Tearful and feeling defeated, a priest approached Archbishop Desmond Tutu for solace. "Our work for peace and justice is ignored - even undermined, " the priest said. "What can we do?"
Archbishop Tutu gently took her face in his hands, brought it close to his. Eye to eye, he slowly said the three words, "Find your voice."
In the face of aggressive U.S. foreign policy, Americans and others across the globe are finding their voices -and resisting domination, pushing back against destructive policies, and framing alternatives in the public discourse.
We Can Think of No Greater Call
peace: 1. freedom from war 2. an agreement to end war 3. law and order 4. harmony; concord 5. serenity, calm or quiet
justice: 1. fairness 2. rightfulness 3. reward or penalty as deserved 4. the use of authority to uphold what is just 5. the administration of the law
liberal: 1. generous 2. ample; abundant 3. not literal or strict 4. tolerant; broad-minded 5. favoring reform or progress
conservative: 1. tending to preserve established institutions; opposed to change 2. cautious; moderate
"Every other word
that comes from this administration's mouth is
about fear - that we need to be afraid of
terrorists, afraid of the bankrupt social
security, afraid of crime - that we need to be
afraid of this liberalizing culture. And
actually what we should be afraid of
is the lies in this Bush administration." -
GAEL MURPHY
GAEL MURPHY
has been a progressive all her life and has
always seen herself as a citizen of the world.
In response to rising tension before the U.S.
invasion, she went to Iraq and met people who
she knew the U.S. would be bombing. Her
experience there deepened her commitment to
work against the war, and she became a
co-founder of Code Pink, a women-led peace
activist organization. Gael is also a key
member of United for Peace and Justice's
legislative
committee.
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More About Gael
Murphy
Active in the peace and justice
movement, Ms. Murphy serves on the executive
committee of CODEPINK: Women for a Peace. She
is a member of the Board of Directors of the
International Occupation Watch Center and a
steering committee member of United for Peace
and Justice.