Forum Discussion Topic: January 16, 2022

Forum – January 16: Scaling up social solidarity: Is it realistic for all to have what they need? Envision what is possible. Words to contemplate before Forum: “The world has enough for everyone’s needs, but not everyone’s greed,” Mahatma Gandhi

From Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “On the one hand we are called to play the good Samaritan on life’s roadside; but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho road must be transformed so that men and women will not be constantly beaten and robbed as they make their journey on life’s highway. True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.”

U.S. leaders claim that we do not have enough resources to give every resident a life with dignity and security through secure housing, adequate nutrition and health care, work that provides a wage that you can live on, education that leads to meaningful employment etc. Experiences through the pandemic and natural disasters have shown what is possible if we take care of each other. Join us in exploring what might be possible if we help our country live out its stated values.