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  • Vote Green, Peace, Flower by Shawna Cole

    The Green Party of New York State regained automatic ballot status by getting over 50,000 votes for their Governor candidate in 2010. Look for us soon on your voter registration form and your ballot.

    Gaining ballot status enables the Green Party to run more peace candidates, more single-payer candidates, more anti-fracking candidates, and more sustainable energy candidates.

    The last time that the Green Party of New York State had ballot status it set the record for running the most Green candidates of any state.

    The Green Party is an alternative party to the Democrats and Republicans. The four pillars of the Green Party are: Nonviolence/Peace; Grassroots Democracy; Social and Economic Justice; and Ecological Wisdom.

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LI Coffeehouse: PeaceSmiths on Fri. May 3, 2013

PeaceSmiths MAY Coffeehouse Friday, May 3, 2013 8pm to 11pm At the FUMC in Amityville * Singer/Songwriter John Myles * Poet Herb Wahlsteen * Musician, Guitarist, Songster Eli Maniscalco *Open Mic: Maybe you???!

Port Jeff Peace March 3/30/13: Charlotte Koons poem video & Photos

Long Island peace and justice groups, gathered by North Country Peace Group, demonstrated in Port Jefferson today, to demand an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Charlotte Koons, a local activist and poet, read a poem written for the day. Video below… FAQ Q: Who marched in Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY today?

Sat. March 30th: Long Island Peace March

Port Jefferson Peace March on March 30, 2013 Update: Video and photo at our follow-up Port Jeff Peace March post: here. Update from 3/30/2013: Peace March continues until 2:30! Good turnout, so go over if you can! Photo from today… This peace march is sponsored by the North Country Peace Group. Ian and are excited [...]

Explaining the reality of Obama’s “kill list” and drones that kill Americans

(excerpt from) Common Dreams Reining in Obama and His Drones by Ralph Nader More than 2,500 people have been killed by Obama’s drones, many of them civilians and bystanders, including American citizens, irrespective of the absence of any “imminent threat” to the United States… The “kill lists”  are the work of Obama and his advisors, [...]

Our Statement on Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense

The below statement was posted at The Fellowship of Reconciliation. Ian and Kimberly Wilder have borrowed it, to reflect our position on the current wave of violence in the Middle East: As [people] committed to nonviolence, [we] oppose all armed conflict and especially attacks on civilians.* We mourn the deaths of civilians in Gaza and [...]

Black Friday: Buy Nothing! Demand Peace! Support striking Wal-Mart workers!

See box below for “Occupy Walmart/Occupy Black Friday” on Long Island Great Live Streaming of a Walmart event in Maryland: here. Black Friday for some people means lining up for bargains at the doors of big corporations. Though, people who want our country to be more sustainable, and less dependent on war money,  have often [...]

Peace and the Elections: Daily Peace Index falls flat

If peace had been a focal point for either of the major party Presidential candidates, one might expect the Daily Peace Culture Index for the US to climb in the days surrounding the election. The Peace Index measures how much discussion there is in the United States relating to peace and nonviolence. Instead, the DPCIUS/PAXi [...]

Pre-election socializing on Long Island: PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse on Fri. Nov 2nd

PeaceSmiths November 2012 Coffeehouse will feature: Musician: George Mann Singer/Songwriter: Rorie Kelly A tribute to Miriam Goodman and… Your favorite campaign lit and discussion PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse Friday, November 2, 2012 8pm-11pm

Daily Peace Index reaches new high

Our peace indicator, PAXi, jumped to a new high today. Previously, the high was 337, reached on September 11, 2012. Yesterday (Friday), the PAXi was at 197. Today, Saturday, October 13th, the PAXi number is 754! Hopefully, that reflects the level of discussion about peace and nonviolence in the United States. (The subject that PAXi [...]

Columbus Day weekend adventure: Eastern Long Island

Columbus Day weekend adventure: Lawn signs, fun, and sunsets My husband Ian and I took a drive out east on the Saturday of Columbus Day weekend. We had the idea to capture signs of fall for the blog. Among our observations was a study on lawn signs and politics. The full set of photos is [...]

Why did the Peace Index soar on September 11th?

The Peace Index climbed from 153 on September 10th to 337 on September 11th. The previous range of numbers was only 27 points. Though, for September 11th, it jumped 184 points in one day. Over at Peace Couple here, we have a full post, exploring our guesses about why the jump may have happened. If [...]

Brainstorming Session: Who’s really sitting in Eastwood’s chair?

Eastwood said that the person in that chair started the Afghanistan War.

Republican National Convention: What’s happening in Tampa right now?

Occupy Tampa UStream: Thursday afternoon 8/30: Earth First at Power Plant Chants of “Dirty Money — Dirty Coal” On Twitter, find: @OccupyTampa or #OccupyTampa or #owsRNC Another Occupy Live Stream from Tampa:here Ongoing protest: “Romneyville” story at Democracy Now! Video (Strong language, including the F Bomb): here Police encountering protesters and an anarchist dance in [...]