Arnold Ap

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I knew nothing about West Papua until I was in a George Lakey training session with two Papuan activists. One was a musician with the band Black Paradise, and I bought his CD. The Papuans wore Arnold Ap T-shirts, so I first heard his story from them. Later I learned to sing Ap’s song “West […]

Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars

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Peacemaker Daniel Buttry writes about Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars, a band born out of Kalia Refugee Camp at the Guinea-Sierra Leone border (with videos).

Tommy Sands

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Peacemaker Daniel Buttry profiles the Irish singer-songwriter Tommy Sands with video clips including Sands’ famous There Were Roses about Northern Ireland.

Joan Baez

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Peacemaker Daniel Buttry profiles singer and activist Joan Baez with some of the best video clips of her performances, including ‘We Shall Overcome.’

Michelle Alexander

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By Daniel Hunter and Dan Buttry Michelle Alexander tells the story of working as a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union on the problem of DWB—“Driving While Black.” She met a young African-American man with extensive documentation of various police stops while he was driving. At first it seemed that he was an excellent […]

Jim Wallis

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Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles his colleague, best-selling author and Sojourners co-founder Jim Wallis, whose books include ‘God’s Politics.’

Joanna Macy

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Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles Joanna Macy, a self-identified “eco-philosopher,” Buddhist scholar and teacher who bridges East and West.

Lucius Walker

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“Dan, can you come to San Diego?” Lucius Walker invited me to join in an action at the U.S.-Mexico border crossing to take medical and educational supplies to Cuba, which was in violation of the U.S. embargo. Just a few days before, customs officials had seized computers headed for use in church-related health clinics. So […]