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That one was terminatedright here n fact."The Peace and JusticeCenter,which was foundedon Kinglsbirthdayn 1982nresponse o the Cold Warand U.S. military involvement n CentralAmericaandthe Middle East,pickedupKingis fallentorch. ,"They're ' erryir{i .outKingis actual work and ac-tual concerns." aid Chom-sky. Not theones hatyou'll

hear rhetoric about inspeeches n Monday"dur-ing the holiday honoringKing.When the Peaceand Jus-tice Centerwasfounded,n-ternationalcampaigns n is-sues such as apartheid inSouthAfricaand henucleararms acewerechampionedby localmembers.The center'socushasbecomemore ocal in nature,tacklingproblems eresuchas homelessness,redatorylending qnd lack of healttryfood options n poor neigh-borhoods.Flowerssaid the organiza'

There was a standing ovationfor NoamChomskyat First Con-gregationalChurchbeforehe evengavehisspeech. The renowned hilosopherndlinguist delivereda bleakkeynoteaddressat the 30th anniversarycelebration of the Mid'SouthPeace ndJusticeCenterSaturdaYnight, touchingona widerangeofsoiial issues, rom racismto thewar on terror.HesaidDr. Martin LutherKingJr.'saspirationsremainvery remote,much o our shame."The sold-outeventcamebarelY24 houn after the 83'Year'oldChomsky rewacrowdwellbeYonda RhodesCollege allroom's apac-ity Fridaynightfor a speech n the"OccupyWallStreet"movement.Saturday afternoon, during apresscoqference t the NationalCivil Rignts Museum,Chomskyalso spokeof Kingis dreamsof

tion could celebratemanyvictoriesSaturday ight. Inhis tenurehe hasbeenmostproud,he said,of the nichenon-profits organizationsthat sprouted rom the jus-tice center, such as GrowMemphis,which has takenover the community-gardenmovement,and the SierraClub, which championsen-vironmentalssues."One of my real focuses;what I hope to leave," he .said,"is an organizationhatai#a*i, yrll cpntinue o be a huh.ffgp*psocialusticeactivityhere."- Sara Patterstm:(901) 529-2542

MikeMaple/TheommercialppealNoamGhomsky peaksat the30th anniversary f the Mid-SouthPeace nd JusticeCenter.

Centerpeace broad ndsocialustice orthe Americanpoor, cut short bYhis1968assassinationtthatverylocation."He was already bitterly at-tacked,substantially,or trying tobring up crucial ssues, lass s-sueJ. . . reasonsor povertYandthe crimes abroad," ChomskYsaid. "That was his real dream.PlzaseseeCHOMSKY' 82

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