What if the fight for peace and the fight for social justice were actually the same fight?

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said that peace is not just the absence of tension, but the presence of justice.

[00:00:07]What that means for us is that we don't have the luxury of separating the anti-war movement [music] from the pro-humanity movement. We have to fight against the war machine and for human rights and and [music] people's right to live in a society that lets them thrive at the same time. And that's [music] a big task and one that we have to take on collectively.

[00:00:25]>> People everywhere wants the same things.

[00:00:28]They [music] want affordable housing.

[00:00:29]They want affordable health care. They want a future for their children. And [music] this future is in danger because of war. The war economy endangers [music] social security and the war economy also endangers humanity. So, the fight for peace and the fight against austerity is the same fight we are reaching. Wars create poverty, [music] create inequality, imbalance our economy, and reduce the life chances of the next generation. Surely, let's understand we don't need to be investing $3 trillion a year in arms. What we need to be doing is investing [music] in housing, in health, in education, and environmental sustainability, and bringing about a global movement for peace and disarmament. [music] We can do it, and we can give a great future to the next generation.