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Understanding Empathy as a Tool for Peace 7/1/09

Posted on June 18, 2009 by iwilder
Sue Tibke

Sue Tibke

On Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 7pm, the Babylon Green Party Gathering will feature Nonviolent Communication (NVC) practitioners Sue Tibke and Greg Wills speaking about Understanding Empathy as a Tool for Peace. www.BabylonGreens.org The event will be held at Pisces Café, 14A Railroad Avenue, Babylon, NY (631-321-1231)www.piscescafe.net map) Come hungry! For directions to the Babylon Green Gathering, call 631-422-4702 or email ian.wilder@yahoo.com Children are welcome. All gatherings are free of charge, and open to the public.

A social media version of this press release can be found at http://pitch.pe/15312

Suggested readings can be found at http://www.livingjusticepress.org/:

  • The Little book of Restorative Discipline for School by Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz and Judy H. Mullet
  • Peacemaking Circles by Kay Pranis, Barry Stuart, and Mark Wedge
  • Returning to the Teachings by Rupert Ross Read more »

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Obama’s Anti-war Past Challeges his Pro-War Presidency video

Posted on June 18, 2009 by iwilder

When President Obama was an Illinois Senator he expressed opposition to the Iraq War.  Whe he became a US Senator that opposition changed to support for the Iraq War in the form of a perfect voting record in favor of war appropriations. Some of Obama’s supporters claimed that Obama was merely lying about his support for the war in oreder to get elected president, and would change back to his anti-war stance when elected president.  That “change” never happened.  Obama has embraced Bush’s stance in Iraq (and extended Bush’s deadlines.  Furthermore, Obama is sending even more troops in the war in Afghanistan.  Obama’s presidential supporters should at least be relieved to find out that presidential candidate Obama was not a liar.  He actually does support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  It seems that his prior colleagues in the Illinois State Senate have taken his words as a State Senator to heart and voted to oppose the Afghanistan War.  Will your town, county, and state elected officials be willing to listen to State Senator Obama and oppose the Afghanistan War?

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Picnic Supper Concerts in Harborside Park, Summer 2009

Posted on June 17, 2009 by kwilder

Beginning on June 24th, 2009, the Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council proudly announces that a new concert series, the Picnic Supper Harborside Park Concerts will take place on the lawn of beautiful Harborside Park on the water next to the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson.

These concerts will be a very welcome new addition for the community. The very popular and talented performers in this series appeal to all ages, and these concerts are FREE to the public. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring a picnic supper and their own blankets or lawn chairs. This is a terrific way to connect with neighbors, and make new friends while enjoying wonderful music and spectacular sunsets over Port Jefferson Harbor. A delightful small playground is adjacent to the concert area, so parents can enjoy the music while amusing the little ones who cannot sit still.

Soaring vocal harmonies, sing-a-long favorites of the Sixties, pre-War and ragtime jazz, rockabilly, country-flavored pop tunes, and delightful originals by these talented songwriters are all featured in this series.


6/24 Pat Wictor rescheduled to 8/26
www.patwictor.com

7/1 Return To The Dream
www.returntothedream.com

7/8 The Tobacco Roadies
www.myspace.com/bobwestcott

7/15 Gathering Time
www.gatheringtimetrio.com

7/22 The Wes Houston Duo
www.weshouston.com

7/29 The Lone Sharks
www.lonesharks.com

8/5 Princess Peapod
www.princesspeapod.com Read more »

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June 2009: Long Island Village Elections

Posted on June 17, 2009 by kwilder

If  you live in a village in Long Island, you may need to vote this week. While some village elections were in March, there is a spate of them now, this third week of June, including some on Friday, June 19, 2009. Read more »

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US Gov’t deports American Citizen

Posted on June 17, 2009 by kwilder

Diane Williams is an American citizen, who is Caucasion and American Indian. In January, she was deported to Honduras.

Quotes from the article:

…Immigration-rights advocates say thousands of people with credible claims to U.S. citizenship are detained every year by an overloaded immigration-enforcement system, in part because of pressures on agents to show results in numbers of deportations and a lack of adequate civil-rights protections…

…”There is something deeply wrong with a system that deports someone on the basis of a statement made under coercion without the presence of an attorney with no verification that it is true,” [attorney Rachel] Rosenbloom said. “Our tax dollars are not meant to be spent deporting someone who’s a U.S. citizen.”…

Article at: The Daily Comet

More information on immigration advocacy and legislation at: LI WINS

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Green America: Rethinking the GDP

Posted on June 16, 2009 by iwilder

Green America: Rethinking the GDP

When the Commerce Department announced the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for the fourth quarter of 2008 at the end of January, they revealed a historical context for our economic slide – the 3.8% GDP shrinkage at the end of 2008 is the fastest pace for an economic slowdown in a quarter of a century.

Consumer spending, stated the Commerce Department, has fallen sharply, with big-ticket spending plunging even faster, falling off by 22% for the 2008 fourth quarter.

But what if the GDP – measuring the market value of a country’s economic output – isn’t the best indicator of societal well-being?

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Tues, June 16th late afternoon: NY State Senate update

Posted on June 16, 2009 by kwilder

Some updates gathered from two sources–Daily Politics blog and Capitol Confidential blog:

The judge dismissed the case the Democrats brought against the 32-30 Republican coalition vote last week. The Democrats and Republicans see that as meaning different things. The Democrats will not appeal the ruling, the Democrats just think the ruling means that the court will not intervene, and the parties should work it out. Read more »

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To follow updates on election protests in Iran

Posted on June 16, 2009 by kwilder

We have not been following the situation in Iran closely. But, found some suggestions about where to go for ongoing coverage:

The Guardian UK blog:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2009/jun/16/iran-uprising

Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23IranElection

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Freedom Socialist Party comments on murder of protesters in Peru

Posted on June 16, 2009 by kwilder

Indigenous people in Peru were protesting destruction of land under free trade agreements and were murdered by Peruvian police. The letter below describes the situation and the threat of a national strike (though, the strike has been called off as of a Reuters report of June 15th.) Read more »

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In cloud of hate, people associated with Minute Men arrested in killing of 9 year-old girl

Posted on June 16, 2009 by kwilder

“The murders of Flores and his daughter allegedly committed by Minutemen, coming in the same week as a white supremacist opened fire in a Holocaust museum and a pro-life activist gunned down an abortion doctor, raises anew the question of whether hate speech is giving rise to violence.”

(excerpt from) East County Magazine
Minute Men Leader–Trained At East County Minute Men Camp–Arrested In Murder Of 9-Year-Old
By Miriam Raftery

June 14, 2009 (San Diego’s East County) – Shawna Forde, leader of Minutemen America Defense(MAD), has been arrested along with two men and charged with double homicide in a home invasion. The victims included a nine-year-old girl and her father. Forde has attended training at Camp Vigilance, a high-desert training camp operated by Minuteman Civil Defense near Boulevard in San Diego’s East County in 2008, East County Magazine has learned. A second suspect arrested also has ties to Minutemen Civil Defense Corps (MCDC), which operates a Minutemen training facility in East County. Read more »

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Debate: Do We Need A Third Party?

Posted on June 16, 2009 by kwilder

Appearing on this video: David Sprintzen arguing why we do not need a national, third party; Kimberly Wilder arguing why we should encourage third parties; a pre-recorded speech by Vivek Chibber of NYU (pictured in preview image); and moderator Terry Morrone. (This video shows the fuller program, with the alternate view presented, which the youtube “Top Ten Reasons To Like Third Parties” was made from.) Video by Terry Morrone. Editted to 30 minute format by onthewilderside media. Taped at the LIPC Patriot Games Forum at the Huntington Library, Long Island, NY. April 2009.

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NY State Senate Coup: Leaving women’s rights behind

Posted on June 16, 2009 by kwilder

Some of the reasons for the NY State Senate coup that I have heard floated are: Republicans getting fierce about redistricting coming up;  the vote on same-sex marriage coming up; personality conflicts among Democratic State Senators with their leadership; and some NYC business related to budgets and tenants issues.

Though, knowing how few women are in the NY State Senate, and knowing how sexist many of the NY State Senators are (from having worked in State Senate campaigns and studied members’ right-to-life positions), I suspected that sexism might be an underlying tension that would just not allow the chamber to be controlled by Democrats, especially with any progressive Democrats in leadership.

I found the article that tells the story about that issue. As noted in a list of daily news by Elizabeth Benjamin:

(excerpt from) Times Union
State’s political chaos hurts women
By Kelli Conlin,  President of NARAL Pro-Choice New York
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

…While you saw two men cross the aisle, I sat in the New York Senate chamber and saw three years of hard work and real coalition-building in the service of women’s health go up in smoke. While you watched the lights go out in the Senate chamber, I watched the state go dark on reproductive rights.

Because last Wednesday, the Reproductive Health Act — landmark legislation to codify Roe vs. Wade in New York — was scheduled to be voted upon in the Senate. NARAL Pro-Choice New York and other advocates had commitments from 34 senators, across party lines, to pass a clean, amendment-free bill.

With passage of this legislation, every woman in New York would have been assured that her fundamental right to choose abortion would be protected. Critically, the Reproductive Health Act would also have clarified that a woman would be allowed to have an abortion if her health or life was endangered. The bill, which has been loudly debated for three years, was going to be voted on quietly and respectfully so that each senator could fully vote his or her conscience.

But two days earlier, the Republicans — with the help of Sen. Pedro Espada and Sen. Hiram Monserrate, both Democrats, ostensibly — engineered a coup that took down the pro-choice Senate leadership and attempted to reinstate the same anti-choice Republicans who’ve been blocking pro-choice legislation for 40 years…

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NY State Senate update: Afternoon, Mon. June 15

Posted on June 15, 2009 by kwilder

As per news reported at the Time Union/Capitol Confidential and the Daily News/Elizabeth Benjamin’s blog:

Instead of meeting the judges 1pm deadline to hammer everything out, all the parties did agree to a recess until 10am tomorrow, and that seemed to satisfy the judge for now.

The Governor had tried to call a meeting of all leadership parties (not including Sheldon Silver) at 3pm. But, it is not clear if that is still on based on negotiations moving forward in other ways.

The Democrats: Seem to have got Monserrate back. Keeping Malcolm Smith in his positions/roles. Adding a new position of “Conference Leader” for State Senator John Sampson. It appears to me that this situation is a way to let Malcolm Smith save face and retain power, but use Sampson’s people skills and management style to smoothe over some of the differences that caused some Democrats angst.

Malcolm Smith and John Sampson have written to Skelos and Espada asking for a meeting to discuss power sharing. The letter basically concedes that the Dems and Reps each have equal sides and equal power right now.

Here is my commentary:

So, what happened is…

The Democrats have the majority of the State Senate. After campaigning for years that the world would be shiny and great and progressive for the working class if all the Dem State Senators won their races, they finally won. Read more »

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What happened (and what’s next) for the Left and the Peace Movement?

Posted on June 15, 2009 by kwilder

I have been stewing on this dilemma for months. Feeling like no one is holding any demonstrations, or even doing anything for peace but a few quiet rituals and some symbolic forums and such. Where is the action?

I stumbled upon a blog post at Confluence (via my friends at Third Estate Sunday Review) which articulates some of my worries and suggests the solution I have been long for: reflection.

It is a much longer post about a lot of other things. And, I don’t agree with the analysis of the Dem primary. But, still, very useful thoughts:

(excerpt from) the blog The Confluence
Not so fast with the primaries, Atrios
Posted on June 13, 2009 by riverdaughter

…The left is suffering from a moral sickness.  Read more »

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