 February 2002
American Friends Service Committee Peacework Magazine Patrica Watson, Editor Sara Burke, Assistant Editor Pat Farren, Founding Editor 2161 Massachusetts Ave. Telephone number: Fax number:
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. Views expressed are those of the authors, not necessarily of the AFSC. |
PIECES
Weekly Vigil for Justice with Peace, Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 pm; Copley Square, Boston; followed by organizing meeting, 6:45 pm, at Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St; Coalition for Justice with Peace, 617/661-6130 Weekly Vigil for Peace at Park Street Station, Saturdays noon-2 pm; sponsored by the Boston Committee for Peace & Human Rights; for more information call Virginia Pratt at 617/464-7488 Living with Too Little: Landlessness, Homelessness, & Poverty (exhibit), 2/8-3/3; gallery open Fri & Sat 2-6 pm, Sun 1:30-5 pm; Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St, Boston MA 02116; 617/244-5581; www.geocities.com/gallery_gspa Where are We Heading? A Talk by Howard Zinn, 2/10, 3 pm; First Parish Church, Mass. Ave & Church St, Cambridge MA; $10 in advance, $15 at the door; A Discussion on US foreign policy, terrorism, & global security; make checks payable to "Alliance for Democracy Benefit" & send to North Bridge Alliance, POB 447, Lincoln MA 01773; 781/894-1179 Ethical Society of Boston Events, 10:30 am; 1 Follen Street, Cambridge MA; 2/10, "The Clear Meaning of Democracy" with Warren Tolman, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts; 2/17 "Human Rights: A Consideration of the Ground that Supports Them," with David Botwinik, Boston College; 2/24, "Is the War against Terrorism a Defense of Civilization?" with Stephen Nathanson, Northeastern University; free child care; contact Louise McLellan, 617/739-9050 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Candidates Debate on the Environment, 2/19, 8-9 pm (please arrive by 7:30 pm); Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK St, Cambridge MA; free, open to the public; broadcast live on New England Cable News; for more info contact Rani Corey at 617/742-2553; rcorey@environmentalleague.org Could the USA Patriot Act Affect Your Own Civil Liberties? 2/24, 7:30 pm; First Parish Church, Concord MA; Information, discussion, plans for action, with Susan Akram (BU School of Law), Nancy Murray (ACLU), Merrie Najimy (American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee); sponsored by Grassroots Actions for Peace, 245 Main St., Concord MA 01742; 978/369-1162
Soul Survivors in Cambodia, 4/2, 6 pm; Harvard Info Center,
Holyoke Center, Harvard Square, Cambridge MA; slide presentation
about the courageous people of Cambodia & how they rebuilt
their lives following the genocide (1975-1979) & civil war;
with author Carol Wagner; sponsored by Harvard Bookstore, 617/661-1515
American Friends Service Committee seeks National Representative for Criminal Justice & Anti-Death-Penalty Programs; letter & resume (or request for full description) to Willa Streater, Human Resources, AFSC, 1501 Cherry St, Philadelphia PA 19102 East Timor Action Network seeks Development Coordinator (part-time); location flexible; letter, resume, & writing sample (5 pages max) to ETAN, POB 15774, Washington DC 20003; 608/663-5431 "War Times" is the working title for a proposed new national peace publication, to appear bi-weekly in tabloid format; the paper will aim to broaden & deepen the fight against the Bush program; to find out more & get involved, contact EBC/War Times, 1230 Market St, PMB 409, San Francisco CA 94102; 510/869-5156; wartimes@attbi.com
"Respect for All" Video Series seeks gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, & transsexual individuals
willing to be featured in a video for middle school kids; help
us dispel stereotypes! With a series of short documentary portraits
we will debunk common misperceptions kids have about gay people,
& make connections between these stereotypes & those based
on race, religion, disability, etc.; contact Stereotypes Film,
Women's Educational Media, 2180 Bryant Street #203, San
Francisco CA 94110; Youth for Peace & Sustainable Community: Semilleros de Futuros (Sowing Futures), 7/1-8/19; Xilitla, Mexico; after orientation & stays with host families in Mexico City, participants will travel to villages to work & learn with local communities; participants must be 18-26 years old & able to converse comfortably in Spanish; application deadline 3/1; contact Linda Oh, Mexico Summer Programs, AFSC, 1501 Cherry St, Philadelphia PA 19102; 215/241-7295; mexsummer@afsc.org; on-line applications available at www.afsc.org/upcoming/mexsumr.htm SIPAZ (Servicio Internacional para la Paz/International Service for Peace) seeks long-term volunteers in Chiapas; living expenses, modest stipend; for more information, contact SIPAZ, POB 2415, Santa Cruz CA 95063; 831/425-1257; volcom@sipaz.org; www.sipaz.org Peace Studies & Peace Journalism in Costa Rica; a 10-week study course dealing with social justice, human rights, ethics in journalism, researching & documenting intolerance in media, researching & preparing articles for publication, & radio & news production; with elective Spanish language training; students live with a Costa Rican host family; session start dates for 2002: 3/24, 6/9, 9/1; sponsored by Radio For Peace International & the International Center for Human Rights in Media; RFPI, POB 025292, Miami FL 33102; 506/205-9092; www.rfpi.org/ipc.html
"A Force More Powerful": Seminar on Mass Nonviolent
Social Movements, 1st & 3rd Thursdays through June; Cambridge
MA; alternating video presentation (from the acclaimed PBS series
on how nonviolent power overcame oppression & authoritarian
rule in many parts of the world during the 20th century) &
reading assignments form companion book; contact Brit Eckhart,
Nonviolent Communication Workshops, Cambridge, MA; with Miki Kashtan, Julie Greene, & Pat Arcady; NVC is a language of compassion, a spiritual practice, & a tool for social change; by understanding & acknowledging the human needs that underlie everyone's actions, we can create a shared basis for connection, cooperation, & peace; Introductory Workshop 3/2 & 3/10, 9:30 am-4:30 pm; Intermediate Workshop 3/9-20, 9:30 am-4:30 pm both days; for those who are interested in learning more but can not attend longer sessions, there will be 2 introductory evenings, 3/1 & 3/8, 7-9:30 pm; contact Lynn Lazar, 617/354-7348; lyslazar@earthlink.net; www.cnvc.org Conflict Transformation Across Cultures (CONTACT) Summer Institute & Graduate Certificate Programs at the School for International Training; conflict transformation programs engage participants in an intense process of study, self-reflection, community building, & collaborative problem solving within a multicultural learning environment; apply by 2/15; send for application materials to CONTACT, School for International Training, Kipling Rd, POB 676, Brattleboro VT 05302-0676; 802/258-3433; contact@sit.edu; www.sit.edu/contact "If I Made The Movies" Essay Contest; this is a chance for kids to celebrate Turn Beauty Inside Out Day by sending filmmakers the message that girls & women should be portrayed as strong, independent, fully developed characters; kids 16 & under are invited to send an essay of 600 words or less, focusing on a movie made in the past 5 years & on how it could be changed to send girls & women a more positive message; postmarked or Emailed by 2/28 to New Moon Publishing, POB 3620, Duluth MN 55803; newmoon@newmoon.org; www.newmoon.org Grants for Creative Peace Initiatives that work towards meaningful dialogue & greater understanding across divisions of culture, class, & ideology; projects will be evaluated for their ability to open minds & bring new people to the table; Equity Trust (attn Mike Levien), 539 Beach Pond Rd, Voluntown CT 06384; 860/376-6174; mlevien@equitytrust.org Matching Challenge Grants for Youth Gun Violence Prevention from Co/Motion, a national program of Alliance for Justice that helps organizations build their capacity to foster youth leadership in the design, implementation, & evaluation of action strategies addressing gun violence prevention; youth encouraged to apply for grants of up to $10,000 to support youth-led activism to stop gun violence; Alliance for Justice, 11 Dupont Circle NW (2nd floor), Washington DC 20036; 202/822-6070; www.comotionmakers.org
Request for Submissions: 101 Ways To Increase Peace--Solutions
from the Hearts and Minds of Youth; Do you have an idea about
how individuals, schools, communities, organizations, or governments
can take action and increase peace? Your ideas could be included
in an inspiring new "how to" book about using nonviolent
creative powers to help resolve conflicts, reduce violence and
crime, & expand relationships; submissions of designs for
the cover illustration, spot illustrations, and graphics are also
being accepted; deadline 6/1; PEACE Inc., 5803B Samantha, Fayetteville
AR 72704; peaceinc@cox-internet.com; www.peaceinc.org
Quaker United Nations Office has assembled a packet of excellent resources to help concerned Friends & others think through the current world crisis & develop a coherent response; the packet includes "If Not Military Force & War, Then What? Ten Points" & "Afghanistan & Beyond," which includes US, UN, & Islamic perspectives; QUNO, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York NY 10017; www.quno.org New Edition of the Maine Commons, produced by the Maine Independent Media Center, is out; to help distribute the bi-monthly Commons or get the information from the web, contact Maine Independent Media Center, POB 1444, Waterville ME 04903; www.print.maineindymedia.org US Weapons Systems in Afghanistan; descriptions, contractors, & costs; compiled by Frida Berrigan, Research Associate at the World Policy Institute; visit www.reachingcriticalwill.org/dd/afghanmil.html Peace Testimony Web Site; historical & recent writings on the Friends Peace Testimony, assembled by Quaker author Chuck Fager; www.kimopress.com/quaker-peace.htm
Past Continuous (novel) by Nguyen Khai; $15.95 pb; 160
pp; 3 people who fought for the National Liberation Front during
the War in Vietnam meet to share the stories of their lives during
& after the war; Curbstone Press; order from Consortium Book
Sales,
It's About Time: Bringing Justice to Vermont Prisons, 2/16, 9 am-5:30 pm; Wheeler School, 6 Archibald St Burlington, VT; Bringing together prisoners, ex-prisoners & their families, students, professionals, & activists from around the state, we will take a hard & honest look at Vermont's prison system, discuss the potential for improvement, & work toward a united response; sponsored by the Alliance for Prison Justice, c/o Toward Freedom, POB 468, Burlington VT 05402-0468; 802/657-3733 A Day of Hands-on Workshops for Middle East Activists, 2/23, 10 am-5 pm; Yale University, Dwight Hall, 67 High St, New Haven CT; $5; pre-registration required; checks payable to Middle East Crisis Committee, Box 3626, Woodbridge CT 06525 Walk for a New Spring: Reflecting Together on the Recent Crisis of Terror & Opening Pathways to Peace, 2/2-3/20; We believe that through clearer understanding we may together open ways for people to move & grow towards creating a society with true security & peace; join us for any part of our journey as we walk 15-18 miles per day through Massachusetts & Rhode Island, inviting people to dialogue in communities along the way; Nipponzan Myohji Peace Pagoda, 100 Cave Hill Rd, Leverett MA 01054; 413/584-8975; www.traprockpeace.org Quakers & the Global Food Chain, 3/1-3; Deerfield MA; Facing globalization, grounded in solid information & faithfulness; with David Morse & Debbie Humphries; Woolman Hill, New England Quaker Center, 107 Keets Rd, Deerfield MA 01342; 413/774-3431; www.woolmanhill.org Color of Violence 2002: Building a Movement, 3/15-17, 2002; Chicago IL; sliding scale registration fees; We will work on building a movement to end violence against women of color in all its forms; speakers include Angela Davis, Cherie Moraga, Stormy Ogden, Grace Chang; workshops & organizing sessions on prison, media strategies, youth activism, reproductive rights, organizing against the war, & more; sponsored by Incite! at 415/553-3837; incite_national@yahoo.com; learn more about Incite!, see complete conference schedule, & print out registration form at incite-national.org
Stop the War, at Home & Abroad! March on Washington
4/20; Join us to demand a US foreign policy based on social &
economic justice, not military & corporate oppression; an
end to racial profiling & military recruitment targeting youth
of color; full disclosure of military contracts with universities;
government funding for programs to benefit the economic victims
of the 9/11 attacks & the recession; 4/21, Colombia Mobilization
rally; 4/22 & 23, lobbying; contact AFSC, 2161 Mass. Ave.,
Cambridge MA 02140; 617/661-6130
Worldwide Anti-violence Events on International Women's Day; Whatever you are planning locally on 3/8, consider networking with women around the world holding similar events; contact the Feminist Peace Network, feministpeace@yahoo.com
Tell Kraft to Hold the Genetic Engineering; Miracle Whip,
Tombstone Pizza, Raisin Bran, & Power Bars are all Kraft products
& all contain genetically engineered ingredients, but none
have labels to tell you so; write to Betsy Holden, the President
& CEO of Kraft, & ask her to phase out genetically engineered
ingredients, & to label products still containing GE ingredients
so consumers have a choice. To date the government has failed
to require adequate testing for safety & environmental impacts
of GE crops. Betsy Holden, Kraft Foods America, 3 Lakes Dr, Northfield
IL 60093; for more information on this & other campaigns,
contact 20/20 Vision, 1828 Jefferson Place NW, Washington DC 20036;
www.2020vision.org |
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