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“If I had a tombstone, I’ve always thought what it would say is: ‘He became a member of the antiwar and anti-nuclear movements,’” he said, wapo.st/3Ndjd0w
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A happy memory: 2013 when #HarryBelafonte , Joan Baez and my dad were honored by the War Resisters League. Belafonte quoted King who was accused of “preaching to the choir.” “If I stop preaching to the choir they might stop singing.” He told the activists: “Keep singing.”
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Käthe Kollwitz, one of Dorothy Day’s favorite artists. My reflections in @GiveUsThisDayLP “One day a new idea will arise and there will be an end to all wars. I am convinced of this.”
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The great Rebecca Chopp: The new face of Alzheimer’s: Early stage patients who refuse to surrender washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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@JerryBrownGov came to visit my dad @DanielEllsberg for amazing conversation about the nuclear threat, climate emergency, the dangers of the Ukraine war and the deep question, What is to be done?
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@RobertEllsberg retweeted
On Emmaus day, I wanted to share this “modern icon” of a scene from the Road to Emmaus that hangs in my study. The artist is a Ukrainian woman, Ivanka Demchuk. My favorite detail: you can see their “hearts burning within them”
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My dad applying the same concentration and intensity in preparing a shopping list for bagels as he does in warning of nuclear peril. @DanielEllsberg
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@RobertEllsberg retweeted
This Earth Day, meet the artist making beautiful icons of God’s endangered creatures
Read more from @PopCulturPriest: americamagazine.org/faith/20…
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My father @DanielEllsberg has just posted this letter on Facebook: m.facebook.com/1000502918078… sharing news of his diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer.
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Please listen to this brilliantly produced interview by @lourdesgnavarro for @nytimes with my dad @DanielEllsberg. His most urgent message: "With my last breath I will be doing what I can to postpone and avert the risk of nuclear war." nytimes.com/2023/04/20/opini…
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I was able to interview @DanielEllsberg for many hours about his life and the secret documents he never got to leak. It was a fascinating talk with a giant in American history and one you won’t want to miss #FirstPerson @nytopinion nytimes.com/2023/04/20/opini…
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