Historically, engaging with laws through breaking them has been part of the arc that moves us towards justice. In this issue, we hope to unpack the nuances of breaking the law and the choices we do (or don’t) make in the process.

• Behind the Scenes at Geez: Breaking Grammar Law
  Alyssa Selasky 9
• The Midwives of Resistance
  Kelley Nikondeha 11
• The Disobedient Body
  Maggie Helwig 12
• Breaking America’s Law: On Being Suspect
  Will See 15
• Ballad of Eric Garner
  Seth Martin 18
• Through Whose Lens Do We See?
  Guy Dixon 20
• Fear and Power at my First Protest
  Kathleen Nagle 22
• For the Love of Family, I won’t be Arrested
  Liz Miller 23
• Eucharist at Gunpoint
  Bill Wylie-Kellermann 25
• Forgive Us Our . . .
  Ibrahím Pedriñán 28
• Guilty: Kings Bay Ploughshares 30
• Apprenticing to Saints Cla(i)re
  Lindsay Airey 32
• Theomusicology
  Charon Hribar and Yara Allen 34
• The Fire is Raging: A Case for Civil Disobedience
  Liz Theoharis 36
• Deep Holy Breath
  Katherine Parent 38
• “A Hidden Life” movie reflections 40
• The Right to Light
  Jackson Koeppel 42
• An Illegal Road Trip: Drugs, Friendship, and Following Jesus
  Nicolas Crier and Scott Neufeld 45
• Inside, Outside, All on the Same Side! An Interview with Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee 51
• Regulars
• Masthead 6
• Letters 6
• Editorial
  Lydia Wylie-Kellermann 8
• Upcoming Issues 58
• Poetry
• Police Cars in my Neighbourhood
  Erin Goheen Glanville 41
• Fantasy Breakers
  Rhanimalz 49
• Sections
• Elderword
  Elizabeth McAlister 29
• The White Men’s Column
  Tommy Airey 47
• Book Review
  Tommy Airey 55
• Film Review
  Mandy Elliott and Rachel Barber 54
• Further Reading
  Tommy Airey 56
• Notes from Northern Turtle Island
  Celine Chuang and Benjamin Hertwig 60
• Civil Disobedience
  Dean Dettloff 61
• Feministry
  Bre Woligroski 62
• Christian Peacemaker Teams
  Kathy Kern 63
• Catholic Worker
  Cait De Mott Grady 64