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By David Swanson Start by recognizing where ISIS came from. The U.S. and its junior partners destroyed Iraq, left a sectarian division, poverty, desperation, and

October 4-11, 2014   International Week of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space     Stop Drones Surveillance & Killing No Missile Defense No

By Erin Niemela The re-emergence of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and his latest book, “World Order,” has prompted accolades and resentments from across

With serendipitous timing, as a big march for the climate, and various related events, are planned on and around the International Day of Peace, Randall

NATO tried to get its members to commit to spending at least 2% of GDP on war preparations. And if a nation got richer it

By Veterans For Peace The U.S. is racing down a slippery slope towards war in Iraq and Syria. Since Aug. 8, the U.S. has conducted

By Ann Wright “Don’t Give Up!” in the face of injustice was the mantra of three of the world’s leaders, members of the group called

by Johan Galtung, 1 Sep 2014 – TRANSCEND Media Service Is the title of a book published by TRANSCEND University Press in 2009, now in

An excellent report (click for PDF):

By Robert C. Koehler, http://commonwonders.com/world/a-future-that-values-everyone/ “I think if we had a gun we would have been shot immediately.” This is as good a place to

ANNOUNCEMENT in 3 languages (but note the course is in English only): http://www.uoc.edu/opencms_portal2/opencms/EN/campus_pau/formacio/ong/list.html http://www.uoc.edu/opencms_portal2/opencms/ES/campus_pau/formacio/ong/list.html http://www.uoc.edu/opencms_portal2/opencms/CA/campus_pau/formacio/ong/list.html NGO: International Peace Bureau Name of the course: Disarmament for

By Patrick Boylan, Pressenza Berlin, 1961 (photomontage) The Ukrainian government, like Israel in Gaza, relentlessly goes on bombing residential areas in the eastern regions “to

This is from National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance: Dear Friends, As part of Campaign Nonviolence  (which has over 150 actions scheduled across the country the

FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Ukraine and NATO We the undersigned are long-time veterans of U.S. intelligence. We take the unusual step

By John Horgan Once again, U.S. leaders are beating the war drums–or rather, beating them harder, because when in recent memory have the drums fallen

A new calendar of peace holidays has just been published. And none too soon, if you’ve noticed the epidemic of military holidays around us. I

This Peace Almanac lets you know important steps, progress, and setbacks in the movement for peace that have taken place on each day of the

Scene:  A cafe.  One table is occupied by a group of Vikings wearing horned helmets. Whenever the word “war” is repeated, they begin singing and/or

Host Dave Lindorff interviews David Swanson, labor and peace activist, author of the book “War No More: The Case for Abolition” and the website warisacrime.org, about

October 4-11, 2014   Keep Space for Peace Week International Week of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space     Stop Drones Surveillance &

RIANOVOSTI WASHINGTON, August 28 (RIA Novosti), Lyudmila Chernova – The deployment of NATO forces to new bases in Eastern Europe opens new possibilities for endless

Analysis by Constanza Vieira, IPS The first delegation of victims of Colombia’s armed conflict offer a press conference after their talks with the government and

A BBC audio podcast from the show “Four Thought” (go here and click on the date “13 8 14”) includes a talk by Italian journalist

In October, Pax Christi will buy a full-page ad in the National Catholic Reporter prior to the annual meeting of the U.S. bishops. The ad