My name is Sean Cononie.

For over 40 years, I’ve dedicated my life to social services—founding numerous nonprofit organizations, think tanks, homeless shelters, the 605-NO-SHOOT mass shooting prevention hotline, and initiatives addressing hate crimes, domestic terrorism, global warming, pandemic planning, and disaster response. I’ve dewormed children in Haiti, supported starving families, launched The Homeless Voice newspaper, and even created the People’s United Nations. Wherever I saw a problem, I worked to shine a light on it and offer a solution.

I write. I speak. I act. I try to change hearts and provide real services that make a difference. I’m not always right, but I do my best to create tools that can live in the toolbox of progress.

My most recent efforts have focused on the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

In the immediate aftermath of the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks, I … Read More »