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Essays, articles, letters written by Steve Clemens, peace and justice activist from Minneapolis, MN

International Conscientious Objector's Day

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International Conscientious Objectors Day , May 15 th by Steve Clemens   I am proud to say that I was a conscientious objector to the War o...

Breaking With the "Quiet-in-the-Land" Stereotype of Mennonites

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Breaking With “The Quiet-in-the-Land” Stereotype of Mennonites- Becketwood Midweek Gathering Talk by Steve Clemens, 1/31/24   People who fol...

A Time to Forgive or Forget?

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  Standing outside UN Development Program office in Baghdad Dec. 9, 2002 After 20 Years – Is It Time to Forgive? By Steve Clemens   March 2...

Reminiscing About Jimmy Carter

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  Reflecting on Jimmy Carter by Steve Clemens   With word of former President Jimmy Carter entering hospice care, I thought back on my (lim...

Moving From Conscientious Objector to War Resister

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  The Day I Moved from Conscientious Objector to War Resister by Steve Clemens 9/15/22   I’m not sure which Nixon speech it was. It happene...

Remarks given at Mennonite Heritage Center on my Peacemaking Journey

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  Peacemaking Journey Story for Mennonite Heritage Center Gathering - Steve Clemens – June 17, 2022   I was Born in October 1950, the third ...

Remembering Ryan Karis

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  Remembering Ryan Neal Delp Karis - by Steve Clemens I knew him first as Ryan Delp, the quiet Quaker from rural Indiana who was one of the...
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Steve Clemens
Minneapolis, MN, United States
A peace and justice activist committed to following the way of the nonviolent Jesus of Nazareth. I am a member of the ecumenical Community of St. Martin in Minneapolis. I also have served on the Boards of Pax Christi Twin Cities Area and the Iraqi/American Reconciliation Project, a group helping to support the work of the Muslim Peacemaker Teams in Iraq. Also was founding member of the board for New Hope House, a hospitality house for family and friends visiting those on Death Row in GA
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