Mar 2023
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!
Mar
08
The Effect of Polarization on Our Schools
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week underlines a reality that was true when Sargent Shriver spoke these words over 50 years ago and continues to be true today: that the polarization we see in politics adversely affects our classrooms, and by implication, our young people.In 1972, Sargent Shriver gave a...
Mar
15
Shriver's Challenge: A Call to Peace
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
Our Quote of the Week challenges us to be peacemakers using the unique tools and qualities we each have developed in our own lives. It reminds us of a truth that we sometimes find difficult to accept but that we must work to embrace: that peace begins with each of us.Sargent Shriver made this...
Mar
21
A New Book about Sargent Shriver Reveals the Deep Spiritual Calling behind the Peace Corps Founder's Public Service
by Sargent Shriver Peace Institute
The Call: The Spiritual Realism of Sargent Shriver presents an imagined conversation with the Peace Corps founder that sheds light on the deep motivations that shaped his approach to leadershipNEW YORK – The Sargent Shriver Peace Institute (SSPI, ww.sargentshriver.org) has announced its...
