Summary
In a transition of my own, I recently sorted through an enormous Peacework folder, thinking about what it's meant for me to write for these pages. At the time I had no idea that Peacework was also in transition. I found that my work had a theme - racial justice - and that, over our twenty-plus years together, Peacework and I have been deepening our consciousness of what it means for white people to undertake this work.
"Peacework was "Justicework" as well, educating readers about welfare policy, budget priorities, and other economic justice issues. Publications like Peacework help create a sense of community, and this loss is mat community's loss.Peacework has consistently placed before us a "cloud of witnesses" to help us reinforce the belief/experience that no human institution can overcome the power of people united in nonviolent struggle. Peacework nourishes hopeas a way ofTseing-in-the-world, the hope that makes visible our deeply rooted will-tostruggle. It does so much more than merely highlight "what's wrong." Peacework legacy? Never gjve in, give up, or give out.See the full content of this document
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Peacework's Final Printed Issue
Peacework asked a number of frequent contributors to reflect on its 37 year print run.
Peacework Chronicled the History of Nonviolence in the USMichael True is the author, most recently, of People Power: Fifty Peacemakers and Their Communities.Peacework has been such a part of my life since Pat Farren launched it almost four decades ago that I cannot imagine being without it. I count on it as a continual challenge and inspiration to build, in the words of Elise Boulding, "a global civic culture."Locally and regionally, Peacework has been crucial to keeping the work of activists visible, in extending the movement to a larger community, and in offering an ...See the full content of this document
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