By Brian Terrell “But what of the price of peace?” asked Jesuit priest and war resister Daniel Berrigan, writing from federal prison in 1969, doing time for his part in the destruction of draft records.Continue reading
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Love in a Dangerous Time
By Mike Ferner April 9, 2020 A profusion of anonymous axioms and memes floods social media these days but one remains my very favorite: “It’s like we’ve all been sent to our room to thinkContinue reading
National Security or Human Security?
By Leonard Eiger Crazy times! As we move through this time of health and economic crisis I find myself reflecting on the importance and power of language. Trump recently said of the fight to dealContinue reading
A Tale of Two Stockpiles
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Anniversary of his Murder in a Pandemic Year April 4, 2020 By Brian Terrell The United States Strategic National Stockpile of essential medical supplies maintained by the U.S.Continue reading
Vigil for Peace in Yemen, a New Norm
by Kathy Kelly For the past three years, several dozen New Yorkers have gathered each Saturday at Union Square, at 11:00 a.m. to vigil for peace in Yemen. Now, however, due to the coronavirus, theContinue reading
War and Warming – Nathan Albright
March 11, 2020 On June 5th, 2019, senior intelligence analyst Rod Schoonover spoke before a House Intelligence hearing on National Security and Climate Change. “The Earth’s climate is unequivocally undergoing a long-term warming trend asContinue reading
Global Days of Listening 3/21/20
Responding as a human family to global crises In October, 2019, the Afghan Peace Volunteers initiated the Circle of Humanity انسانیت دایره In sharing their vision, they quoted Dr. Albert Schweitzer, “The purpose of humanContinue reading
Saudi Warships “Keep America Safe”?
an invitation from Voices for Creative Nonviolence to walk from Green Bay to Marinette, Wisconsin, September 9-15, for peace, in defense of the earth, and against Saudi war crimes and human rights violations. (March 11,Continue reading
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Let Us End Our Complicity in War – Bishop Gumbleton
We’re grateful for Bishop Thomas Gumbleton’s call to end complicity with war: although addressed to members of his own faith, his words challenge all who long to abolish war and weapons. Bishop Gumbleton traveled withContinue reading
An eyewitness to the horrors of the US ‘forever wars’ speaks out
by Kathy Kelly Originally published by National Catholic Reporter at https://www.ncronline.org/node/18664. The 2003 “shock and awe” bombing of Iraq had finally stopped. From the balcony of my room in Baghdad’s Al Fanar Hotel, I watched U.S. MarinesContinue reading