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Singer/Soldier Travis Bishop : War Resister Released from Stockade
Singer/soldier Travis Bishop, who refused deployment to Afghanistan for reasons of consience, has been released from prison. Photo from Dallas Dreamer.Fort Hood Soldier who refused to deploy:Travis Bishop released from Fort Lewis stockade By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
Larry Piltz : Richard Bowden is an Instrument for Peace
Richard Bowden, organizer of the Million Musicians March for Peace, plays with Leeann Atherton at the Rag Blog Benefit Bash and Albert Einstein 131st Birthday Party at Jovita’s, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.Richard … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Austin, Larry Piltz, Million Musicians March, Musicians, Peace Movement, Social Action
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Robert Jensen : Abe Osheroff and the Struggle for a Better World
Abe Osheroff. Image from Abrahan Lincoln Brigade Archives.‘Getting rid of hope and faith’:Abe Osheroff on the struggle for a better world By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / March 4, 2010 After a recent talk about the struggle for … Continue reading
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Tagged Abe Osheroff, Activism, Peace Movement, Robert Jensen, Social Change, Social Justice
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow: 1,000 : Afghanistan Milestone of Death
On April 5, 2009,the American public saw the flag-draped casket of a fallen service member for the first time since 1991 — that of Staff Sergeant Phillip Meyers. Sadly, we’ve seen way too many more.Milestone of death: 1,000 GIsAnd God … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Peace Movement, Protest, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, War Fatalities
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Texas State University : Escalate the Peace!
Bobby Whittenberg, Iraq Vet, at Escalate the Peace! rally, Texas State University in San Marcos, Wednesday, February 10. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Escalate the Peace! San Marcos demonstrators rally in the sleet By Alice Embree / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Alice Embree, Central Texas, Peace Movement, San Marcos, Texas State Unviersity
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Sgt. Travis Bishop : Ft. Hood War Resister to Get Out Early
War resister Sgt. Travis Bishop flashes peace sign to supporters as he is taken to the Bell County (Texas) Correctional Unit after being sentenced to one year in prison at court martial on August 14, 2009. Photo by Eric Thompson.Afghanistan … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Ft. Hood, Peace Movement, Texas, Travis Bishop, U.S. Military, War Resisters
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And in this Corner : The Globalists Vs. the Pragmatists
‘Globalist discourse’ on war and peace:2010 will be year of ideological struggle By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 7, 2010 The year ends with the resurgence of what we might call “globalist discourse.” Globalist discourse is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Foreign Policy, Globalism, Harry Targ, Imperialism, Peace Movement, Pragmatism, The World
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Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn : Gaza Freedom Marchers Clubbed by Cairo Cops
Cairo riot police confront Gaza Freedom March. Top photo from AP. Bottom photo by Brandon Delyzer from rabble.ca.Gaza Freedom March:Lively demonstration at the Egyptian Museum By Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn / The Rag Blog / January 1, 2010 Also … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Cairo, Egypt, Gaza, Middle East, Palestine, Peace Movement, Police Brutality, Protest, William Ayers
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Bernardine Dohrn : Gaza Freedom March: Reimagining Change
UPDATE: See ‘Gaza Freedom march converges on Midan Tahrir,’ Below. Above, photo from Palestine Chronicle / Aljazeera. Below, holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein, center, and Gaza Freedom March activists in Cairo Tuesday. Photo by Amr Nabil / AP / Christian Science … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Cairo, Egypt, Gaza, Middle East, Palestine, Peace Movement
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2010 : A New Year and New Hope for Social Change
“Solidarity.” Pastel by genevievemc / photobucketAfter 2009’s dashed hopes:A progressive movement in motion By Jack A. Smith / The Rag Blog / December 23, 2009 With a new year around the corner, let’s look at the year now ending, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Climate Change, Health Care Reform, Jack A. Smith, New Years, Peace Movement, Progressive Movement, Social Change, The Left
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Grannies to Toys’R’Us : War is Not a Game
Granny and grandpa at Times Square. Photo by Bud Korotzer / NLN / The Rag Blog.Grannies at Times Square:‘No more war toys, no more war’ By Fran Korotzer / The Rag Blog / December 21, 2009 NEW YORK — On … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Fran Korotzer, New York, Peace Movement, Protest, Social Action
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Harry Targ : Season for Hope, Season for Struggle
‘I swear it’s not too late’Turn! Turn! Turn!By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 19, 2009 Turn, Turn, Turn (chorus) To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)And a time for every purpose, under Heaven … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Chanukah, Folk Music, Harry Targ, Lyrics, Peace Movement, Scripture, Social Change
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