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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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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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Please comment: What could Newsday do to become profitable?

Posted on September 24, 2009 by kwilder

KW: As you may have heard, Newsday publisher Tim Knight has resigned (or, “abruptly resigned” as Elizabeth Benjamin at the Daily News described it.) (The NY Times story is: here. Newsday was bought by Cablevision, and Newsday has had recent personnel shifts and redesigns. There have been huge financial losses at Newsday. I am determined […]

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LI Newsday publisher resigns!

Posted on September 24, 2009 by kwilder

KW: I wonder what this is about? The Newsday on-line format that they instituted in the past few weeks or so is so ad-heavy and picture-heavy. I wonder if this person simply had too much integrity to stay with the superficial circus that Newsday is becoming? I am so interested to see if the gentleman […]

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Suffolk County Conservative Party Wins Lawsuit Against “Raiders”

Posted on September 23, 2009 by kwilder

from Ballot Access News Suffolk County Conservative Party Wins Lawsuit Against Raiders September 23rd, 2009 On September 18, the New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County, won its lawsuit to expel a mass entry into the party by members of four organizations that represent Long Island police, especially the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association. New York […]

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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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9/17/09 Rally and Petition To Stop Hate Against Immigrants

Posted on September 16, 2009 by iwilder

Pelted with beer bottles.  Beaten with baseball bats.  Shot with BB guns and assaulted with pepper spray. Or in the case of Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero–who was attacked by a group of young white men in Patchogue, N.Y. last November–stabbed to death. For the past decade, violent attacks against Latino immigrants in Suffolk County, N.Y., […]

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Will party boss end the ability to cross-endorse in NY?

Posted on September 13, 2009 by kwilder

Nassau County Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs once said on the radio, “The Republicans are my second favorite party.” It would be a sea change in New York politics if fusion was ended – if parties could not cross-endorse the candidate of another party. from Ballot Access News New York State Democratic Party Chair Hints […]

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Hank Stone news: band, website & music venue!

Posted on September 13, 2009 by iwilder

Hank Stone will be the featured performer at the Babylon Green Party annual Holiday Party on December 2, 2009 at Pisces Cafe, Babylon Hey, everybody, I hope you are all adjusting to the end of summer and the start of the school year,  and gearing up for the mad rush to the holidays… My new […]

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Link to PeaceSmiths event photos

Posted on September 13, 2009 by kwilder

KW writes: Only giving one photo below as a teaser. Come on over to the PeaceSmiths web-site! Lots of cool archives. Also, announcements, endorsements and information. PeaceSmiths Annual Dinner-Concert 2009 photos: here.

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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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World March for Peace and Nonviolence 10/7/09 7p

Posted on September 10, 2009 by iwilder

On Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 7pm, the Babylon Green Party Gathering will feature Sister Jeanne Clark speaking about the World March for Peace and Nonviolence activities. The event will be held at Pisces Café, 14A Railroad Avenue, Babylon, NY (631-321-1231) http://www.piscescafe.net Come hungry! For directions to the Babylon Green Party Gathering, call 631-422-4702 or […]

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The truth about Eli Mystal and illegal immigrants

Posted on September 9, 2009 by kwilder

KW: The story of then-Legislator Elie Mystal saying an outrageous remark about immigrants, and the response to that remark, demonstrates some stark realities about the difficulties of community organizing, public communications, and keeping relationships among activists. The story below, by Elie Mystal’s son, inspires me, by confronting two awkward situations: former Legislator Elie Mystal, a […]

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Obama: Are children natural learners? Or, must they be forced to pay attention?

Posted on September 9, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Jerry Mintz is the Director of the Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO), based in Roslyn Heights, Long Island, New York. AERO has many functions, including being a national gathering place for information about co-operative schooling, alternative schools, democratic schools and homeschooling. Jerry wrote a Letter to the Editor about Obama’s school speech and sent […]

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