“Dan, can you come to San Diego?” Lucius Walker invited me to join in an action at the U.S.-Mexico border crossing to take medical and educational supplies to Cuba, which was in violation of the U.S. embargo. Just a few days before, customs officials had seized computers headed for use in church-related health clinics. So… Read more »
Category: Baptist
Bernard Lafayette
Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles Freedom Rider and civil rights organizer Bernard Lafayette for his crucial work in training activists.
John Lewis
Peacemaker and author Daniel Buttry profiles the heroic nonviolent activism of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, when he became a Freedom Rider early in his life.
Rusudan Gotsiridze
Author Daniel Buttry profiles his colleague Georgian Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze, a peacemaker and the first woman to become a Baptist bishop in her homeland.
Carl Upchurch
Author Daniel Buttry profiles his colleague Carl Upchurch, who used his own experience with gangs to forge peaceful relationships among gang leaders.