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South Africa’s Dennis Brutus : A Poet for Human Rights
Dennis Brutus. Photos by Victor Dlamini / Flickr.He will be remembered for his art and for his life:Liberation poet Dennis Brutus (1924-2009) By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / January 2, 2010 See ‘The Poetic Justice of Dennis … Continue reading
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Tagged Apartheid, Deaths, Human Rights, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, Nelson Mandela, Peace Activists, People, Poetry, Poets, Rugby, South Africa, Sports
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Cindy Sheehan: Alone at Martha’s Vineyard
The Silence of the Antiwar Movement is DeafeningCindy Sheehan’s Lonely Vigil in ObamalandBy John V. Walsh / August 26, 2009 Cindy Sheehan will be at Martha’s Vineyard beginning August 25 a short way from Obama’s vacation paradise of the celebrity … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Demonstration, Cindy Sheehan, Peace Activists, Peace Movement
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Dennis Kucinich: Get Out of Afghanistan, Too
Obama has proposed an $82 trillion dollar WAR SUPPLEMENT to the budget. I do not believe in war, whether in Afghanistan or along the Mexican border, where a huge chunk of this money is also destined. I am hearing that … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Kucinich, Military Budget, Peace Activists, Peace Movement, U.S. Government
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Another Almost Forgotten Story of a Silent Hero
Alice Coy cries for help as she holds her hand over the head wound of British peace activist Thomas Hurndall, who had been shot in the head moments earlier in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, April 11, 2003. Thomas Hurndall, … Continue reading
Canada: War Criminal Good, Peacenik Bad
After allowing George W. Bush into Canada to speak, it is telling that the same government would bar the British MP George Galloway. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog George Galloway, the Respect MP, reacts angrily outside the Commonsin July … Continue reading
Gaza War is Teaching the Children to Hate
Palestinian peace activist Muhammad Abu Humus was arrested by Israelis in black ski masks for protesting the Gaza killings, while his children hovered in the corner of the room crying.Fuelling the cycle of hate: War is teaching the children of … Continue reading
Bernard Lafayette: Martin Luther King’s Disciple
Bernard LaFayette recounts his experiences during the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama on January 10, 2009. Photo: Reuters/Pamela Zappardino/Handout/United States.Activist spreads King’s teachings on nonviolenceBy Andrea Shalal-Esa / January 19, 2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bernard LaFayette, beaten and arrested … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Hoot for Peace
What will you be doing when you’re ninety?By Lee Jordan This is Louis, 90 years of age !!!.. it was a freezing night in Bristol city, yet Louis was standing there, waiting for a hoot ! I have a real … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Is it Wrong to be Muslim in America?
‘Fear and even hatred of Islam is a part of the actual America at this moment of our history.’ By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2008 Said Colin Powell in a recent major interview, “The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigotry, Ecumimism, Islam, Judaism, Peace Activists, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Racism, Sixties
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CodePink Austin Gives Cornyn the (Pink) Slip
Photo by Deborah Vanko / The Rag Blog‘Rather than giving the Senator another term to “move to the center,” we think he should keep following the Bush administration right out the door.‘By Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, CodePink, Direct Action, John Cornyn, November Election, Peace Activists, Texas
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Seeking to Stop the Military Recruiters Dead
Barbara Harris discussing ways to educate parents about their right to keep information on their children from the military. Photo: Yana Paskova for The New York Times.‘Counter-Recruiter’ Seeks to Block Students’ Data From the MilitaryBy Javier C. Hernandez / October … Continue reading
