Posts tagged activism
So Let's Be Brave
So Let's Be Brave

We sit together.  Jane Fonda and JB Pritzger deliver joint addresses for everyone everywhere.  Their grasp of this dangerous moment and their abilities to communicate it—their mutual belief in the power of kindness and empathy to both endure and defeat tyranny.  Fonda: “We are in our documentary moment. It is not a rehearsal….  So let’s be brave.”  Pritzger: “The root that tears apart your house’s foundation begins as a seed….  Seeds of Nazis started with everyday Germans looking for someone to blame.”

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Blog: From the Philoso...MariettaFonda, Pritzger, bravery, unity, love, democracy, activismComment
What’s Your Story, USA?
What’s Your Story, USA?

“We believe that the truth of this century cannot be discovered unless its tragedy is explored to the bitter end” (Albert Camus, Camus at Combat, November 3, 1944). Philosopher Camus, laboring in the French Underground, unfortunately speaks directly to this country in 2021. Tragedy must be investigated fully. Horror must be acknowledged without excuse. Truth be told—moving forward requires looking back. So we examine higher education, the Olympics, and Charlottesville, VA. An ever more true story of the past, can’t you hear it? And we keep listening and telling and opening until, one day, the story and truth sync.

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Blog: From the Philoso...Mariettaracism, white supremacy, statues, Olympics, sexism, activismComment