Apr 2021
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!
Apr
05
"Justice Now"
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week reminds us that to truly achieve justice, we must proactively address the limitations in our systems that prevent people from living a peaceful, healthy, sustainable life.Speaking about the Legal Services program to the Illinois State Bar Association in 1966, Sargent Shriver...
Apr
05
The Need for Peace Corps Today
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week is inspired by the initiatives that Peace Corps is currently undertaking in service of our current challenges. When Sargent Shriver spoke these words during his Remarks at the Peace Corps 35th Anniversary, the world was a different place than it was when he...
Apr
19
In Honor of Earth Day ...
Our Quote of the Week reminds us that we are bound together on this planet of ours, and that protecting our fragile and finite resources has large-scale implications for all of us. As we mark Earth Day this week, let us remember that taking action to create a cleaner, healthier environment is...
Apr
22
The Fight for Justice
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week reminds us that to bring about justice in our systems and in our communities, we must act from the top down AND from the bottom up. In other words, it is up to all of us to bring about a just society.Sargent Shriver spoke these words in Montgomery, Alabama on April 28,...
