ARCHIVE : WE THE PEOPLE (PATRIOTISM NOT POLITICS!)

ARCHIVE: The size of the crowd the night before the 2019 Women's March in DC was unpredictable. Within a couple of hours on the morning of the 19th, crowds were emerging onto the Freedom Plaza from all directions. An exuberant diverse crowd of individuals who spoke their own truths with great passion and energy. Not everyone agreed with each other's positions, but nevertheless found a way to embrace their differences and speak to them without hostility or malice. Like the first Women's March on January 2017, it was a positive, energetic display of democracy in its glory.

 

© Mary Becker Weiss

Newseum Tableau of the First Amendment

to the Constitution of the United States

Washington DC 

“NEVER SURRENDER!” (Honor, Integrity, Patriotism, Democracy!)

 

“Never Surrender” © Mary Becker Weiss

Collaborative Artists Rapid Response Team Banner

“Right Now! Processing the Moment” : Maine Arts Journal, Spring, 2026

 

“Save Our Democracy” 

(Patriotism Not Politics!)

© Mary Becker Weiss

“As long as you are standing,

give a hand to those who have fallen.”

(Quote from a street mural 

by Herakut in Berlin Germany)

“Right Now! Processing the Moment”

Maine Arts Journal, Spring, 2026

sponsored by UMVA

José Andrés : World Central Kitchen : A true inspiration!

 

600 Million Meals and Counting!

Today seems like a Thich Nhat Hanh say something kind’a day…

 

© Mary Becker Weiss

"How to Stay Calm in a Storm"

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

 

“In the absence of the rule of law, 

there is chaos.”

“I believe that we all have an opportunity to feel our soul’s connection to humanity.” ~ Justine Naumann Greif

“I realize that there are lives that have not necessarily been colored by issues of oppression and violence. The problem may not be yours but the response for the solutions belongs to everyone. We must create a vision of a caring society and articulate that vision with a collective voice that can be heard. I believe that we all have an opportunity to feel our soul’s connection to humanity.” ~ Justine Naumann Greif, Maine Artist/Activist