Anastasia the Storyteller

Anastasia and Sue introduce Anastasia's forthcoming historical fiction-fantasy novel, Camelot Disrupted, (due out in 2025) as the foundation for their (under construction,) social activists' handbook, "A Playbook For Where The United States Now Needs To Go," according to these two non-profit co-founders. Profoundly (and accidentally) begun on January 6, 2021, the day of the Insurrection, Camelot Disrupted is based on Anastasia's true story, dating back to the 1960s and the three assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr and Robert Kennedy. In its telling, Camelot Disrupted depicts the philosophy, put into practice in the Black Bear Mountain Village (BBMV) Project, developed out of the shared vision of these two visionaries. The current BBMV project, including the Small "Zones of Peace" Experiential Education Training Model (ZOP), also a basis for the in-progress "Playbook" was inspired by a quote from Mahatma Gandhi, on building world peace, "We do best to begin by carving out territories or zones of peace where violence and deceit will not be used." The two visionaries came together in 2006 to heal a Jewish Muslim controversy in their local community which they did successfully. Out of that experience was born what would later become the Black Bear Mountain Village Project and the ZOP training approach, both of which took shape during the pandemic, ready for launching in 2025. The "Playbook" is being developed, over time, for publication at a later date. In the meantime, visit our web site at smallzonesofpeace.org for details on purchasing online Curriculum Modules as the Playbook takes shape. Also join us for coming discussions and storytelling on the Black Bear Mountain Village Project.