Occupation: Activist Birth: January 27, 1944
We have really got to create a culture in our world today where we recognize that every human life is sacred and precious and we have no right to tak….
That will be my focus: building a culture that moves away from militarism..
Our common humanity is more important than all the things that divide us..
I go to places and I see all these people working on peace education and on a culture of nonviolence and non-killing. You look at all these different….
People have the right to come and choose their own political solutions..
We need human security: food, education, health care for our children..
The fact is that the American government and NATO have destroyed Iraq and Afghanistan. Their next targets will be Syria and Iran..
I have always been inspired by the American peace movement because it is operating in a very hard and militarist environment..
We need radical thinking, creative ideas, and imagination..
Palestine has a very strong nonviolent movement..
When I visited Auschwitz I was horrified. And when I visited Iraq, I thought to myself, 'What will we tell our children in fifty years when they ask ….
I believe we are on the edge of a quantum leap into a whole new way of organizing and living as a human family..
We really can do things in support of each other very, very quickly..
The cross to me is complete nonviolence because Jesus said, "Love your enemy. Do not kill." I realized that I could never kill anyone or hurt anyone,….
Perhaps the greatest contribution that those of us who come from a Christian tradition can make is to throw out the old just-war theory, embrace the ….
I think Assange has been very courageous. I've also defended Bradley Manning. I think they've been tremendously courageous in telling the truth, and ….
We reject the way the world is at the moment and we don't accept nuclear weapons.
We need political leadership that will move the world away from war into solving its problems through dialogue and negotiation, to build friendship w….
Those of us who believe in human rights and the truth - particularly the journalists and the media - should stand in defense of Julian Assange and Br….
To enable consensus politics to develop we need to empower people where they live. This means devolving financial resources and political power down ….
In Northern Ireland, people said there would never be a solution. But once people begin to have the political will and force their governments to sit….