Standing alone...a quiet revolutiion

As the leader of the planning group to host the Gandhi King Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace exhibit at Yale University from January 28 to February 9, one of the activities I planned on campus during the exhibit was an afternoon film festival on Monday, January 31. I programed a section of official Indian film documentary version of Gandhi's declaration of independence and first act of non-violent civil disobedience, the march to the sea to make salt. in defiance of the British control of salt as a taxable commodity. The second film was a rare copy of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech at Stanford University on April 19, 1967 known as the "Other America" speech. The final film I selected was A Quiet Revolution, which was which was produced by the Earth Council in cooperation with UNDP and UNEP, and supported by Soka Gakkai International (SGI), the organization founded by Mr. Ikeda in 1975. Considering that Monday is a busy academic day, I was happy to see about 15 persons show up at the beginning of the films. By the time A Quiet Revolution was about to start, I was the only person in the audience. But I decided to stand (in this case sit) alone and ponder the visual message of individual conscience and sustainable development in local areas of our global neighborhood. I hope some of you try to obtain this short but memorable film and share it with others. Individuals standing alone produced remarkable hope and prosperity in their respective situations...