Americans Who Tell The Truth - Art and Education As Resistance

This week on Love (and Revolution) Radio, we speak with painter Robert Shetterly, creator of the Americans Who Tell the Truth portrait series, about the events that galvanized him into action, and brought courageous truth-telling and powerful stories into peoples' lives all across America.Sign up for our weekly email: http://www.riverasun.com/love-and-revolution-radio/About Our Guest: Robert Shetterly is a painter, educator, and activist. He is the creator of the Americans Who Tell The Truth portrait series, which uses paintings and narratives to highlight citizens who courageously address issues of social, environmental, and economic fairness. By combining art and other media, AWTT offers resources to inspire a new generation of engaged Americans who will act for the common good, our communities, and the Earth. http://www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/Related Links:Americans Who Tell The Truth:http://www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/Samantha Smith Challenge and EngagEDhttp://www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/educationTerry Tempest Williamshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Tempest_WilliamsJane Cleeb and Nebraska's Resistance the KXL Pipelinehttp://boldnebraska.org/author/jane/Ai-jen Poohttp://www.domesticworkers.org/aijen-pooNonviolence Interlude:Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Chavez“Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win.” - Cesar ChavezMusic By: "Love and Revolution" by Diane Patterson and Spirit Radio www.dianepatterson.org"Desert of Love" by the Dada Weatherman https://www.jamendo.com/track/1307836/desert-of-loveAbout Your Co-hosts: Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot) is an Indigenous rights attorney, writer and activist who melds traditional life-way teachings into spirit-based movements. Follow her at Sherri Mitchell – Wena’gamu’gwasit: https://www.facebook.com/sacredinstructions/timelineRivera Sun is a novelist and nonviolent mischief-maker. She is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection, Billionaire Buddha, and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She is also the social media coordinator and nonviolence trainer for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Her essays on social justice movements are syndicated on by PeaceVoice, and appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance. http://www.riverasun.com/