3.02.02 Peace movement organizations and coalitions

Alternatives to the War in Afghanistan: Don't Escalate the War -- Pull Troops Out

This picture from a U.S. court martial file, drawn by military polygraph examiner George Chigi III, shows how Afghan detainee Dilawar was shackled by his wrists to the ceiling of an isolation cell at Bagram Air Base before being beaten to death in Decembe
Authors: Joseph Gerson

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Peace is negotiated between enemies.

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Ten Ways To End the Occupation of Afghanistan: Inform, Educate, Agitate, Organize

Protesters of the war in Afghanistan collect blankets for Afghanistan refugees at Boston City Hall Plaza, November 8, 2001. Over 75,000 blankets were collected and sent within four months. photo: © Ellen Shub
Authors: maTT De Vleger

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To organize, we need to inform ourselves and share what we learn.

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Building on Afghanistan's Traditions of Peacemaking: An Interview with Abdul Aziz Yaqubi

Authors: Abdul Aziz Yaqubi

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We're caught between warlords, drug lords, the government, international armies, and the Taliban.

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There is Not Only Violence in Iraq: The La Onf Week of Nonviolence Takes Hold Across the Country

Volunteers from LaOnf, a network of nonviolence advocates in Iraq, visited schools and exchanged soccer balls for war toys (www.laonf.net)
Authors: September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows

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In these places, the simple act of gathering in public to make a statement of nonviolence and unity took tremendous courage.

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One Way to Live a Pacifist Life: After 80 Years of Activism - WWII CO Ralph DiGia Dies

Ralph DiGia promoting war tax resistance on tax day, April 17, 2007. photo: Ed Hedemann
Authors: Judith Mahoney Pasternak

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The US Attorney referred him to the War Resisters League. He never left.

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How to Avoid Destroying Our Movements: On the death of SDS, Nonviolence, and the War

Meaghan Linick (right) of Newschool SDS, Iraq Moratorium, 2007. Photo Thomas Good/Next Left Notes
Authors: Mark Rudd

Summary:

We (the Weather Underground) did the FBI's work for them.

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How to Build Alternative Institutions Organizing a Food Not Bombs Chapter

Global Economic Justice Poster
Authors: Food Not Bombs

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Soon, you'll receive more food than you can distribute to shelters.

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Charges Against Veterans Day 18 Dismissed, No Court Costs

Vets demonstrating.
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Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan

Authors: Iraq Veterans Against the War

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The Long Arc of Movement-Building: United for Peace and Justice Coalition Lays Out 2008 Plans

Vermont says no to war sign.
Authors: Joseph Gainza

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Many people want to see a mass mobilization in Washington on the fifth anniversary of the invasion…Others see a need to build the movement's base before we can expect huge numbers of people to travel to D.C. for another demonstration.

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