JustPax Collective

“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.”

One of the greatest leaders of our generation, Rev. Desmond Tutu passed away yesterday. His work and heart for liberation and reconciliation is a foundation of all the work we do at JustPax. Our hearts ache as our hero has gone home, but his memory lives on in us.

Our JustPax Collective family wishes you a wonderful holiday season filled with love, joy, hope, and peace. We know that’s not always a given for some especially this time of year but we hope you experience unexpected tastes of that through the season.

Much love,
Jon, Shedrach, & Lisa

Join us in honoring by elevating indigenous voices and investing in indigenous businesses. Check out this repost from for details on how:

November is ! Here's a list of Native American bookstores, as well as a wider list of Indigenous-owned bookstores in the USA and Canada. ⁠
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Each time we circulate this list we discover more bookstores to add to it, so here's hoping we find a few more. Comment with anyone we missed!⁠
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Link in bio for all their websites and Libro.fm storefronts (if available). ⁠
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P.S. Shoutout to , a leading North American publisher of Indigenous voices and the oldest indigenous publishing house in Canada.

At JustPax Collective, one of our core practices is Peacemaking. Peacemaking is worlds apart from peacekeeping, which often leads to a cheap, false version of unity. Peacemaking requires difficult conversations and unsettling truths, and it can only be forged through relationships built on trust. In our work, we reject false unity and pursue a true peace in which all can flourish. To that end, we aren’t afraid to (respectfully) rock the boat a bit as we work together to heal divisions. If you’re looking to engage the work of restorative justice, we’d love to connect!

-How do you pursue peacemaking in your life?
- In what areas do you sometimes opt for peacekeeping, and why? What would it look like to choose peacemaking instead?