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6 February 2010 10:18 am - 15 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}
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By Dianne Silva
Martin Luther King, Jr. "It is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence...it's nonviolence or nonexistence." For years the legendary civil rights activist fought for equality for the people of color in the United States, setting a precedent for and establishing a catchphrase to eliminate racial and social inequality around the world.
His son Martin Luther King III carries on his father’s legacy through his organization “Realizing the Dream”. While in Sri Lanka to champion freedom, 
justice, and equality, he spoke to Daily Mirror Online today on how Sri Lanka can reconcile its people by creating social equality and how the youth of the country can take a more active role in effecting their world for the better.
It is the youth that will be the vehicle of change in making the dream a reality and taking non-violence to the masses. “I would be spending my life on creating the environment for that dream to become a reality. Our mission is to foster peace though non-violence, youth leadership development, and to focus on economic and community development. Youth leadership is where the greatest contribution is needed and will be made. Because no matter what movements people are involved in it is the young people that will be the troops that will bring about the greatest amount of change,” he said.
The “Realizing the Dream” organization hopes to bring their massage of tolerance and non-violence to Sri Lankan youth through education and the building of relationships. They hope to be back in March to conduct programmes in the North. “We hope to train and teach some of the persons who have been engaged in war over the last years, over 8000 young people. If they would like to be exposed to this philosophy then we would like to build partnerships and relationships. We want young people to say that this is a philosophy of life that we want to be exposed to and our team is capable of teaching it and training it. Some of it will be through the internet, through the social networks, which are growing around the world, that’s going to be the greatest tool to get a message across to the people of the world. If we are able to do that then we can expose young people to this philosophy that can change their lives. And of course they have to believe that it can change their lives also,” King said.
King admits that although certain aspects of his fathers ‘dream’ were achieved there is yet much to be done. “My fathers dream was justice and equality for all human kind has not yet been achieved. My father talked about what he called the triple evils of racism, poverty and militarism and how we must somehow eradicate those evils. The appointment of President Obama is one aspect but it is nowhere near the fulfillment of my fathers dream. Because poverty is still rampant and as it relates to militarism an exorbitant amount is being spent on defense. Someday we have to find a way to stop spending all that money on defense and start spending it on social up-lift and if we get closer to these things then we will be closer to the fulfillment of the dream,” King said.
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Saturday, 06 February 2010 11:14 AM
All are welcome as long as they stay with the main principals (1) One country (2) One nation (3) One cast (4) Many religions (no conversions) (5) any language.
Saturday, 06 February 2010 11:15 AM
Don't bother... our King has already started doing it !.
Saturday, 06 February 2010 11:56 AM
Dear Mr King,
Your father who led civil right movement to protect human rights and equiality resulted to emerge first Black American President in the Dream Land.
Its a very liberal society where you can exchange views, express opinions and respect human values. But our KING happened to be completely different from your distinguished KING (your father) where he will engage in highly respected religious activities in temples while carrying out to crack down media freedom, intimidate opposition members and sideline people who are with impartial opinions.
God Bless AmericaSaturday, 06 February 2010 12:06 PM
Sri Lanka is light years ahead of the USA when it comes to racial equality! I wonder what this gentleman really wants to achieve in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Beware!
Saturday, 06 February 2010 02:32 PM
Dear Gajaba you are having a racial mind on your head.. You think only on one aspect.
Saturday, 06 February 2010 02:50 PM
"no the king"
Saturday, 06 February 2010 04:47 PM
Good luck Mr. King..... our King will never change..... he has build his own kingdom......
Saturday, 06 February 2010 04:54 PM
I agree with you 101%......
Saturday, 06 February 2010 05:25 PM
Quite right Gajaba, they thought electing a Black President will solve their problems just like some of our people think giving EELAM/Devolution/More Power to Tamils will solve the so called "Ethnic Problem"
Sunday, 07 February 2010 08:56 AM
yeah....right
Sunday, 07 February 2010 08:59 AM
What ever good, always welcome. But not to devide the country for others interest..
Sunday, 07 February 2010 11:47 PM
Sir, I admire and fully support your emphasis on youth leadership. Alas, but youth in our country has no proper role model, and are blindly following what miscellaneous and sundry media and corrupt politicians dole out to them.
People of Lanka are sure in a dream. Far from what your father dreamt. But thank you, for trying to make a difference.Monday, 08 February 2010 03:38 AM
+100 !
Monday, 08 February 2010 03:42 AM
gosh u fellows are pathetic
Monday, 08 February 2010 04:30 AM
tHE SRILANKA IS MOST BABARAIC COUNTRY THE GOVENMENT BEHAVER . THIS IS THE STANDED OF SRILANKA.
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