Sebastopol Peace Wall

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Michael enrolled in a Catholic seminary right out of High School. The Vietnam War was raging during his seminary training and he came to feel that it would be a contradiction of his faith “to love your neighbor as yourself” to participate in warfare and so applied for Conscientious Objector status with his draft board. He subsequently served two years as a non combatant C.O.  Four years ago, in order to promote nonviolent resolutions of conflicts and create a more peaceful world, Michael designed and built the Sebastopol Living Peace Wall. It’s purpose is to honor and recognize the peacemakers among us. Each year the names of four people are inscribed into the granite wall and added to the roll of Honorees on the peace wall web site: sebastopollivingpeacewall.com. An “induction ceremony” is then held in the Fall where the honorees are publicly acknowledged. This year the ceremony will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15, 11:00AM to Noon at the town plaza. All are invited to attend.