Dr. Cornel West （コーネル・ウェスト教授）
"I’m so blessed to be here. It got me spiritually break-dancing on the way here, because when you bring folks together of all colors, all cultures, all genders, all sexual orientations, the elites will tremble in their boots!!"
「ここに来られる俺は恵まれているよ！！ここに来る途中、精神的なブレイクダンスをしてるようだったよ。だって全ての人種、文化、ジェンダー、セクシュアルオリエンテーションをもつ人々を集めたら、エリートたちはきっとブーツの中で震えあがるんだから！！」
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Revolution may scare some people because of its connotation of violence. And this is understandable in light of many past revolutions, such as the American revolutions against monarchy in 1776 or against slavery in 1861. But the revolution in our time — against oligarchy and plutocracy — need not be an ugly and violent one. The rich legacies of Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, and recent revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, have taught us that we can deal with our social catastrophes with social compassion and that we can transform unjust societies with courageous visions and nonviolent strategies. If we equip ourselves with truthful systemic analyses of power in our minds, moral commitments of steel in our backs and a genuine joy in serving others in our hearts, then our dream of a nascent justice spread across the globe may be no mere illusion.
We are prisoners of a blood-stained, tear-soaked hope. This means we are free to imagine and create a more deeply democratic world than we have yet witnessed in history.
（和訳はしばらくお待ちください。）
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