NSRI is dedicated to training educators and administrators in the philosophy and strategy of Martin Luther King's method of Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation.
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#IndigenousPeoplesDay 87% of U.S. history standards relegate Native Americans to the past tense (pre-1900).
Here are stories of Native American activism from the 1960s to the present to #TeachOutsideTextbook in U.S. history classes. #PeoplesHistory ⬇️
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It's often said: White kids, upon being taught the history of racism, will feel guilty or bad about being White. In fact, White kids who receive antiracist history lessons exhibit fewer racist ideas about Black people while their attitudes about White people are unaffected.
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#HappyBirthday James Meredith, who is 90 today! On this same day, in 1962, an appeals court ordered his admission as the 1st known Black student to the University of Mississippi. #history
mississippitoday.org/2023/06…
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Would you help me share this speech (#TheOtherAmerica) from my father?: youtu.be/dOWDtDUKz-U
Many are getting #MLK wrong.
He was a dreamer, but his dream was global, inclusive, and deeply rooted in love and commitment to eradicating what he called the Triple Evils.
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Powerful: Ranking Member @RepMcGovern just read an entire book into the record.
“It's called The Life of Rosa Parks by Kathleen Connors. It was pulled from second grade classrooms in the Duval County public school district in Florida. So let's just see what's so objectionable.”
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As you commemorate #MLKDay, please remember my mother, as well. She was the architect of the King Legacy and founder of @TheKingCenter, which she founded less than three months after Daddy was assassinated. Without #CorettaScottKing, there would be no MLK Day.
#MLKDay2023
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Happy Birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We celebrate you, your love, and your legacy today. The world is better because of your commitment to justice, equity and true peace. #MLK
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Tomorrow is #GoodNewsWednesday! It is important that we disrupt #polarization and #sensationalism. Sharing GOOD NEWS is a part of that disruption. Share something good that has happened in our #WorldHouse. Tag @TheKingCenter and #GoodNewsWednesdays.
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🧵“Nonviolence chooses Love instead of Hate.” One of the hardest things to do is to love someone who seeks to do you harm. It’s hard to love someone who never apologizes…
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We NEED her story now. What a powerfully, righteously rebellious life! #RosaParks
“To the end of her life, Parks believed the struggle for racial justice was not over and she continued to press for more change in the United States.”
-@JeanneTheoharis
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We can build a school culture that values acts of kindness, peace, and empathy...maybe replace homework with acts of kindness...
A featured article at Nonviolence News>> nonviolencenews.org/2019/12/…
#education #school #nonvioence
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#Nonviolence is the prescription for violence.
Study nonviolence with @TheKingCenter: thekingcenterinstitute.org
#InternationalDayOfNonviolence #MLK #Nonviolence365
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Every Week the People Win...
You may not get that information from the corporate press but you will from Nonviolence News!
Every week 30-50 stories from around the world...#ClimateChange #HumanRights #Peace #Freedom & More
And It is FREE!
Read Here>> bit.ly/2LhREm7
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For three days around Rosa Park's birthday, the Milwaukee Public Transit System reserved one seat on every bus as a tribute to Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin, and those who strove for #racialjustice on public transportation.
Read Nonviolence news>> bit.ly/2LzVZku
