Dear John,

Thank you to all those who joined us for the Local Peace Economy meeting last night!

We loved hearing about what you've been learning through your commitments. If you haven't made a commitment yet, here are some from the group to inspire you:

• To tell the truth in a room, no matter what is happening
• To listen more deeply - to my body, to the earth, to others
• To have a hard conversation with someone who disagrees with me
• To learn more about civil disobedience

What commitment are you willing to make? What are you rooting yourself in right now? As we offered in the call, perhaps you'll play with the language offered by Staci Haines, generative somatics, and the Strozzi Institute: "I am a commitment to..." How does this language change your relationship to the commitment?

If you want to revisit the content from the meeting, or if you weren’t able to join us, you can watch the recording of last night's call.

We are modifying our summer meeting schedule to one meeting a month. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, August 14th at 5:00pm PT/8:00pm ET.

The intention of this modified schedule is to give you more time to dig into your commitment and be with your communities. We'll continue to share what we're learning from our practice, and we can't wait to hear what insights you've gleaned on our next call on August 14th!

In the meantime, we'd love to continue to hear about what you're learning! Join the local peace economy listserve to stay connected and continue learning with others in between our calls! You can join the listserve here.

If you have an idea for a local peace economy project and would like specific support bringing it to life, reach out to Emily at [email protected] to set up a time to talk!

Links and resources shared during the call:

• It looks like the sky is coming apart and together at the same time (poem)
• Listen to CODEPINK Radio's latest episode about the peace economy: "Episode 256: What is the root of peace?"
• Teachers about embodiment: Dr. Resmaa Menakem and Rev. angel Kyodo williams
• Local Peace Economy Padlet — add yourself and see who is near you!

Other supportive resources:

• Download The Local Peace Economy Workbook (free digital version)
• Purchase The Local Peace Economy Workbook (physical copy)
• The NEW local peace economy website
• Video introduction to the workbook
• Local Peace Economy Wiki
• CODEPINK Radio Ep. 242: The Local Peace Economy

If you have any questions, please email Emily at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you on August 14th!

Onwards to peace,

Jodie and Emily

It looks like the sky is coming apart and together at the same time
by Maya Stein

And the body is holding its losses like a fist. And a fleshy hope
is opening to an unprecedented vastness. And whatever we think
we are leaving behind will keep insisting. And the things we desire
will elude us. And our efforts will pose as failure. And we will not recognize
how far we’ve come. And we will solve one problem and create another.
And we will feel broken. And we will not be broken. And the silence
will be deafening. And we will love destructively. And no one
will appear to be listening. And there will be too many doors
to choose from. And we will keep saying, “I don’t know how to do this.”
And we will be more capable than we ever imagined.