A Bridge to Peace (peace article)

This article was excerpted from the wonderful book, The Compassionate Rebel Revolution.

A bridge is about oneness, the establishment of oneness—peace. —Sri Chimnoy

Atop the Sri Chimnoy Bridge that joins the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, a lineup of rush hourtraffic is crawling its way homeward. Along the narrow pedestrian paths that border the peace bridge, hand-held signs with antiwar messages pop up and down begging for attention from oncoming motorists.

John and Marie Braun stand at either end of the bridge overlooking the Mississippi River greeting new arrivals, talking about the message, waving their own placards in the gusty, chilly breeze. Marie tightly clutches a gloved hand around a handmade sign with bold black letters on a white poster board that reads: Read more