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The Street Spirit Interview with Stephen Zunes

April 8, 2013

In Bolivia, after a coup by General Busch, the whole country went on strike and 600,000 people massed in La Paz. Union leaders walked into the president’s house, and asked him, “What’s your program?” He looked at them, then he looked at the 600,000 people in the streets, and he said, “Yours!”

Building the Positive Peace Warrior Network: The Street Spirit Interview with Kazu Haga

December 5, 2012

Features In Dialogue

Kazu Haga is dedicated to spreading Martin Luther King’s vision of the Beloved Community to the next generation. Rev. King believed that his philosophy of nonviolent resistance could be effective not just in the struggle against segregation, but also in the struggle against militarism, and in the struggle against economic injustice.

Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement: The Street Spirit Interview with Dr. Bernard Lafayette

October 5, 2012

Features In Dialogue

“From my conjecture and my observations, the assassination was designed to stop the work of Martin Luther King. And the reason I went and prepared myself for this work is because I wanted to make sure that those who attempted to assassinate Martin Luther King’s dream — missed.”

Nonviolent Direct Action: The Best Map for the Movement

January 7, 2012

Opinion

Nonviolent direct action clearly dramatizes the difference between the corrupt values of the system and the values we stand for. Their institutions silence dissent while we value every voice. They employ violence to maintain their system while we counter it with the sheer courage of our presence.