March 3rd, 2017 Contact: Danny Burns, Ithaca, 607-280-0369 (cell) Brian Hynes, Bronx, 718-838-2636 (cell) Ed Kinane, Syracuse, 315-478-4571 (home) James Ricks, Ithaca, 607-280-7794 (cell) Upstatedroneaction.org BIG BOOKS DRONE RESISTERS ACQUITTED! Four drone resisters,Continue reading
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Contact: Ed Kinane 315) 478-451 home _____ February 2017 Other defendants (see below) FIVE DEFENDANTS FACE DEWITT TOWN COURT JURY 5 PM TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28 FOR THEIR 3/19/15 “BIG BOOKS” ANTI- WEAPONIZED DRONEContinue reading
Fifteen years in Afghanistan: Same Questions, Same Answers-And Now Four More Years of the Same by Ann Wright
Originally posted on opednews. February 12th, 2017 The withdrawal of U.S. troops would also be good for the Afghan people, as the presence of foreign soldiers has been an obstacle to peace talks. The AfghansContinue reading
Witness Against Torture Activists Arrested
Names of those arrested: Chantal de Alcuaz Jerica Arents Beth Brockman Don Cunning Erica Ewing Ellen Graves Martha Hennessey Sherrill Hogan Kathy Kelly Joanne Lingle Joan Pleune Manijeh Saba Helen Schietinger Eve TetazContinue reading
Witness Against Torture 2017
Photos from Witness Against Torture’s Fast for Justice in January, 2017. Please go to WAT website to see more photos, read stories and listen to activist. For updates go to the ‘News’ tab on theContinue reading
Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother
Kate Hennessy, Dorothy Day’s granddaughter, will be in the Chicago area from March 4 th through 8th, speaking at bookstores, 8th Day Center for Justice, St. Nick’s, and Su Casa House about her amazing new book.Continue reading
DESPITE 2017 ODDS, MY AFGHAN FRIENDS AND I HOPE FOR HEALING
“One of the saddest presumptions is that war is necessary, as if Ali’s brother needed to lose his life for Afghan or U.S. or my security. Dehumanized and devalued by both ‘terrorists and anti-terrorists’ alike,Continue reading
Appreciation for Buddy Bell
Laughter, songs, tears and heartfelt appreciation marked a farewell party for Buddy Bell who will move to Pasadena, CA at the end of December. In the colorful lower level of the Wellington Avenue United Church ofContinue reading
Syrian mother interviewed by Sallie Latch
Photo of a Syrian mother refugee hugging her crying baby after arriving on a raft on the Greek island of Lesbos, October 27, 2015. Photo Credit: Giorgos Moutafis / Reuters
“My vote is for disarmament, and yesterday was my early vote.”
– an update from Steve Baggarly on his protest at Oceana Naval Air Station – Friends, Thank you so much for the support and prayers as I went to court yesterday. I ended up pleadingContinue reading