The Veterans of Hope Blog

As part of our ongoing collaboration with the Terreiro do Cobre Candomblé community in Salvador, Bahia, we are hosting three Afro-Brazilian ritual leaders and activists this summer – Iyalorixá Valnizia Pereira, Ebomi Marilene de Jesus Cruz and Ogãn C...

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  Note from our sister, Lakshmi Nair, founder of Satya Yoga:   Have you heard about or listened to Yoga is Dead yet?  In just 7 months and 6 game-changing episodes, Yoga is Dead has taken the yoga and wellness industry by storm. Since launching i...

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We are proud to announce the upcoming visit to the USA of Iyalorixá Valnizia de Ayrá (Mãe Val) — senior Candomblé priestess and community activist from Brazil.    Candomblé is a powerful, poetic and ancestral tradition developed by enslaved ...

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  Eight days out from the recent presidential election, many folks are feeling the need for encouragement, even guidance from some of the elders of our country’s movements for social justice. There are a number of wonderful video interviews on ...

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This is an interview from 2003 — the PBS series “Religion and Ethics Newsweekly” came to Denver to talk to Rachel and her dad about the way art and spirituality feed struggles for social change.  You may enjoy what they had to say. As...

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On May 9, at a scholarship fundraiser and awards dinner in NYC, Vincent Harding was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the City College of New York Communications Alumni.  Vincent’s cousin, Frank Paul, Jr. and his wife, Sonja Cherry-Paul were there to ...

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My father wrote this two-page statement on immigration in 2008.  He used his experience as a historian and the commentary of his friend and comrade, Rev. Phil Lawson, to reflect on connections between the fugitive ancestors of African Americans and t...

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On April 4, 1967 Martin Luther King delivered his sermon, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” in the Nave of the Riverside Church in New York City. The sermon became King’s major public statement against the War in Vietnam. King spoke eloquen...

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Dear Folks, The Veterans of Hope Project really needs your support! PLEASE CONSIDER A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE GIFT TO THE ORGANIZATION. In 2016 we developed a new website www.veteransofhope.org with a wealth of resources about the links between spirituality and so...

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Welcome Folks! We are thrilled to introduce you to the new Veterans of Hope Project website www.veteransofhope.org   We’ve completely redesigned the site with an eye toward ensuring that our virtual home reflects the emphasis on spirit, community, hos...

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