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In Pursuit of Peace and Justice: 100 Peace & Justice Leaders and Models

BY TRANSCEND MEMBERS, 29 Jan 2018

Anthony J. Marsella and Kathleen Malley-Morrison – TRANSCEND Media Service

Introduction

26 Jan 2018 – The annual memorial holiday on January 15, 2018, celebrating Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s enduring contributions to peace and justice, has passed.

The events of the day linger in our minds, eternally grateful for Reverend King’s efforts to free people and nations from the brutal oppressions imposed by governments, nations, societies, organizations, and individuals, who willfully continue to support and sustain the evils of racism, prejudice, violence, and war.

Reverend King’s commitment to freedom from oppression and abuse compel us to continue his efforts far beyond the words, songs, and promises of his day.

To this end, we, (i.e., Kathy Malley-Morrison & Anthony J. Marsella), the authors of this article, have chosen to demonstrate our responsibilities to continuing the work of Reverend King, by identifying 100 living peace and social justice leaders and models.

The number is arbitrary for there are tens of thousands more who deserve citation. Many are not listed, but will be listed in future efforts. Do not be dismayed! Patience! We believed it essential to create a dynamic list of living peace and justice activists and advocates to encourage peace and justice work.

The individuals included on our list are from all genders, ages, roles. They are from many nations, ethnocultural groups, and “races.” We sense a rising tide of commitment to peace and justice, and an intolerance of the corruption, cronyism, and asymmetric power sustaining current abuses.

We consider our efforts a beginning, and we will continue to publish new lists. This is because the struggle for peace and justice is endless, and each day new people are rising to the call.

This is as it should be, and must be, until such time the forces of oppression yield to the forces of good; evil will continue, but human virtue, endowed in conscience will triumph! While the work of many included will be recognized, some of those listed may not be apparent. We have attached website information after each name to offer insight into their efforts.

Before sharing our list, however, we wish to include two charts offering graphic displays of essential material for understanding and appreciating living leaders.

CHART 1: PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEACE AND JUSTICE LEADERS AND MODELS

CHART 2: ROLES AND STATUSES OF LIVING PEACE & JUSTICE LEADERS AND MODELS

TABLE 1:

One Hundred Living Peace and Justice Activists, Advocates, Models

Abdul-Jabbar: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Adams: David Adams
Albertini: James Albertini
Assange: Julian Assange
Atzmon: Gilad Atzmon
Avnery: Uri Avnery
Bacevich: Andrew Bacevich
Baroud: Ramzy Baroud
Benjamin: Medea Benjamin
Berrigan: Frida Berrigan
Binney: William Binney
Blum: Willam Blum
Burrowes: Robert J. Burrowes
Caldicott: Helen Caldicott
Castro: Gustavo Castro
Chiponda: Melania Chiponda
Chomsky: Noam Chomsky
Coates: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cole: Juan Cole
Cook: Michelle Cook
Dalai: Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)
Davis: Angela Davis
Ebadi: Shrin Ebadi
Eidelson: Roy Eidelson
Ellsberg: Daniel Ellsberg
Engelhardt: Tom Engelhardt
Falk: Richard Falk
Feeley: Tom Feeley
Fonda: Jane Fonda
Galtung: Johan Galtung
Garza: Alicia Garza
Giroux: Henry A. Giroux
Goodman: Amy Goodman
Gorbachev: Mikhail Gorbachev
Greenwald: Glen Greenwald
Guevara-Rosas: Erika Guevara-Rosas
Haugen: Gary Haugen
Hedges: Chris Hedges
Hersh: Seymour Hersh
Hightower: Jim Hightower
Ikeda: Daisaku Ikeda
Jamail: Dahr Jamail
Jones: Van Jones
Kalaygian: Ani Kalayjian
Karman: Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Karman
Kelly: Kathy Kelly
Killelea: Steve Killelea
Kiriakou: John Kiriakou
Klein: Naomi Klein
Knox: Michael Knox
Koehler: Robert Koehler
Kohls: Gary G. Kohls
Lakey: George Lakey
Leonard: Annie Leonard
Lerner: Rabbi Michael Lerner
Lifton: Robert Lifton
Lindorff: David Lindorff
Manning: Chelsea Manning
McCoy: Alfred McCoy
McGovern: Ray McGovern
Maguire: Mairead McGuire
Menchu: Rigoberto Menchu
Miles: Stephen Miles
Monbiot: George Monbiot
Nader: Ralph Nader
Oberg: Jan Oberg
Okon: Emen Okon
Ono: Yoko Ono
Peled: Miko Peled
Petras: James Petras
Pilger: John Pilger
Pilisuk: Marc Pilisuk
Qumsiyeh: Mazin Qumsiyeh
Ragbir: Ravi Ragbir
Reich: Robert Reich
Risen: James Risen
Roberts: Paul Craig Roberts
Rosa: Antonio C. S. Rosa
Roy: Arundhati Roy
Satyarthri: Kailash Satyarthi
Sharpton: Al Sharpton
Sheehan: Cindy Sheehan
Shoman: Samia Shoman
Soetoro-Ng: Maya Soetoro-Ng
Staub: Ervin Staub
Swanson: David Swanson
Taibibi: Matt Taibibi
Tamimi: Ahed Tamimi
Thich: Thích Nhất Hạnh
Trask: Haunani-Kay Trask
Turse: Nick Turse
Tutu: Desmond Tutu
Vandeman: Mike Vandeman
Walsh: Dot Walsh
Weir: Alice Weir
Whitehead: John W. Whitehead
West: Cornel West
Wilkerson: Colonel Larry Wilkerson
Williams: Jody Williams
Yousafzai: Malala Yousafzai

This is our continuing contribution to the legacy of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. His work continues in the lives of those who share his commitments.

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Kathleen Malley-Morrison, Ed.D., Director of the Group on International Perspectives on Governmental Aggression and Peace (GIPGAP), is Professor Emerita of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University. She is the author or coauthor of several books, including Family Violence in a Cultural Perspective, and Family Violence in the United States, as well as editor of the four volume series: State violence and the right to peace: An international survey of the views of ordinary people. She has authored numerous articles and book chapters on violence within relationships and nations. Her current efforts to advance peace and social justice are centered primarily in her blog, Engaging Peace. http://engagingpeace.com. She can be reached at: kathiemm@engagingpeace.com

Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D., a member of the TRANSCEND Network for Peace Development Environment, is a past president of Psychologists for Social Responsibility, Emeritus Professor of psychology at the University of Hawaii’s Manoa Campus in Honolulu, Hawaii, and past director of the World Health Organization Psychiatric Research Center in Honolulu. He is known internationally as a pioneer figure in the study of culture and psychopathology who challenged the ethnocentrism and racial biases of many assumptions, theories, and practices in psychology and psychiatry. In more recent years, he has been writing and lecturing on peace and social justice. He has published 21 books and more than 300 articles, tech reports, and popular commentaries. His TMS articles may be accessed HERE and he can be reached at marsella@hawaii.edu.

This article originally appeared on Transcend Media Service (TMS) on 29 Jan 2018.

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