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August 26, 2020

Wednesday Words – a free sample :-)

 Here’s a video with a few hopeful words for you from Howard Zinn, and some thoughts on the Stockdale Paradox. This past weekend, my Patreon community grew to over 250 people.  It is a beautiful group of folks, and I’m really grateful to have this intentional village to share with. In addition to ‘Monday […]

Filed Under: Introduction, Observations, Peace Work, politics Tagged With: Patreon, Wednesday Words

July 3, 2020

‘White Flour’ featured in Essence Magazine

I was blown away to get the news that in a June 2 Essence magazine article titled “11 Children’s Books To Teach Your Kids About Racism And Discrimination,” my book White Flour was listed as number 4. Given that Essence is a prominent magazine by, for, and of black women, I am beyond moved that […]

Filed Under: General Update, Peace Work, politics

June 23, 2020

Reprise: Thoughts on Confederate Monuments

Note: I originally wrote this post in 2015, in the context of events spelled out below. In light of our current national re-examination of various monuments, I recently looked it up. I found that it still expresses my feelings, and a few folks have asked me for the link recently, so I’m sharing it again […]

Filed Under: Observations, Peace Work, politics

September 24, 2019

Violence, transformation, and that banner on my house

Nearly three years after I hung the first one of these on my house, I am amazed at how far it has gone.  The banner is hanging on houses and places of worship all over the U.S.  Here are a few of the stories. I made this banner and nailed it to my house because […]

Filed Under: General Update, Peace Work, politics

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 31, 2016

Football or Marriage? What does ‘politics’ mean?

A couple of weeks ago, Deanna and I watched the third presidential debate on my laptop in the living room, and then went to bed feeling pretty discouraged. We weren’t saddened because we think we are going to ‘lose’. We were just feeling the darkness of our current national political process, and the damage that […]

Filed Under: politics

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

February 20, 2015

Rosa Parks’ OTHER arrest—Feb. 22, 1956

Almost no one knows about the second time Rosa Parks was arrested, and that context changes her story significantly.

Filed Under: Peace Work, politics Tagged With: activist, activists, arrest, creative non-violence, hero, movement, narrative, nonviolence, organizing, Rosa Parks, story, Worldchanging, Worldchanging 101

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Gareth Higgins and Brian Ammons are hosting The Po Gareth Higgins and Brian Ammons are hosting The Porch Gathering in March in Montreat, NC, just up the road from my place. It will be a beautiful time, with leadership from a bunch of folks I love and respect, including Micky ScottBey Jones, Anthony Smith, Dan Snyder, Tim Tyson, Jasmin Pittman Morrell, Laura Hope-Gill, Daneen Akers, Melvin Bray, Nancy Sehested, Suzanne Ross, Mark Yaconelli, Brian, Gareth, and me.

Great conversations, movies, music, and transformative storytelling. For real, friends, this would be an amazing gift to give to yourself and/or someone you love. Highly recommended, if you can join us. About 120 are already registered (close to capacity) and only 6 rooms are left for people who want to stay on site, so if that’s you, please reserve your room today. If you’re staying offsite or live nearby and haven‘t registered yet we‘d love to have you with us too. You‘ll find all the details you need at: theporchgathering.com
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Back On the Road … Near You?

November 18, 2022

As the world continues to gradually reopen, I’m so enjoying being back on the road. To facilitate that process, I’ve just begun working with not one, but two new booking agents to help me organize the … Read More

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