LightNews
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz
@menno1954.bsky.social
2.9K followers 1.8K following 1.4K posts
Early childhood education specialist—particular interest in infant and toddler development, Christian Anarchist, follower of Jesus, Mennonite, attempting to live a life of peace and love
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 1h
A single candle lights up the darkness
Study War
YouTube video by Moby - Topic
www.youtube.com
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 2d
“It is necessary that the weakness of the powerless is transformed into a force capable of announcing justice. For this to happen, a total denouncement of fatalism is necessary. We are transformative beings and not beings for accommodation.”

Paulo Freire
1
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 2d
“There’s no such thing as neutral education. Education either functions as an instrument to bring about conformity or freedom.”

Paulo Freire
3
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 2d
“The teacher is of course an artist, but being an artist does not mean that he or she can make the profile, can shape the students. What the educator does in teaching is to make it possible for the students to become themselves.”

Paulo Freire
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 2d
“Anyway I don't think we can rely on governments, regardless of who is in power, to do the work that only mass movements can do.”

Angela Y. Davis
2
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 2d
“Wherever things have become more important than people, we are in trouble. That is the crux of the whole matter.”

Thomas Merton
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 2d
“The most violent element in society is ignorance.”

Emma Goldman
1 4
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 2d
“Life is now a war zone, and as such, the number of people considered disposable has grown exponentially, and this includes low income whites, poor minorities, immigrants, the unemployed, the homeless, and a range of people who are viewed as a liability to capital…and profits.”

Henry Giroux
2
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 3d
Even old folks deserve some fun!!!
1
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 4d
Awkward is a feature…not a flaw!!! And hugs are the best for creating a special bond (maybe not for everybody with sensory issues but some of us just enjoy the meaningful connection)
1
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 5d
I saw she associated with far right wingers…without knowing all the details I remain hesitant to pass further judgement…I just have difficulties with politicians receiving an award that should go to someone who truly is there for all humanity…not just someone who helped with a singular event
1
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 5d
$2.10/hr…orderly/nurse assistant Butler, PA hospital…turning 71
1
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 6d
Just returning home from a conference with an emphasis on infant and toddler mental health…some of us would have had different lives if we would of had early interventions and yet we are who we are because of what we have experienced
1 1
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 6d
Ahhh…Malbec!!! A favorite
1 1
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 6d
“Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

James Baldwin
1
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 6d
“But there’s a message there for everyone and it is that people can unite, that democracy from below can challenge oligarchy, that imprisoned migrants can be freed, that fascism can be overcome, and that equality is emancipatory.”

Angela Y. Davis
3
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 6d
“The greatest single reason for [the] Christian church’s failure . . . is its failure to combat racism.”

Malcolm X
1
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 6d
“The gospel of Jesus is not a rational concept to be explained in a theory of salvation, but a story about God’s presence in Jesus’ solidarity with the oppressed, which led to his death on the cross.”

James H. Cone
1 3
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 6d
“Ignoring the poor is to show contempt for both God and humanity.”

Phillip Michael Garner
2 7
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 6d
“The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.”

Thích Nhất Hạnh
2
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 6d
“If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.”

Harriet Tubman
2 4
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 6d
“You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”

Shirley Chisholm
1 4
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 6d
“Satan can never be driven out by Satan. Error can never be corrected by error, and evil cannot be vanquished by evil.”

Leo Tolstoy
1
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 6d
“Practicing mutual aid is the surest means for giving each other and to all the greatest safety, the best guarantee of existence and progress, bodily, intellectual and moral.”

Peter Kropotkin
1
menno1954.bsky.social
Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 6d
“We must talk about poverty, because people insulated by their own comfort lose sight of it.”

Dorothy Day
1 2