 February 2003 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
Twelfth Annual Peace Action Maine Peace Supper, 2/8, 5:30 pm; Woodford Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St, Portland ME; Peace Action Maine, POB 3842, Portland ME 04104; 207/772-0680; peaceactionme@peaceactionme.org Annual Meeting of Maine War Tax Resisters & Supporters, 2/9, 10 am-3 pm; Maine Equal Justice Project office, 126 Sewall St, Augusta ME; come find out more about war tax resistance; Maine War Tax Resistance Resource Center, Larry Dansinger, POB 776, Monroe ME 04951; 207/525-7776; invert@acadia.net Networking for Peace, A Conference for Peace and Social Justice Activists, 2/22, 8 am-5 pm; Clark University, Worcester MA; workshops, discussion groups, regional caucuses; forming broad-based coalitions to effectively stop the Bush administration's foreign and domestic agenda; Worcester Peace Works, POB 367, Worcester MA 01614; 508/799-2668; www.worcpeaceworks.org National Women's Peace March, 3/8 (International Women's Day); Washington DC; culminating the months long peace vigil being held in front of the White House; to join the vigil or the march go to: www.unitedforpeace.org
Anti-War Protest & March, the day after America goes to war for oil in Iraq, noon; Natick MA; nonviolent, anti-war protest starts on the Natick Common (Rts 27 & 135) & continues to the Army Bio/Chemical Command Center; The Peace Abbey, 2 N Main St, Sherborn MA 01770; 508/650-3659; www.peaceabbey.org Fireside Gatherings, Thursdays, 7-9 pm; $15 donation; 32 Hill Top Cir, Worcester MA; 2/13 Discussion of Peace in the Workplace; 2/27 Discussion on Peace in the Nation; 3/6&9 Discussion on Personal Peace; The Institute for Global Leadership, Virginia Swain, POB 20044, Worcester MA 01609; 508/753-4172; www.global-leader.org
A Better World is Possible/ Un Mundo Mejor es Possible, 4/10-15; Washington DC; march & rally, lobbying, trainings, skill shares, Latin America Solidarity Conference III, & more; say no to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), say no to Plan Colombia, close the School of the Americas/WHISC, close US military bases throughout Latin America, stop attacks on immigrants, respect indigenous rights; Latin America Solidarity Coalition (LASC), 202/234-3440; www.lasolidarity.org
Everywhere is War: An Artists Exchange, a three-part project calling for Asian American artists to share & learn, analyze, & create artwork that addresses the manifold aspects & the specific stories of war; begins with a retreat & culminates with a performance; application deadline 2/17; contact Lena Sze, Asian Arts Initiative, 1315 Cherry St, Philadelphia PA 19107; lena@asianartsinitiative.org Designing and Implementing Interventions for Community, Institutional, & Global Change (workshop), 2/18-21, Worcester MA; a new way to address local & global challenges with emphasis on human rights, peaceful settlement of disputes, ethics, values, & systems that secure ecological integrity, economic & social well being; taught from the perspective of Reconciliation Leadership; The Institute for Global Leadership, Virginia Swain, POB 20044, Worcester MA 01609; 508/753-4172; www.global-leader.org Workshops at Training for Change (George Lakey, director), 2/28-3/1, "Whites Confronting Racism" (part 1 of a 3-part workshop for white folks who want to learn how to begin to be anti-racist allies); all workshops free or sliding scale; TFC, 1501 Cherry St, Philadelphia PA 19102; 215/241-7035; www.trainingforchange.org Pendle Hill, Quaker Conference & Retreat Center, seeks Coordinator of Short Term Educational Programs; deadline 2/28; for information or to submit a resume, contact Laura Beatty, 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford PA 19086; 800/742-3150 x131; laura@pendlehill.org Voluntary Simplicity & Sustainable Living Discussion Groups meeting in the Andover MA area; through readings & discussion the groups will explore lifestyle choices that have richness & integrity & minimize their impact on the earth; based on the work of the North West Earth Institute (www.nwei.org); to learn more or join a group contact Janice Meagher, janicemeagher@attbi.com Trainings from Technical Development Corporation (TDC), providing nonprofits with management skills needed to carry out their missions; "Starting a Nonprofit," 3/26, 9:30 am-1 pm, Boston MA; "Successful Grant Proposals," 3/14; Worcester MA or 3/20; Boston MA; for a complete list of workshops: TDC, 31 Milk St #310, Boston MA 02109; 617/728-9151 Research Volunteers Needed to help with computer research for a grassroots prisoner network; contact Timothy J Muise, #W66927, SBCC, POB 8000, Shirley MA 01464 Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute seeks interns; college & law students needed to work on human rights & peace law projects; MCLI, POB 763, Berkeley CA 94701-0673; 510/848-0599; www.mcli.org DART Organizers Institute seeks upcoming college grads; paid training positions to launch a career in community organizing for social change; DART Organizers Institute, Ben MacConnell, POB 370791, Miami FL 33137; 785/841-2680; institute@thedartcenter.org; www.thedartcenter.org Preventing Violent Conflict & Alternatives to Military Intervention: A View from the UN (course), 5/4-9, led by Jack Patterson, Lori Heninger & other Quaker United Nations Office staff; Pendle Hill, 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford PA 19086; 800/742-3150 x142; www.pendlehill.org Social Witness Program at Pendle Hill, interns engage in 20 hrs of community service and action, while participating in Pendle Hill's community and classes; deadline 6/03; Pendle Hill, 338 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford PA 19086; 800/742-3150; julian@pendlehill.org; www.pendlehill.org
You Are a Child: Join Earth Action in calling for an end to the use of child soldiers by urging governments to sign, ratify, & enforce the UN adopted Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, allocate resources for rehabilitation assistance & reintegration of former child soldiers, stop the recruitment for military training of children under the age of 18, & encourage legislators to join the Children's Rights InterGroup; Earth Action, 30 Cottage St, Amherst MA 01002; 413/549-8118; amherst@earthaction.org; www.earthaction.org
Reviving Resistance: Tools for Anti-Nuclear Organizing in the Age of Terror; resources, analysis, ideas, & tools from the War Resisters League; WRL, 339 Lafayette Street, New York NY 10012; 212/228-0450; www.warresisters.org The Spin Project (Strategic Press Information Network) provides media technical assistance to nonprofit, public interest organizations that want to influence debate, shape public opinion, & garner positive media attention; works with a broad range of organizations, typically focused on issues of civil rights, human rights, social justice, & the environment; 77 Federal St #2, San Francisco CA 94107; 415/284-1420; www.spinproject.org Beyond the News: Racism (video); 25 min; $25; explores prejudice & white privilege & how they affect jobs, education, the judicial system, & the church; Alternatives for Simple Living, 5312 Morningside Ave, Sioux City IA 51106; 712/274-8875; www.simpleliving.org Emma, Howard Zinn; 176 pp; hb $30 or sb $9 + s&h; biography and dramatization of the life of Emma Goldman, the anarchist, feminist, & free-spirited thinker who was exiled from the US for her outspoken views; also from the same publisher, Culture and Resistance, Conversations with Edward W Said; South End Press, 7 Brookline St #1, Boston MA 02139; 617/547-4002; www.southendpress.org Raise More Money: The Best of the Grassroots Fundraising Journal, Kim Klein & Stephanie Roth; $28; 200 pp; twenty years of the best fundraising advice ever published by the Grassroots Fundraising Journal; includes insights from 17 fundraising professionals; Chardon Press, 3781 Broadway, Oakland CA 94611; 510/596-8160; www.chardonpress.com Free Peace Bumper Sticker; "War is Not the Answer" bumper sticker available from the Friends Committee on National Legislation, 245 Second St NE, Washington DC 20002; 202/547-6000; field@fcnl.org; www.fcnl.org Defending Democracy: An Activist Resource Kit; $10-15; 144 pp; both a quick reference guide & a source of in-depth analysis of the Right, with detailed directories of right-wing groups & groups defending democracy; bibliography; other kits also available; Political Research Associates, 1310 Broadway #201, Somerville MA 02144; 617/666-5300; www.publiceye.org The Center for Voting & Democracy promotes voting methods that empower voters with better choices & representation; brochures about voting & other educational voting & democracy resources available; 6930 Carroll Ave #610, Takoma Park MD 20912; 301/270-4616; www.fairvote.org De-Globalization, New Ideas for Running the World Economy, Walden Bello; 96 pp; hb $55 or sb $17.50 + s&h; also from the same publisher, Can Democracy Be Designed? The Politics of Institutional Choice in Conflict-Torn Societies, Sunil Bastian and Robin Luckham, eds; Becoming an Ally, Breaking the Cycle of Oppression in People, Anne Bishop; catalog provides table of contents for most books; Zed Books, 7 Cynthia St, London N1 9JF, England; 44/020 7837 4014 x 8466; www.zedbooks.demon.co.uk Infact: Challenging corporate abuse & building grassroots power, exposing life-threatening abuses by corporations since 1977; Infact, 46 Plympton St, Boston MA 02118; 617/695-2525; info@infact.org; www.infact.org Speak Out for Peace bumper sticker from Progressive Resources Catalog; find a large selection of progressive t-shirts, posters, buttons & more; custom ordering available; Donnelly/Colt Progressive Resources Catalog, Box 188, Hampton CT 06247; www.donnellycolt.com How to Use "New" Civil Rights Laws after 9-11; Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (MCLI); 320 pp; $36.95; focuses on legal issues under Executive Orders, Patriot Act, FBI/CIA actions; for activists, lawyers, teachers, & media; MCLI, POB 673, Berkeley CA 94701-0673; 510/848-0599; www.mcli.org "No Iraq War" Yard Sign; get one for your yard; contact Pat Gallagher, No War Signs Project; 206/271-4153; www.nowarsign.org; If there isn't a distribution point near you then distribute them yourself; order in batches of 50, 100, or more; contact Boruck Printing; 206/522-8500; www.boruckprinting.com Board Cafe is the newsletter for members of nonprofit Boards of Directors; short enough to read over a cup of coffee, the Board Cafe offers a menu of ideas, opinion, news, & resources to help board members give & get the most out of board service; CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, 706 Mission St #5, San Francisco CA 94103; 415/541-9000; www.boardcafe.org Capital Punishment & the Bible, by Gardener C. Hanks; $16.99; examines the biblical statements regarding capital punishment & puts them in historical context for present meaning; Herald Press, 616 Walnut Ave, Scottdale PA 15683-1999; 724/887-8500 x225; www.mph.org
Building Unions:
Past, Present, & Future,
Peter Kellman; $8, bulk discount available; describes how working
people have been denied rights & opportunities for centuries;
order from POCLAD, POB 246, S. Yarmouth MA 02664 or Apex Press,
800/316-APEX |
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