Remembering Ward Morehouse 1929-2012
Ward Morehouse is a pacifist hero that I was lucky enough to have worked with.
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Celebrate Woody Guthrie 100th Birthday with one of our favorite books
The book has bright, folk art style illustrations by Kathy Jakobsen which bring Woody Guthrie’s classic song to life.
A whole year of Peace Songs: Finale to “Peace Song of the Day” project
Susanna, The Duchess of Peace writes: On July 9th of last year, I began a project to find, and blog about, a peace song for every day of the year. The Peace Song of the Day archive is: here. The idea of the project was to create interesting content, to create a daily ritual of … Continue reading A whole year of Peace Songs: Finale to “Peace Song of the Day” project
Independent books for July 4th
There’s never been a better time to speak out against injustices, stand up together for our rights and take action to preserve sovereignty, community and democracy.
America already has a new national anthem: Bruce Springsteen sings “This Land is Your Land”
Note to “60 Minutes” and “Vanity Fair”: No need for a poll. America already has a new national anthem. It’s “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie. Susanna, Duchess of Peace, writes: The mainstream media is posting everywhere that America needs a new national anthem, instead of “Star Spangled Banner”. Though, America has had … Continue reading America already has a new national anthem: Bruce Springsteen sings “This Land is Your Land”
Norwegian people announce “Peace Song of the Day” for 4/27/2012
As royalty (in the most whimsical of senses), the Duke and Duchess of Peace envision themselves as proclaiming the Peace Song of the Day. If you look around the news today, you see that the people of Norway have made the choice: The Peace Song of the Day is “Children of the Rainbow” by Pete … Continue reading Norwegian people announce “Peace Song of the Day” for 4/27/2012
No, It Won’t Kill Me: May Day General Strike and Peace Song for 4/25/2012
“This Old Hammer“, an African-American work song, is the Peace Song of the Day for April 25th. (See video and lyrics below.) The song says, “This old hammer, killed John Henry…but it won’t kill me.” Which resonates with the big event coming up… May Day, May 1, 2012, is a General Strike, called for by … Continue reading No, It Won’t Kill Me: May Day General Strike and Peace Song for 4/25/2012