Professor Thurman has a difficult time presenting his world perspective to conventional intellectual or activist networks because he seeks to break the cycle of clinging to outside salvation. The root practice of the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism is that we each must do the work of living peace, expressing joy and sharing compassion for all beings every single day of our lives. That's a hard sell when trying to point fingers at oppressors and liberators. When Professor Thurman teaches these ideas, they are presented like a stiff drink with an ironic (often hilarious) American twist. I hope you will enjoy this lecture given in June at the Transcendent Nation Foundation.
Showing posts with label non-violence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label non-violence. Show all posts
September 21, 2008
January 21, 2008
Show Solidarity for Peace Soldiers
Ben Kogan could have had an easy life. He could have kept his mouth shut and accepted the status quo. Instead he listened to his conscious and will walk into prison to protect his belief in human rights FOR ALL. Now it's our turn to help him. Please take a stand to help those who cannot speak for themselves.
CO Ben Kogan sentenced to 21 days in military prison
[By: New Profile, 08/01/2008]
Ben Kogan, a pacifist conscientious objector, was sentenced to 21 days in military prison for refusing to serve in the Israeli army. Ben appeared before the military Conscience Committee in December, but was rejected.
Please send Ben letters of support (preferably postcards or by fax) to his
prison address:
Ben Kogan
Military ID 5376779
Military Prison No. 6
Military Postal Code 01860, IDF
Israel
Fax: ++972-4-8692884
It is recommended to send letters of protest on Ben's behalf, preferably by fax, to:
Mr. Ehud Barak,
Minister of Defence,
Ministry of Defence,
37 Kaplan St.,
Tel-Aviv 61909,
Israel.
E-mail: sar@mod.gov.il or pniot@mod.gov.il
Fax: ++972-3-6976218 / ++972-3-696-27-57 / ++972-3-691-69-40 / ++972-3-691-79-15
For those of you who live outside Israel, it would be very effective to send protests to your local Israeli embassy. You can find the address of your local embassy on the web.
http://www.newprofile.org/showdata.asp?pid=1208&language=en
Here is another opportunity to provide a nonviolent solution in Israel and Palestine:
Combatants for Peace
We are a group of Israeli and Palestinian individuals who were actively involved in the cycle of violence in our area. The Israelis served as combat soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces and the Palestinians were involved in acts of violence in the name of Palestinian liberation.
We all used weapons against one another, and looked at each other only through weapon sights; however today we cooperate and commit ourselves to the following:
We no longer believe that the conflict can be resolved through violence.
We believe that the blood shed will not end unless we act together to terminate the occupation and stop all forms of violence.
We call for the establishment of a Palestinian State, alongside the State of Israel. The two states can exist in peace and security beside each other.
We will use only non-violent means to achieve our goals and call for both societies to end violence.
http://www.combatantsforpeace.org/
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