by Tom DeWolf | Jul 18, 2016 | Coming to the Table, Peacebuilding, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Trauma and Healing
More people dying. More funerals. More tears. More rage. More division. More frustration. Many of us feel numb and helpless in the wake of the recent killings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota by the police,...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 31, 2015 | Books, Reviews, Coming to the Table, Gather at the Table
For the past two and a half years I have worked for a non-profit organization I’ve been part of since it was formed almost 10 years ago. Coming to the Table is a committed and growing group of people providing leadership, resources and a supportive environment...
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 23, 2015 | Coming to the Table, Gather at the Table, Infinite Possibilities, Movies, Reviews, Trauma and Healing
My oldest granddaughter (age 8) and I went to see Inside Out, the new Disney/Pixar flick, during its opening weekend. In connection with my writing, my study of Trauma Healing and Infinite Possibilities, and my work with Coming to the Table, this is one powerful...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 27, 2015 | Author Stuff, Writing, Coming to the Table, Inheriting the Trade, Traces of the Trade
An article I wrote, “Dear Ben Affleck, My Ancestors Were Slaveowners, Too” was published this morning. I was contacted this past Wednesday by an editor with Zócalo Public Square, an L.A.-based not-for-profit that hosts live events and publishes daily...
by Tom DeWolf | Nov 22, 2014 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews, Coming to the Table, Gather at the Table
GIVE BOOKS! SAVE MONEY! SUPPORT A GREAT CAUSE! This Holiday Season, you can give copies of Gather at the Table, or Inheriting the Trade, books from the King Legacy Series, the powerful An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (which I recently...
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 5, 2014 | Coming to the Table
The National Gathering of Coming to the Table took place at Eastern Mennonite University during the Summer Peacebuilding Institute May 23-25. An article about the gathering, “Desire to address, heal, traumatic legacy of U.S. slavery sparks growth in Coming to...
