Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Gandhi

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
Mohandas Gandhi
Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and n… Continue

" I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. " - Dalai Lama

VANCOUVER — The Dalai Lama will headline a "spiritual dream team" of Nobel Peace Prize laureates and international activists at a peace summit this September in Vancouver.

Victor Chan, co-founder of Vanco… Continue

Summit of the Americas: Draft Declaration falls short on human rights

" The draft declaration being negotiated by governments in advance of the Fifth Summit of the Americas falls short on human rights, warned Amnesty International today, as it issued a series of recommendations to improve the official declaration."

“The draft declaration being taken to the Americas Summit is disappointing when it comes to human rights,” said Susan Lee, Americas Director at Amnesty International. “It is only by… Continue

From Hōkūle‘a Twitter page -http://bit.ly/8n8XI Hōkūle‘a should arrive at Palmyra tomorrow morning. Congrats Bruce & crew"

posted around 5 pm Hawaii time on 03/18/09

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Forwarded from... Common Dreams.org
by Jeremy Klaszus

A"s George W. Bush's St. Patrick's Day visit to Calgary draws near, the federal government is facing pressure from activists and human rights lawyers to bar the former U.S. president from the country or prosecute him for war crimes and crimes against humanity once he steps on Canadian soil."
"Bush is scheduled to speak at the Telus Convention Center March 17, but Vancouver lawyer Gail Davidson says that because Bush has been "credibly accuse… Continue