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Tom Rawson's Song of the Soul

For about 30 years Tom Rawson has been a presence on Seattle's activist and music scene. Teaching or not, you'll find his banjo, dulcimer or other instruments nearby, ready to help inspire hope and get a group singing.

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Goin' Wild - Wild Foods and FaunaSam Thayer's 1st book was Forager's Harvest and his new book is Nature's Garden, invaluable info on getting to the heart of nature through our stomachs. Jim Backus has released 4 books this past year with stunning photography and simple, compelling prose, leading us to connect with the Earth and its animals. In December he released 2 Voyage Into Nature collections and New Pack on the Prairie, a children's story based on photographs of a wolf pack in North Dakota.
John Stedman - Community Organizer for JONAH - Joining Our Neighbors Advancing HopeJohn Stedman is a community organizer for JONAH - Joining Our Neighbors Advancing Hope, which is a grandchild of the national organization called Gamaliel, an effort to promote activism from a congregational base. John's journey to activism started with a father working for the UN, life and study in Kenya, alcoholism & fishing, and a daughter who got him back to church.
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Terra Guitarra - Bruce Hecksel's Song of the Soul

Bruce & Julie Hecksel are Patchouli, 2 former city folks thriving on nature and music in rural Wisconsin, making deeply stirring vocal and instrumental songs to reconnect and deepen lives. Bruce answered the call of his guitar one semester short of finishing seminary, and it was a fortunate choice for music lovers everywhere.

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Kenzie Joy's Song of the Soul

A vibrant voice and astonishing songwriting talent are a joy whenever they appear, but all the more wonderful when they appear by the age of 13. Kenzie Joy is a Chippewa Valley singer/songwriter destined for great things.

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Vets Fast for Peace - Antiwar ThanksgivingElliott Adams, a past president of the Veterans for Peace, was part of a Thanksgiving fast for peace in Syracuse, NY, protesting the USA's use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (aka drones). Elliott was an enthusiastic volunteer during the Vietnam War, so he speaks powerfully of his journey from war and into peace work.
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Saving Paradise - Reclaiming Christianity from EmpireRita Nakashima Brock is co-author of Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire, tracing how the radically pacifist Christianity of the first centuries was corrupted to support violence and empire.
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Annabelle Wood's 2nd Song of the Soul

Annabella Wood has filled many roles: singer-songwriter, long-haul truck driver, handywoman and cancer survivor. A recent brush with death has focused her ever more firmly on what she loves - music, especially music about her journey to integrity.

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Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer - A Government of Justice and Peace Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, assistant professor of Justice & Peace Studies at the University of St Thomas, spoke at the 2009 Ways of Peace conference sponsored by Friends for a Non-violent World. He's got an insightful and practical theology of transformation for our world which fueled his run for the Democratic nomination for the US Senate.
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The Wisdom To Know The Difference - Eileen FlanaganEileen Flanagan shares insights & stories of lives heading toward serenity, empowerment and wisdom. A writer, mother and former Peace Corps volunteer in Botswana, Eileen draws on deep spirit and wide ranging vision to help us make decisions leading to a better world.