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No More Sacrifice Zones by Suzanne Belote Shanley
Ever since Brayton returned from Standing Rock, North Dakota, the breathtaking images that he shared with me by phone while in North…
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Native Nations Rising: A Countersign by Brayton Shanley
Our country is in rapid political decline. The sign? Donald Trump is president and…
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“We Need an Energy Shift to Heal Our Mother Earth” Chief Arvol Looking Horse: Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Nations
“I, Chief Looking Horse, of the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota Nations, ask you to understand an Indigenous perspective on…
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Wronging Each Other in the Name of God and Ideology: Reflections on and from Mosul by Ahmad al Hadidi
I have been living in the United States for almost fourteen years but I never imagined that I…
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How Boycotts Can Stop Pipelines by Hattie Nestel
In the dead of winter or sweltering summer heat, several of us hold signs reading Boycott TD Bank–Support Standing Rock. Have stood like this this twice weekly for…
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Hope Found at Agape by Celia Dolan
In mid-May, I embarked on a journey with five fellow Stonehill College students for a HOPE service trip (Honoring our neighbor, Organizing…
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Three Generations of Divide and Conquer by John Paul Marosy
Divide and conquer is a time-honored strategy that ruling elites use when they don’t have solutions to problems. The problem in the U.S. today is not “immigrants,” it’s…
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A Speck at the Sea by Dave Legg
A breath in fog at the edge of dawn am I Standing on rock by crashing sea Waiting and hoping on the…
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Like a Horse and Carriage by Fr. John Sullivan MS
After over a year of not seeing one another, I was grateful for the opportunity to visit recently with my good friends Suzanne and Brayton. Our friendship goes…
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Making Mundane Moments Meaningful by Kelton Tupper
Much of my two months spent at Agape have been mundane, and I mean that in the best possible way. I have spent most of my life in…
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