Happy Viet Nam
Happy Viet Nam By Frank Joyce Maybe it’s one of those, “you have to be there” things. But there is a palpable difference between a society in which people are […]
Who needs the KKK now that we have ICE?
By Frank Joyce Perhaps there will come a time when MAGA will be more widely seen for what it is—a contemporary version of White Citizens Councils, the Black Legion, the […]
Asking “Is America Possible?” in a Sacred Space
Asking “Is America Possible?” in a Sacred Space April 4, 2026, Riverside Church, NYC https://youtu.be/fcmePpN_HmA Members of the King & Breaking Silence team joined other Elders and Youngers in an emotion-filled […]
NCOE Call to Resist US Militarism at home and abroad
I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the […]
From Wilmington, Delaware 1968 to Twin Cities, Minnesota 2026—what can we learn?
From Wilmington, Delaware 1968 to Twin Cities, Minnesota 2026—what can we learn? By Say Burgin and Frank Joyce Photo from The Nation’s First State…The Nation’s First Police State, published in […]
An Elder in Nigeria after the US Christmas bombing
Dear NCOE colleagues, I send you blessings and a wish for peace in your hearts. Please find below the FB post I shared with friends after the Christmas attack in […]
(Un)Forgotten: Memory as Resistance and Resurrection
(Un)Forgotten: Memory as Resistance and Resurrection by Bill Wylie-Kellermann Think Detroit in the 1930’s: religious hate radio is being invented here – broadcasting white supremacy and antisemitism; corporate industrialists openly […]
Begin Again
Begin Again is an ambitious and ongoing conversation series beginning in 2026 that welcomes elders, youngers, and all those who now believe that nothing less than a total reconstruction of […]
Letters from Peter: Attitude of Gratitude
Attitude of Gratitude: How the Most Basic Religious Impulse is Also the Most Valuable by Elder Peter Laarman courtesy of Faith and Reason.org Forget the turkey, the travel angst, the […]
Letters from Peter: HEAVEN, OR…??? A President Faces the Great Beyond
HEAVEN, OR…??? A President Faces the Great Beyond by Elder Peter Laarman courtesy of Faith and Reason.org Apart from appreciating their entertainment value, we usually need not pay much attention […]