Striving for Peace, Justice, and Equality: A Trip
Recently Kendalites journeyed to Yorktown Heights for a two-fer trip into organizations committed to striving for peace, justice, and equality. Docents at both places provided insights into each.
The Capa Center
One of Westchester’s hidden gems, The Cape Space is an exhibition and education center that uses photography to advance concepts of peace, justice, and equality. It is named after the great photographer Robert Capa, who documented the horrors of war and devastation, as well as the human spirit that triumphed over it. The current exhibition — “Faces of Exodus: John Moore”— is a retrospective of 15 years of Moore’s documentation of migration along the US-Mexico border. His latest work on Ecuador’s internal armed conflict and migration is also on exhibit.
The Amawalk Friends Meeting House
The Amawalk Friends Meeting House is right next door. It shares the same concepts as part of the Quaker tradition. Robert Capa is buried in their cemetery. The Meeting House — on the National Register of Historic Places — was built in the 1830s. It is still in its original state, with no electricity, heat or water.
Photos by Harry Bloomfeld