Jul 2020
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!
Jul
06
A "Declaration of Interdependence"
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week asks us to move beyond the "declaration of independence" on which the United States was founded 244 years ago this week. It summons us to make a declaration of something more powerful and transformative: interdependence.Sargent Shriver spoke these words in his 1975...
Jul
07
We Called it a War: Sargent Shriver’s Recently Discovered, Lost Memoir to be Published January 2021 By RosettaBooks
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
The Architect of the War on Poverty’s First-Hand Account of America’s Struggle against Economic Inequality is Rediscovered Posthumously after 50 Years New York, NY, July 08, 2020— We Called It A War captures Sargent Shriver’s...
Jul
13
Here We Go
by Chuk Obasi
Chuk Obasi is an actor, writer, director and choreographer who has written or co-written over 15 theatrical works, including plays, musicals, screen plays, and operas. He is currently the Artistic Director at TÉA Productions, a Company Member with The Private Theatre, a Company...
Jul
13
"The only just, fundamental, and permanent remedy" for discrimination
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week marks the seventh anniversary of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Although spoken 64 years ago, Sargent Shriver's words remind us of one of Black Lives Matter's fundamental messages: that we cannot rest until we achieve equal justice and protection for our African American...
Jul
20
The Best Guardians of Liberty
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week celebrates those who dedicate themselves to the fight for greater justice, whom Sargent Shriver refers to as "the best guardians of liberty". His statement reminds us that we cannot fulfill our promise as a nation until we protect everyone's rights to live life...
Jul
20
Sometimes You Must Pick A Side
by Hope Sanders
Hope Sanders is a Harlem native with roots in the deep south of Mississippi. Hope is a Social Work Major at CUNY Lehman with a minor in Political Science. As a member of Justleadership USA and College and Community Fellowship, Hope has lobbied for the restoration of Pell Grants in prison and...
Jul
27
The Dangers of Cynical Leadership
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week, from Sargent Shriver's 1975 announcement of candidacy for President of the United States, has us thinking about the dangers of cynical leadership. As we head towards the 2020 Presidential election and as we continue to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, it is imperative that we...
Jul
27
An Argument for Defunding the Police
by Romario R. Ricketts
Romario R. Ricketts is a Macaulay Scholar and Political Science student at Lehman College/CUNY. Most recently, he interned at the ACLU and Brennan Center for Justice, where he worked on a broad range of pressing civil liberties issues, including voting, immigrants’, and prisoner’s rights. The...
