The TOUR stopped by the weekly AlliantACTION vigil at ATK.
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The Wheels of Justice Tour canvasses the United States with education, outreach, training, active non-violent resistance, and network/community-building.
Having seen and lived with war, terror and occupation in Iraq and Palestine, participants in the Wheels of Justice offer first-hand experience, irrespective of partisan politics and sound bite sloganeering.
Wheels of Justice states: "To see an end to the violence and injustice of war and occupation, we must invest in justice and human rights for those living with and living under the occupation and war."
The MidEast Committee of Women Against Military Madness recently sponsored Wheels of Justice in Minneapolis, which gave a presentation at St. Joan of Arc.
We are fortunate to have a "people to people citizen ambassador" between Minnesota and Iraq in Sami Rasouli.
His work with the Muslim Peacemaker Team is a significant contribution to peacemaker, courageously undertaken in the midst of war. This work includes Letters for Peace, the Iraqi Art Project and the Water Purification for Schools Project. (more)
Hear Sami speak. A Firsthand Account of Five Years of War and Occupation. Schedule - click here
The news program 60 Minutes beats the drum for war on IRAN: Let them know what you think!
With the drumbeat to bomb Iran right on track...
What a coincidence a few days after newspapers announce a possible attack on Iran, the 60 Minutes news program added to the war propaganda campaign by featuring the Israeli Air Force and Israel's readiness and justification to attack Iran.
Didn't the media learn anything after the attack on Iraq, when all the major news programs stirred up the "weapons of mass destruction" hype? By feeding into the Pentagon's plans, 60 Minutes can sway public opinion, they are complicit in promoting what could be yet another humanitarian catastrophe. EMAIL 60 MINUTES - click here. - Let them know how you feel - NOW!
Nuclear Power: What Are You Going to Do about It? By George Crocker Because there is no safe dose of radiation, and because we have no specific knowledge about how routinely released radionuclides migrate through the biosphere, there is no factual basis to the claim that nuclear power is safe.
First the good news: we are not likely to see new commercial nuclear power reactors in this country anytime soon. They are simply too expensive. A power company in Florida recently announced that the new reactors it is considering would cost about $17 billion for 2,000 megawatts... (more - click here)
Love and resistance in the Gaza Strip from The GUARDIAN
(This is an April 2008 update on conditions in Gaza from Dr. Mona el-Farra, a pediatrician who advocates for Palestinian children's health. WAMM hosted her visit in Minneapolis in 2007.)
In an apparent softening of its position, Hamas has said it will accept a partial truce covering the Gaza Strip. But the lack of water, fuel and medicine has taken its toll and Palestinians continue to die of malnutrition and lack of medical resources.
Mona el-Farra is a doctor and human rights activist working with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. She is also the author of From Gaza With Love, a blog through which she keeps the world abreast of conditions under the Israeli occupation... Read the posted article: click here - opens new window.
Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan featured testimony from U.S. veterans who served in those occupations, giving an accurate account of what is really happening day in and day out, on the ground.
This four-day event brought together veterans from across the country to testify about their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan - and present video and photographic evidence. In addition, panels of scholars, veterans, journalists, and other specialists gave context to the testimony. These panels covered everything from the history of the GI resistance movement to the fight for veterans' health benefits and support.
Conscientious Objection, Youth & Militarism, Delayed Enlistment
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• The Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors Supports and promotes individual and collective resistance to war and the preparation for war.
More info online. • Youth & Militarism, American Friends Service AFS carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world.
More info online. • Center on Conscience and War Committed to supporting all those who question participation in war.
More info online. • GI Rights Hotline Info on getting out of Delayed Entry. Military discharges, grievances and other civil rights. More info call 800-394-9544 or 877-447-4487 or online. • Human Rights Watch: Stop the Use of Child Soldiers A child is defined as anyone under the age of 18, according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on May 25, 2000.
More info online.
The Temple Mount is a holy place site in Jerusalem for Christian, Muslim and Jew.
End the Occupation of Palestine!
Weekly Vigil
Every Friday
4:15 - 5:30 pm
Summit & Snelling, St. Paul (map - new window)
All are Welcome!
Please Bring a Sign.
See map: Palestine Shrinking.
Palestinians have lived under an illegal Israeli occupation since 1967, preventing them from establishing their own state on their homeland.
There are now millions of Palestinians who are refugees due to Israel's refusal to recognize their right under international law to return to their own homes since 1948.
Weekly Peace and Say No to War Vigils continue all around the state.
Find out where in your community and if there ain't one, organize it and let us know! click here
Weekly Vigil for Peace Every Wednesday afternoon
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge.
Please come to St. Paul or Marshall Ave. side so that we can greet you.
In the aftermath and with the renewed escalation of this immoral and illegal war on Iraq, the Peace vigil is an ongoing symbol of our resistance to war and our efforts to promote peace through direct nonviolent action this and every Wed
