jennifer

watch the full length Invisible Children documentary
"I refuse to accept the idea that man is a mere flotsom and jetsom in the river of life unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him. I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction.
I believe that unarmed truth and love will have the final word in reality. I believe that even amid today's motor bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow. I believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men.
I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down, men other-centered can build up. I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land."
-- Martin Luther King Jr. Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, 1964
help bring peace
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A sound-bite culture can’t discuss science very well. Exactly what we’re losing when we reduce biodiversity, the causes and consequences of global warming—these traumas can’t be adequately summarized in an evening news wrap-up.
-Barbara Kingsolver
political will is a renewable resource.
I’m concerned that when the ozone is depleted and we’re all dying of skin cancer, people will say, “Well, I guess you proved it. We were wrong.”
-Ray Grizzle