Speaking Out Against War

BRUNSWICK, Maine - Appearances are deceiving in the case of Kathy Kelly.
The high-profile peace activist visited Brunswick to protest the weekend's air show and promote her eternal message of peace; but rummaging through luggage in her hosts' car after returning from Peaks Island, Kelly looked more like a tourist stretching the last days of summer.

With her characteristically peaceful and almost otherworldly expression, Kelly hardly looks like an outraged, demanding poster-child for extremist government protests, as some who don't hold her views have portrayed her.


A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS
Kathy Kelly, founder of Voices in the Wilderness, enjoys some quiet moments at a Brunswick home Monday afternoon following a weekend of speaking engagements throughout the Mid-coast region about her peacemaking activities in Iraq and elsewhere. Kelly spoke Monday night at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. (Rachel Ganong / The Times Record)
Yet, no one can deny that this serene woman stirs things up. Kelly has made 26 trips to Iraq, repeatedly defying U.S. sanctions. She also landed herself in federal prison three times for her efforts to promote peace by challenging the U.S. war machine.