Yes, it’s hard work, and I’m nervous when I first enter the classroom with a new group of students, but I can’t deny a tremendous sense of excitement and joy as the academic year begins. I consider it a high honor and privilege to be able to help young people understand the complexities of building [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Joy of Teaching & Resolve Uganda
Posted in Nonviolence on August 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Story of an Anti-war Portrait
Posted in Nonviolence on August 13, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Here’s the story of how I came to pose for this poster by the great photographer Richard Avedon. (Yes, that’s a real dove.) I served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam, an experience that made me realize the folly and horror of war. Uncle Sam turned me into a peace activist. It was the summer [...]
Preserving Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
Posted in Afghanistan/Pakistan on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Since 2001, Afghan women and the international community have worked to improve human rights and end the nightmarish conditions imposed by the previous Taliban regime. These efforts have resulted in some significant advances in the status of women. Conditions remain difficult, and some setbacks have occurred recently as the Taliban-led insurgency has gained strength, but [...]
War: What Afghan Women ‘Want?’
Posted in Afghanistan/Pakistan on August 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tucked away in the tens of thousands of pages of WikiLeaks documents released in late July is a CIA special memorandum dated 11 March 2010. Its subject is “sustaining West European support for the NATO-led mission” in Afghanistan. The CIA document offers recommendations for shoring up public opinion in the face of growing skepticism in [...]
