There are 4 spots left in a book club to be held online on four Saturdays in September, to be hosted by the wonderful and amazing peace activist and author Kathy Kelly, to discuss the collection of insightful and inciteful essays by numerous peace activsits, Bending the Arc: Striving for Peace and Justice in the Age of Endless War. (Kathy will be sending you a signed copy as soon as you sign up!)
Kathy will also be inviting surprise guests to join the discussion each week, authors of some of the book's essays. These may include, for example, Medea Benjamin, Bill
Quigley, David Swanson, or Ann Wright.
Kathy has made a short video about the upcoming book club. You can watch the video, learn more, and reserve your spot here.
Bending the Arc: Striving for Peace and Justice in the Age of Endless War
is an inspiring collection narrating how peace activists found their
calling and why the world still needs peace activism. Since
the late 1990s the annual Kateri Tekakwitha Interfaith Peace Conference
in upstate New York has grown to become the region’s premier peace
conference. Bending the Arc provides a history of the conference
and brings together the inspiring, personal stories from such well-known
participants as Medea Benjamin, Blase Bonpane, Kathy Kelly, Bill
Quigley, David Swanson, and Ann Wright, among others. Drawing from
diverse philosophical and spiritual traditions, contributors share their
experiences of working for peace and justice and discuss the obstacles
to both. They address a wide range of contemporary problems, including
the war on terror, killer drones, the invasions and occupations of
Afghanistan and Iraq, mass surveillance, the human cost of war,
political-economic impediments to peace, violent extremism, the role of
women in peace-building, and the continued threat of nuclear weapons.
With its stories of how peace activists found their calling and its
exploration of why the world still needs peace activism, the book offers
a vision rooted in human community and hope for the future.
“The book provides a fascinating look into the motivations and visions of contemporary peace activists.” — CHOICE
“This
collection of activist voices is enjoyable, interesting, and moving to
read, and it will help readers understand why and how people actually
get involved with peace work.” — Jason Del Gandio, coeditor of Educating for Action: Strategies to Ignite Social Justice
Sign up!
It's never too early to sign up for other future book clubs that are months away. In fact, it gives you time to read the books, which will send to you ASAP.
In October you can join David Vine to discuss The United States of War!
In November you can join Stephen Vittoria, who co-wrote Murder Incorporated with Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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