Blacksmith's Forge: Polarization & Democracy

George Lakey

Most of us lament the polarization of our society, but George Lakey finds promise in the blacksmith's forge. He's founded and/or worked with so many peace & justice organizations, among them A Quaker Action Group, Movement for a New Society, TraningForChange.org, Earth Quaker Action Team, WagingNonviolence.org, and, most recently, ChooseDemocracy.us. George is author of 10 books, with an 11th, his memoir, due this coming year.

Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
Evangelical Christian, Quaker
 

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Blacksmith's Forge: Polarization & Democracy
George Lakey
Waging Nonviolence
Nonviolence
Civil Rights
Choose Democracy
Training for Change
Swarthmore College
Christianity
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Justice
Movement for a New Society
Quaker Action Group
Earth Quaker Action Team
Viking Economics
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Patricia Cleary (not verified) Thu, 04/01/2021 - 16:42

Love the program! My husband was a farrier for a long time and I always found wonder in the ability for a blacksmith to forge the tools they need.

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