Re: Fw: INSTEAD OF DESPAIR, I WILL FIND PURPOSE (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

I'll be working at 4pm on a Wed, but, if you connect it to the stereo or
TV, I can listen in while I work.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2024 07:33:13 -0800 (PST)
 >
 >  > Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2024 02:50:19 +0000 (UTC)
 >  > From: "http://www.aol.com/~prochelle1"; <http://www.aol.com/~prochelle1>
 >  > To: Carl Angotti <http://www.angotti.com/~carl>,
 >  >          "http://www.glassattic.com/~roger.arnold"; <http://www.glassattic.com/~roger.arnold>,
 >  >          Nancie Plumb <http://www.aol.com/~njplumb>, Mario Fusco <http://www.gmail.com/~marioafusco>,
 >  >          "http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg"; <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>,
 >  >          "http://profiles.yahoo.com/btty_becker"; <http://profiles.yahoo.com/btty_becker>,
 >  >          Ben A Wade <http://www.comcast.net/~benjaminwade>
 >  > 
 >  >  At brunch ethics this morning, I mentioned Joseph Gerson's work on 
 >  >  nonviolence. This arrived today and I am forwarding it to you FYI if you 
 >  >  want to attend the Nov 20 Webinar at 4 PM PT on Where Are We Now. 
 >  >  Paula
 >  >    ----- Forwarded Message ----- 
 >  >     From: Joseph Gerson, The Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security <http://www.cpdcs.ccsend.com/~joseph>
 >  >    To: "http://www.aol.com/~prochelle1"; <http://www.aol.com/~prochelle1>
 >  >    Sent: Friday, November 8, 2024 at 11:38:58 AM PST
 >  >    Subject: INSTEAD OF DESPAIR, I WILL FIND PURPOSE  
 >  > Join Our Webinar: November 20, 7 p.m. EST   
 >  >  
 >  > Friends,
 >  > 
 >  > Despite the photo, this is not about me, but about us. I did not agree with 
 >  > everything in Nicholas Kristof’s “Manifesto” in today’s New York 
 >  > Times, but I resonated with his conclusion (below.) 
 >  > 
 >  > My experiences parallel his: 
 >  > 
 >  >    - Women and men who engaged in nonviolent resistance to WWII Nazi 
 >  >    occupations; 
 >  >    - Courageous U.S. civil rights activists; 
 >  >    - Palestinians, Filipinos, and South Koreans who have been tortured, 
 >  >    - Japanese who resisted 1930s & 40s militarism, and 
 >  >    - Japanese A-Bomb survivors who will receive the Nobel Peace Prize next 
 >  >    month.
 >  > 
 >  > In this new time, we will need to be thoughtful, strategic, and with our 
 >  > eyes on the proverbial prize as we create new ways to defend people, the 
 >  > climate, and democratic values and culture. 
 >  > 
 >  > And, if you can, please plan to join CPDCS’ Nov 20 Webinar “Where Are We 
 >  > Now.” 
 >  >  
 >  > |  Click To Register  |
 >  > 
 >  > Nicholas Kristoff: “Instead of despair, I will find purpose. For four 
 >  > decades, I’ve reported on pro-democracy activists struggling against 
 >  > dictatorships. I saw them massacred in 1989 at Tiananmen Square in China, 
 >  > and I’ve had too many friends tortured and imprisoned in other countries, 
 >  > but I also saw democracy come to Eastern Europe, South Korea and South 
 >  > Africa. 
 >  > 
 >  > What I’ve learned from people like Archbishop Tutu is that despair – 
 >  > even a quite reasonable despair – is self-fulfilling, while democratic 
 >  > activists with a sense of purpose can sometimes, unpredictably and 
 >  > imperfectly, make unexpected progress. To avoid being crushed over the next 
 >  > four years, that sense of purpose must be our North Star guiding us forward.�>  > ��
 >  > 
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