by Susan | Apr 15, 2019 | Monuments
L’arbre de l’espérance sculpture stands at the main entrance to the 26th centennial park in Marseille and was unveiled in 2000 as part of the 2,600 anniversary of the foundation of the city. 350,000 people of all faiths and none, native to Marseille or immigrants...
by Susan | Apr 8, 2019 | Monuments
The sculpture sits on Trg Oslobođenje – Libertion Square – in the center of Sarajevo. It consists of a naked male figure reaching toward the sky, pulling the meridians of the earth together. Around him, doves help by lifting further meridians into place. The...
by Susan | Apr 4, 2019 | Season for Nonviolence, Season for Nonviolence 2
64. Celebration Rejoice in the work that you have done. Celebrate the journey that you have made with countless others who believe that every individual can move the world in the direction of peace with their nonviolent choice and action. Margaret Mead said “Never...
by Susan | Apr 3, 2019 | Season for Nonviolence
63. Release A Sufi proverb says, “When the heart weeps for what it has lost, the spirit laughs for what it has found.” Today look back on how far you have come during this 64 day journey. Release the weight of your past, judgments of yourself and others, and the idea...
by Susan | Apr 1, 2019 | Monuments
The Shaheed Minar (Bengali: শহীদ মিনার Shohid Minar lit. “Martyr Monument”) commemorates those killed during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations of 1952 in then East Pakistan. On 21 and 22 February 1952, students from Dhaka University and Dhaka...
