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
Category: Afghanistan
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
Work of Necessity, Work of Choice – Carolyn Coe
January 2, 2020 At age 11, Saabir Gulmadin began chopping wood to support his family. Now 18, he earns about $1.50 US (120 Afghanis) for every 56 kg of wood he splits. It takes himContinue reading
Why We Persist: Activists Have Protested US Drone Base for Over a Decade
By Ed Kinane Originally published on Truthout.org “All human beings possess the basic right under international law to engage in non-violent civil resistance activities for the purpose of preventing, impeding, or terminating the ongoing commissionContinue reading
Toward A Peace Process For Afghanistan
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows is an organization founded by family members of those killed on September 11, 2001. Currently comprised of over 200 families, the group advocates nonviolence and adherence to the ruleContinue reading
Afghanistan: hidden voices from a forgotten war
A new publication by Maya Evans and Voices for Creative Non-Violence UK Stories and testimonies collected from some our visits to Afghanistan, giving a voice to women and young people, the very voices recent peaceContinue reading
David Swanson reviews “The Kabul Peace House”
PEACE IN AFGHANISTANby David Swansonhttp://davidswanson.org/peace-in-afghanistan/ There were whispers in the village, high up in the mountains of Afghanistan. There was a Stranger here. He had made a friend and been invited to live in aContinue reading
Sarah Ball on Iran and Afghanistan – 3CR Tuesday Hometime
Voices’ Sarah Ball recently appeared on Jan Bartlett‘s Tuesday Hometime program (on Melbourne, Australia’s 3CR Community Radio) to discuss her travels this year in Iran and Afghanistan. Parts I and II of the interview, fromContinue reading
Hope in a Time Like Ours: remarks by Brian Terrell at #NoWar2019
Limerick, Ireland, October 5, 2019 I am honored and humbled to be addressing this gathering at this perilous moment, especially as I am here in place of Kathy Kelly, who sends her love and herContinue reading
Youth on the Road to Peace – Dr. Hakim
30th September 2019 / 8th Mezan 1398 Despite the violent crises which we human beings have created for Afghanistan and our planet earth, I have witnessed yet again how renewing our relationships with Nature andContinue reading