How to put an end to war: Peace Song for 1/17/2012

“This is not the way we put the end to war…” says the song.

“The Universal Soldier” by Donovan is the Peace Song of the Day for January 17th.

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[This Peace Song of the Day was actually first announced/posted on 1/29/2012 as part of a marathon catch-up session.]

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MLK explains to the Corporate Press the Historical Necessity for Civil Disobedience in 1965 video

Martin Luther King Jr. on NBC’s Meet the Press in 1965

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IW: The questioning of Dr. King by the corporate press is reminiscent of the same questions that they ask the Occupy movement today.

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On March 28, 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr. appeared on NBC’s Meet The Press.

One week after leading his historic five-day march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, King said that the demonstration was necessary not just to help push the Voting Rights Bill through, but to draw attention to the humiliating conditions in Alabama such as police brutality and racially-motivated murder.

Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair: Peace Song for 1/16/2012

“All across the nation such a strange vibration…” It was true in 1967, and it is true today.

So, “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)” by John Phillips is/was the Peace Song of the Day for January 16th.

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[This Peace Song of the Day was actually first announced/posted on 1/29/2012 as part of a marathon catch-up session.]

War is not the answer: Peace Song for 1/15/2012

Marvin Gaye says, “You see, war is not the answer…For only love can conquer hate”

“What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye is/was the Peace Song of the Day for January15th.

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[This Peace Song of the Day was actually first announced/posted on 1/29/2012 as part of a marathon catch-up session.]