Editor's Blog
Sam Diener, editor of Peacework Magazine, muses on global thought and local action. He will also highlight the online musings of the authors of Peacework Magazine. Please read the guidelines of Peacework's blogs and forums to participate in the discussion.
March 2006:
4 Crying Out Against the Despair of Militarism:
On "Crossing the Line" at the School of the Americas
by Donte Smith
Not in my name will this institution continue to torture, rape, massacre, batter, harass, and threaten el pueblo del mundo. No mas.
5 Embracing All of Life
by Steve Clemens
The Bailiff told us, "Act like you're in church." I've taken his instruction to heart.
6 "I Want to Express My Remorse" For Participating in War, Not Resisting It
by Peter DeMott
It is our responsibility to nonviolently confront leaders who abuse the law and wage war with impunity.
April 2005:
10 Torture, American Style
By Margaret Power
The use of torture by the US government has a long and sordid history both in the United States and abroad.
March 2004:
14 Voices of Compassion
by Kathy Kelly
During every day and night of the bombing, I would hold little Miladhah and Zainab in my arms. That's how I learned of their fear: they were grinding their teeth, morning, noon, and night.
April 2003:
10 Violent Disobedience and Civil Resistance
by Robert Irwin
Bush is committing "violent disobedience" against the global legal order; our challenge is to escalate morally, not destructively
December 2002/January 2003:
17 Reports from Fort Benning, GA
by Lindsey Gaydos, Hannah Zwirner, and Clara Hendricks
If ever there were a terrorist training school, our own SOA would be it....I heard each name as a face and a life, with a mother and father, and dreams.
May 2001:
8 Scorched Earth--Chemical Warfare in the Colombian Rainforest
by Sean Donahue
Driving people off their lands to make way for corporations.
November 2000:
8 US Military Training: Exporting Democracy?
by Frida Berrigan
Making the connections--The School of the Americas is a just one symbol of a pervasive national habit
June 2000:
19 Exporting Democracy or Undermining Human Rights
by Frida Berrigan and Michelle Ciarrocca
Colombia needs US help, but not this kind.
May 2000:
Closing the School of the Americas Vigil in Boston
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