Go to Real News Network Video on Youtube. Iraq War Resister Jeremy Hinzman won a stay of deportation this week as a judge refused to allow Canada to send him back to the United States to face prosecution for desertion. Hinzman is one of numerous war resisters currently in Canada. Despite the Canadian parliament passing [...] [...]
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North East Winter Soldier Saturday, October 4th, Rochester, New York Monroe Community College, Building 4 (Theater) 1000 East Henrietta Road, 14623 Registration starts at 11am, event starts promptly at 12:00 noon -7:00pm http://www.rochesterIVAW.org If you would like to help set up, arrive between 9am and 9:30am, we can use all the help we can get! North East Winter Soldier will feature images, [...] [...] [ October 1, 2008; 5:30 pm; ] Rally to Demand an Economy That Works for Everyone Main Street, Not Wall Street! What: A Rally on The Commons in Ithaca to Demand an Economy That Works for Everyone When: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 5:30 p.m. Where: Bernie Milton Pavilion (Center Pavilion, on edge of Bank Alley at corner of E. State and Tioga Sts. in Ithaca) Who: [...] [...] [ October 1, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Please join us: We need a large crowd at the upcoming final vote. We have four to five people lined up to speak on the resolution’s behalf, and now need to gather a large crowd to show Common Council that the resolution has widespread support amongst constituents. Common Council will ask those in the [...] [...] [ October 4, 2008; 3:00 pm; ] Russia’s attack on the Republic of Georgia, the tiny Eastern European country to its east, grabbed headlines this August. But Georgia’s biggest enemy is the idea that war is the solution to the territorial conflict-or any conflict-says Irakli Kakabadze, a Georgian writer, poet, and playwright who fled his native country in 2007 when his life [...] [...] Russia’s attack on the Republic of Georgia, the tiny Eastern European country to its east, grabbed headlines this August. But Georgia’s biggest enemy is the idea that war is the solution to the territorial conflict-or any conflict-says Irakli Kakabadze, a Georgian writer, poet, and playwright who fled his native country in 2007 when his life was threatened as the result of his writing, antiwar, and human rights activism. “Peace is a dangerous idea to some people,” he observes. Kakabadze will give a free public reading of his work this year’s Voices of Freedom event, scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 4, at the Unitarian Church of Ithaca. [...] [ September 29, 2008; 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. ] ‘Peace zones’ plan for Georgia-Russia crisis will be presented by Ambassador John McDonald Monday at Cornell WHAT: Lecture: “The Most Practical Vision for Solving the Georgia-Russia Crisis” WHEN: Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, 2:30-5:30 p.m. WHERE: G08, Uris Hall, Cornell University WHO: Former U.S. Ambassador John W. McDonald; free and open to the public ITHACA, [...] [...] [ September 26, 2008; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. September 27, 2008; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] Right now, we are planning to petition on Friday and Saturday. John and/or I will be at the Cayuga/Buffalo Street corner of Dewitt Park from 12 to 2 on Friday and Saturday to hand out clipboards to anyone who wants to petition (we’ll also be petitioning). [...] [ September 24, 2008; 8:00 pm; ] Resisting Empire Tour Planning Meeting Wednesday September 24th, 8pm Watermargin Co-op at Cornell, 103 McGraw Place All organizations and individuals who would like to help decide on and plan for these events, please come! The Resisting Empire Tour is hosted by Haymarket Books, working with other independent media and grassroots activists. There will be tour stops by anti-war [...] [...] Thanks to Tony Ingraham for finding this gem: I attended the Welcome Home rally for Sarah Palin this morning. Hooo. It was an experience. About a thousand (maybe) hard-core Palin supporters showed up to hear her speak at the new Dena’ina Convention Center in downtown Anchorage. After shaking it off with a good [...] [...] Ithaca Community Radio (ICR) has been granted a Construction Permit by the F.C.C. to construct a new, community-owned and operated radio station (WRFI FM) to serve communities in the vicinity of Ithaca and Watkins Glen. http://ithacaradio.org/ Contact us if you’d like to help –any help is appreciated and important! Whether you want to help with office [...] [...] [ November 11, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Alex Cohn and Netta Mishly: Israeli Refuseniks Speak Just a quick note to let you all know that Alex Cohn, one of our speakers for the Refusenik talk, was denied a visa by the US Embassy. Thus, our talk scheduled for tonight won’t be happening and we will be rescheduling it for next week. I [...] [...] [ October 29, 2008; 5:00 pm; ] From Tel Aviv to Jenin: Traversing the Iron Wall Screening of film The Iron Wall and discussion with students David Jacobus and Maurice Chammah, 5:00pm, location TBA [...] [ October 7, 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] From Jenin to Tel Aviv: American Jews in Palestine and Israel Andrea Levine and Maurice Chammah will be sharing their experiences from this summer. Location to be determined. [...] [ September 19, 2008; 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Perspectives from the Ground in Israel/Palestine With Israeli Activist Matan Cohen and Journalist Jesse Rosenfeld Host:United for Peace and Justice in Palestine at Cornell Matan Cohen is a founding member of Anarchists Against the Wall, and an activist who actively works with Palestinians on the ground in the West Bank in resistance to the occupation. Jesse Rosenfeld is [...] [...] [ September 16, 2008; 7:30 pm; ] Council Member JR Claiborne is presenting the (revised) sanctuary resolution to the Community and Organizational Issues Committee which he chairs. The committee meets at 7:30 in the Common Council Chambers, 3rd floor, Ithaca City Hall. [...] [ September 25, 2008; 4:30 pm; 7:00 pm; ] Blood and Oil with journalist Michael T. Klare directed by Jeremy Earp with Michael T. Klare Thursday, September 25, 7:00, WSH, with journalist Michael T. Klare. [...] [...] [ September 22, 2008; 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. ] Addressing Farmworker Needs The Cornell Farmworker Program’s Student Internship Panel Presentation Monday, Sept. 22, 2008 4:30-6:30 PM Warren 401 (Cornell campus) Featuring presentations on: * Farmworker Detentions and Immigration Concerns * Public Perceptions of Immigrant Farmworkers in NYS * Pesticides: Should Farmworkers be Concerned? * Prospects for a [...] [...] [ September 17, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The Committe on US-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) invites you to our Fall 2008 Open House Take an active role in: Creating an agenda for a local grassroots organization Creating newsletters on issues pertaining to Latin America Planning a protest against the School of the Americas Local events centered on Latin American solidarity Date: Setpember 17th Time: 6:30-8:30 Location: First floor cafe, [...] [...] |
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Peace Zones for Georgia —A Real Way out of conflict
By: Irakli Zurab Kakabadze It is a little more than a month since the world watched a bloody confrontation unfold between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia. The conflict was sparked by a miscalculation on the part of Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia, who apparently felt emboldened by perceived US backing, despite State Department warnings [...] [...]