Socrates & King

Across California there will be a protest against the budget cuts in education. SF State’s faculty union, the California Faculty Association has made this resolution in support of non-violent protests. Here’s an excerpt: The executive board of the SF State chapter of CFA adopted the following statement on February 25th: California Faculty Association (CFA), San [...]

Having been immersed this semester in discussions of civil disobedience, it’s impossible for me, at least, to not keep Socrates and King in mind when I learn of social unrest and injustice in the world. Would an Iranian Socrates willingly allow himself to be taken to Evin prison? I admit this hypothetical is a difficult [...]

A Quaker perspective.