Disturbing the Peace (T. Thorn Coyle)

This month, many Patheos bloggers are writing on the topic of “Best Practices for Peace in 2015.”
I used to be a great proponent of peace.
My prayers and meditations were often aimed in that direction. My actions, too, to the best of my ability, as I marched in the streets, wrote letters, and examined my own anger and violence.
The killing of Oscar Grant in 2009, and the killing of Alan Blueford in 2012 –and all of those brutalized and killed by police in between and since– changed my relationship with peace. Vigiling and marching with families whose loved ones were stolen by police violence has shifted my view. Organizing with Black leaders and communities of color affected by police militarization and systemic harassment and imprisonment has diminished my talk of peace.


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