practical peacehow peace in the moment can make peace in the world |
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Katherine PowerRecent and Upcoming Appearances I didn’t set out to be a terrorist. As a student activist, I moved from protesting the war in Viet Nam to waging guerilla war to overthrow the government. A bank robbery we undertook to finance this “revolution” resulted in the murder of Boston police officer Walter Schroeder. I fled and lived as a fugitive for 23 years. In 1993 I surrendered to authorities, pled guilty to armed robbery and manslaughter, and served six years in prison. I haven’t given up on social change. I have not stopped paying attention to the suffering wrought by wars and other forms of domination. I have surrendered to this—that we cannot force an end to dominance systems. Yet in my lifetime we have witnessed the collapse of all kinds of oppressive realities. The more I have studied how things change, the more I see that the acts of this moment are hugely powerful, that peace in the moment is the way to peace in the world. I am 61 years old now, a mother, grandmother, and (in Massachusetts, at least) a wife. I want to share some of what I have learned. In this website I offer some of the thoughts and stories that have emerged from my life’s work. I welcome comments, conversations, responses, engagement, questions. |
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About Katherine PowerI didn’t set out to be a terrorist. As a student activist, I moved from protesting the war in Viet Nam to waging guerrilla war to overthrow the government…. |
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