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Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present. Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.
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It’s been ten terrible years of war in Afghanistan. Nearly two thousand U.S. soldiers have been killed in this war. Tens of thousands of Afghans have been killed. We have spent nearly $500 Billion fighting this war. The war in Afghanistan should never have begun. The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was immoral and in clear […]
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Live! Peter Yarrow singing Puff the Magic Dragon and more. Supporting Occupy Wall Street at Liberty Square/Zucotti Park. Happened from about 3:45pm to 4:15pm The great spirit of Peter, Paul, and Mary’s music blesses the Wall Street protesters. First, singing Puff the Magic Dragon, adding words about pirates who are really stock traders, and sailing […]
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If you are on Long Island, and admiring the Occupy Wall Street demonstration, here is a very local opportunity for you to gain visibility for peace and justice. Bellport on Sat. Oct 1st at 11am. This request was reposted by Bill McNulty of “Lunch with Bill” on WUSB radio Stony Brook: A [local newspaper] has […]
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As some of you know, Ian and Kimberly have alter egos, and a new website, trying to channel activist energy towards good energy and good shopping. The website is Peace Couple, and it often features posts by Duke Augustus and Duchess Susanna, The Duke and Duchess of Peace. For every day of the year, there […]
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Wangari Muta Maathai (1940-2011) It is with great sadness that the family of Professor Wangari Maathai announces her passing away on 25th September, 2011, at the Nairobi Hospital, after a prolonged and bravely borne struggle with cancer. Her loved ones were with her at the time. Professor Maathai’s departure is untimely and a very great […]
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Chris Hedges speaks with the first incarnation of Occupy Wall Street. Link to a youtube of the Chris Hedges interview: here. (An interview on Sunday Morning 9/25/2011. Ended at about 12:15pm) Chris Hedges stopped by the Occupy Wall Street encampment, and after a slow start, they fed him excellent questions. Great stuff. Sorry for the […]
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3. “Standing Armies (miles perpetuus) Shall in Time Be Totally Abolished” For they incessantly menace other states by their readiness to appear at all times prepared for war; they incite them to compete with each other in the number of armed men, and there is no limit to this. For this reason, the cost of […]
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Seven Babylon residents attended the Town Board meeting last night to request Babylon to join the other municipalities that have already endorsed the US Conference of Mayors resolution Calling on Congress to Redirect Military Spending to Domestic Priorities. See the rest of the article at Babylon Town Board asked to pass US Mayors Bring the War […]
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The Power of Nonviolence: Writings by Advocates of Peace provides us with the Peace Book Chapter of the Week. You might have noticed this a slightly different concept. Duke Augustus is paring down the Book of the Week to just a chapter to make it more interactive. We hope that you will join in a discussion […]
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A small northern Indiana college that decided to stop playing the national anthem at sporting events will play “America the Beautiful” instead. Goshen College President Jim Brenneman says “America the Beautiful” is a better fit with the pacifist traditions of the Mennonite Church-affiliated school. via The Associated Press: Pacifist Indiana college picks anthem replacement. Related […]
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IW: This gives lots of good suggestions on what to tweet for #AfghanistanTuesday. October 6, 2011, marks ten years of U.S. war against Afghanistan. Ordinary Americans are saying, “Enough is enough!” One of the ways they are showing how they feel is by making time every week to remember what’s happening in Afghanistan and push […]
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