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For Memorial Day: Cindy Sheehan, Casey, and why we must help citizen candidates

Posted on May 24, 2008 by iwilder

Cindy Sheehan is running for Congress as an independent candidate. Many people will remember that Cindy Sheehan’s son was a soldier who was killed in the Iraq War. Cindy Sheehan is often known as the “Peace Mom”, because having her son die in an unjust war motivated her to become a spokesperson for peace and […]

Filed under: Anti-War, Ballot issues, Cindy Sheehan, election, elections, Favorite Muses, grassroots democracy, international politics, Iraq, Peace, Political Websites, progressive politics, social & economic justice, third party, US Politics, war | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Peace at the mall: Don Zirkel’s statement about t-shirt arrest

Posted on May 23, 2008 by iwilder

Statement by Don Zirkel, a member of Pax Christi After charges were dismissed in District Court, Central Islip, NY May 22, 2008 [distributed by Don after his court appearance] I declared that it is insane that no one has been punished because over 4,000 U.S. troops and many more Iraqis have been killed, but I […]

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Video: Put The War On Trial, Long Island peace activists go to court

Posted on May 22, 2008 by iwilder

This video was made in the middle of the day. In the morning, Susan McKeon-Steinmann had her case “dismissed in the interest of justice.” Susan had been determined to read the names of the dead soldiers, as she demonstrated at the Smith Haven Mall. Susan is singing her version of “Give Peace A Chance” on […]

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News and Video: Susan McKeon “dismissed in interest of justice”

Posted on May 22, 2008 by iwilder

Just returned from First District Court. Susan McKeon was to be arraigned for having been at the Smith Haven Mall, reading the names of the soldiers who died in the Iraq War. It was part of a 4,000 soldier peace demonstration which Long Island groups such as Suffolk Peace Network and PeaceSmiths participated in. Susan […]

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Thursday, May 22nd: 8:30am and 2pm – court support for peace activists

Posted on May 21, 2008 by iwilder

Changing this situation is of a higher moral order than a pleasant shopping environment. – Susan McKeon Steinmann (pictured below, on right in green print top) Message from Susan McKeon to Wilderside readers is here. K: It is my understanding that Don Zirkel, the 80 year old deacon who was arrested for wearing an anti-war […]

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Surprise! U.S. House votes 149 to 141 to cut off funding for Iraq War

Posted on May 16, 2008 by iwilder

(Received the news via a Gray Panther Action Alert! Confirmed via google news.) A report from a Democrat-leaning organization’s announcement: “I wanted to share some breaking news. The House of Representatives just voted 149 to 141 to cut off funding for the war in Iraq.” from Free Internet Press — 2008-05-16 10:12:34 (41 minutes ago) […]

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Creating a Compassionate World – for parents and professionals

Posted on May 12, 2008 by iwilder

Coalition for Parents and Children presents… Creating a Compassionate World: Tools for Caring Professionals and Parents Includes presentations on topics such as: Non-violent communication; Military Veterans Listening Project; and Humane Education. This event is designed to be a positive and proactive alternative to a world at war. The Convener is Jennifer Greene, a parent and […]

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Note: Local peace movement on News 12, Sat. May 3rd (and on scene photos here, too)

Posted on May 4, 2008 by iwilder

The Suffolk Peace Network and other Long Island groups held a demonstration at the Sunrise Mall in Massapequa today, Saturday, May 3rd, 2008. It was well attended, including some Green Party members, Pax Christi and members of PeaceSmiths. A handful of pro-war people attended. They mostly stayed on their corner, though one time came by […]

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Cynthia McKinney makes the cover of Common Dreams

Posted on April 24, 2008 by iwilder

Common Dreams is a wonderful and respected source for progressive news. They are sometimes light on Green Party news, but once in awhile they publish a good, green story. The latest includes a photo and article link about Cynthia McKinney on the front cover – directly under the photo and article link for Hillary Clinton. […]

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Are Clinton or Obama anti-war?

Posted on April 23, 2008 by iwilder

A member of the D.C. Statehood Green Party discusses the pro-war record of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and announces her support for former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney for President.

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Former Pentagon Offical: Iraq War = Major Debacle

Posted on April 22, 2008 by iwilder

Think Progress Former Rumsfeld/Wolfwowitz Deputy: Iraq War Is A ‘Major Debacle,’ ‘Classic Case Of Failure’» The National Defense University is an elite military institute funded by the Department of Defense. Both President Dwight Eisenhower and Gen. Colin Powell studied there, and diplomat and historian George Kennan — best known as “the father of containment” — […]

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Sat. May 3rd: Long Island Peace Demonstration

Posted on April 20, 2008 by iwilder

Update, evening of 5/3/2008: Demonstration a success. Good turnout. A story should appear on the repeating news segments on News12 (Cable tv in Long Island) this evening. ** ACTION ALERT *** 4,040 American Soldiers Have Now Died In Iraq We were at Smith Haven Mall just three weeks ago when the American casualty count reached […]

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Obama Won’t End Iraq War in 2009

Posted on April 17, 2008 by iwilder

Voters For Peace: The power to end the war and prevent future wars of aggression Recent Comments by Senator Obama and His Campaign Are Not Consistent with Claim that He Will “End the War in 2009” Voters for Peace reports Obama would: Leave 140,000 private U.S. military troops in Iraq; Tens of thousands of U.S. […]

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Why the Iraq War will raise your Taxes

Posted on April 4, 2008 by iwilder

9 Reasons Your Taxes Are Going Up No matter who’s elected president, the debt party’s over Reason No. 1: “Most Americans have yet to feel any of the costs of the Iraq war,” write Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes in an excerpt of their new book, “The Three Trillion Dollar War,” in Vanity […]

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