Recovering from a broken hip, peace activist Kathy Kelly reflects on her experiences with people disabled and traumatized by war. September 27, 2019 Its economy gutted by war, Afghanistan’s largest cash crop remains opium. YetContinue reading
Talk Nation Radio: Kathy Kelly on Peace, Afghanistan, Yemen, Ireland, and the United States
Kathy Kelly has traveled to war zones and lived alongside ordinary people in Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza, and Lebanon. She and her companions in Voices for Creative Nonviolence believe the U.S. should end all U.S. militaryContinue reading
Qais Al Sindy Caravan- a letter from Cathy Breen
September 18, 2019 Dear Friends, “The point is, art never stopped a war…That was never its function. Art cannot change events. But it can change people. It can affect people so that they are changed—theyContinue reading
A Morning in Afghanistan
Amidst political posturing, aerial terrorism and street bombings, Afghan citizens pursue their daily work toward peace. by Kathy Kelly On a very warm September morning in Kabul, several dozen men, women, and children sit onContinue reading
Plowshares’ Motions Denied, Trial Date Set for October 21
“The Perpetual War Stops Here” Dear Friends, thank you for supporting the Kings Bay Plowshares 7. Yesterday, 509 days after their arrest, a federal judge denied all the pre-trial motions by our friends. Today, theContinue reading
The Ongoing Dread in Gaza: So Many Names, So Many Lives
by Kathy KellyJuly 23, 2019 “I felt shaky and uneasy all day, preparing for this talk” – Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian from the territory of Gaza Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian now living in the UnitedContinue reading
Remnants of War – Kathy Kelly
July 12, 2019 Intense fighting and hideous attacks battered Afghans throughout their country last week as negotiators in Qatar weighed the benefits and costs of a peace agreement that might stop the bloodshed. In KabulContinue reading
Activists Walk “Cease and Desist” Order into Nuclear Weapons Base
MEDIA ADVISORY – For Immediate Release July 10 2019 BÜCHEL, Germany — Eleven international peace activists entered the Büchel Air Base southwest of Frankfurt early this morning to deliver what they called a “Treaty EnforcementContinue reading
Iran War protests in Chicago: 1) Friday July 12th rally, 2) ongoing Tuesday AM vigils, and 3) the post-attack emergency response
On Friday July 12th please join a 5:30pm rally at 190 N. State St, by the Lake St “L” near the Chicago Theater, at ABC7-TV Studios. Every Tuesday (planned) from 7am-9am, please consider dropping byContinue reading
July 18 Educational Forum: Lifting the Siege: Why Gaza Matters to Us
Before our noon Friday protest outside Boeing and before Saturday’s Gaza Freedom Flotilla on the Chicago River, join us 7pm Thursday July 18 for an educational event on Gaza as we begin three days ofContinue reading