by Samayia Taylor, CODEPINK Sept. 30, 2017 In America, college students are just arriving on their campuses- some for the first time- ready to start the new academic year. They have a wide range of interestsContinue reading
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UNDP Video on Zarghona and the APVs
From http://www.af.undp.org/content/afghanistan/en/home/ourwork/crisispreventionandrecovery/successstories/peace–the-distant–hopeful-dream-of-every-afghan.html: One Autumn day in 1998, seven-year old Zarghona Darya was doing her homework on the floor of the family house in Bamyan province, when her father rushed in, shouting “Taliban! Taliban!” It wasContinue reading
Afghan Peace Volunteers, Afghanistan, Drones, East Asia, Middle East, Nonviolent Resistance Actions, U.S. - Russia Tensions
New Book: VOICES FOR PEACE- War, Resistance and America’s Quest for Full-Spectrum Dominance
This timely anthology edited by T.J. Coles includes articles by Voices for Creative Nonviolence co-coordinators Kathy Kelly and Brian Terrell, along with Noam Chomsky, John Pilger, Cynthia McKinney, Bruce Gagnon and others.. It can beContinue reading
Weekly Vigil for Yemen in New York’s Union Square
Dear Friends, You may have noticed that the conflict and catastrophe in Yemen has received a significant up-tick in attention recently, and this is not simply because of the growing cholera epidemic. There is nowContinue reading
Jerry Zawada, Presente!
Fr. Jerry Zawada OFM – nuclear resister, peace and justice activist, Franciscan friar – died on the morning of July 25 at the age of 80. Jerry served his early years as a Franciscan priestContinue reading
VOLK FIELD TO BE LABELED A CRIME SCENE
Wisconsin National Guard Unit Trains Soldiers to Operate RQ-7 Shadow Drones for “Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition” in Violation of Law, Claim Protesters June 9, 2017 By Brian Terrell On JuneContinue reading
Yemeni Victims’ Names and Photos
1. Ali Al-Qawli – killed 23 January 2013 (photo attached) . 2. Salem bin Ali Jaber (Faisal’s brother-in-law) – killed August 2012 (photo attached) 3. Waleed bin Ali Jaber (Faisal’s nephew) – killed August 2012Continue reading
PRESS ADVISORY:
On Tuesday, May 9th, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. members of Voices in the Wilderness and World Beyond War will engage passers-by outside the Kluczynski Federal Building (230 S. Dearborn) in a “penny poll”Continue reading
Yemen Crisis Updates
As Saudis Threaten Port, Yemen Famine Leaves Refugee Chief “Shocked to the Bones” The Guardian reports in “Yemen hunger crisis leaves refugee chief ‘shocked to the bones’” that “One of Europe’s most experienced diplomats has said heContinue reading
