Today on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we listen to his reflections on the US Empire and the triple evils of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism in a country that was approaching spiritual death even then in 1967. During his speech, “Beyond Vietnam — A Time to Break Silence,” at Riverside Church in NY on April 4th of that year, he called the US the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today. He was assassinated a year later.

In today’s Democracy Now episode, we listen to two of Martin Luther King’s speeches set against a backdrop of footage from the civil rights movement to Vietnam.

His words are just as relevant today as they were 58 years ago.

We continue the practice of confronting the inter-related systems of violence that shape our world today. We take action with urgency.

This week’s trainings and calls to action:

• TONIGHT, Jan 19 — 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM on ZOOM
  TRAINING: “Preparing to Testify.” Write legislative testimony in support of LD 1383, “An Act to Require the State to Divest Itself of Assets Invested in Corporations that Contribute to Genocide and Human Rights Abuses.” Link to join the meeting.

• WEDNESDAY, Jan 21 — 8:00 AM to TBD
  TESTIFY: Please join the Maine Green Independent Party and the Maine Coalition for Peace & Human Rights and testify in support of LD 1383. You can testify in-person at the state house, online over Zoom, or submit written testimony before the hearing. For more information about LD 1383 and how to testify, visit our legislative advocacy page.

Thank you,

Maine Green Independent Party
mainegreens.org