Alice Walker's Blog, page 70

We Are Not Alone: Rumi Whirls With Us

AND…For all of us who are suffering so deeply now, fearing our faith in humanity has been cruelly misplaced, even lost, there will always be the poets, and poetry itself to remind us of how big Life is. How long. How like the Anaconda, with its twists and turns. Interrogating every “wisdom”, bearing every grief, more »

Some Light: Thank you, Phylllis Bennis and The Nation. Whew!

Why Opposing the Israel Lobby Is No Longer Political Suicideby Phyllis BennisJuly 16, 2014The NationOur movement isn’t strong enough yet to end US enabling of the carnage in Gaza—but the shift in public discourse is a crucial first step. Now we just have to escalate our own work to get on to that next stage.A more »

Casa Madre: My Beloved Mexican Retreat, Se Vende

In the late Eighties I bought a then isolated house within view of the ocean in the very upscale environment of Costa Careyes, Mexico. I was drawn to the area simply because it is beautiful and has some of the most extraordinary houses on the planet. It is also an eleven miles long nature preserve, more »

Casa Madre: My Beloved Mexican Retreat, for Sale

In the late Eighties I bought an old house within view of the ocean in the very upscale environment of Costa Careyes, Mexico. I was drawn to the area simply because it is beautiful and has some of the most extraordinary houses on the planet. It is also an eleven miles long nature preserve, with more »

Casa Madre: My Beloved Mexican Retreat of Nearly 25 Years, for Sale

In 1991 I bought an old house within view of the ocean in the very upscale neighborhood of Costa Careyes, Mexico. I was drawn to the area simply because it is beautiful and has some of the most extraordinary houses on the planet. It is also an eleven miles long nature preserve, with turtles and more »

A Brave Mother Who Knows the Pain of Losing a Child Calling Once Again On the Unbrave World

You were so thin. This is why we were bringing food.http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop... –EP SAKHAROV PRIZE NETWORK NEWSLETTER JUNE 2014 Nurit Peled Elhanan draws attention to human rights violations in Palestine 04-07-2014: 2001 Laureate, Nurit Peled Elhanan has drawn the European Parliament’s attention to the background of the killing of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers. She has denounced more »

The Music of Archie Roach

Alice Walker and Archie Roach: Sydney Opera House 5/14Photo by Karen VillanuevaThe Music of Archie RoachSeams Of Gold: Was the Gold We Seek Once Inside Us?©2014 by Alice WalkerTwenty- two years ago, in Adelaide, at one of Australia’s literary festivals, I met Archie Roach. But did we actually meet? What would we have said? It more »

Maya Angelou: A General of Compassion Offering An Army of Words

Maya Angelou was an indomitable spirit of great generosity, kindness, and love. Her work, both written and spoken, has inspired, and actually helped, the lives of millions. When I think of tribute, I envision Maya as a kind of General of Compassion, offering an army of words of encouragement. She was special, she was rare, more »

Never Pass Up An Opportunity To Kiss!

Especially for our daughters and their families in NigeriaNever Pass Up An Opportunity To Kiss©2014 by Alice WalkerNever pass upan opportunityto kiss:the world has ended& begun againmany timesbefore;if we are to believethe African Bible*transcribed forour frightened eraby Credo Mutwa.Three deep bows.Yes, never pass upan opportunityto kiss -to say I love you!to every leaf, flowerbugor more »

The War Against (in this case Semitic/Palestinian) Children

There are almost no words when the war is against children, and against even younger children than presented in videos available to view on Facebook and YouTube. Unfortunately two videos I had mounted here were repeatedly removed by unseen forces! At first I was frustrated, then I thought: right: this is hard viewing for most more »