A Good Friday Vigil Outside Lockheed Martin

Send us Fan MailGood Friday is supposed to be about the cross, but what happens when we take that story to the place where modern violence is manufactured? Shane Claiborne joins us with a challenge that’s as simple as it is unsettling: if you knew a bomb was being built for a school full of kids, wouldn’t you try to stand in its way?Listen to find out:How Holy Week is connected to the real-time violence in Gaza and Iran and ask what it means to follow Jesus when our nation profits from war? Why we’re gathering outside Lockheed Martin on Good Friday and how ordinary people can practice nonviolent witness with courage, grief, and hope.Why “the right people get bombed” is the opposite of The Prince of PeaceDiana’s shift from Iraq War participation to conscientious objection & finding the freedom to change your mindGood Friday is solidarity with victims of state violence and practice of refusing to meet violence with violenceWhy weapons manufacturers make modern wars possible and why profit belongs in the spotlightMemorial practices for children killed in Gaza and Iran, including names, candles, roses, and a shared ropeDirect action and civil disobedience as “divine obedience,” with many on-ramps for participationHow to join in person, livestream, or create a memorial where you live! Find out more or REGISTER HEREBlog Post This is a growing podcast, will you take 30 seconds and help us?Yes! I will sign up to get the newest episode delivered by owl to my inbox!Heck yeah! I will leave a review because I know how much it helpRaising my hand to get Diana's writing on  substackFollow Diana on Social Media @dianaoestreich    Yes, I want free tools from The Waging Peace Project! Buy our book Waging Peace, One Soldier’s Story of Putting Love First  to support Veterans, peacemaking and stories that are changing the world.Find our Merch here, and Wear Your Peace.Bring a Waging Peace Keynote or Workshop to your school, organization, or faith community.