August 9, 2008 The Big Voice by Kathy Kelly About six months ago, Dan Pearson, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, swiveled around in his office chair in our tiny “headquarters” to ask what we thought about organizing a walk from Chicago to St. Paul, arriving just before the Republican National Convention. (see www.witnessagainstwar.org). Our… Continue reading The Big Voice by Kathy Kelly
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Articles by Kathy Kelly, frequent contributor to PeaceJournal.org
Pictures From Summer Camp by Kathy Kelly
Pictures From Summer Camp by Kathy Kelly July 27, 2008 At 6:45 a.m. this morning, our friend, Joel Gulledge, called from At-Tuwani, a village in the West Bank where he and another Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) member were escorting Palestinian children to a local summer daycamp, protecting them from hostile Israeli settlers. A masked settler,… Continue reading Pictures From Summer Camp by Kathy Kelly
Cold Shoulders by Kathy Kelly
Cold Shoulders by Kathy Kelly July 5, 2008 Over the past two years, here in Amman, Jordan, I’ve regularly visited the family of Umm Hamdi, an Iraqi woman forced out of her native Iraq four years ago by terrifying death threats after her husband, very likely prey to that same threatened violence, disappeared. Although often… Continue reading Cold Shoulders by Kathy Kelly
Istiklal by Kathy Kelly
Istiklal by Kathy Kelly July 3, 2008 The city of Amman, Jordan, is awash with numerous colorful signs that proclaim independence, “Istiklal.” The word is found on posters and placards in store windows. It names a major thoroughfare, a hospital, and a shopping center. Appreciation for independence is palpable, and this could be said for… Continue reading Istiklal by Kathy Kelly
Weary of War? Don’t Collaborate
Weary of War? Don’t Collaborate. By Kathy Kelly April 17, 2008 An April 14th AP article by Anne Flaherty reported that U.S. Senators and Representatives are finding common ground in asking that Iraqis begin picking up the tab for the cost of war.
Traveling Light by Kathy Kelly
Traveling Light by Kathy Kelly December 6, 2007 Traveling with as light a load as possible is something I long for during long stretches away from home. I routinely discard paperwork and periodicals, “recycle” gifts and give away clothing. But, here in Amman, Jordan, when a ten year-old Iraqi girl named Nauras gave me a… Continue reading Traveling Light by Kathy Kelly
We Should Not be Causing This
We Shouldn’t Be Causing This by Kathy Kelly Amman, Jordan August 22, 2007 Here in Amman, Jordan, a British teenager, Sonia, age 12, recently spent four days interviewing and befriending Iraqi youngsters close to her in age. She wanted to learn, firsthand, about the experiences of Iraqi youngsters who have fled war and violence in… Continue reading We Should Not be Causing This
Get to Work by Kathy Kelly
GET TO WORK! By Kathy Kelly Amman, Jordan August 12, 2007 “GET A JOB!” These three words are very familiar to activists bearing signs calling for an end to war, whether standing on street corners, walking along highways, holding vigils, or nonviolently occupying the offices of elected representatives. Listen to the activists, and you’ll often… Continue reading Get to Work by Kathy Kelly
She Stands at Every Door by Kathy Kelly
She Stands At Every Door By Kathy Kelly Amman, Jordan August 6, 2007 At a small, informal school in the basement of a church in Amman, many strings of colorful paper cranes bedeck walls and windows. The school serves children whose families have fled Iraq. Older children who come to the school understand the significance… Continue reading She Stands at Every Door by Kathy Kelly
Being Hope, by Kathy Kelly
Being Hope by Kathy Kelly May 31, 2007 Earlier this week, the American Friends Service Committee asked me to speak about finding hope in hard times as part of an interfaith service to conclude their “Eyes Wide Open” display in Chicago’s Grant Park. The display arranged 3,438 soldiers’ boots to commemorate U.S. military people killed… Continue reading Being Hope, by Kathy Kelly