Joe Carr
Joe Carr is a 22-year-old peace and anti-racist activist from Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Center High School in 2000, having been involved in a variety of environmental and human rights work. He attended the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington to study the performing arts, and became involved in direct-action movements such as Earth First! and arts in activism. He is now studying history at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. From January 11 to April 22, 2003 he helped coordinate for the International Solidarity Movement in Rafah, the southern-most city of the Gaza Strip, Palestine. He trained new activists, planned actions, and
networked with community organizations. He met incredible people and witnessed life-changing atrocities, including the murder of US activist Rachel Corrie and the shooting of British activist Tom Hurndall. He has returned to share his story.