A. J. Muste stood in front of the White House night after night with a candle during the Vietnam War. A reporter asked him…
"Oh," Muste replied, "I don't do it to change the country, I do it so the country won't change me." #democracy #speakup #america #ajmuste #useyourvoice
Strike supporter in the street, killed by police in Toledo, 1934, surrounded by strikers in fedoras and flatcaps.
Today in #LaborHistory 5/23/1933: Battle of Toledo during AutoLite #GeneralStrike #Toledo, #Ohio. 10,000 strikers blockaded plant for 7 hours. #NationalGuard killed 2, wounded 15 others. #Striek led by American Workers Party & #AJMuste
A.J. Muste spent his life fighting for justice through nonviolence. A mentor to Martin Luther King Jr. and a founder of the Congress of Racial Equality, Muste believed love and sacrifice were the only real paths to change. #RadicalUrge #AJMuste #CongressOfRacialEquality #CORE
New study: "We conducted a…survey across 125 countries, interviewing nearly 130,000 individuals and found] widespread support for [#climate action. Notably, 69% of the global population expresses a willingness to contribute 1% of their personal income, 86% endorse pro-climate social norms and […]
#SpeakTruthToPower #KeepOnKeepinOn #NeverGiveUp #AdvocateEducateInspire
“I do this so the country won’t change me.” #AJMuste
THE REV. A.J MUSTE WAS ONCE ASKED IF HE REALLY FELT THAT STANDING OUTSIDE THE WHITEHOUSE ALONE WITH A LIT CANDLE COULD CHANGE THE COUNTRY'S POLICIES. HE REPLIED: "OH, I DON'T DO THIS TO CHANGE THE COUNTRY. I DO THIS SO THE COUNTRY DOESN'T CHANGE ME."
#resist #antiwar #fightforpeace #organize #AJMuste #CivilRights #nonviolence #mutualaid #justice
