In Memory of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Don't miss watching Honor the Memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Get Active from BushFlash and United for Peace:
The flash movie produced for this year's MLK Holiday by BushFlash.com features excerpts from Dr. King's 1967 Vietnam War speech, and ends with an appeal to take part in the March 20 Global Day of Protest on the one-year anniversary of the Iraq War
United for Peace and Justice urges you to honor the legacy of Dr. King by taking part in educational events, cultural activities and protests during the MLK Holiday weekend. This can be a critically important time for the antiwar movement to link the struggle against empire abroad with the fight for racial and economic justice at home, to strengthen ties with other movements, and in many cases to build new relationships. Here's some suggestions.
Some quotes from Dr. King:
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
That old law about "an eye for an eye" leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.
Another must-read: Declaration of Independence from the War in Vietnam . It was delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr , April 1967, at Manhattan's Riverside Church.
Here is an extensive list of links as a primer on Dr. King.
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