Category Archives: Peace

Veterans Day Events Honoring Those Who Serve

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Trish Nelson

The Iowa Commission of Veterans Affairs would greatly appreciate your assistance in spreading the word of these events, celebrations, observances, and ceremonies taking place throughout the Great State of Iowa on and around Veterans Day. This is a great opportunity … Continue reading →

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Sunyata Sun

Posted on November 7, 2011 by bfiajohnshumaker

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

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Paul Deaton

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

Posted on October 3, 2011 by bfiaedflaherty

[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

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Paul Deaton

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

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Trish Nelson

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

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Paul Deaton

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

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Trish Nelson

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

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Paul Deaton

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

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Paul Deaton

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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