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Tag Archives: Peace
Fair Booth Workers To Receive Non-violence Training
It’s a sad state of affairs when non-profits feel they must take non-violence training in preparation to staff a booth at the Johnson County Fair. PEACE Iowa, Veterans for Peace, 100Grannies for a Livable Future and Iowa Physicians for Social … Continue reading
Campaign Nonviolence Event In Iowa
Many eyes will be fixed upon the discussion of climate change during the debate that begins Sept. 24 at the United Nations 69th General Assembly. There is another topic of interest to the peace and justice community. President Obama is … Continue reading
Posted in Peace
Tagged Campaign Nonviolence, nonviolence, Pace e Bene, Peace, Syria, United Nations
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Medea Benjamin Comes To Iowa
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink, is known world-wide as a tireless campaigner for peace and justice. She will be a presenter at the Drones Symposium at Grinnell College on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 4:15 p.m. Prior to that, she … Continue reading
Posted in Peace
Tagged Drones in iowa, Iowa drone protest, Medea Benjamin, Peace
Gulf of Tonkin Anniversary In Iowa
IOWA CITY— My skills at ordering a beer failed to keep up with the times. We were meeting at a bar in the county seat, one recognizable from infrequent visits for meetups over 40 years. I arrived first and took … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Veterans
Tagged Gulf of Tonkin, Peace, peace activism in Iowa, veterans, Veterans for Peace, Vietnam War
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Iowa Supports Middle East Peace
Among the groups gearing up for Iowa’s first in the nation presidential caucus is Iowans Supporting Israel (ISI). According to their web site, “Iowa has an important role in the quadrennial selection of our President, we also have the responsibility … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign
Tagged Foreign Affairs, israel, Middle East, Palestine, Peace
Veterans Administration Is Not The Problem
“One out of every ten veterans alive today was seriously injured at some point while serving in the military, and three-quarters of those injuries occurred in combat,” according to a 2011 Pew Research survey of veterans. “For many of these … Continue reading
The Problem Is A Decade Of War
General Shinseki’s Resignation Will Solve Nothing SAINT LOUIS, Mo.– General Eric Shinseki has resigned his position as secretary of the Veterans Administration (VA). Now what? When will we start the real debate the nation must have about turning away from … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Veterans
Tagged Iowa veterans for peace, Peace, Shinseki, Veterans for Peace
An Iowa View of Syria
(UPDATE: Sept. 4, 2013, 3:30 p.m. CDT: A new report from Russia, including a 100-page United Nations report on the chemical attack at Aleppo, Syria, indicates non-standard Syrian chemical weapons used in attack. Russian analysis suggests Syrian rebels may have … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Peace
Tagged Peace, Physicians for Social, Syria, Veterans for Peace
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The (five o’clock) Shadow KNOWS
Dear Folks, There is a terrible, unmistakeable irony here. Wednesday, Aug. 21, will be last release of Nixon’s secretly recorded white house tapes (from irony of ironies nixon library in yorba linda california) AND sentencing of Bradley Manning in suspicious … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Posts, Peace
Tagged Bradley Manning, Peace, Richard Nixon