I have always been inspired by the American peace movement because it is operating in a very hard and militarist environment.

I go to places and I see all these people working on peace education and on a culture of nonviolence and non-killing. You look at all these different movements going on: the environment movement, the interfaith movement, the human rights movement, the youth movement, and the arts movement.

I believe passionately in the power of people.

We mustn't start off with the idea that there's only militarism, invasions, and occupations. We really have to look: What are the alternatives here?

We really can do things in support of each other very, very quickly.

We have really got to create a culture in our world today where we recognize that every human life is sacred and precious and we have no right to take another human life.

Those of us who believe in human rights and the truth - particularly the journalists and the media - should stand in defense of Julian Assange and Bradley Manning. We owe them a lot for telling us the truth of what is happening in our world, and that is why I would continue to support them.