Category Archives: Peace

Sunyata Sun

by John Shumaker it’s in the wee hours the WE hours before cultural trance sets in and everybody does their learned behaviors and everyone does it all over again it’s a few days before 11~11~11 many folks have a different … Continue reading

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It is Time to End Our Longest War

As we mark the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, we have to ask ourselves, why are we still there? What constitutes victory? Will we stay ten more years? Each month we spend billions of dollars … Continue reading

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Rally to End Our War in Afghanistan

[Update: See Ed Flaherty’s letter to the editor in Tuesday’s  Iowa City Press-Citizen, How Many Troops Must Die In Afghanistan?] Rally to End Our War in Afghanistan Meet at 4:30 PM on Friday, Oct 7th at the southeast corner of … Continue reading

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Witness in Bellevue, Nebraska

My work on nuclear abolition took me to Bellevue, Nebraska and Offutt Air Force Base which is the home of the U. S. Strategic Command. It is known as STRATCOM, whose mission is to “detect, deter, and prevent attacks against … Continue reading

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Honor 9/11 Victims By Bringing Home Troops

Our friend Ed Flaherty spoke at a 9/11 commemoration in Iowa City yesterday.  Here are his remarks. We all speak today of healing, understanding and peacemaking. The images of Sept. 11, 2001 are etched in our minds.  But we need … Continue reading

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On September 11, 2001

I was scheduled to fly from Moline, Illinois to Philadelphia on September 11, 2001. My flight was cancelled. I returned to the office, and with the other office employees watched the twin towers burning and then collapse on television. I … Continue reading

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PEACE Iowa To Hold First Annual Meeting

Everyone is welcome at the PEACE Iowa annual meeting this Saturday at noon! PEACE Iowa First Annual Meeting Saturday September 10, 2011 City Park Shelter #8 (an enclosed shelter near the pond in LOWER City Park) (corner of Dubuque St. … Continue reading

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Hiroshima Day in Iowa

In Colorado last week, we bought a Sunday newspaper at a grocery store. The cashier commented, “I don’t read them anymore, they’re all politics.” Whether it is good for cashiers to comment on items patrons take through the checkout station … Continue reading

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Food Hoarding and Iowa's Future

Food Hoarding and Iowa's Future by Paul Deaton [Editor's Note: This is the third article in a Blog for Iowa series about food and food pricing in Iowa, centered around a comparison shopping trip to buy ingredients for a bowl … Continue reading

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Veterans for Peace Organizes Second Iowa Chapter

Veterans for Peace Organizes Second Iowa Chapter by Paul DeatonWhen a descendent of founding father John Adams was in Iowa this week, it was occasion to take notice. Elliott Adams, President of Veterans for Peace, was here for a series … Continue reading

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