The Veterans of Hope Blog

Joanna Shenk, a writer, activist and minister, has published an extended interview with Vincent Harding focussed on his experiences with the Mennonite Church, during and after the time he and Rosemarie were representatives of the Mennonites to the south...

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On May 17, students, faculty and alumni from the Iliff School of Theology gathered to remember and celebrate the lives and spirit of our co-founders, Vincent and Rosemarie Freeney Harding, in honor of the third anniversary of Vincent’s passing. Â...

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Vincent and Rosemarie Harding were among a generation of scholar-activists powerfully committed to the liberation of Black people and to the transformation of U.S. society toward a more just, equitable, and compassionate multiracial democracy.   On Octo...

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  In 1964, Rosemarie and Vincent Harding, spent some time in eastern Europe, traveling for the Mennonite Central Committee, sharing insights on theological and social issues from their experience in the Black Freedom movement in the South (civil righ...

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Today I am honoring my daddy, Vincent Harding, who passed into glory on this day, five years ago – May 19, 2014. When I think about my daddy and my mama, Rosemarie Freeney Harding, at this juncture of my life, what comes most strongly to my mind is ...

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Back in January, on the Leadership Center for Social Justice Podcast, Rachel Harding spoke with Ry Siggelkow about Remnants, sharing stories about the spirit and the faith that sustained social justice work in the Black Freedom Movement and in her family&...

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On February 21, at the Stella Adler Studio in NYC, poet Sonia Sanchez, public theologian Ruby Sales and musician-producer Toshi Reagon joined Rachel E. Harding for a conversation about Remnants and the meaning of spirituality and social justice in 21st ...

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This is a magnificently beautiful song in honor of the Orixá, Nanã Buruku. In Candomblé, Nanã is an elder, feminine, earth-based energy. She is the energy of the primal connection between earth and water, the holy mud out of which life forms and to wh...

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I. Recently, Rev. Jeri Wright and her father, Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, asked me to join them in leading an early morning prayer fellowship.  They have been organizing this informal, online meeting since April, as a service of the Samuel Dewitt Proctor C...

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“There is no scarcity.  There is no shortage.  No lack of love, of compassion, of joy in the world. There is enough.  There is more than enough.” – Rosemarie Freeney Harding “I am a citizen of a country that does not yet exist, ...

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