Photo: Building in Mosul decimated by bombing, March 2018. Abu Mohammed. March 31, 2018 Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet and professor of Creative Writing at Texas State. Her father was Palestinian and a refugeeContinue reading
Month: March 2018
Robert Koehler – Change Is Coming
The cries of loss and anguish become public, at last. A million young people seize the truth: “Half of my seventh grade class was affected by gun violence. My own brother was shot in theContinue reading
Don’t Believe the Media Hype about Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
We’re quite honored to pass on this timely article by our friend Medea Benjamin. Saudi Arabia’s 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, heir to the Saudi throne after eliminating his rivals, is on a two-weekContinue reading
Ann Tiffany and Ed Kinane – “Gene Sharp Taught Us How and Why Nonviolence Works”
by Ann Tiffany and Ed Kinane Activist, author and scholar Gene Sharp died this past January 28. Inspired by Gandhi and deeply informed by history, Sharp (b.1928) founded the Albert Einstein Institution in Boston. BackContinue reading
English for Reconciliation in Najaf – Martha Hayward
Our friend Martha Hayward writes of her recent visit to Najaf in Southern Iraq. Photos are from Voices collaborator Cathy Breen’s time with the project in Fall 2017. An Open Letter on Behalf of theContinue reading
March 15-18 (Thu-Sun) Kathy Kelly in NJ and PA
Thursday March 15 Highland Park, New Jersey In Highland Park, NJ this Thursday, March 15 from 7pm-9pm, Voices’ Kathy Kelly and the Catholic Worker Movement’s Carmen Trotta will be among those speaking in Highland Park,Continue reading
Teen Solidarity Against the Merchants of Death – Kathy Kelly
Afghan Peace Volunteers and friends celebrate International Day of Peace in Kabul, Sept 2017 March 1, 2018 Here in Kabul, as the rising sun begins to warm our chilly rooms, I hear excitedContinue reading