Our music fest theme continues with anti-war music by Eric Bogle, John McCutchen, Paul McCartney, and Carl Nielsen in honor of the 100th anniversary of WWI.
Music Vision Week: Classic Songs
For our Music Vision Week, we highlight select songs by Michael Jackson, John Lennon, and Bob Marley for their uplifting hopeful visions for our world.
Hildegard Goss-Mayr and Jean Goss (b.1930) (1912-1991)
Hildegard Goss-Mayr & Jean Goss left a lasting imprint on peace training in their process for developing strategies & their methods of teaching nonviolence.
Jerzy Popiełuszko (1947-1984)
Jerzy Popiełuszko was a preist involved in the historic nonviolent freedom movement known as Solidarity. Ultimately, he became a martyr for that revolution.
Peter Benenson (1921-2005)
In 1961, Peter Benenson was moved to action by a story in the newspaper. He founded Amnesty International, an organization working to ending human rights abuses.
Moses Montefiore (1784-1885)
Moses Montefiore was a famous 19th-Century British Jewish philanthropist who used his wealth to advocate for fair treatment of religious minorities.
Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786)
Moses Mendelssohn was an 18th-Century German-Jewish philosopher and a giant in the intellectual growth of European Jewish culture.
Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846)
A full-time organizer of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Thomas Clarkson spearheaded the Abolitionist movement in Great Britain.
Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566)
Former slave owner Bartolomé de las Casas became a defender of rights for indigenous American peoples during the severe oppression of Spanish colonial rule.
Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) and al-Malik al-Kamil (1180-1238)
Amid the horrors of the Crusades, Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil dared to cross battle lines. After a week of talks, they parted as friends.