June 26, 2018 Writing this week for the Chicago Tribune, Steve Chapman called a U.S. Government report on the war in Afghanistan “a chronicle of futility.” “The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction” report says theContinue reading
Month: June 2018
Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin “Inside Iran” Chicago book tour July 1-2
Inside Iran: The Real History of the Islamic Republic of Iran Sunday July 1 3-4 pm 57th Street Bookstore 1301 E 57th Street, Chicago Monday July 2 6:30-8:30 pm Evanston Public Library 1703Continue reading
Hungering for Nuclear Disarmament – Kathy Kelly
June 19, 2018 In the state of Georgia’s Glynn County Detention Center, four activists await trial stemming from their nonviolent action, on April 4, 2018, at the Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay. In all, sevenContinue reading
Peace at Last!? – Zaher Wahab
Dear All, Greetings from Kabul. Here are a few observations, thoughts, and feelings about the ceasefire in Afghanistan. On the occasion of Eid ul Fitr celebrating the end of Ramazan (June 15,16,17), Pres Ashraf GhaniContinue reading
June 15 Marks 6,000 Days of Guantánamo: Rights Groups Tell Donald Trump to Close the Prison, Say “Not One Day More!”
Today, June 15, 2018, is a depressing milestone in the long history of U.S. detention at Guantánamo Bay. Today the Guantánamo prison, set up after the 9/11 attacks, has been open for 6,000 days. MostContinue reading
“Hunger for Nuclear Disarmament” June 18-22 Press Release
This coming week Kathy Kelly and Voices’ friends Steve Baggarly, Ken Jones and Beth Brockman will be among those participating in a June 18-22 “Hunger for Nuclear Disarmament” fast, urging exoneration for the “Kings BayContinue reading
A Mile in Their Shoes – Kathy Kelly
Photo caption: One of several murals being created by Kabul’s “ArtLords” activists to welcome the Helmand to Kabul peace walkers. June 11, 2018 This past Friday in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, Hazara girls joined young PashtoContinue reading
Peace Prospects for Afghanistan – Kathy Kelly on DemocracyNow!
Voices’ co-coordinator Kathy Kelly returned to Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now! news program on June 8, 2018. The full show is available at https://www.democracynow.org/shows/2018/6/8 and both segments with Kathy are viewable below.
Digging Deeper – Kathy Kelly
Above: Afghan Peace March – Mohammad Omar Lemar June 5, 2018 Here in Kabul in early June, outside the home of several Afghan Peace Volunteers, a large drilling machine is parked on what was once aContinue reading
Earth Day Reflection from a Georgia Jail: Martha Hennessy
We share the words of our imprisoned friend Martha Hennessy, who awaits trial in Georgia with six other brave activists facing serious federal charges for their swords-into-plowshares action, on the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. MartinContinue reading