Grant Erickson, who had his 95th birthday ten days before telling this story, talks with Beverly Brook and Christy Hightower about the highlights of his life. In this short 8 minute segment, he talks about standing up for diversity of...

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Finding a community where you feel like you belong is so important to finding peace.

Just a little bit about my dad and his life.

USMC veteran, Andre Navarro recounts the events leading to his decision to join the marine corps. His responsibilities included O431 logistics. This meant that he was in charge of making sure that divisions worth of military equipment were ready to...

Joseph Howe, a Vietnam War veteran, explains the every day challenges faced by veterans once they come home. For him, health issues resulting form Agent Orange exposure continue to affect him to this day. He also talks about the hypervigilence...

I asked my father questions about his life growing up and the outcomes of his experiences.

Grant Erickson talks with Lisa Johnson a month before his 95th birthday. He started attending First Congregational Church in 1976, and thinks that the name change to Peace United Church in 2013 was a good expression of the Church’s values....

I picked my mother as my person of inspiration. She is inspirational. I asked about 14 questions.

I talk with my moms about childhood, spirituality, influences and more.

Lee Loftin discusses the death of his cousin in 2016, his views on religion, and film makers who influenced his life.

I talked about my childhood, what I did that was really dumb and the people who impacted my life.

Carlin Cook 17 year old interviews Sue Broadston, Stanford graduate, volleyball gold mentalist and all around instresting person.

Suzanne's faith began with singing in the choir and has led to her leadership in providing shelter services for the homeless throughout the community. Building community is part of everything she does, and she's learned to do that at Peace...

Molly talks about why she chose the Santa Cruz Waldorf School for her son and the warm, rhythmic and loving environment in which these young children are able to explore and grow.

Mary Caravalho's mother died young of cancer and Mary honored her mother by taking on her mother's role of staying in touch with her cousin Judy throughout Judy's life. Now Mary honors her cousin Judy by uncovering and telling the...

Alison (Keeler) Carrillo shares with us her experience of “plunging in” as a founding parent at the Santa Cruz Waldorf School back in the 70s, her 41 year connection to the school, how the parents over the years have made...

Your faith in Jesus is the most important thing about you. How to love is the greatest lesson to learn.

David Dodson tells the story of his father, Dwight Dodson, who was the senior pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Chicago in the 1950’s. That church prided itself on its history of having been formed by a group of...

Amanda McLeod talks about life as a preschool parent at Santa Cruz Waldorf School: the magical and inviting campus, warm and nurturing community and how she feels her son’s essence is honored in this environment.

World War Two veteran and longtime Watsonville native, Al Hopson tells of his time in the United States Army Air Corps (now called the US Air Force). He enlisted in February of 1943 on his eighteenth birthday. His intention was...

Interview with Jim about his life

Today my mom and I discussed what she was like as a kid, our family, and hopes for the future.

Richard Corbal tells us about his 10 years as an early childhood teacher at the Santa Cruz Waldorf School, how it is his job to protect the imaginative space and observe the child and their individual needs allowing them to...

Nicholas Piediscalzi, a retired United Church of Christ minister, talks to us about his personal experience and relationship to peace, as well as his work in peace-making in larger settings. As a minister in Chicago in the 1940s and 1950’s...