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October 15, 2018

The Hard Days

Hey friends, These are hard days in so many ways. Much of the time, it seems like the headlines are in competition for the worst news. The disappointments and challenges of daily life and relationships can seem magnified through that lens, and then things  come up that really are big. Being alive is hard work. […]

Filed Under: Observations, Uncategorized

February 4, 2018

King’s relevance today

The folks at the Black Mountain News asked if I would offer some thoughts on the relevance of Martin Luther King’s teaching and legacy to today’s circumstance.  This is the article they published on January 31, in advance of the town’s  MLK Breakfast on Feb. 10. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to prominence in […]

Filed Under: Observations, Peace Work

January 18, 2017

Nailing stuff to my house…

I have learned to pay attention to the words, “Somebody oughta…” It is universally acknowledged that the United States is at a particularly divisive point in our history. Not, as some have said, the most divisive (try the early sixties or the Civil or Revolutionary wars), but definitely a hard time. It’s leaving me wondering […]

Filed Under: Observations, Peace Work, politics

December 2, 2016

The KKK has announced a march. How do we respond?

On November 10, 2016, The Loyal White Knights of Pelham, a North Carolina branch of the Ku Klux Klan, announced a “Victory Klavalkade Klan Parade” to take place on Dec. 3rd, 2016.  The stated purpose of the march is to celebrate Donald Trump’s victory and the sense of validation they have gained from it. As […]

Filed Under: Observations, Peace Work, politics Tagged With: KKK, Klan March, Klan rally, Ku Klux Klan, nonviolence, nonviolent resistance, responding to racism, third way

October 14, 2016

Home from Alaska, my 50th state

On Monday night I returned to North Carolina from a ten-day run of events in California and Alaska.  It was a wonderful trip, and even had some downtime in it, which is not always the case in my crazy schedule.  

It also marked my fiftieth state to perform in professionally.  Having offered concerts in Anchorage […]

Filed Under: General Update, Music News, Observations, Peace Work, Pictures Tagged With: Alaska, Anchorage, Denali, Fairbanks, hope

September 20, 2016

Hospitality in my digital living room

In my line of work, I get to move through a lot of different spaces. Not only geographically, but socio-economically as well. I spend time with folks who are quite wealthy, and folks who are extremely poor, people of various skin tones, political persuasions, identities, nationalities, orientations, abilities, and challenges. I treasure that, and I […]

Filed Under: Observations, Peace Work, politics

July 10, 2015

One Southerner’s Thoughts on the Rebel Flag

Today the rebel flag will be removed from the Capitol grounds of South Carolina. The South Carolina House and Senate, by overwhelming majorities in both houses, voted to take it down this week, and Governor Haley signed the bill yesterday. I’m a Southerner. My father’s father’s father’s father was one Thomas Jefferson Talley LaMotte, who […]

Filed Under: Observations, Peace Work, politics

January 28, 2014

What I Learned From Pete Seeger

It’s late Monday night and I’m staying up by the wood stove trying to catch up on some work.  Or at least I was. My plans for the night just changed.  A few minutes ago I received a note from my friend Laura saying that Pete Seeger left us about an hour ago.  Apparently the […]

Filed Under: General Update, Music News, Observations Tagged With: activist, hero, justice, life lessons, Love Wins, music, Nelson Mandela, organizing, peace, Pete Seeger, September 11, social activism, social change, Worldchanging 101

August 25, 2013

Why I Am Changing My Vacation Plans

August 26, 2013 Dear Columbia City Council Members, I am writing to tell you why I am changing my vacation plans this week. I brought my son Mason, not quite five, to the EdVenture Museum in Columbia last year on an afternoon road trip to the coast. He’s young (and was even younger then), and […]

Filed Under: Observations, Peace Work, politics, Uncategorized Tagged With: boycott, Columbia, homeless, homelessness, SC, South Carolina

February 11, 2013

News from Guatemala

Antigua, Guatemala  8AM Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 I’m waking up this morning in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (also known as Xela), realizing that it has suddenly been a week since I arrived. The time is going quickly, and it has been a whirlwind. Here are a handful of highlights from the last week: Camino Seguro — After […]

Filed Under: Guatemala, Observations Tagged With: Camino Seguro, Child-Aid, Guatemala, PEG Partners, Safe Passage

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Which Way Is Forward? A Conversation and Workshop on Race and Racism

December 10, 2018

Which Way Is Forward? A Conversation and Workshop on Race and Racism with Tyrone Greenlee and David LaMotte. 7 – 9 PM, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 at the Black Mountain Public Library. 105 N. Dougherty … Read More

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