On This Day
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!
Nov
08
Remembering Sargent Shriver on his 106th Birthday
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week calls to mind some of the characteristics and abilities that made Sargent Shriver distinct as a servant leader: his human-centric spirituality, his ability to foster collaboration, and his willingness to solicit, devise, and implement innovative solutions to society's most...
Mar
01
For the 60th Anniversary of Peace Corps, A Call to Peace and Service
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week highlights the values on which Peace Corps was founded when it was first established 60 years ago today. They are also the values on which Peace Corps can rebuild as we make our way through this extraordinary moment in world history.Today we mark the anniversary of the day...
Nov
09
How Do You Make an Extraordinary Citizen?
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
On the 105th anniversary of his birth, our Quote of the Week honors the example of citizenship that Sargent Shriver left for us.In a rousing speech about citizenship to young leaders, Sargent Shriver spoke about the potential of Chicago, his home at the time. The year was 1957, and when...
Sep
07
Something for Labor Day
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week is a reminder of the ways in which workers have pushed to humanize our collective working life. On this Labor Day, let us honor our workers and let remember the lessons of 2020: our workers are essential, and they need to be valued and nurtured if we are to have a healthy...
Jan
15
Creating "an America Free of Racism, Hunger, and Despair"
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
This week we mark two notable anniversaries. Today we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on what would have been his 89th birthday. And on Thursday we mark the loss of Sargent Shriver, who passed away on January 18, 2011. Both worked tirelessly to achieve justice and equality for all Americans....
Jan
08
Alleviating Poverty
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
On this day in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared an "unconditional war on poverty" in his first State of the Union address. In this week's quote, Sargent Shriver brings us a very important message from that era, which is that the United States has the means to tackle poverty....
Oct
16
Marking A War on Poverty Anniversary
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
On October 16, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson swore in Sargent Shriver as the first Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO). In his address that day, President Johnson noted that the goal of the War on Poverty--the motivation for the creation of the OEO--was "to increase...
Nov
09
On Sarge's 100th Birthday, He Calls On Us to "Break Our Mirrors"
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
November 9, 2015 marks the 100th birthday of Robert Sargent Shriver. In the months leading up to this date, we reviewed Sarge's many accomplishments: the establishment of the Peace Corps; the creation of the War on Poverty programs (Head Start, Job Corps, VISTA, Community Action, Legal...
