More than 5,000 people followed this eight-week Journey into Soulforce to prepare, as Gandhi and King taught, for the historic 1999 meeting with Jerry Falwell. Here is that original journey, in its entirety. IntroductionGetting ReadyStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10Step 11Step 12Step 13Step 14Step 15Step 16Step 17
Nonviolence
Talking to the Media – Things to Remember
by Laura Montgomery Rutt – Soulforce Media Co-Coordinator Be Prepared: If you are willing to talk to reporters, think ahead and plan what you want to say, and sum it up in your mind to three points you want to make. Be Yourself: Short personal stories are powerful, use them! (but have them thought out […]
Kara Speltz’s Iraqi Diary
3/14 – 3/16 – It’s the weekend prior to our trip. Lots of last minute errands to do, but our parish is celebrating St. Patty’s day on Friday night, and I decided to go in order to have a chance to say good-bye to friends. One parishioner gave me $10 and asked me to light […]
Soulforce Pledge to Nonviolence
Take The Pledge to Nonviolence — print and sign. The Pledge to NonviolenceOriginally written by Martin Luther King, Jr.Modified by Soulforce, Inc. 2003 As I prepare for this direct action, I will meditate regularly on the life and teachings of Gandhi and King and other truth-seekers. I will remember that the nonviolent movement seeks justice […]