How does he describe his political ideology?
Mr. Piotrowski is a registered Democrat, but he believes the Democratic party has more or less sold out its supposed constituency. He rejects orthodoxy and all forms of mental rigidity — if pressed, he will quote Martin Luther King, Jr. and Howard Zinn about whether or not he’s a Communist or Capitalist (short answer = no). Since his earliest days of political awareness (around age 18), he has recognized the importance of action. A vegetarian since age 15, he began working with The East Timor Action Network to help stop that nation’s horrific US-funded genocide. Inspired by the heroic struggle of the East Timorese people, he went to work on all kinds of activism, from race relations to corporate globalization to education to domestic violence to homelessness to local elections. In 1995, Ep started an activist coalition on the New College campus called WORD (Working On Real Designs) to gather political potential and help connect individuals to worthwhile projects. The coalition continu
