Eva Mozes Kor, a "Mengele Twin" who survived the genetic experiments at Auschwitz, chose the non-standard route to recovery: forgiveness.

Eva Kor

For this she failed to win acceptance from the survivor community. As have her predecessors and contemporaries in social change, she has had to define her own path, and in that, defined herself.

By Kathie Malley-Morrison 

Velvet Revolution 1989

He helped launch the nonviolent "Velvet Revolution" in Prague on November 17, 1989--which began with student protests, expanded to include labor unions, and led to his election as president of Czechoslovakia on December 29, 1989.

For his role in the Velvet Revolution, Havel has been recognized as a leader comparable to Nelson Mandela and... Read more...   

Liberate THIS, Part 7 

I searched the Internet for everything that I could find out about Rachel Corrie--who she was, where she came from, what brought her to challenge bulldozers in Gaza.

(And I wondered, my God, what kind of courage does that take?  I couldn't even muster the strength to stand up to bigoted doctors in my workplace.)

Little child, your dreams are my own and they will come true,
Your courage and strength shine through all that you do,
Your innocence sparkles through every word you say,
I wish I could give you an even brighter day.

Little child, you are strong and you are wise,
This world is yours, I see it through your eyes,
My prayers lie with you, and I will never leave,

All I ask is that you smile, and that you begin to believe.