Haven Whiteside
USA
[From Palm Sunday to Good Friday, approximately 1300 pilgrims united in Georgia's first Holy Week Pilgrimage for Immigrants, a prayerful solidarity walk trekking 50 miles through North Georgia and metro Atlanta.  The Pilgrimage called for the end of law enforcement raids that separate families, the passage of humane immigration reform, and the revision of trade policies that currently increase unauthorized immigration.  CPTer Haven Whiteside was one of the core group of walkers.  See www.drivefast.wordpress.com  for more information and pictures.]
We were on the fifth day of the Pilgrimage for Immigrants, …

Commentary by Molly Mayfield Barbee
Forty-seven years ago this past Sunday, Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, her groundbreaking study of the impact of harsh chemicals and pesticides on surrounding ecosystems. Decades after its publication and her untimely death from breast cancer in 1964, some still criticize Carson for her “preservationist hysteria” and “bad science,” while others hail her as the mother of the modern environmental movement. The lessons of her book have stayed with me since I first read it as an adolescent.
What is the connection between ecological awareness and peace? …

Alaha Ahrar
Afghanistan
A new law has been approved in Afghanistan which limits equality in the society and weakens women’s rights and their movements. I do not want to call the new law a law for Shia women. It is a new law for Afghan women. I do not want to call them the minority, because we are all Afghans and we are the members of the same society and country.
Islam is a religion based on justice and equality. It emphasizes education and the rights of men and women. It is not …

Level: Community—Peace Principle: Community, Cooperation
This week’s featured story came in from Minneapolis, MN, USA:

Last week was my birthday and I was lucky enough to be able to spend it traveling to see a bunch of my family. It had been a while since we were all together, so they were excited to find ways to celebrate our time together and find just the right gift for my birthday. Now, I recognize that I am a difficult person to shop for, for gifts. . . Over the years I have come …