"To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow." … author William...
"The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate "apparently ordinary" people to unusual effort. The tough problem is not in identifying winners: it is in...
"This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for...
"Cowardice asks the question: Is it safe? Expediency asks the question: Is it politic? Vanity asks the question: Is it popular? But conscience asks the...
"Cowardice asks the question: Is it safe? Expediency asks the question: Is it politic? Vanity asks the question: Is it popular? But conscience asks the...
"How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment—we can start now, start slowly changing the world!" … Anne Frank, from "Anne Frank's Tales From the...
"I have learned that, even though our cultures are different, we are all the same. We all need love, and we all need to belong." … Dr. Bernadette Atanga of...
JANE ELLIOTT EVENT POSTPONED! Tonight's (Wed, Mar 11) presentation by Jane Elliott, "The Anatomy of Prejudice," at Hope College has been postponed until...
"May you be blessed with warmth in your home, love in your heart, peace in your soul, and joy in your life." … an Irish blessing for St. Patrick's Day. Herb...
"Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, it sends forth a tiny ripple of hope…and...
"The single clenched fist lifted and ready, Or the open asking hand held out and waiting. Choose: For we meet by one or the other." …Carl Sandburg, from...
"The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating." … César Chávez, labor organizer. Herb and Ann This...
"Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?" ... - Lillian Hellman Herb and Ann This information is provided by the Alliance...
"What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?" … George Eliot, Middlemarch (1871) Herb and Ann This information is provided...
"We fought injustice wherever we found it, no matter how large, or how small, and we fought injustice to preserve our own humanity." … Nelson Mandela Herb...
"You are invited to the festival of this world and your life is blessed." … Rabindranoth Tagore Herb and Ann This information is provided by the Alliance for...
"Justice begins with the recognition of the necessity of sharing" …Elias Canetti, Bulgarian-born novelist and non-fiction writer in German, winner of a Nobel...
"We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what...
"For a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people's love and concern for each other." … Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity ...
"Juneteenth is arguably one of the most important days in our country's history as well as African American history." … Corrine Brown, U.S. Representative...
"In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change."…Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk and teacher. Herb and Ann This information is provided by the...
"Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are anger and courage. Anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain as they are." …...
In the Community from ACEH July 1, 2009 "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with...
"If you want to be free, there is but one way; it is to guarantee an equally full measure of liberty to all your neighbors. There is no other."…Carl Shurz,...
"An act of love, a voluntary taking on oneself of some of the pain of the world, increases the courage and love and hope of all." … Dorothy Day, founder of...
**"A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep" … author Salman...
"We each have the power to change our attitude, to overcome our ignorance and fears, and to influence our children, our peers and our community. It begins with...
10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION POTLUCK When: Sunday August 9, 2009 Where: Kollen Park 12th St. in Gazebo area Time: 1:00-4:00pm Proclamation by Holland's Mayor, ...
in the community aug 3 09.doc "Every person is a new door to a different world." … "Six Degrees of Separation" Herb and Ann This information is provided by...
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