Feb 2018
On our blog, we share our Quote of the Week as well as other insights about our work and about our community. As our society continues to struggle with some of the same issues that Sargent Shriver focused on -- poverty, racism, inequality, war -- we believe it's important to share our stories with each other. Do you have a story to share about Sargent Shriver or about one of the issues he cared about? Share your story with us by emailing it to info@sargentshriver.org. Maybe we'll post it here!
Feb
05
"How can I save the world?"
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
What do you want most for yourself, for your family, for your community? What do you wish for the future of your country and for the world? And what can you do so that those wishes guide you in your daily life? In our Quote of the Week, Sargent Shriver asks us to focus on our "highest ideals...
Feb
12
Leading with Love
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Speaking about education at Northwestern University in Chicago, Sargent Shriver made the point that introducing students to world cultures could revolutionize the way we think about each other. That revolution could eventually transform our leadership style at the national level, allowing us to...
Feb
20
Confronting Our Impulse Toward Violence
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
We chose our Quote of the Week because we were looking to Sargent Shriver for insights about the violence we inflict on each other in this country. The senseless violence of mass shootings; the violent killings of unarmed citizens, and particularly of young, black men at the hands of police...
Feb
27
A Call to Peace and Service
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week provides an example of the kind of thinking that motivated Sargent Shriver's greatest accomplishments. From the creation of the Peace Corps to the War on Poverty, Sargent Shriver studied complex, contemporary international and domestic issues -- diplomacy, peacebuilding,...
