Celebrate Harvey Milk Day becuz ‘Rebellions are Built on Hope’

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“I know you can’t live on hope alone; but without hope, life is not worth living. So you, and you and you … .” Harvey Milk (1930 – 1978) Gay rights activist San Francisco City Councilman who was assassinated for his beliefs

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Question::: How might hope and faith support one another?

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NF – Hope (5:03)

How Harvey Milk Changed the Gay Rights Movement (13:25)

Guided Meditation for Hopes and Dreams (10:18)

Today’s SFZ weaves together recovery, activism, and hope. The content aligns closely with the principles of individual empowerment, spiritual inclusivity, and radical compassion. These ideas echo themes in the works of Viktor Frankl, Thich Nhat Hanh, Carl Jung, and Harvey Milk himself.

Recovery Dharma’s blessing—“May you be happy…free from suffering”—draws directly from Buddhist metta practice. Thich Nhat Hanh emphasized mindfulness and compassion as the ground of healing. These phrases serve not only as a personal intention but a collective aspiration, building inner strength for outward change.

The AA Big Book reminds readers that our dreams can be transferred. Like Carl Jung’s teachings, it honors conscience and spiritual autonomy. Jung believed recovery required a spiritual awakening, and the text honors that transformation without forcing a singular path. The emphasis on personal conscience validates spiritual diversity.

Harvey Milk’s quote, central to the piece, reinforces hopes as both fuel and outcome. Milk believed visible courage could inspire systemic change. “You got to give them hope” becomes a moral imperative—just as Step 2 in 12-step programs encourages belief in something greater than oneself.

In Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl writes that survival depends on meaning and purpose. The call to “build rebellions on hope” affirms this. One brick at a time, individuals in recovery or resistance movements lay foundations for better futures.

Together, these voices echo: Hope is not abstract—it’s action, visibility, and shared human will.

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4 responses to “Celebrate Harvey Milk Day becuz ‘Rebellions are Built on Hope’”

  1. Elexi W.S.A. Avatar
    Elexi W.S.A.

    It’s good to talk of believing what we look forward to occurring for us, because without this belief it maybe harder to see our achievements and works towards something we want achieved. I’m just grateful that I keep my fair gender and culture rant going no matter what someone wants to label me. I’ve seen the extreme sickness of the degenerative minds in people, and that makes me want to strive for an economy who values the right mind, and holds to believing what we want will become a reality if it’s just.

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  2. Eli🌱 Avatar
    Eli🌱

    Loving-kindness is not necessarily radical self-acceptance. Acceptance is a precursor to change, but does not mean you must stay as you are. Changing actions requires changing thoughts and reactions. Hope is not built from thin air, but it is intentional.

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  3. Ty Dot Avatar
    Ty Dot

    1.Hope and faith are deeply connected.
    2. Hope is a expression of faith.
    3. Faith is expression of hope..
    4. both faith and hope are unseen..

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  4. Sabrina J Avatar
    Sabrina J

    Inclusion and interconnection weave together to bond faith and hope. By opening the doors of inclusion to all and building the interconnection of community, great movements are born.

    We stand on the shoulders of Giants, Harvey Milk is one who understood that if we do not have hope how can a rebelion survive? Rebellions often loose all the time, until the very moment that they break through.

    Iconic leaders throughout history show us that hope built with faith can spread and influence. And each external burst through is carried first by the internal hope that faith builds for each of us.

    In recovery, let the hope and faith root deeply in the knowing that we can free ourselves from addiction.

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