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What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War
Submitted by dmcfarland on Thu, 07/14/2016 - 3:52pm
Eleven Signs That BDS Is Growing
Submitted by dmcfarland on Sun, 07/10/2016 - 7:41amEleven signs that BDS continues to grow despite Israel’s war of repression
by Omar Barghouti
Posted on July 7, 2016 by BNC
Candle Burning for the Victims of Violence in Iraq
Submitted by George Capaccio on Thu, 07/07/2016 - 8:45amNo to Nato! No to War! July 9 Rally in NYC
Submitted by dmcfarland on Mon, 07/04/2016 - 5:18pmNo to Nato! No to War: July 9 Rally in NYC
Message from United for Peace and Justice: In response to rising tensions between the U.S. and its NATO allies and Russia, UFPJ has continued to advocate for an end to all combat, support for an arms embargo, nuclear disarmament, and a commitment to diplomacy and aid for the civilian victims of conflict around the globe.
Venezuela Solidarity Committee Launched in Boston
Submitted by dmcfarland on Tue, 04/12/2016 - 5:28pmVenezuela Solidarity Committee Launched in Boston
Boston-area activists founded the Venezuela Solidarity Committee on March 5, 2016 at a meeting at Encuentro 5 in downtown Boston. The new group will support self-determination and the rights of all historically oppressed peoples in Venezuela and oppose any form of US intervention. In addition to serving as a media resource, activities will include education, lobbying, sister-city programs and campaigns such as supporting the Citizens Energy Oil Heat Program in Massachusetts.
UFPJ organizes for an action packed April to Defend Our Rights & End War!
Submitted by dmcfarland on Mon, 03/28/2016 - 3:37pmFriend:
2016 has already proven to be a very active year for the peace movement, as groups around the country take action on urgent issues like the Syrian Crisis, US weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, and the catastrophic War on Yemen.
Please scroll down to learn about 3 significant mass mobilizations that United for Peace and Justice is endorsing in April.
Film Review/Flyer: "Eye in the Sky," A Sugar Coated Picture of Killer Drones reviewed by Marilyn Levin
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 03/25/2016 - 8:06pmThe new drone film Eye in the Sky presents a dishonest, sugar-coated view of the U.S. killer drone operation. It claims that they can precision-drop their bombs, only on selected known targets who will kill innocent people, so, of course, they are saving many lives. When one child wanders into the kill zone, they agonize about the possibility of killing her, and kick it up to the U.S. Secretary of State and the British Prime Minister to get the okay. The not-made-in-Hollywood reality is one of killing hundreds, if not thousands, of children in many countries to satisfy U.S.
Nonviolent Resistance in the South Hebron Hills - Cassandra Dixon
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 01/31/2016 - 7:44pmThe worst worries of a child’s school day should be homework. Maybe a lost book, or an argument with a friend. No child’s walk to school should routinely involve armed soldiers and fear of sometimes being chased and assaulted by angry adults. But for the Palestinian children who live with their families in the small rural villages that make up the South Hebron Hills, this is how the school day begins. Illegal settlements and outposts isolate and separate their villages and soldiers are a constant in their lives.
Petition Pres. Obama: Stop Deporting Central American Families!
Submitted by dmcfarland on Wed, 01/06/2016 - 3:25pmAdd your name to Open Letter to Pres. Obama -- Stop Deporting Central American Families
The Time of the End is the Time of No Room
Submitted by George Capaccio on Sun, 12/27/2015 - 12:21pmPosted at Counterpunch and Common Dreams:
The season of peace is a good time to remember the humanity of others
Submitted by tpaneth on Fri, 12/11/2015 - 11:08amRemarks delivered at "Welcome Refugees - War is Not the Answer" candlelight vigil, December 10, 2015, Boston Common. Photos
In our war culture we learn to define the "other" -- the "outsider" -- as an "enemy" from our earliest hours. The "enemy" is depersonalized in wars to make killing easier, so that it's easier not to care and to close our eyes and hearts to the inflicted horrors that all wars are. What needs to happen is a total transformation. We need to recognize the humanity of others – one way to do that is to welcome war refugees (sometimes mistermed migrants or immigrants by the media) – as we take responsibility for the consequences of the wars waged in our names by our government.
Those of us who work for peace day after day, week after week, year after year, decade after decade are among those who do take that step toward recognition of the humanity of others. We abhor the bombs dropping on children, mothers, fathers, grandparents. I always think – hey – there are people down there – it's not shock and awe it's murder! I find it very painful when I stand with my sign for peace and people in my community drive past shouting out justifications for bombing and killing – even one time - thankfully only one time- "nuke 'em". The violence here and wars there are out of control, we are eclipsed by events that worsen daily and our voices continue unheeded.
U.S. Groups Stand Against 'Dangerous Tide of Hatred, Violence'
Submitted by tpaneth on Thu, 12/10/2015 - 12:20pm
A full-page ad calling for every public figure, elected politician and media outlet to stand up against the "dangerous tide of hatred, violence, and suspicion" that is being expressed across the U.S. with more than 700 organizations and individuals appeared in the Thursday, December 10, 2015 New York Times.
The ad launches a campaign opposing racism, bigotry and violence called #We Are Better Than This.
Local Residents Decry Islamophobia: Say “Welcome Syrian Refugees, War is Not the Answer”
Submitted by ujpadmin on Thu, 12/10/2015 - 8:45amWhat: Candlelight Vigil
When: Tonight, Thursday, December 10, 5:30 pm
Where: Park Street Station, downtown Boston
Boston, December 10-- With deep concern about intolerant calls to block Muslims from entering the U.S. and a growing hatred of Muslim-Americans, local residents will hold a candlelight vigil tonight outside Park Street T-Station on the International Day for Human Rights.
War and Fortress America: Dangerous Answers
Submitted by Joseph Gerson on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:56pmby Joseph Gerson and Paul Shannon
At Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/12/06/war-and-fortress-america-dangerous-answers and also at ZNet: https://zcomm.org/znetarticle/war-and-fortress-america-dangerous-answers/
Access to Water is a Human Right
Submitted by Ann Glick on Wed, 11/18/2015 - 5:30pmIn the early morning of Wed. Nov. 18, 2015 a protest line formed in front of the Newton Marriott saying that Water is a Basic Human Right and that the Jewish National Fund, (JNF) should stop taking land and water from Palestinians.
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