“We pray to remember God (simran) but we serve to realize God (seva). When you find yourself afraid and you don’t know if you can survive it: Close your eyes and breathe and remember the one who loves you. Because in the palm of our hand we have the ability to respond – to speak, to post, to organize, to act, online and on the ground, and in the voting booth. In this time of astonishing moral crisis, silence is complicity.
Because you are with the holy, and of the holy. Even if you are bleeding – in the birthing room or on the battlefield – the hot winds cannot touch you. Valarie Kaur is a seasoned civil rights activist, award-winning filmmaker, lawyer, faith leader, and founder of. Valarie Kaur She was born and raised in Clovis, California, where her family settled as Sikh farmers in 1913. Valarie Kaur, See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love. Her new venture is The Revolutionary Love Projectat the University of Southern California, where you can watch Divided We Fall and where you'll find Kaur’s next film, which will feature stories from Oak Creek. And when we think we have reached our limit, wonder is the act that returns us to love. I’ve worked in civil rights for the last twenty years and now lead the Revolutionary Love Project. I am always partially listening to the thoughts in my own head when others are speaking, so. Dear Sadh Sangat ji, My name is Valarie Kaur. When I really want to hear another persons story, I try to leave my preconceptions at the door and draw close to their telling. “’Tati vao na lagi, par brahm sharnai.’ The hot winds cannot touch you when you walk the path of love and justice. Valarie Kaur is an award-winning filmmaker, civil rights lawyer, entrepreneur and Sikh American activist. See No Stranger Quotes Showing 1-30 of 133. “To pursue a life of revolutionary love is to walk boldly into the hot winds of the world with a saint’s eyes and a warrior’s heart – and pour our body, breath, and blood into others.” The world needs your love: the only social, political and moral force that can dismantle injustice to remake the world around us – and within us.” Love calls us to speak even when our voice trembles, stand even when hate spins out of control, and stay even when the blood is fresh on the ground. Love calls us to weep when their bodies are outcast, broken or destroyed. Despus de ms de una semana de violentos intercambios entre los EE. “Love calls us to look upon the faces of those different from us as brothers and sisters. As she journeys from the birthing room to tragic sites of bloodshed, Kaur shows us how the choice to love can be a force for justice. Working with government partners in emerging and developing economies to build strong, domestic financial markets.“ Revolutionary love is a well-spring of care, an awakening to the inherent dignity and beauty of others and the earth, a quieting of the ego, a way of moving through the world in relationship, asking: ‘What is your story? What is at stake? What is my part in your flourishing?’ Loving others, even our opponents, in this way has the power to sustain political, social and moral transformation. In this inspiring, poetic talk, Valarie Kaur asks us to reclaim love as a revolutionary act. Center for Regional Economics and California CenterĪnalyzes the dynamics that drive job creation and promote industry expansionĮmpowers philanthropists to effectively address some of the world's most urgent problemsĬlears roadblocks that prevent medical breakthroughs from reaching patients soonerĪddressing society's greatest challenges through a financial lens.Kaur stressed that in light of the demographic changes now taking place in the United. Valarie has spent the years since his murder advocating for the Sikh American community and others targeted and impacted by hate. She’s the founder of the Revolutionary Love Project and author of the book See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love.
Extends the reach and impact of the Milken Institute to the Asia-Pacific regionĬonducts research and constructs programs designed to facilitate smooth and efficient operation of financial marketsĪdvances healthy longevity and financial security for all through high-impact policies, research, convenings, and multisector partnerships.ĭevelops research, programs, and initiatives designed to envision and activate sustainable solutions leading to better health for individuals and communities worldwide. In her keynote address to the 33 rd General Synod July 12, social justice activist Valarie Kaur provided the United Church of Christ with a compass that she urged every one of its congregations to use to become a pocket of revolutionary love. Valarie Kaur is a seasoned civil rights activist and celebrated prophetic voice at the forefront of progressive change.
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