Talk by Steve Trimm, April 11

[Dan Wilcox]

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From Steve Trimm. Presentation and talk at Pine Hills Library in Albany, 517 Western Ave., on Saturday, April 11, 2-4 p.m.

These days, political turbulence, rage and hatred are our daily bread. It was much the same during the Vietnam War. I was a peace activist back then and a Draft Resister (who paid a price for his resistance ). I was also a pacifist, schooled in nonviolence. I learned many lessons during the Vietnam tragedy that I believe are relevant today. Among them, how to avoid falling into hatred of our opponents. Hatred is exhausting. If we're exhausted, we sooner or later will give up hope. And without hope, we will drop out of the struggle. Dropping out of today's struggle must not be an option! For our country's sake, the world's sake, and the sake of our own souls, we must " keep on keeping on. " 

My presentation won't be ideological. I'll talk about events I personally experienced or witnessed that taught me how to stay in the nonviolent fight without succumbing to hatred.

The moderator of the program will be Michael Rivest, who was a military officer during the Vietnam years.

The talk will take place at the Pine Hills Library in Albany, 517 Western Ave., on Saturday, April 11, 2-4PM.   

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