BBC Tribute to Harris Wofford

22 Jan BBC Tribute to Harris Wofford

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The Building Bridges Coalition reflects with profound sadness and gratitude on the passing of our friend and co-founding patron, Senator Harris Wofford. His timely departure on the fitting date of Martin Luther King’s national holiday bore witness to the massive legacy of service, justice and peace he contributed so greatly to – and to all of our personal lives Harris Wofford indelibly touched.

We were greatly impacted by his empathetic and patient times of sharing his life’s leadership in service, whether at volunteering orientations, roundtables or living room chats, listening and guiding us to put forward the next “quantum leap” in global service. In his honor the Building Bridges Coalition launched the Harris Wofford global service fellowship several years ago, and we will continue to press for adoption of a Global Service Fellowship in US policy which Harris inspired.

May his spirit of love, courage and bold, creative service continue to shine brightly in each one of us and in the souls of the millions of people he touched around the globe. Please leave a comment below if you have a memory of Harris you would like to share with us.

The Building Bridges Coalition

Harris presented the attached essay at Georgetown University for a Teilhard conference, provided courtesy of Geri Critchley, RPV and Harris Wofford protege and friend

Harris Wofford Teilhard de Chardin

The following Youth Service America briefing contains excellent information about Harris’ life and legacy:

Harris Wofford was so many things to so many people: a Civil Rights leader, a Senator, a loving family member, and perhaps a living legend. For YSA, Harris was our longest-serving board member, and one of the founders of the youth service movement. We are eternally grateful that Harris chose to spend part of his life of citizen service with us.
In 2012, we hosted a special event for his 86th birthday where he shared stories from his many decades of public service. Watch that video and more at www.YSA.org/Wofford.

Learn more about the life of Senator Wofford

 

On the front lines of History

Civil Rights Activist Who Helped Kennedy Win Dies at 92

Harris Wofford, a Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, university president and lifelong crusader for civil rights who made a crucial contribution to John F. Kennedy’s slender victory in the 1960 presidential contest, died January 21.

Read more
www.washingtonpost.com

Watch excerpts from a forthcoming documentary about Senator Wofford.