By Peace Action New York State, May 10, 2025
Drawing from paintings, photography, poetry and song, this program will feature works of art depicting war’s consequences. Artists steadily summon antiwar solidarity. They help people focus on the crimes committed by war profiteers. Living alongside people trapped in various war zones reinforced Kathy Kelly’s belief that “the means you use determines the end you get.”
Artists and writers provide us with the means to imagine a better world, a world beyond war. Kathy Kelly is board president of World BEYOND War and a co- coordinator of the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal. Her protests against militarism have led her to war zones and prisons, and she believes children of war and those who are victims of violence have been her most important teachers.
Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, she and an international network of activists have assisted over 100 young Afghans forced to flee their country. In 2024, she helped launch and develop a Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine network.
This online program is sponsored by: North Country Peace Group, South Country Peace Group, Pax Christi Long Island, Veterans for Peace Long Island, Peace Action New York State, Building Bridges in Brookhaven, and Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives.
