Rob's Blog
Arrested Again
Yesterday, July 27, 2024, on a beautiful, hot summer day, I was arrested along with eight other peace activists while blocking the entrance to the
On Presidential Immunity
Artist Robert Shetterly confronts his fears about the recent Supreme Court decisions on presidential immunity and the powers of administrative agencies.
Bernard Lown Unveiling
On Friday evening, June 7th, 2024, in the atrium of the Bates Mill in Lewiston, Maine, we honored Dr. Bernard Lown by unveiling his new AWTT portrait on what would have been his 103rd birthday.
Who’s the Teacher Now?
I’m thinking about the students on college campuses today protesting the Israeli violence in Gaza. I’m thinking about what it means to be a teacher and a student.
Student Protests Over Gaza
It warms my heart and stirs my sense of righteous rebellion to see the proliferation of student protests on college campuses and in city streets,
It Happened Again at the Symphony!
NOTE: AWTT Director of Education contributed this piece to Rob’s blog. . It always happens at the symphony! True confessions — music moves me in
Did the PBS Truth Tellers film inspire you? Act now!
Did the Truth Tellers film inspire you? Act now!
Mary Oliver, a Grasshopper and Gaza
Early on in the Americans Who Tell the Truth project I traveled to West Virginia and eastern Kentucky to witness for myself what Mountaintop Removal (MTR)
When Being Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli Is the Same Thing
Author’s Note: I wrote this essay for the unveiling of Dr. Alice Rothchild’s portrait almost ten years ago. Unfortunately, it seems just as relevant today. And just