Category: Peacemaking & Nonviolence

Why Is My Enemy Suffering?

Why Is My Enemy Suffering? by Brayton Shanley Recently, I was speaking to a good friend who challenged me with a question: How is this situation in Israel-Palestine to be

February 12, 2024

Communities of Love, Resistance and Constructive Work: A 12 min talk by Stellen Vinthagen

Dr. Stellan Vinthagen, Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance, Professor of Sociology and Adjunct Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Stellan Vinthagen is a

January 23, 2022

The National Day of Mourning: A Necessary Call to Action

Brayton and I joined well over 1000 people gathered in Plymouth, MA on November 25, 2021 to participate in the National Day of Mourning. The day was filled with impassioned

January 20, 2022

Felipe Witchger Visits Agape

Felipe Witchger is a long-time friend of Agape who participated in the first group of graduate students ten years ago, who comprised what they called themselves, The Creatively Maladjusteds. Felipe’s

June 29, 2021

Kings Bay Plowshare 7 Update

Agape continues to stand in solidarity with the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 and the death-dealing weapons that these systems produce and employ. With our plowshare friends, we renew our commitment

January 1, 2021

A Pilgrimage to Standing Rock: “After 500 Years of Oppression, All We Have Left Is Love” by Brayton Shanley

Suzanne informs me that long-time activist friend, Hattie Nestel, called. “She wants to send straw bales to Standing Rock for Tepee insulation. Can you find her some straw bales?” Hattie’s request is

February 2, 2017

Trump’s Inaugural Witness with Answer Coalition and The Women’s March in Washington DC January 20-21, 2017

Our first steps towards the Inaugural Protests were ones of staring into the unknown at 5am, departing from the home of friends in Cheverly, MD, taking a subway to the

January 24, 2017

LAMENTATION AND CALL TO PROPHECY IN A TIME OF WAR

Being Bartimaeus in the Midst of Endless War: Nonviolence as the Gift of Sight (When asked for his response to the Paris bombings, Pope Francis replied: “World War III. …piecemeal.”)

November 19, 2015

The Death Penalty rears its ugly head in Massachusetts

Dear Friends, As you may know by now, the Death Penalty is rearing its ugly head in Massachusetts, and anti-death penalty state. We have seen and heard the sorrowful

May 31, 2015

Pioneering activist for peace, civil rights and local farming Juanita Nelson dies at 91.

Juanita Nelson worked for peace, civil rights and local farming. She walked the walk, living simply and sustainably and dreamed up the idea for the Greenfield Free Harvest Supper, which

March 12, 2015

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