by Dominique Mazeaud I did not consider myself an activist when in 1986 I came together with artist eco-ceremonialist Donna Henes to collaborate on Peace: Piece by Piece. What drew us together was our shared passion for Peace. In our book, Donna and I covered...
by Anne Drissel The invitation was simple: “Meet me this afternoon at The Peace March encampment to do a Peace Ceremony.” I had met this mysterious Native American weeks before assisting at a Mass officiated by the soon-to-be defrocked priest, Matthew Fox. He...
by Andrea Penner You’re more likely to hear me shout at a college basketball game than at a protest march, or at a politician on television than at a political rally. My brand of activism is quieter. I’m the one who will walk for miles, door-to-door, to hang...
Rebecca Dakota It’s like being in the middle of a beehive. All that commotion, movement, noise. The chaos “out there” in the world these days rattles my “in here.” There’s always been chaos and people have always stressed. But it feels pretty intense now. And...
Kwan Kew Lai In February 2020, I took a hiatus from medical practice in Antarctica where only wildlife exists, wildlife and a few lonely, dedicated souls at the research stations, when the SAR-CoV-2 virus spread wildly from China to the rest of the world. I was...
Rebecca Leeman When I was eight years old, one of my favorite things to do at my grandparents’ house in Vermont was to follow stone walls through the woods. I started out by walking upon them, balancing and falling, engaging the challenge of staying atop like a...
