Straight Talk on Spiritual Activism

Straight Talk on Spiritual Activism

Here’s some straight talk about spiritual activism in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 88th birthday. I’ll start with a little story. A colleague in the nonviolent activism world was offering me support on my book tour this summer and fall. As she reached out...
A Season of Nonviolence

A Season of Nonviolence

By A Season of Nonviolence, I’m referring less to Christmas/Solstice/Hannukkah than I am to our engaged citizenship in the opening months of 2017. The energy we bring to our activism (our way of being) is much more important than what we do, and how we engage early on...
Post Election Reflection

Post Election Reflection

While there’s no shortage of post-election opinionating, I want to offer my own, Active Peace oriented response. As I was flying back to the U.S. yesterday from Canada, I opened up my passport and noticed a quote on one of the inside pages by Dwight D. Eisenhower:...
Stop Keystone XL

Stop Keystone XL

I just sent a personal and direct message to the White House asking the President to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. It was a simple message, didn’t take long. I hope you will do the same if you haven’t already. A decision is expected soon. The web...