An extract from Kathy Kelly’s recent interview about the Afghan War withdrawal with Chris Cook on Pacific Free Press’ “Gorilla Radio” (12/3/20). The full interview is listenable at http://www.gorilla-radio.com/2020/12/02/gorilla-radio-chris-cook-kathy-kelly-pete-rockwell-janine-bandcroft-december-3-2020/ . I think there is a possibilityContinue reading
Category: Middle East
Oct 7 Chicago rally – America’s Forever Wars 19 years on
Chicago-area friends – please consider coming out to this noontime rally / press conference on Chicago’s spacious (social-distancing-ready) Federal Plaza on October 7, the nineteenth anniversary of the start of the U.S.’ never-ending and disastrousContinue reading
Battleground States: The Time for Manufacturing Weapons of War Has Passed as a Viable Industry for Our Nation
By Kathy Kelly, June 26, 2020 The time for manufacturing of weapons of war has passed as a viable industry for our nation, despite the way some of our political leadership clings to economies ofContinue reading
Dear Joe Biden
Letter to the Biden (and Trump) Campaigns for a Fair and Just Foreign Policy Regarding Israel and Palestinian Right This letter, signed by more than 100 progressive, anti-war, and faith-based U.S. organizations, urges presumptive DemocraticContinue reading
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
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
Making the Pandemic Worse – Kathy Kelly
March 25, 2020 During the United States’ 1991 “Desert Storm” war against Iraq, I was part of the Gulf Peace Team—at first, living in a “peace camp” set up near the Iraq-Saudi border. We foundContinue 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
Afghanistan, Drones, Guantanamo, Iraq, Middle East, Nonviolent Resistance Actions, Nuclear Disarmament, Syria, Yemen
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
Being History With Iran – Sean Reynolds
We went to Iran because you have to see these places before the U.S. blows them up, and it’s very good to see you here today in downtown Chicago, that’s also precious, for a similarContinue reading