Author: peacepoet

by A-B-E of The Peace Poets The children led us as we sang and marched from Chicano Park towards Downtown, San Diego, CA., demanding the US government abolish the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) established by President George H. Bush in 2003, to stop Operation Streamline from being established and launched in San…

by A-B-E of The Peace Poets The children led us as we sang and marched from Chicano Park towards Downtown, San Diego, CA., demanding the US government abolish the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) established by President George H. Bush in 2003, to stop Operation Streamline from being established and launched in San…

Participants will study liberation artists and explore varying perspectives on gender and sexism, racism, and issues of social relevance that are of interest to them. Participants will share interpretations and reflections, and translate them into fresh rhymes! This series is an invitation into a journey of self reflection. We will study the self, and share…

It was beautiful to see many of them present today in NYC with their spirits on fire. Joined by a few hundred youth, students, activists, and New Yorkers, we were calling for a national boycott on Wendy’s and demanding that their chairman, Nelson Peltz, sign on to the Fair Food Program. The Fair Food Program would not only…

by A-B-E of The Peace Poets April 24 – 27th, 2018, I facilitated a professional development seminar, Hip Hop y Spoken Word Para La Intervención Social, at La Casa Encendida in Madrid, Spain. These spoken word poetry and Hip Hop culture workshops were designed for educators, organizers, and activists interested in creating art, building community,…

by A-B-E of The Peace Poets The children led us as we sang and marched from Chicano Park towards Downtown, San Diego, CA., demanding the US government abolish the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) established by President George H. Bush in 2003, to stop Operation Streamline from being established and launched in San…

by A-B-E This Saturday, January 19th 2019, The Peace Poets will be joining the Women’s Unity Rally in Foley Square 10am – 2pm with staff and members from The Brotherhood/ Sister Sol. Women’s Unity Rally: https://actionnetwork.org/events/womens-march-in-new-york-city-official-chapter The Peace Poets have composed a number of movement music chants to be used this weekend and shared widely…

“These poems remind me of the link between philosophy and poetry in the sense that they inevitably gravitate towards big questions, towards making meaning out of the human experience… I am struck as I believe you will be, by the level of empathy and compassion found in these words.”

It was beautiful to see many of them present today in NYC with their spirits on fire. Joined by a few hundred youth, students, activists, and New Yorkers, we were calling for a national boycott on Wendy’s and demanding that their chairman, Nelson Peltz, sign on to the Fair Food Program. The Fair Food Program would not only…

Mental Slavery (Lyrics) * Chorus * Look at what you made of me Brothers in penitentiaries Sisters Lost they self esteem Goddamn mental slavery 1st you break their spirits Then you take their minds Knowledge they won’t go near it Then you take your time Mental Slavery (What the fuck is that) Mental Slavery (I…