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Firing Zone: On a Beach in Vieques

A few years ago, as thousands of peaceful anti-militarism resistors struggled for the withdrawal of the US Navy from the occupied island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, I wrote this piece. When asked by Turning Wheel, the Journal of Socially Engaged Buddhism, to submit something for their special 30 anniversary issue, I remembered it. The entire issue is quite wonderful. Please check it out.
Firing Zone: On a Beach in Vieques

“PAZ”

            I could feel the warm sand on my feet even through my beat-up sneakers. A few hours later in the day that sand would be … Continue Reading