peacemeal
greenfield community college journal for peace
The Greenfield Community College Peace Project
GCC student Molly Cooksy recently met with 6th Grade students at the Greenfield Middle School to discuss peace and non-violence movements past and present. Molly and 6th Grade teacher Chip Bull helped students define the terms “peace” and “non-violence,” and to reflect on how they are connected to student’s lives. Many of Mr. Bull’s students created drawings and wrote about their feelings regarding peace and non-violence.
This issue of Peacemeal features many of those “voices of the children” as expressed in words and art work. And, to give voice to the elders of our global community, their voices are also heard …
Latest featured stories (view all)
Quotes (view all)
We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind.
Wangari Maathai, peace activist
Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve.
Wangari Maathai, peace activist
No kindness is ever wasted.
Meg, PSJ student
Inspiration Station (view all)
Peace
By Seaira, 6th grade
No wars. The feeling of safety.
Being able to believe, non-violence.
Love in the world, happiness in our hearts.
Peace is free. War is not.
My Child Wafts Peace
By Yehuda Amichai
My child wafts peace.
When I lean over him,
It is not just the smell of soap.
All the people were children wafting peace.
(And in the whole land, not even one
Millstone …
Peace to You
From Dreamsinger by John McDonnell Tierney
Peace to you and all good blessings.
Joy to you in all good ways.
And may your days be filled with sunshine,
And your nights be safe and …
Organizational Spotlight
Traprock Center for Peace and Justice
Traprock Center for Peace and Justice, now located at 24 Miles Street, Greenfield, has a long history of working for peace, nonviolence, and economic and social justice in the area. It has recently reorganized and Liz Kelner, part time director …
Raging Grannies
Let us be clear about the Grannies. We are totally non-violent, believe in only peaceful protest (with lots of laughter), work for the “many not the few” (motto of the …
Partners in peace
Editor's Note
Children & elders, voices of peace
I am grateful to Abbie Jenks and the GCC Peace and Social Justice Program for the opportunity to serve as guest editor for this issue of Peacemeal and to offer this modest commentary.
I have, for nearly all my adult life, been an advocate for peace. In the early days my hair and beard were longer and at Hartford Community College …