Christi Bartos of All About Beads on Bank Row in Greenfield with her peace sign in her window.
Photo by Paul Franz

Pat Hynes is a retired professor of environmental health, and a board member of the Traprock Center for Peace and Justice. Every Saturday morning, in my own town of Greenfield, Massachusetts, I can see her standing on our town common holding a sign that reads: "Health, Not War". Hamdi Yildiz runs a tailor shop on Main Street and was inspired by her quiet activism. He asked her if he could put her sign in his window the other six days of the week. His act, in turn, bloomed into a movement. As of this week a total of 24 downtown stores proudly bear a sign that advocates for peace.

About the initiative, Claire Chang of Greenfield Solar, said: "I think everybody wants peace, particularly in these times".

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