'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





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Friday, January 28, 2011

Text Fwd: Remembering Howard Zinn

* Text fwd from Corazon Valdez Fabros on Jan. 28, 2011

Remembering Howard Zinn
by Abby Zimet

Today marks the first anniversary of the passing of historian, author and activist Howard Zinn. We miss his passion, compassion, eloquence, insight and unwavering belief that life can be better if we work at making it so. In his honor, the Middle East Children's Alliance has announced a new water purification campaign for the children of Gaza. The Zinn Education Project urges more actions. For inspiration, hear Zinn interviews here.


From the final paragraphs of Zinn's autobiography, You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train:
"To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.
"What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places - and there are so many - where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.


"And if we do act, in however small a way, we don't have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory."
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Corazon Valdez Fabros
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Small acts, when multipled by millions of people, can transform the world (Howard Zinn)

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