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A Less-Discussed Aspect of Dr. Martin Luther King

January 17th, 2011 · No Comments · sustainability

Happy Martin Luther King Day! Having heroes like this great civil rights leader add to our joy and purpose in life. Dr. King and his deeply moral, nonviolent methods of creating social change have made him a hero of mine since I was a child. When I was a graduate student of 26, though, I [...]

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Martin Luther King Day and Inauguration Eve

January 19th, 2009 · No Comments · energy

Happy Martin Luther King Day! It seems serendipitous that the civil rights leader’s birthday falls on the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration. I like Jesse Jackson’s recounting of Dr. King’s final birthday, and I can only agree with him that Dr. King, if alive, would be beaming at this moment in history. Concerning president-elect Obama’s [...]

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I Have A Dream — 2008 Update

January 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · politics, simplicity, spirituality & religion, sustainability

Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream: that America could rise above the selfish institution of segregation. The dream seemed hopelessly idealistic. Too many people in power benefited from segregation, and were willing to violently defend it.

What if Dr. King were alive today? I am convinced his dream would embrace sustainability, i.e. living in a way that ensures future generations can also live. Everything he stood for supports such a

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