Going Deeper Interviews

Going Deeper with Meg Gage, Part One, Meg’s professional work has been in progressive philanthropy. She started the Peace Development Fund and Proteus Fund, and co-founded the Traprock Peace Center. At the time of this interview (2017), Meg was quite busy addressing Amherst town politics on the Charter Commission, which led to the demise of Amherst Town Meeting and the beginning of the Amherst Town Council.

Going Deeper with Al Miller, Part Four, July, 2016. My dear friend, Al Miller, is a farmer, a poet, a furniture maker, and a Viet Nam Veteran. This is a profound interview. In Part II Al shared about his experiences in the war. But we couldn’t stop there, because so much has happened since the war to grow and integrate those experiences. So, we did another 2 parts!

Going Deeper with Al Miller, Part Three, July, 2016. My dear friend, Al Miller, is a farmer, a poet, a furniture maker, and a Viet Nam Veteran. This is a profound interview. In Part II Al shared about his experiences in the war. But we couldn’t stop there, because so much has happened since the war to grow and integrate those experiences. So, we did another 2 parts!

Going Deeper with Al Miller, Part Two, July, 2016. My dear friend, Al Miller, is a farmer, a poet, a furniture maker, and a Viet Nam Veteran. This is a profound interview. In Part II Al shared about his experiences in the war. But we couldn’t stop there, because so much has happened since the war to grow and integrate those experiences. So, we did another 2 parts!

Going Deeper with Al Miller, Part One, July, 2016. My dear friend, Al Miller, is a farmer, a poet, a furniture maker, and a Viet Nam Veteran. This is a profound interview. In Part II Al shared about his experiences in the war. But we couldn’t stop there, because so much has happened since the war to grow and integrate those experiences. So, we did another 2 parts!

Going Deeper with Ervin Staub, Part Two, September, 2016. Dr. Ervin Staub is Professor Emeritus in the Psychology Department at Mass. He founded the doctoral degree in the Psychology of Peace and Violence. His life’s work on understanding mass violence and genocide and the psychology of goodness came out of his own experience as a Holocaust Survivor in Hungary. He has worked in Rwanda helping with the Reconciliation Movement, helped US police forces understand active bystandership, and has written a curriculum for grade school aged children about bullying and being an active bystander.

Going Deeper with Ervin Staub, Part One,September, 2016 Dr. Ervin Staub is Professor Emeritus in the Psychology Department at Mass. He founded the doctoral degree in the Psychology of Peace and Violence. His life’s work on understanding mass violence and genocide and the psychology of goodness came out of his own experience as a Holocaust Survivor in Hungary. He has worked in Rwanda helping with the Reconciliation Movement, helped US police forces understand active bystandership, and has written a curriculum for grade school aged children about bullying and being an active bystander.

Going Deeper with Jules Chametzky, Part Two. Jules Chametzky came to the English Department at University of Massachusetts in 1959, he founded the Massachusetts Review literary magazine and helped form the faculty union at UMass. His latest book is called Out of Brownsville, Encounters with Nobel Laureates and Other Jewish Writers, A Cultural Memoir.

Going Deeper with Jules Chametzky, Part One, May, 2016. Jules Chametzky came to the English Department at University of Massachusetts in 1959. He founded the Massachusetts Review literary magazine and helped form the faculty union at UMass. His latest book is called Out of Brownsville, Encounters with Nobel Laureates and Other Jewish Writers, A Cultural Memoir.

Going Deeper Interview with Jacqueline Wallace, Part Two. Jacqui Wallace is director of the Amherst Area Gospel Choir and a psychotherapist. Her positive and rich presence in the Amherst area community has been a treasure. She and her choir remind us: "I need you. You need me. We are one big family."