Tag: justice

We will not give our wrists up easily to unjust laws. This is our lunch counter moment.

January 30, 2017

I was proud to join the 100s who rallied at Penn State’s gates for love and compassion on Sunday. We oppose Donald Trump’s ban on people from Sudan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, and Libya. We oppose a decision that consigns thousands of people to the hands of ISIS/ISIL. We oppose it because it throws … More We will not give our wrists up easily to unjust laws. This is our lunch counter moment.

Is resisting Donald Trump our lunch counter sit-in moment? Would you join us?

September 12, 2016

[Updated today, 9.12.2016, in light of recent reports about the white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and Alt-Right folks supporting Trump.] “Love is understanding, creative, redemptive goodwill for all men. When it becomes a great and powerful love, it becomes a demanding love which demands justice. It becomes a love which says in substance, ‘You are your brother’s keeper. … More Is resisting Donald Trump our lunch counter sit-in moment? Would you join us?

What I would have said at the State College rally for Bernie Sanders…plus Sophia McClennen [Update: April 20th]

April 19, 2016

On the morning of April 19th my phone got a text that said, “Hi peter, would you potentially be available to speak briefly at Sanders rally today?” When I read it, I swore and ran around and of course said, “YES!!!!”  A little later I talked to someone from the campaign who said, “It’s a … More What I would have said at the State College rally for Bernie Sanders…plus Sophia McClennen [Update: April 20th]