by Laura Ford In January of 2019 I travelled with 48 others to explore the Holy Land and to gain an understanding of Palestine-Israel. Led by several pastors and designated Palestinian/ Israeli guides, we visited the usual and unusual areas for tourists: Jordan River, Sea of Galilee, Dead Sea Scroll […]
Issues
Brief history and background of Israeli/Palestine conflict
Justice and Peace for the People of Palestine and Israel: What We Must Do A very brief history… It is a common misconception that the struggle in Israel/Palestine has gone on for thousands of years and thus will never be resolved. Actually, problems only began in the late 19th […]
Critical Issues, Alternative Views episode – Carbon Pricing and fighting climate change
A discussion with Dr. Barry Rabe, author of Can We Price Carbon
WHY DO WARS PREVAIL? a talk by Rev. Harold Beu
WHY DO WARS PREVAIL? A talk given by Rev. Harold W. Beu Imagine Peace Conference First Baptist Church of Kalamazoo, Michigan 19 August 2018 So, the first question we are asked ourselves today is: Why do wars still prevail since the end of World War I in 1918 even […]
Statement on Gaza – April 27, 2018 protest outside Rep. Fred Upton’s office
We are here to show our support and solidarity with the people of Gaza. Gaza is a small strip of land along the Mediterranean. It is 140 square miles in area, only ¼ the size of Kalamazoo County. In this small plot of land live 2 million inhabitants, the vast […]
Vigil for Gaza
Vigil for Gaza in front of Rep. Fred Upton’s office: 350 E. Michigan downtown Kalamazoo (near Sarkozy’s Bakery) Friday, April 27, 2018 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm Tell Rep. Fred Upton: He must speak out against the deadly use of force against unarmed demonstrators in […]
A riveting video of an Australian who seeks to spread the truth about Israel/Palestine
Click here for video. https://www.facebook.com/741127532/videos/10156093583777533/
War is over – if you want it
suggested by Pat Lynn… So This Is Christmas and What Have You Done? Christmas Day, 1971 – 2016 Yoko Ono and John Lennon (Happy Christmas Kyoko) (Happy Christmas Julian) So this is Christmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun And so this […]
LOVE trumps HATE. (a poem)
LOVE trumps HATE. (a poem by Taj James, suggested by KNOW steering committee member Pat Lynn) the invitation has arrived to step into our courage and our full humanity from this day forward the harm can only unfold and multiply and spread with our silence with our consent with our […]
Help us stop the “Trillion Dollar Trainwreck”
Help us stop the “Trillion Dollar Trainwreck” The United States plans to spend $1 trillion over the next 30 years to “modernize” all aspects of its nuclear arsenal: the bombs and warheads, the production facilities, the delivery systems, and command and control systems. These programs will create untold tons of […]