THREE BIG EVENTS COMING SOON!

October 21 - 23, 2007 - No War! No Warming! Washington, DC nonviolent civil disobedience. We need to take immediate action to end the war in Iraq and all future oil wars to halt the impending climate crisis to end US addiction to oil and other fossil fuels to rebuild New Orleans and all impacted communities to end racism and corporate greed to promote green jobs in a clean energy economy read more (Go to http://www.soaw.org/) United For Peace and Justice Regional Rallies! October 27, 2007 Once again, members of Veterans For Peace will be taking to the streets to show their opposition to the war and occupation of Iraq, and to show their support to bring the troops home now! There will be 11 cities around the nation holding rallies and marches and we encourage you to participate! You can learn more at the links below. www.. » read more

Stop The Clash Of Civilizations (Sign the Petition) (With Video)

Talk is rising of a ‘clash of civilizations’. But the problem isn’t culture, it’s politics – from 9/11 to Guantanamo, Iraq to Iran. This clash is not inevitable, and we don't want it.So where to start? The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the key symbol of the rift between Islam & the West. It's time to step up and take the initiative.. » read more

Embattled Attorney General Gonzales Accused in Teen Sex Scandal "Cover-up"

Attorney General Gonzales among officials who allegedly ignored abuse of minor boysAttorney General Alberto Gonzales and U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, both already under siege for other matters, are now being accused of failing to prosecute officers of the Texas Youth Commission after a Texas Ranger investigation documented that guards and administrators were sexually abusing the institution's teenage boy inmates. Among the charges in the Texas Ranger report were that administrators would rouse boys from their sleep for the purpose of conducting all-night sex parties. Ray Brookins, one of the officials named in the report, was a Texas prison guard before being hired at the youth commission school.. » read more

This Time, It's WE Who We Say 'No Surrender'

Northern Ireland is on the brink of normality. Its politicians must not fail the people Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness at the head of government in Northern Ireland. Just pause to contemplate that, an idea that once would have been dismissed as completely off the wall. But that's what the people of Northern Ireland have voted for, sending out the clearest message to their politicians to get on with the job of governing.Over the last year, there have been any number of 'it'll never happen' moments: the 12 July parades without a soldier on the streets or Ian Paisley meeting Archbishop Sean Brady the Catholic Primate of All Ireland.. » read more

Commentary No. 202, Feb. 1, 2007 "The World Social Forum: From Defense to Offense"

The World Social Forum (WSF) met in Nairobi, Kenya from January 20-25. The organization, founded as a sort of anti-Davos, has matured and evolved more than even its participants realize. From the beginning, the WSF has been a meeting of a wide range of organizations and movements from around the world who defined themselves as opposed to neo-liberal globalization and imperialism in all its forms. Its slogan has been "another world is possible" and its structure has been that of an open space without officers, spokespeople, or resolutions. The WSF has been against neo-liberal globalization and the term alterglobalists has been coined to define the stance of its proponents - another kind of global structure.. » read more

Fonda Leads Anti-Iraq War Rally

WASHINGTON–Jane Fonda stood and acknowledged the cheers on a sun-splashed stage, raising her arms in solidarity with the tens of thousands amassed on the National Mall."Silence is no longer an option," said the woman who has spent a large part of her adult life reviled by a segment of the American population.But now the woman once known as "Hanoi Jane" was back, lashing out at the "mean-spirited and vengeful" Bush administration, her first appearance on an anti-war podium in 34 years.Fonda's appearance was not the only echo of Vietnam as protestors packed the mall area in the shadow of the U.S.. » read more

Letter From A Birmingham Jail - April 16, 1963

MY DEAR FELLOW CLERGYMEN: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work. But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I want to try to answer your statements in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms. ------- *AUTHOR'S NOTE: This response to a published statement by eight fellow clergymen from Alabama (Bishop C.. » read more

Letter From A Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963

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Troops Home Fast: Day 32, Amman, Jordan

Speaking peace while making war is not a sustainable policy.- Mr. Rami G. Khouri, on Condi's "glamour" visit to Israel last week (Jordan Times, August 4, 2006) My trip to Jordan from JFK Airport in New York City started out with a Middle Eastern flavor the other day. A group of us came here to meet with Iraqi Parliamentarians and human rights groups to find out what the people of Iraq who don't live in the Green Zone and who do not get their paychecks from the White House think and feel about the occupation and what their hearts' desires are for their country.. » read more

Dying For A Lie

"A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it." ~ Oscar Wilde All Americans know that Memorial Day is a federal holiday. Most Americans know that it commemorates U. S. soldiers who died in military service for their country.. » read more

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