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- What country do you live in?
- United States
- Do you have a favorite quote to share?
- "War won't end until we develop the moral equivelant of war"
- What is your interest in PeaceWork?
- To network with other peace activists...to create the foundation for a truly holistic and sustainable peace movement, based on decentralized community media.
- How long have you been involved in PeaceMaking?
- umm.....can you restate the question?
- Are you currently involved in any non-profit or volunteer work?
- I am in New Orleans working to build a free music school, based on a collaborative songbook of songs collected from street musicians. I am trying to build a network of "global citizenship schools", based on the model of the Citizenship School movement, started by the Highlander Center.
- Is there anything else that you'd like us to know about you?
- I want to encourage peace activists to think carefully about the connections between peace activism and homeless activism.
Peace activists need to gather wherever homeless people gather. Peace activists need to become 'homeless allies'.
- Do you have a website?
- http://songbook.ning.com
| View my other profiles on ning.com | |
1. FreeSkool Songbook Project | songbook.ning.com - Free sheet music and learning tools for music educators and street musicians |
2. Peace Portal | peaceportal.ning.com - "A Global Network for Enlightening Peace Activism" |
3. New Orleans Voices For Peace | neworleansvfp.ning.com - A forum for peace activists in the New Orleans area |
"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget." - arundhati roy
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Update from New Orleans, June 2007 - Proposal for Books Not Bombs
R.I.P. U. Utah Phillips, 1935-2008
It has been a long time since I've written in here, or written anywhere. I am struggling to get back in the habit of writing, even when I'm not in the mood. But I am sick of broadcasting my thoughts. The age of broadcast media is ending, and the age of participatory media is emerging. There are many movements underway that will fundementally change how we view media. The Open Source Software movement is one important example, and the… Continue
Posted on June 5, 2008 at 4:30pm —
Progress report from New Orleans - October 19, 2007
It is Friday morning, I woke up at 8 a.m. with the same anxiety I feel every morning. Not knowing where to go or what to do with myself, I took my laptop to an internet cafe and watched Democracy Now...as usual, it is the only thing I can do in t… Continue
Posted on October 19, 2007 at 10:48am — 1 Comment
Update from New Orleans - September 5, 2007
I have been reading Thich Naht Hahn books every day still. He describes engaged buddhism not as a religion, but as a set of tools. He says that there is no point in owning a tool if you are not int… Continue
Posted on September 5, 2007 at 12:40pm — 2 Comments
Update from New Orleans - August 2007
Posted on August 19, 2007 at 1:31pm —
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Just read the new post and feel your burn out. I think the trip to Boston could be a breather, a fresh perspective - if you let it be. It's natural and easy to get totally bogged down by the circumstances you're in. AND you can be more effective at the work you've taken on, if you learn how to refresh yourself. Whether that's in the bar or the meditation cushion is up to you to decide. But somewhere, there is an infinite supply of energy and creativity and inspiration. I hope that you will open yourself, to finding it. Only the best to you.... Alana
I love your choice of picture! I am a self taught pianist who can't read music but I love to play, sing, dance & drum! I work here in Ireland with Asylum seekers both as a legal secretary & facillitating drumming/story telling workshops here in Ireland...I do this both professionally & in my spare time... & am trying to raise funds to supply people with musical instruments, tools or books... (as they are not allowed to work, I see a great need for them to have an alternative to the few classes in english or computers that they are offered.) I have made some wonderful friends who come from Sudan... it has been my joy to witness their dignity, fellowship & deep friendship... It's great to know someone else who is prepared to lighten the load of people who are traumatised by war... of whatever nature- & I include all homeless & countryless people... I now have to find a way to embrace the heartless! I have a sneaky feeling that music always gives us the key! :-))
Please accept the hand of friendship over the wire, & across the waves... I come with & in peace...
A Big Bless
From Tracy
The question about how long you've been involved in PeaceMaking is perhaps clumsy. What I mean is, for some of us, a clear call hit at some point in our lives - Peace is the priority - How can I serve? For others, they were born with the call and the mission (my daughter is a great example). And for others, it's just now kindling, perhaps as an entirely new thought - that Peace is patriotic, worth experiencing, and now is a perfect time to start.
In any event, I'm really glad you arrived.
Alana