Justice
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The Rise of Hate and Antisemitism: How to Cultivate Hope and Change
Accusing and silencing people groups based on their identity, beliefs, politics, nationality, or race will always fail to promote lasting peace. We have seen this story before. Instead of hate and violence, we need a unified movement of healing, peace,… Continue reading
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From Gaza to Washington: Political Violence Versus Peaceful Action
Yesterday’s shooting in Washington D.C. is yet another example of how global events impact every one of us. When evil and injustice are left unaddressed, anger and hatred grow, stifling hope with further despair. Continue reading
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Rehumanizing Our World: The Path to Lasting Peace
As peace remains elusive in the Middle East and Ukraine, friendships are broken, foes are made, and anxiety grows. Like a viral contagion, injustice and conflict affect everyone, regardless of where they occur. Continue reading
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The Growing Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Learning from the Past
The United Nations characterizes the situation on the ground in Gaza as a “worst-case scenario,” including Israel’s continued weaponization of access to food and water as “a war crime.” As the humanitarian crisis grows by the day, so does the… Continue reading
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Holistic Leadership: Balancing Personal Power and Community Good
The freedom to live purposeful unobstructed lives is what humanity has been striving to achieve across time. Deep within our souls, we long to break free from the bonds of oppression and the circumstances that create suffering, pain, and exploitation.… Continue reading
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May Day: Lessons from Haymarket Square
Late in the evening of May 4, 1886, on the near west side of downtown Chicago, Illinois, hundreds of working laborers from across the city gathered for a rally at a well-known produce market, Haymarket Square. Continue reading
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Human Rights Are Under Threat: A Global Crisis
Targeting civilians and activists who stand for peace and justice is seemingly in vogue today. Viral doxing and smear campaigns, unjust arrest and detention, and indiscriminate mass murder with weapons of war are the tools of the powerful with little… Continue reading
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Condemning Violence: A Call for Peace and Justice
On Palm Sunday in the Ukrainian city of Sumy, a Russian airstrike killed more than 30 people and injured many dozens more while they celebrated the holiday in broad daylight. Video clips from the scene show large explosions in a… Continue reading
Matt Till 