Pace e Bene

In an essay on James W. Douglass’ 2007 book, JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters, film maker Oliver Stone writes:

“It is one of those rare books that, by helping us understand our history, has the power to change it…. Those who caused President Kennedy’s death were targeting not just a man but a vision — a vision of peace.”  (See Stone’s entire commentary on Douglass’ book at Huffington Post.)

A quarter of a century before John Kennedy was assassinated, Mohandas Gandhi was also murdered by “unspeakable forces” targeting his vision of a force more powerful than war. 

In his presentation entitled “Gandhi and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters,” James W. Douglass will present the unrecognized history behind Gandhi’s assassination that provides a key to understanding the later murders of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the unspeakable targeting of a nonviolent vision today.

James W. Douglass is a longtime peace activist and writer. He and his wife  Shelley Douglass co-founded the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Washington, and Mary’s House, a Catholic Worker house of hospitality in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author of four other books, including The Nonviolent Coming of God.

Event Co-Sponsors:

Pace e Bene; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church; St. Catherine of Siena Church; Pax Christi Burlingame; Fr. Bill O’Donnell Social Justice Committee (pending); School of Americas Watch West (pending); School of Americas Watch East Bay (pending); Metta Center for Nonviolence (pending); JustFaith Oakland Diocese (pending).