http://growmercy.org/2007/08/13/michael-franti-power-to-the-peaceful/ Mercifully gumming up the scapegoating mechanism Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://growmercy.org/2007/08/13/michael-franti-power-to-the-peaceful/comment-page-1/#comment-47442 Who is Nelly Stharre and why is she singing about peace and love? | Grow Mercy Sun, 17 Oct 2010 23:42:18 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/08/13/michael-franti-power-to-the-peaceful/#comment-47442 [...] music, art, make a difference? Not moralistic art, but art from the heart, I believe, can. Like Michael Franti, Nelly Stharre (Star) is lighting some fires. Its refreshing to see an artist who lives her dreads. [...] [...] music, art, make a difference? Not moralistic art, but art from the heart, I believe, can. Like Michael Franti, Nelly Stharre (Star) is lighting some fires. Its refreshing to see an artist who lives her dreads. [...]

]]> http://growmercy.org/2007/08/13/michael-franti-power-to-the-peaceful/comment-page-1/#comment-47441 Stephen T Berg Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:27:02 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/08/13/michael-franti-power-to-the-peaceful/#comment-47441 You're so welcome Connie, thanks so much for speaking up. You’re so welcome Connie, thanks so much for speaking up.

]]> http://growmercy.org/2007/08/13/michael-franti-power-to-the-peaceful/comment-page-1/#comment-16222 connie Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:26:17 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/08/13/michael-franti-power-to-the-peaceful/#comment-16222 Writers and musicians and artists and activists and all kinds of people swimming against the flow do have to believe that, don't they? If we didn't, we'd stop writing and singing and doing what we're doing and we're doing it because we know giving up on hope is definitely NOT going to make a difference....so we keep speaking out hoping that maybe with enough little bits coming together something will in fact make a difference... And either way, weren't we so lucky to be there, with all those voices and tunes and rhythms and smiles on the weekend? Wasn't all the fun like breathing hope? I've been a touch cranky this morning with the grind (just a touch, probably just wanting the party to go on), so thanks for the reminder! Writers and musicians and artists and activists and all kinds of people swimming against the flow do have to believe that, don’t they? If we didn’t, we’d stop writing and singing and doing what we’re doing and we’re doing it because we know giving up on hope is definitely NOT going to make a difference….so we keep speaking out hoping that maybe with enough little bits coming together something will in fact make a difference… And either way, weren’t we so lucky to be there, with all those voices and tunes and rhythms and smiles on the weekend? Wasn’t all the fun like breathing hope? I’ve been a touch cranky this morning with the grind (just a touch, probably just wanting the party to go on), so thanks for the reminder!

]]> http://growmercy.org/2007/08/13/michael-franti-power-to-the-peaceful/comment-page-1/#comment-16213 S. Thomas Berg Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:57:37 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/08/13/michael-franti-power-to-the-peaceful/#comment-16213 I have to believe that. I have to believe that.

]]> http://growmercy.org/2007/08/13/michael-franti-power-to-the-peaceful/comment-page-1/#comment-16211 Lucy Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:54:22 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/08/13/michael-franti-power-to-the-peaceful/#comment-16211 Is not the difference "one more voice"? Is not the difference “one more voice”?

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