April 2002 About Peacework Subscribe Now Current Contents Events & Resources 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: April 2002 From the editor's desk 4 Bush and Cheney's Global War, and What We Can Do by Joseph Gerson On engaging political dynamics with the peace and justice movement's moral vision 5 Message from Korea to George Bush from People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy Stop jeopardizing peace ane stability on the Korean peninsula 6 A Prayer for America by Rep. Dennis Kucinich We must ask, Why should America put aside guarantees of constitutional justice? 8 Letter from Ramallah: Reflections on War and Peace by Colin and Kathy South There is no morality in contemplating the death of another human being, no matter who is doing the contemplating 10 Some Push for Iraq War; Others Plead for End to Sanctions From EPIC and Voices in the Wilderness The place to settle the Iraq conflict is in the UN and the Arab League, not the battlefield 11 Heavy Metals in the Balkans and Afghanistan-- Is Iraq Next? on a report by Dai Williams These are "weapons of indiscriminate effect"; to use them would constitute war crimes by the US Government 12 Dangers of a Widening War: An Eastern African Perspective by Dan Connell The US is itching to intervene, but there are no quick fixes in this intensely complicated region 15 US Fuels the Fires of Colombia's Civil War by Sean Donahue Until the poverty and desperation are addressed, the war will escalate; and the US is paying for it 17 Report from Porto Alegre--Young Voices at the World Social Forum by Lincoln Ellis At the Brazil gathering, articulating alternatives to corporate globalization 18 Welfare Alert by Roberta Spivek Addressing the disconnect between what works, what people want, and what lawmakers perceive as politically safe 19 Paying for Peace, Not for War by Larry Dansinger Uncomfortable with the US Government's shopping list? Try "redirecting" your tax dollars 20 The Mismeasure of Maria Baldwin by Nathaniel Vogel At an elementary school named for a racist, students organize to rename it for Maria Baldwin, the distinguished black educator, who was the school's first principal 21 Star Wars Steals from our Future By Bruce Gagnon A call to organize against Star Wars research & development and the domination of space 22 PIECES: Events, Resources, Campaigns, Gatherings, Opportunities 24 In Memoriam--Belynda Dunn by Ellen Shub Open Letter to the Governor of Vermont from John Calvi What the American Flag Stands For by Charlotte Aldebron 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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