peacemeal
greenfield community college journal for peace
Ambassadors for Peace
Three students from the Peace and Social Justice Program at Greenfield Community College have been collaborating on a project for their Peacemaking in Practice Seminar. Jordy Russ, Elyse Chastain and Susan Wood have been contacting local high schools and arranging to meet with advisors and college bound students to talk with them about GCC’s Peace and Social Justice program, as well as the GCC sustainable energy program which dove tails nicely with peace and social justice. They believe that any student, of any major, would benefit from the classes in …
Latest featured stories (view all)
- Ambassadors for Peace
- The Greenfield Community College Peace Project
- Symbols of Peace
- Unsung Local Heroines for Peace
Quotes (view all)
By engaging in insurrectionary mutual aid and direct action we break the psychological illusion that we are unable to change our circumstances. We break through the tragedy of the commons—the feeling tht in respect to the whole each of us can affect no change. Instead, it suggests that each of us is infinitely capable of improving our conditions and those of the people around us.
Ryan, PSJ student
The inequality of the distribution of the world’s income and resources is a simple equation for violence and hate. Addressing poverty today especially in children means a brighter tomorrow. By providing all children with equal skills to succeed in life, we are giving peace a chance.
Elyse, PSJ student
We can speak loudly if we listen to each other, understand what we are trying to communicate to each other, and then express that in action as a large organized group of autonomous individuals in solidarity with each other and for total freedom from injustice and organized violence.
Ryan, PSJ student
Inspiration Station (view all)
Cooperative Work of Peace
This poem was created in the class called Peacemaking in Practice: Seminar on Nonviolence and Social Action. Students did free writes on what peace means to them and took a …
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 …
Organizational Spotlight
Graduation Pledge Alliance
The Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility states, “I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which I …
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 …
Editor's Note
Ambassadors for Peace
In this sixth edition of Peacemeal, I want to honor and highlight the students in the Peace and Social Justice Club and in the GCC classes on peace, conflict and social justice. I continue to be impressed by the dedication, camaraderie and creativity that they bring to the work of creating a better world. In this day and age of …
Partners in peace
