Dear All, Greetings from Kabul. Here are a few observations, thoughts, and feelings about the ceasefire in Afghanistan. On the occasion of Eid ul Fitr celebrating the end of Ramazan (June 15,16,17), Pres Ashraf GhaniContinue reading
Category: Nonviolent Resistance Actions
“Hunger for Nuclear Disarmament” June 18-22 Press Release
This coming week Kathy Kelly and Voices’ friends Steve Baggarly, Ken Jones and Beth Brockman will be among those participating in a June 18-22 “Hunger for Nuclear Disarmament” fast, urging exoneration for the “Kings BayContinue reading
A Mile in Their Shoes – Kathy Kelly
Photo caption: One of several murals being created by Kabul’s “ArtLords” activists to welcome the Helmand to Kabul peace walkers. June 11, 2018 This past Friday in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, Hazara girls joined young PashtoContinue reading
Digging Deeper – Kathy Kelly
Above: Afghan Peace March – Mohammad Omar Lemar June 5, 2018 Here in Kabul in early June, outside the home of several Afghan Peace Volunteers, a large drilling machine is parked on what was once aContinue reading
Earth Day Reflection from a Georgia Jail: Martha Hennessy
We share the words of our imprisoned friend Martha Hennessy, who awaits trial in Georgia with six other brave activists facing serious federal charges for their swords-into-plowshares action, on the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. MartinContinue reading
Dr Hakim – Where on Earth is the Just Economy That Works for All, Including Afghan Children?
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
Thousands of Hearts and Minds – Ed Kinane
To work against militarism and for social justice is to struggle for hearts and minds. We “educate, agitate, and organize.” We reach out to the public to mobilize its conscience. But the public is largeContinue reading
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
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