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Archive for the ‘War and Militarism’ Category
12 Aug
Bay Area Planning for Public Bodies Antiwar Resolutions Campaign
From US Labor Against the War: WHEN: SATURDAY, AUGUST 14th FROM 10:30 A.M. TO NOON (library opens at 10am) WHERE: BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 3rd FLOOR MEETING ROOM, 2090 Kittredge Street (between Shattuck and Milvia, two blocks from Downtown Berkeley BART) It’s growing increasingly difficult in the Bay Area to find people who don’t believe our [...]
31 Mar
Pull the Root: Berkeley Passes War Resister Amnesty Resolution
Berkeley’s City Council passed a Resolution on Tuesday recommending “Universal and Unconditional Amnesty for Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan War Military Resisters and Veterans Who Acted In Opposition to the War for Matters of Conscience.” It recommends forgiveness for all convictions or pending charges of desertion, Absence Without Leave (AWOL), and Unauthorized Absence (UA), or who [...]
29 Mar
I hereby submit my objection: Reflection on 7th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion
So we have arrived at yet another anniversary of the United States invasion and occupation of Iraq. Again we observe milestones of inhumanity. We’ve reached over 1000 U.S. soldiers dead from our occupation of Afghanistan. We read weekly reports of the murder of innocent civilians by U.S. soldiers, war planes, and unmanned drones. Again we [...]
17 Jan
Which Dr. King Will We Honor?
[ See a shorter version of this published on Truthout] Once again, as we observe the life and example of Martin Luther King, Jr., the question arises, “Which Dr. King will we honor?” Will we yet again observe a polished, scaled down, and non-threatening MLK, Jr.—the mere shadow of the man and his dream? At [...]
2 Jan
Seeds of Solidarity: SF’s Gaza Freedom March
It was a sad but spirited way to bring the year to a close. People across the world held solidarity actions with Gaza and the Gaza Freedom Marchers this week on the 1-year anniversary of Israel’s attack on Gaza. In San Francisco, about 500 of us marched across the Golden Gate Bridge and held a [...]
