Back to Democracy devoted their regular meeting last Friday to a discussion on the NYS Marches for Peace walk to Watertown and Fort Drum, Alexis Alexander introduced the panel which included Nevin Sabet , John Hamilton and Lynn McMannus. She gave a summary personality and flavor of the march day to [...] [...]
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Over 100 people joined the Syracuse Peace Council for a loud a spirited demonstration this afternoon. Following a gathering in Clinton Square, there was a march, led by our “Occupation Octopus” puppet, to visit the Federal Building, Military Recruitment office, Bank, and Newspaper office. Drums and chants echoed thru downtown streets. After our closing remarks [...] [...] From: CitizenSoldier1@aol.com Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:29:59 EST Subject: Ft Drum Soldiers Encouraged to File Art 135 Complaint More info: Tod Ensign, (212) 679-2250 (or) citizensoldier1@aol.com Different Drummer Cafe to Assist Ft Drum Soldiers in Seeking Court of Inquiry over Army’s New Ban on Assistance with Disability Claims An Army “Tiger Team” recently visited Ft Drum [...] [...] On Thursday, January 24, Superior Court Judge Russell Duke sentenced all seven defendants to time served for the Oct. 20 action at Blackwater’s headquarters in Noth Carolina —a re-enactment of the Sept. 16 massacre at Nisour Square. Among the five is Ithaca Peter DeMott who reported that Judge Duke said that the he did [...] [...] Kate and Leah had been released after spending the night in jail after yesterday’s action at the Supreme Court. Louie in D.C. reports that there were about 300 at the Supreme Court on Friday. Those who got arrested include 75 or so in orange jump suits and hoods on the steps of the [...] [...] [qt:http://cmprovideo.net/ITHUU-SJC/witness_to_war_12-11-07_streaming.mov http://cmprovideo.net/ITHUU-SJC/witness_to_war_12-11-07-poster.mov 480 376]Streaming Audio for dial-up (below) | iPod version | Google Video[qt:http://cmprovideo.net/ITHUU-SJC/witness_to_war_12-11-07_40kaudio-streaming.mov 480 16] [coolplayer width="360" height="10" autoplay="0" loop="0" charset="utf-8" download="0" mediatype=""] [/coolplayer] WITNESS TO WAR Meeting Agenda Dec. 11, 2007 7:00 Welcome, Announcements • Meeting will be videotaped and may be shown on public access TV • Yesterday was Human Rights Day. There is an interactive mural made by [...] [...] When I turned myself in, with all my fears and doubts, I did it not only for myself. I did it for the people of Iraq, even for those who fired upon me-they were just on the other side of a battleground where war itself was the only enemy. I did it for the Iraqi [...] [...] Amman, Jordan, November 25, 2007 Recent media reports depict large numbers of Iraqis returning to their country. “Thousands of Iraqis living in Syria have headed back home in the past weeks.” (Jordan Times, Feb. 23,2007) Some reports attribute this to improved security in Iraq. While the death rate and incidence [...] [...] Dear Friends, I know Ellen’s been keeping you informed about my part in the protest at Blackwater Worldwide on 20 October in Moyock, NC. Immediately following our arrest we rode in a sheriff’s van to begin our four day experience of “southern hospitality”. The skimpy portions and poor quality of the fare provided by our keepers did very little [...] [...] Ill-Equipped Soldiers Opt for “Search and Avoid” Inter Press Service By Dahr Jamail WATERTOWN, New York, Oct 24 (IPS) – Iraq war veterans now stationed at a base here say that morale among U.S. soldiers in the country is so poor, many are simply parking their Humvees and pretending to be on patrol, a practice dubbed “search and [...] [...] From: filmchic14 On October 20, 2007 peace activists gathered at the gates of Blackwater USA in Moyock, NC to protest the Massacre at Nisour Square that took place on September 16, 2007. Some of the Catholic Worker protesters staged a re-enactment of the scene to bring a human face to the thousands of nameless victims [...] [...] Dear Friends, Last night we received a call reporting on an action that Peter and other Catholic Workers from the East Coast were part of at the headquarters of Blackwater USA in the Great Dismal Swamp, NC. Below are photos of the action as well as their statement. Six of the group [...] [...] A resolution in support of an investigation into the possible impeachment of the president and vice-president by Congress and the NYS legislature failed to get the required 3 out of 5 votes required to pass at a special Village of Trumansburg Board of Trustees meeting and public hearing. The vote was two for [...] [...] [qt:http://cmprovideo.net/streaming1/Sept15-07_die-in.mov /wp-content/uploads/2007/09/sept15-07_die_in_poster.mov 480 376] A lower bandwidth version of this video is on youtube: Seg #1|seg#2|Seg#3|Seg#4 Fay and I went with the Oneonta/Norwich/Binghamton bus to D.C. for the September 15 antiwar march, rally, and action. The march ended at the Capitol, where a mass die-in was planned. Many participated and lied down in the grass. [...] [...] |
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