Last Monday WCCA was unable to broadcast Democracy Now due to a technical glitch. (Thanks to all who called to alert us.)

This was ironic, because late Worcester resident Tom Lewis was remembered on Monday's show. (See the tail end of the clip above.)

We lost a shining star, one we will always remember as an activist, an artist, a peacemaker. Tom Lewis, passed on Friday, April 4, 2008.

We will all miss him.

Scott Schaffer Duffy writes, on Pie and Coffee :

When asked in 1997 what sustained him through all these years, Tom said simply, “My faith and my art.” He also credited his father’s deep love for the Bible. Long-time peace activist Elizabeth McAlister said that when she met Tom in 1967 she knew that he was “thoughtful, committed, and real.” She said “Tom is moved by conscience and friendships.”

Tom was also a supporter and friend of WCCA. His last words to me, only a few weeks ago, where encouraging, "the work you are doing with this station is very important, keep it going".

We will all miss him.

link to telegram article

Snow Ghost,40th anniversary, we talk with Catonsville Nine

Snow Ghost,Tom Lewis: "Contemporary art, it's pushed to its limits..."

Photo: Tom Lewis, Michael True, and Mauro DePasquale in the WCCA conference room, 2008

On May 17, 1968, 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.

On the 40th anniversary, we talk with Catonsville Nine member Tom Lewis, and long-time peace activist Michael True.

You can download the mp4 video (82MB) or try other formats.