Stop

by Peter Queenan

1st Place, Music, Create | Encounter 2025

Artist Statement:

The 1980 brutal murder (and rape) of the three nuns and their lay assistant in El Salvadore has always dwelled as a stark and troubling event within my store of memories, and it played a significantly part in the creation of this song. The song, however, has more of a general anti-violence and anti-war message to it.  It is also a reminder that violence like this requires more than just sadness or sympathy as a response from us - we need to be shocked into working for change.