Dec 2021
On our blog, we share our Quote of the Week as well as other insights about our work and about our community. As our society continues to struggle with some of the same issues that Sargent Shriver focused on -- poverty, racism, inequality, war -- we believe it's important to share our stories with each other. Do you have a story to share about Sargent Shriver or about one of the issues he cared about? Share your story with us by emailing it to info@sargentshriver.org. Maybe we'll post it here!
Dec
06
A Call to Peacemaking
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week is a personal call to peacemaking by Sargent Shriver, one that we echo today. This week, we mark the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese military's strike against the Pearl Harbor naval base in Honolulu, Hawaii. One of the most consequential...
Dec
13
The Facts of Poverty
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week reminds us of some fundamental facts about poverty. As the holiday season continues, let us remember that what many of us take for granted as a time of abundance, many others struggle through as a time of acute scarcity.On August 18,1964, two days before President Johnson...
Dec
20
"Health is a basic human right"
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week underlines the critical importance of making affordable health services accessible to everyone in the United States. Sargent Shriver's observations about health care for all are particularly relevant now, as COVID-19 continues to ravage our communities, to put those with...
