Pie and Coffee 
Interviews
Claire Schaeffer-Duffy was recently convicted, but not sent to jail, on two counts connected to an anti-Guantanamo protest as part of the Witness Against Torture movement.
I talked with her a few days after the trial.
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Long-time Worcester Catholic Worker Claire Schaeffer-Duffy is one of 35 people on trial in Washington, DC, Tuesday for nonviolent civil disobedience at the Supreme Court against torture and denial of habeas rights to Guantanamo detainees. I talked to her shortly before she left on the bus to DC.
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On May 17, 1968, a group of Catholics now known as the “Catonsville Nine” went to the draft board in Catonsville, Maryland, took 378 draft files, brought them to the parking lot in wire baskets, dumped them out, poured homemade napalm over them, and set them on fire.
To remember the anniversary of this event, which continues to bear fruit today, we talked with Catonsville Nine member (and our housemate) Tom Lewis. Also part of the conversation is long-time peace activist Emeritus Professor Michael D. True, Ph.D. and Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa).
Bruce and I went to a show at The Q, 362 Chandler St in Worcester. The time has come to talk about it.
Bruce: . . . I already was elected.
Pie and Coffee: Elected to what?
B: Elected to make a difference in the world and in people’s lives. And I’ve already succeeded.
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It’s time for our annual conversation from and about the Mid-Ohio Valley. This year, Mark and Sarah talk about the Aeropress coffee maker, the Golden Girls, Yakov Smirnoff, “Black Pete,” and “Bubble.”
But not Barry Switzer.
Pie and Coffee: Are we going to talk about coffee first, or Barry Switzer first?
Mark: Whatever you want. I don’t care.
P: I’m drinking this cup of coffee. This is not the greatest cup of coffee I’ve ever had.
M: Yeah, it’s okay coffee, but it’s not–
Sarah: I’d say it’s solid.
M: I’d say it’s fine. I mean, that’s the thing, it’s perfectly acceptable.
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