Issue 371 - December 2006-January 2007
Voting Against War Motion Pictures for Movement Building
In This Issue
 This Martin Luther King day, an opportunity to celebrate also the centennial of one of the civil rights movement's most prominent anti-racist Jewish allies. |
 Despite the Democratic Party's bankrolling of pro-war candidates, anti-war candidates won election at a higher rate. |
 Thirty-nine years ago, on January 20, 1968, I was shot and paralyzed from my mid-chest down during my second tour of duty in Vietnam. It is a date that I can never forget, a day that was to change my life forever. |
| From the Editor's Desk | ||
| Voters in MA, WI, & IL Declare: "End the Iraq War Immediately" | In local referenda, 61% of MA voters, 68% of WI voters, and 71% of IL voters said bring US troops home now. | |
| Peacework Readers Donate Idle Computer Cycles to Help Stop HIV | Join the PeaceworkReader team to help researchers analyze molecules for potential anti-HIV drugs. | |
| Military Commissions Act Violates Right of Habeas Corpus | The law creates a "star chamber" system for the prosecution, imprisonment, and execution of anyone deemed a foreign or domestic enemy of the state. | |
| Conscientious Objection in Russia: Highlighting the Right to Refuse to Kill | The Russian military's brutal hazing, exposed by the Soldier's Mothers' Committees, has convinced a majority of young men they want no part of the military. | |
| Do-It-Yourself Progressive Film Festival: Coming to a Couch Near You | Cineplexes might not show them, but activists can, on DVD. | |
| Assessing Conscientious Objection Around the World | We should always be aware that winning recognition for conscientious objection is only one step in our broader struggle against militarization, war, and violence. | |
| San Francisco Votes to Replace JROTC: First City to Eject High School Military Program | JROTC is an inappropriate extension of the nation's military into the civilian sphere. | |
| Textron Profits From Cluster-Bombing Civilians | Activists called on Textron, one of the two largest producers of cluster bombs in the US, to convert to producing wind turbines. | |
| United Nations Urges Ban on Cluster Bombs | Israeli cluster bombs were made in the US; Hezbollah's were from Iran. First step? Ban the transfer of cluster munitions. | |
| Activist Forum: Films for Organizers | Peacework asked activists across the country to fill in the blank, "If I could show one under-appreciated film or video to a room full of potential organizers, I'd show..." and explain why or how they'd use that film. | |
| Peace = Human Rights = Peace: North Korean Dialogue Can't Focus Solely on Nuclear Weapons | Induced starvation, political repression, torture, executions: if the international community does not prioritize these concerns, there is no reason to believe the North Korean authorities will. | |
| Central Asian Countries Declare Nuclear-Free Zone | The treaty bans the production, acquisition, deployment, hosting, and transport of nuclear weapons. | |
| Women's Rights are Human Rights: Ending Gender Violence Worldwide | Amidst armed conflict, humanitarian disaster, and entrenched gender inequality, these organizations struggle to end violence against women and girls. | |
| Lawsuits Challenge US Presidential Impunity | Get involved to stop the destruction of constitutionally recognized liberties and end US torture policies. | |
| Pieces | Events, Gatherings, Campaigns, Opportunities, Resources |
