Contents:
October 2001
From the editor's desk
ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
4 We Must Remake the World
by Barbara Schulman
On speech, compassion, and the leadership of women
5 Democratic Values in the Balance
by Margaret Burnham
The assault has left us afraid, but equally to be feared is
the imminent loss of democratic rights
6 Black America is all too familiar with the suffering caused
by terrorism and racial hatred
by Art McGee and Bill Fletcher, Jr.
A four-hundred-year struggle to rid ourselves of evil
7 Not Vengeance but Compassion
by Howard Zinn
We need to understand how some of those people will go beyond
quiet anger to acts of terrorism
8 For the First Time, the Guns have Been Directed the Other
Way
by Noam Chomsky
Talking about reasons, consequences, and fear
10 Twin Towers
by Uri Avnery
An Israeli thinks about the weapons of the weak and reality
in the 21st century
11 A Letter from Parents
by Phyllis and Orlando Rodriguez
To cause suffering for other sons and parents does not make
us feel better
12 Asking "Why?"
by Michael Klare
Practical solutions are not the easy ones
14 Pakistan's Dilemma
by Kamran Asdar Ali
Among Pakistanis and Afghanis, promise of US assistance falls
on deaf ears
16 A Widow's Call for Courage
by Amber Amundson
I take no comfort in your words of rage
16 Is it possible for America to Say "Sorry"?
by Jonathan Power
It would be a beginning. After all, we have a lot to be sorry
for
17 The Extraordinary Conscience of Barbara Lee
Speech in the House of Representatives
On casting a lonely vote
18 The World Conference on Racism, Without Us
by Betty Burkes
Struggling within the context of economic and social justice
20 SEPT. 11 AND BEYOND: ACTIONS, TOOLS, & RESOURCES
21 Mike's Message to George Bush
by Michael Moore
Am I angry? You bet I am
22 The United States and the Middle East: Why Do "They"
Hate US?
by Stephen R. Shalom
A catalogue of US actions in the region: 1948-1998
23 A Primer on the Draft, September 2001
by Harold Jordan
AFSC's Youth & Militarism Program offers counsel
24 Guidelines for Helping Children
by Diane Levin
What to do when pretend meets real
25 Tools for Columbus Day from Native Americas Journal
Now More than Ever--International Day of Protest to Stop
the Militarization of Space
VOICES FROM THE FAITH COMMUNITY
26 Report from the First Week in New York--
A Sea of Sorrow
by Elizabeth Enloe
Be present, be tender, do the work, be still
27 In the Valley of the Shadow: A Sept. 11 Reflection
by Ken Sehested
Pastoral insight, prophetic challenge, and a way out
28 From In a Time of Broken Bones
by Katherine Whitlock
28 To Overcome Evil with Good
by Fellowship of Reconciliation
29 From a Statement by the Dalai Lama
29 National Day of Peace Response
On Oct. 7, peace marches in cities throughout the US to say
with New Yorkers: "Not in Our Name!"
Voices
30 PIECES: Events, Opportunities, Resources, Gatherings, Campaigns
32 Sitting with Mary Dyer, and Walking with Mumia Abu-Jamal
by Richard Cambridge
The space on the bench beside Mary Dyer is the space where
we can fulfill our moral assignment
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