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Betsy Mulligan-Dague

March 25, 2018 by johnnoltner

Betsy Mulligan-Dague runs the Jeanette Rankin Peace Center in Missoula, Montana. She is also a Harley Davidson rider, a boxer, and an inventor. She believes it is important to explore different perspectives. Together, with Dan Gallagher, they found a way to bridge the divide that can exist between veterans and peace activists. “We have things that bind us together that we can fall back on when we start talking politics, or something else where we diverge in opinion.” We can only […]

Categories: Podcast • Tags: community, division, learning, Missoula, montana, veteran, vietnam, war

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Dan Gallagher

March 7, 2018 by johnnoltner

Dan Gallagher served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967 and when he returned home, he was met with protests and derision. At first, he couldn’t feel proud of what he had done, or even talk about it, but as time passed, Dan found it useful to discuss his experience. When people thank him for sharing his story, he is only half joking when he replies, “No, thank you, because you gave me a free therapy session.” […]

Categories: Podcast • Tags: activism, army, common ground, courage, Missoula, montana, protest, relationship, veteran, vietnam, war

Brandon Sheehan

June 6, 2017 by johnnoltner

Brandon Sheehan was born near Venice Beach, California. He says he grew up with sandy toes and salty lips. He studied fire ecology in college and worked for the forest service fighting wildfires. Brandon grew up Jewish, but eventually studied Tibetan Buddhism and was a resident at the Garden of One Thousand Buddhas in Arlee, Montana where he cast statues of the Buddha and helped create a shrine at the base of the Mission Mountains that is visited by people of many […]

Categories: Podcast • Tags: arlee, compassion, grace, happiness, kindness, love, meditation, montana, nature

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"Yes, you’re one very small person, but you can always make a difference.” Fiona Orr, fifteen-years-old, is home schooled in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where she volunteers regularly at the Omni Center for Peace, Justice, and Ecology where she has found positive adult mentors. Fiona draws and paints. From a very young age, she liked to put beautiful things on paper so that other people could see the same beauty she did. "Teenagers sometimes aren’t paying attention, but it’s because we often don’t get paid attention to. I know I wouldn’t pay attention to somebody who’s not paying attention to me. That sounds very basic and stubborn, and you may not even realize you’re doing it. If an adult is not listening to my ideas because I’m young, then I’ll think, “Oh, you’re old. I’m not going to listen to your ideas.” It happens both ways. The problems in the world can seem very big. It’s an overwhelming feeling and sometimes you just want to break down and cry. You think, “I’m just one very small teenager.” But it’s not like I can ignore it. I just become very sad sometimes. I try to focus on becoming well spoken and talking to people. If you can change the opinion of one person or get one person involved, then that person can get five people involved, and those five people branch off. You have to break it down really small. Just think, “I can only start with me and the person that’s in front of me now.” If you think about it on that scale, then it becomes so much more realistic to be able to help and change things." #change #onepersonatatime #makeadifference #onestepatatime #youth #apeaceofmymind #americanstories

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