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aka "origami woman"

Posted on May 16th, 2009 by Sylvia : loving Spirit Sylvia

Over the years, I've attended a number of rallies, protests, vigils, and other social activism events - and I keep running into people with whom I've shared peace cranes.  They'll say to me - you... More »

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Is peace really what we're looking for?

Posted on Jan 10th, 2009 by Sylvia : loving Spirit Sylvia

    I've been pondering this question for several weeks now. Understand that peacemaking has been a *fundamental* underpinning of most of my adult life and is integral to my faith, spirituality and justice advocacy. ... More »

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Being with those in Gaza and Israel

Posted on Jan 3rd, 2009 by Sylvia : loving Spirit Sylvia

Arab-Israeli Peace Flag special thanks to Samme Sareta for his peace flags application on Facebook from which this image was borrowed Hi, folks - the deterioration of the situation in Gaza - and the horrific... More »

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How do you react to violence?

Posted on Oct 2nd, 2008 by Sylvia : loving Spirit Sylvia

As a person who is living in the aftermath of emotional and verbal slicing and shredding and other abuse as a child - my initial response to raised voices, hostility and agression tends to be... More »

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powering up

Posted on Sep 18th, 2008 by Sylvia : loving Spirit Sylvia

Hi, folks - power has been on my mind a lot this week. I'm part of the Peace Intention Experiment and "powering up" is the phrase being used for getting in a meditative state for... More »

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