This is the much praised story of two young American soldiers told with profound insight. “The war tried to kill us in the spring.” So begins this debut novel based on Kevin’s real world experiences. “Letter Composed During a Lull […]
Scud Missile Blues: Slam Poetry from a Syrian American
“War is a disease and you can feel it no matter what part of the country you’re in.” Amal Kassir grew up in Aurora. Her father is from Syria and Amal grew up with strong links to her Syrian family, […]
Women’s Bodies as Battlefield
“There’s a global pandemic of violence against women.” Susan Thistlethwaite is a Professor of Constructive Theology at Chicago Theological Seminary, and author of several social justice books including her latest, “Women’s Bodies as Battlefield.” Thistlethwaite compares global violence against women […]
European Refugee Crisis: Eye-Witness Account
“Many, many children under 10 years old were there.” In October, Boulder resident Dan Winters was planning a vacation with his wife in Europe. Having seen the images of refugees and asylum seekers at the train station in Budapest, Winters […]
David Barsamian: Targeting Iran
“It’s very significant because it’s a triumph of diplomacy over militarism. Those were the options and it’s pretty clear that military action was going to be taken against Iran.” Congress is getting ready to vote on the Iran nuclear deal, […]
Helping Young Women Survivors of War in Liberia
“For girls in Liberia, our chances for advancing are very slim.” Rosana Schaack is the Founder and Executive Director of THINK Inc., (Touching Humanity in Need of Kindness.) She is receiving the 2015 LOOP Award (Leadership Overcoming Obstacles of Peace) […]
Boulder Fringe: Hey, Hey, LBJ!
Hey, Hey, LBJ! is a solo theater work performed by David Kleinberg. The work — written and performed by Kleinberg and directed by Mark Kenward — traces Kleinberg’s year as a combat correspondent for the army’s 25th Infantry Division at Cu […]
Iraq Veterans Against the War – 10 year anniversary
IVAW was founded in July 2004 and in the past 10 years has been a major voice calling for an end to the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan as well as calling for reparations for Iraqis and for better treatment […]