May 2001 About Peacework Subscribe Now Current Issue Events & Resources May Pieces Back Issues Back Issues Index 2001   2000   1999 National AFSC NERO Office American Friends Service Committee Peacework Magazine Patrica Watson, Editor Sara Burke, Assistant Editor Pat Farren, Founding Editor 2161 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02140 Telephone number: (617) 661-6130 Fax number: (617) 354-2832 Email address: pwork@igc.org Peacework has been published monthly since 1972, intended to serve as a source of dependable information to those who strive for peace and justice and are committed to furthering the nonviolent social change necessary to achieve them. Rooted in Quaker values and informed by AFSC experience and initiatives, Peacework offers a forum for organizers, fostering coalition-building and teaching the methods and strategies that work in the global and local community. Peacework seeks to serve as an incubator for social transformation, introducing a younger generation to a deeper analysis of problems and issues, reminding and re-inspiring long-term activists, encouraging the generations to listen to each other, and creating space for the voices of the disenfranchised.

Contents: May 2001 From the editor's desk 4 Arming the Heavens by Ruth Rosen Look up at the heavens. Imagine nuclear weapons orbiting in space. Then decide whether space-based warfare will make you feel any safer here on Earth 5 Letter from London by Janet Bloomfield On the increasingly profound differences in the political priorities of the Bush Administration and mainstream British and European opinion 7 Bush's Asian Brinksmanship by Joseph Gerson Bush has gone out of his way to stoke tensions with China and North Korea 8 Scorched Earth--Chemical Warfare in the Colombian Rainforest by Sean Donahue Driving people off their lands to make way for corporations 10 El Salvador: A US "Forward Operating Location" by John Lamperti Since the end of the Cold War and the loss of the Panama Canal Zone, the US military has needed new excuses to maintain its influence in Latin America 11 Oppose the Dismantling of Food Irradiation Standards Sweeping changes in food safety standards are half-way through the permitting process 12 After the FTAA Summit -- A Report on Quebec Message from Leonard Peltier Dispatches from the Field: Jean Grossholtz, Alison Booth, Jeff Manzelli, Carol Dwyer, David Diamond, Lynn Chong Letter on John Woolman and the Global Economy "Notes from the Fence--Belle Manif!" by Annette Ramos Ten-Point Plan to Fight for the Americas from Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch A broad-based call for democratic decision-making, equitable and sustainable development, and public interest--above corporate profit 16 Living Wage Sit-In Galvanizes Students, Community by Allegra Churchill Cell phones in hand, Living Wage occupiers and Harvard's workers tackle structures of power 18 Why the White House Faith-Based Initiative? by Paul Chapman For those of us who believe that one of the tasks of the government is to do justice, there is great cause for alarm 19 From the Children's Defense Fund on the Bush Budget by Marian Wright Edelman Bush set the standard by using CDF's trademark "Leave No Child Behind." Unfortunately, his budget falls short 19 In Memoriam, Donnella Meadows from Women and Life on Earth A message for Mothers' Day from an unsentimental environmental scientist 20 A Place for Palestinians in Passover Prayers by Marc Ellis What do I answer my children when they ask the simple and difficult questions they are commanded to ask? 21 Respect Everyone Who is Suffering Through this Ordeal by Bud Welch When my daughter, Julie, was killed, I joined a "club" that I wish had no members: The price of admission is too high 21 F From a March to a Movement by Greta Hardina Time to protect our children instead of the gun industry 22 PIECES: Events, Opportunities, Campaigns, Resources, Gatherings "Save Life on Earth Protest Posters and Original Artwork May 17 4:00 - 7:00 Peacework Silent Auction and Sale 2161 Mass. Ave. Cambridge 671-661-6130 SEND PEACEWORK TO PRISON $15 UNDERWRITES TWO SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR PRISONERS Peacework offers news and analysis from the peace movement worldwide. Its perspective is based in respect for all people and a deep commitment to nonviolence. Peacework has always offered subscriptions to prisoners for a nominal $1 per year, and we are committed to continuing this outreach even as the number of subscribers in prison increases, and mailing costs rise. For $15, you can subsidize one-year subscriptions to two of Peacework's many incarcerated subscribers. Make checks payable to AFSC-Peacework, and note in the memo line "Send Peacework to Prison." Your gift is tax-deductible, and should be sent to Peacework, AFSC, 2161 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02140.

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