by Kathy KellyJuly 23, 2019 “I felt shaky and uneasy all day, preparing for this talk” – Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian from the territory of Gaza Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian now living in the UnitedContinue reading
Month: July 2019
Remnants of War – Kathy Kelly
July 12, 2019 Intense fighting and hideous attacks battered Afghans throughout their country last week as negotiators in Qatar weighed the benefits and costs of a peace agreement that might stop the bloodshed. In KabulContinue reading
Activists Walk “Cease and Desist” Order into Nuclear Weapons Base
MEDIA ADVISORY – For Immediate Release July 10 2019 BÜCHEL, Germany — Eleven international peace activists entered the Büchel Air Base southwest of Frankfurt early this morning to deliver what they called a “Treaty EnforcementContinue reading
Iran War protests in Chicago: 1) Friday July 12th rally, 2) ongoing Tuesday AM vigils, and 3) the post-attack emergency response
On Friday July 12th please join a 5:30pm rally at 190 N. State St, by the Lake St “L” near the Chicago Theater, at ABC7-TV Studios. Every Tuesday (planned) from 7am-9am, please consider dropping byContinue reading
July 18 Educational Forum: Lifting the Siege: Why Gaza Matters to Us
Before our noon Friday protest outside Boeing and before Saturday’s Gaza Freedom Flotilla on the Chicago River, join us 7pm Thursday July 18 for an educational event on Gaza as we begin three days ofContinue reading
July 19 Boeing Protest: Chicago4Gaza: Stop the Bombs, End the Blockade
Following Thursday’s 7pm panel with Jehad Abusalim and Ret. Col. Ann Wright, and leading into Saturday’s Gaza Freedom Flotilla on the Chicago River, on Friday July 19 we will gather at the Israeli consulate andContinue reading
3rd US Delegation to Join Protests against US Nuclear Weapons Now Used in Germany
JULY 5, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A delegation of 11 peace activists from the United States arrives at a German peace camp Friday July 5 to join protests against the deployment of US nuclearContinue reading
In Afghanistan, We Have Three Dreams
by Dr Hakim Young and the Afghan Peace VolunteersJuly 5, 2019 Dear fellow human beings, Some of us have wondered, “Are people today too disconnected and frantic to calm down, in order to solve globalContinue reading