Regarding Israel’s attack on Gaza, often one hears in the media the following justification: “No country in the world would put up with rockets being shot at you, what if Mexico shot rockets at Austin, Texas (or pick a U.S. city) would you stand idly by? This is self-defense.” I […]
“Love in the age of dying icebergs” a poem by Jessica Clark I wonder if we will love as we have always loved, as geologic structures slip into the sea solidity crumbling, islands swallowed by the sea. There are peaks and valleys, whole mountain ranges on the verge of eruption […]
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Peace Rally – Invest in People, Not War! Sunday, August 25, 2013 Kalamazoo Bronson Park
This summer 2012, with the support of KNOW, Michael Dwyer traveled to Palestine/Israel as part of a Hope Equals youth peace delegation. Michael is a peace activist, a founder of West Michigan Justice for Palestine student group at Western Michigan University. He recently graduated with a degree in English/Creative Writing. […]
On Thursday, Nov. 17th, 2011, the WMU student group West Michigan Justice in Palestine, along with KNOW, set up a simulation of the separation barrier that Israel is building in the West Bank of Palestine. In 2002, Israel began building a barrier between the West Bank and Israel, with the […]
Amy Damashek has recently returned from a 2-week peace interfaith delegation to Palestine and Israel. The delegation traveled throughout Israel and Palestine and met with more than 20 Israeli and Palestinian groups using non-violent means to promote peace. Amy will update us on the latest nonviolent peace building efforts, and will provide some insight into what’s happening “on […]
Sunday, August 12, 2012 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Bronson Park, Downtown Kalamazoo Commemorating Hiroshima and Nagasaki Sponsored by KNOW on the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Please join us as we again gather for a moving and unifying event. Family friendly activities are planned. […]
The following viewpoint article was published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on June 8, 2011 By Wayne M. Conner Momentous events have been unfolding across the Arab world. Pro-democracy movements have challenged corrupt and repressive regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain and Yemen, to name a few. The pro-democracy demonstrators have […]