The Guardian, Jan 14, 2026 [The Guardian/Reuters] US civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, arrested at age 15 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white woman in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks’s similar but more famous act of defiance, died on Tuesday at age 86. Although she remained a largely... Continue Reading →
I have spent way too much time running away from controversy. While I speak often, and often a lot, I am shy by nature and timid around strong and contrary emotions. When the pressure of discord rises, I quickly disappear. This is why I am so impressed with those who take the opportunity to let... Continue Reading →
EARLE PEACH Earle Peach is the director of several community choirs in Vancouver, BC Canada. He was arrested as part of an action in March where members of a Quaker-rooted prayer circle stood in prayer blocking the gates of a Trans Mountain Pipeline worksite near the Brunette River in Burnaby. The TMX is a government... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 