practical peacehow peace in the moment can make peace in the world |
||
Blog
What do electoral politics have to do with democracy?May 4, 03:11 pm People who disagreed would cite very close elections and say, “Look. Every vote counts.” I never doubted that. But what does every vote count for? |
||
Sister Antonia and JoseFeb 20, 03:42 am In November, I got an email from an old classmate at Marycrest High School in Denver. She wrote:
|
||
The Politics of Rage - 45 Years LaterJan 1, 11:32 pm A few of us who were active in the years around 1967 will talk about what we were trying to do then and what we have learned since. What does a life committed to radical change look like? How do we act effectively today? What about the politics of rage and the turn to violence? |
||
October 15, 2011Oct 16, 11:04 pm This movement is a living thing, resilient, self-organizing, connected globally at the individual level. It is clear that we know what we are doing, and we do have a message. We have named the problem, and we are taking up our power to work on it. We have woken up. We have thrown off paralysis and hypnosis and gathered in public squares everywhere to tell the truth. |
||
The Terrorism of WarSep 5, 11:13 pm On September 1st, I sat on a panel of four former terrorists who had renounced violence. Each of us talked about acting out in ideology, rage, and alienation, and of coming to see clearly the deadly outcomes of our actions. |
||
Warren Buffet, the Super-Rich, and SurvivalAug 16, 11:31 pm In the colonies where the fast paced organisms dominate, they eventually poison the environment and the whole colony dies. It turns out that pure selfishness is only a successful strategy in the short run. |
||
Evening Walk, High SummerJul 18, 10:47 pm My walk through the nearby woods usually includes a stop by the heronry where no less than 20 great blue herons have built nests high at the top of the dead trees in the wetland. In the spring I can watch as they fly back from their hunting to feed the heron chicks, scrawny and screeching, all stretched necks and begging beaks. |
||
LascauxMay 23, 12:04 am I watched Werner Herzog’s new film, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, about the 35,000 year-old cave paintings in Chauvet, France, today and was reminded of the experience of writing this poem. Lascaux You knew— |
||
© Katherine Power 2010 All Rights Reserved
•
web site design by hamiltro
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…. |
||
|
Share
|
||
I’m Following...Kathleen Dean Moore |
||