By Liza Smith After 21 days on the road, 2557 miles driven and countless cafeteria meals — things are both different and the same. For example, before the tour our van was just another rental car with nothing unique about it. We returned it well used, more fragrant...
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Drop Beats Not Bombs slideshow
By Maryrose Dolezal Here's a slideshow of photos from the tour so far. Click the arrow in the center to start the show. Maryrose Dolezal's blog
Liza transforming the war machine — singlehandedly! — through Theatre of the Oppressed
By Liza Smith Me (at left) facilitating the transformation of the war machine at Goshen College in Goshen, IN. At Goshen we had over 100 people gathered for both Paula's keynote lecture and Invicible's show, and we facilitated two Not Your Soldier workshops & one...
Our Planet of Tranquilandia
By Liza Smith It’s the eleventh day of the tour and we’ve introduced a new word to both the Spanish and English languages — it is a cross between “tranquila” which means “relaxed” and is a pop cultural reference to Transylvania: the place in Romania where vampires...
Dropping Beats in Carbondale
By Maryrose Dolezal We kicked off the Carbondale stop last Sunday with an Art and Action training attended by ~20 students and community members. The Art and Action workshops are facilitated by Invincible and Isaac Martin. Along with a mix of pop ed, it includes...
A few words from tour member Isaac Martin
By Maryrose Dolezal With us on the Drop Beats Not Bombs tour are Invincible, Paula Galeano, Not Your Soldier facilitator Isaac Martin, & FOR staff Liza Smith and Maryrose Dolezal. Missing from the tour, at the moment, are tour members Shauen Pearce and Brie...
Peace is Always in Fashion
By Maryrose Dolezal Last night the Drop Beats Not Bombs tour had an awesome show at Quennect 4, hosted by the American Friends Service Committee in Chicago! The event, "Peace is Always in Fashion," started with a fashion show to protest Sear’s new "First Infantry"...