The North Shore Coalition for Peace, Justice, and the Environment Cordially invites all to celebrate a book launch and signing of Rosalie Riegle’s new oral history…
Doing Time for Peace: Resistance, Family, and Community
WHEN:
Saturday, December 1, 2012 from 3:00 to 5:00
Refreshments served.
WHERE:
Curt’s Café, 2922 Central Street in Evanston. (Near Lincolnwood.) Take Bus 201 from the Purple Line Davis Street stop. Curt’s Café provides training to Evanston’s at-risk youth in both food service and life.
WHAT:
In this compelling collection of oral histories, more than seventy-five peacemakers describe how they say no to war-making in the strongest way possible—by engaging in civil disobedience and paying the consequences in jail or prison or by “doing their time” at home while their loved ones are incarcerated.
Included in the book are interviews by Kathy Kelly, Mike and Nettie Cullen of the Milwaukee 14, John Dear, SJ, the Berrigan children, Brad Lyttle, Mike Giocondo of the Camden 28, and many more. A short program will introduce the book.
MORE ABOUT ROSIE:
Born to a political family from Flint, Michigan, Rosalie Riegle has been drifting to the left ever since she met Catholic Worker co-founder Dorothy Day in 1968. Prior to that, she was a typical Catholic woman, graduating from St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, marrying after a short career in retail, and birthing four daughters. She says Dorothy Day changed her life. “I became active in nonviolent resistance to the Vietnam War and helped to found the Saginaw Valley Peace Watch in Saginaw, Michigan, where I lived for forty years. Oh, those were the days! We were certain our vigils and rallies and visits to the draft board would make a difference, and eventually they did, as the mighty chorus of the antiwar movement helped to end a needless and devastating war. I wish I could regain the hope of those heady years.” Click here to read more…
TO PURCHASE THE BOOK:
You can order “Doing Time for Peace: Resistance, Family, and Community” on Amazon.
I’m glad you’re helping publicize this, and only wish I were a few hundred miles closer, to be able to participate.
“Doing time” in witness to Truth and resistance to the war machine was a significant part of my extended family, and my own emerging consciousness. I would love to be part of the conversation.
Next best thing, though, will be to read the book. When you get it, could you please post the publication and purchase information? And give my regards to Cathy and Brad if they’re present, both significant role models for me when it comes to these things.
My own activity these days is in supportive ministry to another Hero of Truth who is doing time, and his family suffers even more than he appears to. Elsewhere, I’ll comment on how things are going for Shakir Hamoodi (q.v.) http://www.helphamoodi.org
Blessings, -DHF
Now updated. We’ve added purchasing information and a bit more about the author. Enjoy!