tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88502226985330763512011-08-02T13:23:13.980-07:00"This is a time for action — not for war, but for mobilization of every bit of peace machinery." <BR> –Eleanor RooseveltFrednoreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850222698533076351.post-70494960797780774712008-10-17T11:19:00.000-07:002009-12-18T22:00:40.199-08:00

Meet the Protester Who 'May Have Received a Minor Injury' at the Hofstra Debate by Cheryl Biren-Wright http://www.opednews.com/author/author3644.html Wednesday night Americans waited for presidential candidates, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain, to take the stage at Hofstra University for the final debate before the elections. Outside the debate "15 protesters" were arrested. Oh, and "one

Frednoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850222698533076351.post-49079451066856977902008-10-14T08:00:00.000-07:002008-10-14T08:01:49.406-07:00

NY SAVE THE GUARD is part of a national campaign (www.bringtheguardhome.org) to defederalize the National Guard, bring them home now and stop deploying our state militia to Iraq. The New York State National Guard must be at home to protect its residents in a time of local disaster. We need our National Guard at home and the equipment that has been needlessly sent overseas.

Frednoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850222698533076351.post-72792898284593135712008-09-26T06:45:00.001-07:002008-09-26T06:45:52.342-07:00

Frednoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850222698533076351.post-38801323671152033902008-09-16T18:23:00.000-07:002008-09-16T18:28:27.195-07:00

On Saturday, September 20, thousands of volunteers across the U.S. will knock on a Million Doors for Peace.As veterans, your voice is necessary to spread this message of peace and justice! IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING, LET US KNOW!What will happen?This Saturday, over 25,000 people will go door to door with a petition encouraging people to sign it calling for an end to the war and occupation of

Frednoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850222698533076351.post-75878705042581450912008-09-12T09:47:00.000-07:002008-09-12T09:51:09.871-07:00

We ask your support for a highly-visible, non-violent, direct action in defense of our Constitution, and in demanding accountability for the Bush Administration’s criminality. Although it was originally announced in June, the action will take place in Washington, DC, soon after the Republican Convention.Eleven men and women––veterans or military family members—will send a message of resistance

Frednoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850222698533076351.post-71052649811866895932008-09-11T21:02:00.000-07:002008-09-11T21:09:10.272-07:00

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Alternative News By Mitch Weiss | Sally Ferrell bounded from the truck and grabbed a posterboard sign that read: “War is not the Answer.” Over the years, she’s organized dozens of peace vigils like this one being set up in a parking lot. Find common ground, she has always preached, and any conflict can be resolved. But she’s now engaged in a conflict of

Frednoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850222698533076351.post-49204311369585050802008-05-13T18:18:00.000-07:002008-05-13T18:19:06.604-07:00

Military Recruitment Practices Violate International Standards, Says ACLU New Report Also Details U.S. Failure To Protect Foreign Child Soldiers NEW YORK - May 13 - The United States has failed to uphold its commitments to safeguard the rights of youth under 18 from military recruitment and to guarantee basic protections to foreign former child soldiers, according to an American Civil Liberties

Frednoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850222698533076351.post-35984829344876931832008-04-29T22:24:00.000-07:002008-04-29T22:25:38.063-07:00

"For Eli"By Andrea GibsonEli came back from Iraqand tattooed a teddy bear onto the inside of his wristabove that a medic with an IV bagabove that an angelbut Eli says the teddy bear won't liveand I know I don't know but I say, "I know"cause Eli's only twenty-four and I've never seen eyesfurther away from childhood than hiseyes old with a wisdomhe knows I'd rather not haveEli's mother traces a

Frednoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850222698533076351.post-90639969625489913422008-04-29T21:23:00.000-07:002008-04-29T21:27:58.298-07:00

We vets have a unique role to play in advocating for peace. We have been there. We have seen war's futility. Our fellow soldiers bear the scars, if they came back at all. Enough of lies and blood. The next generation will not be sacrificed like ours.

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