By Brian Terrell On January 20, 2018, in Columbia, Missouri, more than 1600 people participated in the Solidarity Rally and March, hosted by Our Revolution: Mid-Missouri. I was one of five speakers invited to addressContinue reading
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The Kids the World Forgot – Ken Hannaford-Ricardi
Our friend (and Voices representative) Ken Hannaford-Ricardi writes from Kabul, as a guest of the Afghan Peace Volunteers. I spent much of yesterday with some kids the world forgot. Young, remarkably sturdy and resilient, theyContinue reading
Solidarity from Central Cellblock to Guantanamo- by Brian Terrell
On Thursday, January 11, the sixteenth anniversary of the opening of the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba was marked by a coalition of 15 human rights organizations gathered in Lafayette Park, acrossContinue reading
Welcome to Kabul – Ken Hannaford-Ricardi
December 31, 2017 It is a dream come true being back among friends in Kabul! Streams of dented Toyotas (They are all Toyotas!) with windscreens cracked like bolts of lightning still jockey for position onContinue reading
Let Yemenis Live
by Kathy Kelly December 22, 2017 On May 2, 2017, before becoming Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, as Minister of Defense, spoke about the Saudi-led coalition’s war in Yemen, a war he orchestratedContinue reading
A Story of Two Blockades- New York City and Yemen
By Brian Terrell On December 11, in response to the growing humanitarian crisis in Yemen, more than 50 concerned people including representatives of various peace, justice and human rights organizations and communities, gathered in NewContinue reading
Kathy Kelly in Iowa City Dec 10
For this year’s International Human Rights Day, on December 10th, 2017, The University of Iowa’s Center for Human Rights and Iowa’s Physicians for Social Responsibility chapter have planned a panel discussion keynoted by Kathy KellyContinue reading
Kathy Kelly in Madison Nov 9
Trillions for the Military: Will That Make Us Secure? Nov 9, 2017 7:00 PM Edgewood College-Predolin Humanities Center, Anderson Auditorium 1000 Edgewood College Dr. , Madison, Wisconsin 53711 Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative NonviolenceContinue reading
Cathy Breen’s letter from Najaf, Iraq
Najaf, Iraq, October 24, 2017 Dear friends, We just got back from a brief outing in the old city. It was bustling as thousands of pilgrims are descending on Najaf and Karbala from Pakistan, Bangladesh,Continue reading
Anti-War Nuns Carry Message of Nuclear Disarmament to Colorado Springs
by Debbie Kelley for the Colorado Springs Gazette http://gazette.com/anti-war-nuns-carry-message-of-nuclear-disarmament-to-colorado-springs/article/1612308 September 30, 2017 As political tensions mount over North Korea’s ballistic missile testing, two elderly Roman Catholic nuns who have spent decades sounding the plea forContinue reading