Joanna Shenk, a writer, activist and minister, has published an extended interview with Vincent Harding focussed on his experiences with the Mennonite Church, during and after the time he and Rosemarie were representatives of the Mennonites to the south...
Continue ReadingIn the photo above, from November 2015, Makota Valdina Pinto — an esteemed elder in the Angola Candomblé tradition — offers popcorn in a rite of cleansing and blessing to participants in an annual march for religious tolerance and res...
Continue ReadingCOME TO THE FOLDING CHAIR SIT-IN with RUBY SALES and SISTERS IN STRUGGLE in PHILADELPHIA, DEC 16 and 17 In response to voter suppression and other illegal acts of disenfranchisement that handed Donald Trump a victory he did not earn, Sisters in Struggle ...
Continue ReadingThe Veterans of Hope Project and the Black Star Project are jointly sponsoring an intergenerational community conversation about the film “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Thursday, March 11, 8pm eastern time. Register here: https://bit.ly/JA...
Continue ReadingVeteran of Hope, Cleo Parker Robinson, brings a marvelous adaptation of Romeo and Juliet to Denver this weekend and next. If you’re in Colorado, don’t miss this extraordinary, danced interpretation of the classic Shakespearean play. Juliet...
Continue ReadingOne year after her passing, the legacy of Grace Lee Boggs continues to influence Detroit – and the world. Grace was a “Veteran of Hope,” a beloved friend and comrade of Vincent and Rosemarie. We remember her as we celebrate her life. Rea...
Continue ReadingOn February 12, Dr. Charles H. Long, a distinguished historian of religions passed in North Carolina. Dr. Long was an extraordinary scholar whose unparalleled writings, lectures and conversations helped form several generations of academics in the areas...
Continue ReadingMarcella Pendergrass is a long-time racial and gender justice activist who grew up in Michigan and has been living in Seattle for many years. She is an amazing fire-woman with a profound sense of justice and community. She was nurtured in her activism...
Continue ReadingJanuary 14, 2018 conversation with Profs. Clay Carson, Charles Long, Rachel Harding and Rev. Jay Williams at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, CA
Continue ReadingDear Friends, It has been quite some time since Gloria and I were in touch with you with in-depth news of the work of the Veterans of Hope Project. Since our April 2017 commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam” address at Riversid...
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