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Don’t Blame Cindy Sheehan, she voted for Green Party’s Cynthia McKinney
Posted on October 3, 2009 by iwilder
“My only wish is that the energy we had at Camp Casey would not have been wasted. All we did is elect Democrats,” she said. “Our energy was co-opted.” Sheehan, who in 2008 voted for Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney for president, said she is not disappointed by President Obama’s performance in office, for she […]
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Green Party joins mid-October protests against US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Posted on October 1, 2009 by iwilder
Green Party leaders, activists, and members across the US plan to participate in mass rallies, marches, coordinated local and regional demonstrations, and other forms of protest to take place on and around Saturday, October 17 calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. The National Assembly to End the Afghanistan and Iraq […]
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Max Wheat: The poetic language should be on the agenda of any meeting of those who are waging peace
Posted on September 30, 2009 by kwilder
Full story and lots of other good stuff at PeaceSmiths.org Heralding the Beginning, October 2, 2009, of The World March for Peace and Nonviolence With a Poetry Reading Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr. September 26, 2009 Smalls Jazz Club 183 W. 10th Avenue Greenwich Village, New York City Henry Wadsworth Longfellow writes about the death of […]
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“Obama and Democrats in general are closer to the GOP on many more these issues than they are to true progressives”
Posted on September 30, 2009 by iwilder
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David Rovics: The Police Are Rioting, Reflections on Pittsburgh
Posted on September 29, 2009 by iwilder
If any elements of the corporate media have been paying any attention to what’s been happening on the streets of Pittsburgh over the past few days I haven’t noticed, so I thought I’d write my own account. There is a popular assumption asserted ad nauseum by our leaders in government, by our school text books […]
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A Peace Celebration: First PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse of the season!
Posted on September 28, 2009 by kwilder
The first PeaceSmiths Coffehouse of the new season will be October 2, 2009. PeaceSmiths holds a coffeehouse the first Friday October through June, for lo these many decades. * Well…that day also happens to coincide with all these wonderful, intertwined events: October 2nd is… -Gandhi’s Birthday -The United Nations’ International Day of Non-Violence -The New […]
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Drum For Peace: A PeaceSmiths Celebration
Posted on September 20, 2009 by kwilder
Last weekend was the PeaceSmiths Annual Fundraiser – Dinner/Concert. It was awesome! Video of the drum circle finale below. Also, don’t miss the first coffeehouse of the season – Friday, October 2nd at 8pm with Ken Krumenacker, Sister Jeanne Clark and Gerry McKeveny. More info at www.peacesmiths.org. And, here is another video from the evening…Jeff […]
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Winter Soldier by The Last Internationale video
Posted on September 15, 2009 by iwilder
The Last Internationale http://www.myspace.com/thelastinterna… played a local club. To her the complete song go to http://www.myspace.com/thelastinternationale Recorded by Ian & Kimberly Wilder of Wilderside Media http://www.onthewilderside.com
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Today at 4pm! Sat. Sept 12th: PeaceSmiths Annual Dinner/Concert
Posted on September 11, 2009 by kwilder
******************************* 2009 PeaceSmiths Annual Fundraising Dinner/Concert ******************************* ** Excellent musicians, Vegetarian dinner, and a “History of PeaceSmiths” slideshow ** Saturday, September 12th 4 pm open the doors and dinner 5 pm music begins At the First United Methodist Church in Amityville at 25 Broadway/rt110 (Southmost end near Merrick Rd/Montauk Highway) If you call a day […]
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