Seventeen activists and church leaders talk about the disciplines that keep them girded for the struggle.
Activists
Jeannie Choi 5-01-2009
Whether it's the South Bronx or rural North Carolina, visionary activist Majora Carter argues that cleaning up our act is good for us -- and the economy.
Ronald Williamson 12-01-2008
How a Howard Thurman lecture series has transformed a university -- and much more.
Celeste Zappala 6-01-2007
I am Celeste Zappala, of the First United Methodist Church of Germantown in Philadelphia, of Military Families Speak Out, and, sadly, of Gold Star Families Speak Out, because I am the mother of a f
Colin Mathewson 6-01-2007
No one person, and yet seemingly every person in on the planning of this event, was in charge.
Khristine Hopkins 6-01-2007
Though I have stood weekly at a vigil for the last five years, been in several marches, and even participated in civil disobedience, I have never had the opportunity to do direct action in an inten
Jenny Duskey 6-01-2007
I was born just before the United States entered World War II, and I've been participating in peace walks and vigils since the war in Vietnam. This was one of the best organized and deeply felt.
Clifford Rivera 4-01-2007
"The wind blows wherever it pleases." Word?
The scene is played out. We need some Eden!
Were Abba the DJ, He'd spin hymns
To slay.
Rose Marie Berger, Jonathan Mendez 2-01-2007
Climate change activists carried out what they called an “art attack” in November by screening political messages on the sides of several London landmarks.
Rose Marie Berger, Jonathan Mendez 1-01-2007
In October, as President Bush signed the Military Commissions Act of 2006, 200 members of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture protested in front of the White House against what they cal
Dean Nelson 7-01-2006
He seems relatively amused when people quote lines from the most famous song he’s ever recorded, but this day he was pretty serious.
Danny Duncan Collum 6-01-2006
For the next 54 years, Anne Braden was a solid citizen of 'the other America.'
John Malkin 6-01-2006
Everyone wants to be happy and to fulfill their dreams. For many who live in war zones, prisons, and places of poverty, those dreams aren’t likely to come true.
Molly Marsh 5-01-2006
Every movement needs its revolutionaries and spokespersons, and in the growing crusade for a healthy, ethical, and “fair” food system, Bryant Terry and Anna Lappé happen to be both. Terry is a chef and founder of b-healthy! (Build Healthy Eating and Lifestyles to Help Youth)—a nonprofit group in New York that teaches low-income kids not only about nutrition, but also how to prepare healthy food themselves. Lappé is a writer, speaker, and co-founder (with her mother, Frances Moore Lappé) of the Small Planet Institute and Small Planet Fund. The latter supports grassroots efforts around the world that address the causes of hunger and poverty.
The two packed their passion and experience into Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen, a practical book that explains why our food system is the way it is, but also what we can do to change it. And don’t be surprised if, along the way, you pick up a few tips about cooking (pepper grinders are key) and music (Césaria Évora is nice accompaniment to cinnamon-dusted sweet potato fries). Associate editor Molly Marsh spoke recently with the author-activists.
Sojourners: So why the name Grub? What is grub?
Bryant Terry: When Anna and I started working on this project, we had so many people tell us that healthy organic food is for wealthy baby boomers. That’s a common misconception. We wanted people to understand that grub—healthy, local, sustainable food—is food that’s accessible to everyone. It’s something all people have a right to.
John Fleming 4-01-2005
A 40-year-old civil rights murder mystery, and the former state trooper who holds the answer.
Beth Newberry 3-01-2005
With fierce faith, Julia Bonds works to save the land and people of West Virginia.