"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."

Probably, many of you have heard this quote before. I think it is a quote which continues to resonate. But I wonder, how many of you know who said it, as well as when and where they said it? How many of you have read that speech or listened to it or are familiar with the context within which it was delivered?

The speech was given by Robert Kennedy forty years ago today, on June 6th, 1966 during his important visit to South Africa. Some friends of mine are making a documentary film about Senator Kennedy’s visit to South Africa and are currently raising funds to complete the post-production phase of the film.

Please celebrate the fortieth anniversary of this speech by visiting

http://community.rfksa.org to listen to the speech and download a recording of it. Please find out about the film and contribute to it to help ensure that this film is available to a new generation of leaders that will speak boldly against oppression.

The financing of the film is being managed by the 501(c)3 non-profit, South African American Organization, so your contributions are tax deductible.

If you can spread the word about this to others it would be greatly appreciated.

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