Editorial Review
With Philip Glass’s opera “Satyagraha” opening at Lincoln Center, the Garrison Institute, in cooperation with the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, presents a free, public exploration of Gandhi’s concept of satyagraha or “truth force,” its links with Thoreau’s civil disobedience, Emerson’s self reliance, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s agape, and the relevance of this thought lineage today. It inspired the 20th century’s most effective social change movements. Can it now inspire us to confront and transform climate change? Presenters include Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, founder of Sri Lanka’s Sarvodaya movement; Rajmohan Gandhi, Ghandi’s biographer and grandson; Philip Glass performing excerpts of his opera “Satyagraha;” Paul Hawken, author of “Blessed Unrest;” Sulak Sivaraksa, founder of the Thailand Spirit in Education; Odetta, one of American music’s most celebrated figures.
