Howard Zinn's Last Thoughts: "this is the time for the resurgence of a national movement"

[kpete]

Rabbi Arthur Waskow from the Shalom Center sends us this very moving last e-mail exchange with historian Howard Zinn. It's clear that the late Dr. Zinn recognized the value of including progressive people of faith in the great popular movement that speaks for average people rather than the big moneyed interests.

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Arthur, you are absolutely right, this is the time for the resurgence of a national movement that begins with a co-ordinated country-wide action.

The theme you describe, "independence from the military-corporation" is one that all sorts of people and groups can unite around. I believe millions, probably tens of millions of people are ready for this because there is little left of the early euphoria that greeted Obama's election.

A huge job to organize it, but it was done for Mobilization Day Oct.15,1969, and without the advantage of the Internet.

Someone or some group that is respected throughout the progressive movement would need to take the initiative and summon supporters. With blacks, Latinos, women prominent, and not disdaining celebrities. I think of Julian Bond, Danny Glover, Rosie Perez, Cindy Sheehan, Harry Belafonte, Matt Damon, Oprah, Alice Walker, Marian Wright Edelman -- some well-known clergy, you and others, some labor leaders. Maybe not that exact group, but just to suggest a direction. And a few super-organizers.


I'm not up for organizing these days, maybe for consultation, and whatever help I can give.

http://faithfulprogressive.blogspot.com/2010/01/howard-zinns-last-thoughts-from-rabbi.html

[G_j]

1. big K&R!

so right on

[katsy]

2. k/r

[L0oniX]

3. K & R