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Fort Hood has enough victims already: Opinion piece at Guardian UK

Posted on November 6, 2009 by kwilder

KW: First, sending out good wishes and strength to the wounded victims, and hope they may recover. Also, condolences to the families who lost loved ones. I found an excellent story at the Guardian UK exploring the possible motivations of the shooter. And, trying to make sure that the incident does not wrongly result in […]

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If the war came to your backyard, would you try to stop it?

Posted on October 28, 2009 by kwilder

Do you know that a company in Long Island, New York, is part of manufacturing parts for predator drones? Predator drones are operated by men and women in Nevada, who program them to kill people half a world away in Iraq and Afghanistan. (A Democracy Now! story about drones linked here and excerpted below.) Will […]

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Newsday coverage: Interfaith service/”World March for Peace”

Posted on October 18, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Our local peace groups received some attention from Newsday, a mainstream, daily newspaper here in Long Island. Great to see peace and nonviolence celebrated a bit in the papers. There are two videos of a related event below. For a string of Long Island events leading up to the march, go: here. (excerpt from) […]

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Who is marching in the World March for Peace and Nonviolence?

Posted on October 12, 2009 by kwilder

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Green Party urges widespread antiwar protests on the day President Obama accepts his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

Posted on October 9, 2009 by iwilder

Green Party leaders expressed puzzlement and outrage over the decision to award President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, and urged widespread demonstrations against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to take place in Oslo, Washington, and other cities on the day Mr. Obama picks up his prize in Oslo. “The chief difference between President Obama […]

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Saturday, Oct. 10th: Peace Poetry in Long Island

Posted on October 8, 2009 by kwilder

As part of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence… Poetry Reading by Local Poets Saturday, October 10th 2pm to 5pm in Farmingdale at the Ellsworth Allen Park Community Meeting Room Motor Ave, Farmingdale Contact: Eleanor at (516) 694-2016

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Monday: Demonstration at White House – 61 peace activists arrested

Posted on October 6, 2009 by kwilder

Tuesday morning, October 6th, a note at Cindy Sheehan’s Facebook says, “ Cindy Sheehan IF ANYONE IS STILL IN DC, OR IN DC, MEET US AT W.H. AT 10 THIS MORNING” peace from Common Dreams newswire October 5, 2009 / 4:04 PM Frida Berrigan and Jeremy Varon Hundreds Demand End to Afghan and Iraq Wars, […]

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October is full of anti-war mobilizations…

Posted on October 1, 2009 by kwilder

10/02/09 – In New Zealand (with a parallel event in Long Island), Friday, October 2nd marks the beginning of the World March for Peace and Non-violence. 10/17/09 – The national Green Party is joining the Saturday, October 17th demonstration against war. 10/05/09 – And, on Monday, October 5th, a coalition, which includes the War Resister’s […]

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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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Iraqi shoe thrower released; says he was tortured

Posted on September 15, 2009 by iwilder

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush was released Tuesday after nine months in prison, and he said Iraqi security forces tortured him with beatings, whippings and electric shocks after his arrest. Muntadhar al-Zeidi, whose stunning act of protest last December made him a hero around the Arab and […]

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Veterans For Peace Long Island calendar

Posted on September 8, 2009 by kwilder

(Note: On September 12th, there are two more places in a van to Philly to protest against the Army Experience Center at the mall. And, if you are not going to Philly, you could come to the PeaceSmiths fundraiser… – KW) Greetings Members and supporters, Hope all is well and everyone is re-energized for an […]

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In Long Island: Demo against unfair military recruiting of youth

Posted on July 29, 2009 by kwilder

Sunday, August 2nd from noon until 2:00pm: Say No to an Army Experience Center on Long Island! Smithhaven Mall, Lake Grove As most of you know, the Army Experience Center (AEC) in Philadelphia is a video arcade recruitment facility that manipulates our children into enlisting and into thinking that war is a game.

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Confronting those who justified torture: John Yoo

Posted on July 24, 2009 by kwilder

– Above video: Author of Torture Memos Pranked in Classroom A former [U.S.] Justice Department official who wrote controversial memos authorizing the Bush administration to conduct torture was the object of a prank by an Australian comedian during one of his recent law class lectures. John Yoo, a former deputy assistant attorney general who has […]

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Obama’s military PR offensive? Pink boxers and forgotten coverups

Posted on July 5, 2009 by iwilder

It seems more than a coincidence that one of today’s top stories on Yahoo news is the story of the soldier who was phootgraphed fighting in pink boxers and that on the same day the cover of the USA Today magazine is about the military charities who are “selfless” in the “time of war”.  The […]

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