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War and Peace (page 2)

Peace Calendar--Events and News


By borges, Section War and Peace
Posted on Fri Sep 05, 2008 at 12:36:39 PM CST

Click here for the week's Peace Calendar and news. News from the RNC protests and some eat local actions are featured.

A Driftless Radio production

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Peace Calendar


By borges, Section War and Peace
Posted on Wed Aug 27, 2008 at 09:23:23 PM CST

Here's the Peace_Calendar for the week with a recap of the Witness Against War meeting. And here already is the Peace Calendar for the current week and 4th anniversary of the calendar--click_here.

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AFSC Meeting in La Crosse


By borges, Section War and Peace
Posted on Thu Aug 21, 2008 at 09:17:30 PM CST

American Friends Service Committee is sponsoring a tour of speakers on the war in Iraq.  Below is their poster.

Briefly, it is 7 pm to 9 pm on Saturday September 13th a the UW La Crosse Cartwright Center, rm 337.

Read this document on Scribd: LaCrosse WI Flyer

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Report on the Walk Against War and Peace Calendar


By borges, Section War and Peace
Posted on Sun Aug 17, 2008 at 04:52:29 PM CST

Below is picture from the "Witness Against War" meeting in La Crosse last week.  The walker's comments and reflections were inspiring. Longer speeches by a Veteran of the Iraq War and Kathy Kelly were particularly compelling. In the full story there is a speech Kathy Kelly delivered about a year ago that gives a sense of the power she brings to the peace movement.

It was also good to connect with old friends...

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pictured is June Kjome and Marcia Halligan

Marcia is known locally as the writer/producer of the "Peace Calendar" available on Driftless_Radio. Here (click_here) is her podcast for last week.  We will have a weekly posting of her work to help folks who have no idea what a podcast is or how to arrange one for their computer. If you want to subscribe, click here.

(164 words in story) Full Story

"Witness Against War" Walkers on their way


By borges, Section War and Peace
Posted on Thu Aug 07, 2008 at 03:39:10 PM CST

[Updates: Kathy Kelly has been arrested as part of the non violent action at Fort McCoy; the details of the Fort McCoy action are here.]

The Witness Against War walkers who are making their way from Chicago to St. Paul have visited the Governor's office, reached Mauston and will be in La Crosse soon:

MEET THE WALKERS
Thursday August 14 2008
La Crosse Main Library
6:30 - 8:30 PM
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Sponsored by:
Voices for Creative Nonviolence (vcnv.org)
and Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
(wnpj.org).

They will be here in the La Crosse area
Aug 13 and 14th.
Call 773-878-3815 for more information.

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Hiroshima Remembrance in La Crosse


By borges, Section War and Peace
Posted on Sat Jul 26, 2008 at 09:09:18 PM CST

The Interfaith Justice and Peace Group, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Lutheran Office for Justice and Peace, Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Committee, Nukewatch are sponsoring this year's remembrance of the first use of a nuclear weapon.  Details below, and for more information, call 786-2816.

hiroshima_flyer_2008.pdf

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Witness Against War Peace Walk--Coming close to the Valley


By borges, Section War and Peace
Posted on Mon Jul 14, 2008 at 10:15:38 PM CST

Witness_Against_War_2008 is a walk from Chicago to St. Paul to challenge and to nonviolently resist the continuing war in and occupation of Iraq.  The route will go through Sparta to La Crosse and so is close to our region.

Witness Against War 2008: Map of Route / Dates | Voices for Creative Nonviolence

July 12 is the start date. The journey will begin in the City of Chicago, site of the 1968 Democratic Party convention in the midst of the Vietnam War. The walk will conclude on August 31 in St. Paul -- in time for the start of the 2008 Republican Party convention in the midst of the Iraq war.

The image of the route above is an interactive_map on their website that estimates the timing of their arrival in our area.  Email contacts and other info are on their site, so if you want to join in for part of the walk double check their progress to ensure a good connection.

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Seymour Hersh: The secret war in Iran and WI Games


By borges, Section War and Peace
Posted on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 08:49:09 PM CST

A couple of hat tips to UppityWis on these new items (video and NYer_article) from Seymour Hersh and his work on the Iran story, plus the latest on the Summerfest flap with the army's virtual reality game of shooting people from a Humvee (simulation.)

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War and Peace

Friday September 5th
+ Peace Calendar--Events and News (0 comments)

Wednesday August 27th
+ Peace Calendar (0 comments)

Thursday August 21st
+ AFSC Meeting in La Crosse (0 comments)

Sunday August 17th
+ Report on the Walk Against War and Peace Calendar (0 comments)

Thursday August 7th
+ "Witness Against War" Walkers on their way (0 comments)

Saturday July 26th
+ Hiroshima Remembrance in La Crosse (0 comments)

Monday July 14th
+ Witness Against War Peace Walk--Coming close to the Valley (0 comments)

Sunday July 6th
+ Seymour Hersh: The secret war in Iran and WI Games (0 comments)

Sunday June 8th
+ Love and War and Peace (2 comments)

Sunday May 11th
+ Mother's Day (0 comments)

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