Working for Peace and Justice
This excerpt from scholar and activist Lawrence Wittner’s autobiography recounts a visit to the Soviet Union and an unusual historical find.
Iraq: 9 Years of War and Activism. Is It Over?
On the 9th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, join us for an evening of reflection and looking forward. hear stories from big and small actors in the anti-Iraq occupation movement about how the past nine years impacted them and their lives, and the lasting lessons for us as a movement.
War Voices: Ten Years of War in Afghanistan
October 7, 2011 is the tenth anniversary of the Global War on Terror, the longest war in U.S. history. War Voices is a unique forum to reflect on this decade of war by bringing together people directly impacted by U.S. militarism and the U.S. war economy
Did 9/11 Make Peace Passe?
The U.S. Institute for Peace wants to change its name. What’s the matter with peace all of the sudden?
From Armistice to Peace Treaty: A Step Towards Ending the Korean War
On July 27, 1953, the U.S. signed an Armistice agreement with China and North Korea to temporarily halt the fighting that claimed 4 million lives and divided 10 million families pending a formulation of a peace treaty. Despite the desire of people in North and South Korea for peace and reconciliation, no peace treaty has been signed, though China has normalized relations with the U.S. and South Korea.
Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here: Opening Exhibit and Reading
The Corcoran Gallery of Art presents ‘Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here’, a collection of 130 broadsides celebrating our collective cultural voice and representing the deaths and injuries of the March 2007 car bomb on al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad.
War Is Hell, Even if You Survive
Do you really think that hundreds of thousands of men and women can return from repeated blood-curdling scenes of death and suffering without mental damage?
One Nation: Uniting for Jobs, Not War
At the historic One Nation Working Together march, activists made the connection between unemployment and our outsize military budget.
Evidence of a Failed Mission
WikiLeaks’ Afghan War Diary just fills in details of what we already knew: The Afghanistan War is too costly to continue.
Review: ‘The Bomb’
Howard Zinn’s last book leaves us with words that bring together thought, action, and passion.
The Wikileaks Afghan War Diary: More Evidence of a Failed Mission
The leaks just fill in details of what we already knew: that the Afghan War is too costly to continue.
‘Branches of Peace: International Solidarity with Palestinian Nonviolence’
The purpose of this lecture is to discuss solidarity among U.S. citizens, Israelis and the international community with Palestinian nonviolent activism and present the global dialogue taking place concerning the role of these movements in achieving a just peace in the region.
Move the Money, Starve the Empire
At the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit, reports columnist Christine Ahn, a new and powerful antiwar movement came together.
In Afghan Negotiations, Who’s at the Table?
Behind Karzai’s visit to Washington: A real path to peace will involve a lot more players (and fewer soldiers).
Obama: Say Yes to Afghan Peace Talks
Hamid Karzai is coming to Washington. It’s time to take up his offer to negotiate an end to the war.