How Many Roads?

Journeys of an Activist in Search of Truth, Justice, and the Meaning of Life.

By Howard Sodja

My autobiography portrays the unquenchable zeal for justice that inspired my childhood desire to become a priest. In 1959, this drive transformed me into an activist opposing racism and militarism. Dedicated to eradicating all forms of prejudice and injustice, I worked tirelessly with civil rights groups, such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and organized opposition to US military and economic intervention in Cuba, Vietnam, and Central America. In addition, I established socialist youth groups and worked with Malcolm X. During the late 1960s I attempted to live my ideals in counterculture communes. Personal experiences growing up and dealing with love and death, working as a social worker, as well as the knowledge gained as an amateur scientist and private pilot, are woven together to illustrate a commitment to the expansion of social consciousness and to making Earth a better place for all life.

Most people are unaware of all that earlier activists have achieved. Through the recounting of my life, I provide a well-documented historical and philosophical view of political struggles that counters the media’s biased reporting. Unsavory government intervention, disclosed in FBI and CIA files cited in the book, reveal how the U.S. government has systematically and routinely sabotaged peaceful efforts to effect social and political change worldwide. I also present the underpinnings of an emerging arena of political activism: the battle against speciesm, the prejudice that condones cruelty to nonhuman animals. Transcending politics, the final chapter ends with a visionary look into the future, integrating Eastern and Western philosophies with the evolution of consciousness and modern science, which culminates in the Gaia theory.

All names are pseudonyms except those already public or of individuals who have signed releases. Endnotes cite ample reference materials, and the bibliography lists 86 works. Glossary and abbreviation sections define political, philosophical, and scientific words, and an index aids researchers.

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“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
Benjamin Franklin 1784