photo: class at the Street Kids School. April 14, 2018 Political and business leaders have refined the art and science of lying about the economy. From their suites, chauffeur-driven limousines, private yachts and jets, theyContinue reading
Category: Afghan Peace Volunteers
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
Day and Night in Kabul – Ken Hannaford Ricardi
We’re just now posting this piece from Ken’s January 2018 visit with the Afghan Peace Volunteers (www.ourjourneytosmile.org), ably representing Voices. Early on the first day of 2018, as first light got a tentative fingerhold onContinue reading
Kathy Kelly in Boston Sunday 2/18
In Boston, Massachussets starting at 3pm this Sunday (2/18), Kathy Kelly will give a talk at the Community Church of Boston (565 Boylston St in the 2nd-floor wheelchair-accessible Lothrop Auditorium), with music by CommUnity VoicesContinue reading
Fly Kites Not Drones 2018 – Maya Evans
Over the last 5 years, UK anti-drone campaigning activities have included entering the drone control base at RAF Waddington to plant a peace garden and carry out a citizens’ inspection; blockading Israeli drone manufacturer ElbitContinue reading
The Kids the World Forgot – Ken Hannaford-Ricardi
Our friend (and Voices representative) Ken Hannaford-Ricardi writes from Kabul, as a guest of the Afghan Peace Volunteers. I spent much of yesterday with some kids the world forgot. Young, remarkably sturdy and resilient, theyContinue reading
Death at the Gate – Ken Hannaford-Ricardi in Kabul
January 2018 The number of visitors passing through the Afghan Peace Volunteers’ (APVs’) Borderfree Nonviolence Community Center in Kabul is incredible. Each afternoon, nearly sixty high-school-age students attend free classes to prepare them for theContinue reading
Welcome to Kabul – Ken Hannaford-Ricardi
December 31, 2017 It is a dream come true being back among friends in Kabul! Streams of dented Toyotas (They are all Toyotas!) with windscreens cracked like bolts of lightning still jockey for position onContinue reading
Stepping Stones to Change – Carolyn Coe
Photo: Mursal interacts with her teacher Naser during a Friday afternoon Bridge class, a class to encourage soon-to-be Street Kid School graduates to volunteer at the Borderfree Centre. Photo credit: Carolyn Coe December 2017 AmrullahContinue reading