Worried about all the violence and killing in our world? Wonder how you can help protect and defend everyone's right to life? This site shows how you can. Key features include: Focus on citizens who speak out, such as Campus Banners and Antiwar Protest Photos The art of persuasion--for example, Reaching Out to Liberals Reports on peaceful alternatives: Back to Eden? and much more Research articles such as Lessons from the Anti-Slavery Movement Life Watch on Washington, including The Last Fourth of July? Ideas on how to recapture the joy of life Reviews of books such as Preventing Suicide and Hope In Action Thought-provoking "Life Quotes" from many sources Links to groups that work against violence       The site features the work of Mary Meehan, a Maryland writer and public speaker. She has written for many national publications and has spoken at Arizona State, Bryn Mawr, Cornell, Loyola Chicago, McGill, Notre Dame Law, Penn State, Princeton, and many other campuses.      Enjoy the site! Defend life!