In 1968, I Became A

Look At The John Birch Society. Look At Hitler. The Reactionaries Are Always Better Organizers.

In 1968, I Became A Vegetarian After Realizing That Animals Feel Afraid, Cold, Hungry, And Unhappy Like We Do.

Jesus' Life And Words Are A Challenge At The Same Time That They Are Good News. They Are A Challenge To Those Of Us Who Are Poor And Oppressed. By His Life He Is Calling Us To Give Ourselves To Others, To Sacrifice For Those Who Suffer, To Share Our Lives With Our Brothers And Sisters Who Are Also Oppressed. He Is Calling Us To "hunger And Thirst After Justice" In The Same Way That We Hunger And Thirst After Food And Water: That Is, By Putting Our Yearning Into Practice.

Our Very Lives Are Dependent, For Sustenance, On The Sweat And Sacrifice Of The Campesinos. Children Of Farm Workers Should Be As Proud Of Their Parents' Professions As Other Children Are Of Theirs.

These Observations Tie In Directly With The Whole Question Of Organizing. Why Do We Have Leaders? We Put Some People Out In The Fields And All Of A Sudden They Hit, They Click. Everyone's Happy With Them And They Begin To Move Mountains. With Other People There Are Problems And Heartaches. They Just Don't Go. When We Look And See What's Happening, Almost Invariably The Differences Are Along The Lines Of Willingness To Sacrifice And Work Long Hours.