In Pursuit of Happiness: Becoming Beloved Community

The Bioneers series XIII radio program, broadcast at 10:30 AM on radio station KCHO (88.9 FM) featured and interview with John A Powell.

Powell states "It's obvious that we're not here for ourselves. That makes no evolutionary sense. There's something larger than us, and to the extent that we can live that and celebrate that, I think we're healthier, and then that's love.  So I think if we think of love in this way, and a beloved community in this way, when we hold all this stuff together, together."

Audio is no longer available, but you can read the full transcript here.

Regarding the beloved community, narrators John A. Powell and Grace Bauer say, "Dr. Martin Luther King’s global vision of Beloved Community foretold a world in which all people can share in the wealth of the Earth. Poverty, hunger, and homelessness would not be tolerated. Marginalization would be dissolved by inclusion. Love and trust would triumph over fear and hatred. He did not think the world was devoid of conflict or suffering, but rather that it could be resolved peacefully, mutually, and non-violently. As Dr. King wrote: “Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class and our nation.”