Jim Wallis writes a thought-provoking article about the “end” of the Iraq War entitled, It’s Finally Over – and it was Wrong.” It made me think about the first time I was arrested for direct action and civil disobedience in protest of the military invasion and occupation of Iraq four years ago. The action...
FROM WIKILEAKS SITE: 5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad — including two Reuters news staff. Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success...
Photo Credit: Garling Gauge.Com I was troubled over the weekend when I came across one of the latest survey findings furnished by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, a nonpartisan clearinghouse and “fact tank” focusing on issues of religion, politics, policy, and world affairs. It has to do with the issue of...
March 19, 2009 marks six years of the Iraq War which has taken nearly 5,000 U.S. soldiers lives and countless Iraqi lives. Another 17,000 have just been sent to Afghanistan. Enough! Stop spending lives and tax dollars on endless war. Bring the troops home. Use our tax dollars to create jobs, health care, and...
Christian Peace Witness groups want more immediate pull-out By Stephen Kiehl | stephen.kiehl@baltsun.com The Baltimore Sun March 2, 2009 In their pursuit of peace, the parishioners and leaders of Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church have marched, rallied, prayed and even been arrested. Yesterday, they celebrated. President Barack Obama announced last week that 90,000 U.S. combat...
I had the opportunity over this weekend to catch the CNN Special: Scream Bloody Murder, where they detail different genocides that have happened the world over being sure to chronicle the historic response of the international community – inaction. Of course the segment that they centered on Darfur caught my attention. I have been...
On September 11th, I was blessed to commemorate an unforgettable day in America’s history by making a radical statement in a public demonstration – I answered the call made by Women in Black to stand for PEACE on Charles Street. For the past few years, WIB has organized this peace witness by encouraging people...
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