro Law Center, Central Islip Please join them to [...]

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Happy Martin Luther King Day

Posted on January 18, 2010 by kwilder

KW: Though we honor the work of Martin Luther King, we are not doing a lot to celebrate this year. (Well, actually doing some “peace work”, and I hope that counts.) Tried to find a useful website for a mini-celebration on-line. The Seattle Times has a pretty cool archive set up about the life of [...]

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