Archbishop Desmond Tutu, OMSG, CH, GCStJ, (1931–2021) was a South African Anglican cleric and theologian known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He received numerous awards and distinctions for his work around the world.
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A few minutes from a BBC documentary on Tutu. This excerpt deals with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. I worked for the TRC and I make a short appearance in the doc around 20 seconds.
To realize a nuclear weapon–free world, we must acknowledge that nuclear weapons serve no legitimate, lawful purpose.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu discusses how a person must transform in order to forgive.
Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
South Africans surprised everyone by transitioning to a relatively peaceful post-apartheid society. Here’s what Americans can learn.
Pioneers in the study of forgiveness, Robert Enright and Joanna North have compiled a collection of twelve essays ranging from a first-person account of the mother of a murdered child to an assessment of the United States’ post-war reconciliations with Germany and Vietnam.
Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu is mostly known to the world for his highly prominent role in the campaign against apartheid in South Africa. This role was internationally recognised by the awarding of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize.
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
The establishment of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a pioneering international event. Never had any country sought to move forward from despotism to democracy both by exposing the atrocities committed in the past and achieving reconciliation with its former oppressors.
A Holocaust survivor’s surprising and thought-provoking study of forgiveness, justice, compassion, and human responsibility, featuring contributions from the Dalai Lama, Harry Wu, Cynthia Ozick, Primo Levi, and more.
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Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
