 July/August 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 EVENTS Civil Disobedience Gathering, 8/2,
Convergence for Peace at Bath, 8/9,
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration,
8/9, Peace & Reconciliation Day, 8/11,
CAMPAIGNS Support an Open & Independent Commission of Inquiry; Encourage your representatives to support an independent investigation into the serious discrepancies between what proof the Administration actually had about Iraq’s weapons programs & what was declared to Congress, the American people, & the United Nations; as a first step, urge your members of Congress to support public hearings; visit www.congress.org for congressional contact information; for useful information, Education for Peace In Iraq Center, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington DC 20003; 202/543-6176; www.epic-usa.org US Weapons Should Not be Used Against the People of Aceh; Indonesia is waging a full-scale war on Aceh, a resource-rich region in northern Sumatra where ExxonMobil has extensive operations; call your Senators & Representative & ask to speak to the aide working on foreign policy; ask them to protest Indonesia’s use of US-supplied weapons in the war on Aceh, to maintain the ban on weapons sales & transfers to the Indonesian military, & to renew restrictions on US military training of Indonesian troops; to find out who represents you, visit www.congress.org & enter your ZIP code Creating a Northeast Independent Media Directory; Our goal is a broad range of progressive & independent information sources, from small newsletters intended for a single neighborhood, to larger organizations that focus on global issues; we’re looking for help with data entry, design, ad sales, & fundraising; contact Toward Freedom, POB 468, Burlington VT 05402-0468; www.towardfreedom.com/imcp Keep Space for Peace Week, 10/4-11; Organize an action in your community in solidarity with groups all over the world; hold an event at a US military base, Department of Energy facility, NASA installation, US Embassy, aerospace corporation, or academic institution working on military space; organize programs in locals schools or churches; please send us the date of the action, the location, & the name of a contact person, & we will publicize all the actions widely; Keep Space for Peace posters available; Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, POB 652, Brunswick ME 04011; 207/729-0517; www.space4peace.org GATHERINGS Globalizing Resistance: Nonviolence in the Age of Terror, 7/18-20; Colorado Springs, CO; national conference & 80th anniversary celebration of War Resisters League; workshops on war tax resistance, the militarization of space, nonviolence & simple living, new nuclear weapons research, counter-recruitment, JROTC, & many more topics; with Kathy Kelly, Voices in the Wilderness; Discussion! Dissent! Anarchist vs. Socialist Softball! Register by 7/1 with WRL, 339 Lafayette St., New York NY 10012; 212-228-0450; www.warresisters.org Burdock! Gathering for a Free & Sustainable Future, 7/22-29; Starks (near Farmington, ME); workshops, community building, & mutual aid opportunities; Burdock!, RR 1 Box 1450, Anson ME 04911; 207/649-5980; burdock@riseup.net Protecting our Civil Liberties: The Core of
Democracy, 7/25-26; Greenfield Community College, Greenfield
MA; presenters include Frank Serpico, Bill Newman, & C. William
Michaels, author of No Greater Threat, America after September 11 &
The Rise of the National Security State; workshops on town-by-town resolutions,
theater improv, writing for our rights, & more; sponsored by Traprock
Peace Center, 103A Keets Rd, Deerfield MA 01342; Northeast Organic Farming Association Conference, 8/7-11; Hampshire College, Amherst MA; keynote & pre-conference intensive workshop by Sally Fallon; workshops, entertainment, farmers’ & crafters’ market, a debate on the federal government’s national Organic Program, & more; NOFA, 41 Sheldon Rd, Barre MA 01005; 978/355-2853; www.nofamass.org WERU Full Circle Summer Fair, 8/9-10; Blue Hill Fairgrounds, ME; with speakers Jim Hightower & Kathy Kelly, music, information, & much more; full schedule available from WERU Community Radio, 207/469-6600; www.weru.org War & Empire: The Political Economy of US Militarism, 8/23-26; Camp Chinqueka, Bantam CT; Summer workshop & retreat of the Union for Radical Political Economics; workshops, plenaries, keynotes; with Frida Berrigan, George Caffentzis, Mazin Qumsiyeh, & Michael Perelman; URPE, 37 Howe St., New Haven CT 06511; 203/777-4605; urpe@labornet.com Twin Oaks Communities Conference, 8/29-9/1; Louisa VA; Have you been looking for more community in your life? Considering intentional community as a home? Wondering what an intentional community is?; please join us at 36-year-old Twin Oaks Community, one of the best-known intentional communities in the country; Communities Conference, 138 Twin Oaks Rd, Louisa VA 23093; 540/894-5126; www.twinoaks.org/conference War Tax Resistance—Confronting our Fears,
Acting on our Consciences, Troublemaking in Troubled Times: Organizing to Win, 9/12-14; Dearborn MI; annual Labor Notes conference; talks & workshops on “Rebuilding the labor movement when the deck is stacked,” “War: Labor’s response & the impact on all workers,” “Fighting concessions: keeping our health care & pensions,” “Building social movement unionism here & abroad”; Opportunities to meet & strategize by union, industry, or interest; for conference brochure & registration materials, contact Labor Notes, 7435 Michigan Ave, Detroit MI 48210; 313/842-6262; www.labornotes.org Common Ground Country Fair, 9/19-21; MOFGA Fairgrounds, Unity ME; sponsored by Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association, 207/568-4142; mofga@mofga.org; also available for free from MOFGA, “Why Buy Local Food,” a special issue of MOFGA’s newsletter offering consumers a “how to” for buying locally grown food year round; includes a complete list of farmers’ markets, community-supported agriculture farms, & other ways to “buy local.” Empire is not Healthy for Children & Other
Living Things, 10/10-11; Simmons College, Boston MA; we will
explore the multiple layers & ramifications of empire, & will
highlight organizing initiatives to halt the Bush Administration's wars;
contact AFSC, 2161 Mass. Ave, Cambridge MA 02140; OPPORTUNITIES United for a Fair Economy seeks Racial Wealth Gap Education Project Coordinator; letter & resume by 7/12 to Leslie Belay, Search Consultant, 43 Peter Parley Road, Jamaica Plain MA 02130, attn UFE; leslie.belay@verizon.net; with questions about the job, contact Leslie Belay; for more information about UFE, visit www.faireconomy.org Western New York Peace Center seeks Director; WNY Peace Center is oriented to activism & education on global & local issues of peace & justice; to apply, send 1-page essay on your vision for an effective peace movement in the present time, plus cover letter & resume, to Search Committee, WNY Peace Center, 2123 Bailey Ave, Buffalo NY 14211; www.wnypeace.org Quaker Peace & Social Witness & Friends World Committee for Consultation seek a Representative on Global Economic Issues for the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland; apply by 8/1/03 for position to start in 1/04; full details at geneva.quno.info/pdf/qunoposition.pdf Center for Voting & Democracy seeks Field Organizer; the Center is dedicated to fair elections where every vote counts & all voters are represented; the Field organizer position will run Aug-Nov, focused on helping to run the Claim Democracy Conference 11/21-23 (though future work with the Center is possible); letter, resume, writing sample, & 3 reference names to Rashad Robinson, field director, 6930 Carroll Ave #610, Takoma Park MD 20912; robinson@fairvote.org; www.fairvote.org Christians for Peace in El Salvador seeks Interim Coordinator of the People’s Market, our line of fair trade handicrafts from El Salvador; temporary position (Aug-Sep), with possibility for extension; contact Chris Ney, CRISPAZ, 122 DeWitt Dr, Boston MA 02120; info@crispaz.org Center for Popular Economics Annual Summer Institute, 8/3-9; Smith College, Northampton MA; an intensive training in economics for activists, educators, & anyone who wants a better understanding of economics; no background in economics is required; tracks in US economics & international economics, plus extra tracks this year in “Anti-War Economics for Activists” & “Environmental Justice”; keynote by Maliha Chishti, former director of the Hague Appeal for Peace; scholarships & child care available; wheelchair accessible; CPE, POB 785, Amherst MA 01004; 413/545-0743; www.populareconomics.org Share the Spirit of Peace International Youth Summit, 9/19-21; New York City; honoring the International Day of Peace; open to young people ages 15-25 with an expressed commitment to learn & to teach the way of Peace; apply by 7/15; details & application forms available at www.sharethespiritofpeace.org RESOURCES Amnesty International’s Report on the Obligations of Occupying Powers outlines humanitarian law, & lists the policies the Coalition must observe in order to comply with international law; www.amnestyusa.org Turning the Tide: Journal of Anti-Racist Action, Research, & Education; $15/yr ($25 institutional); current issue includes “Fascism & How to Fight It” by Michael Novick; order from Anti-Racist Action, POB 1055, Culver City CA 90232; 310/495-0299 Security After 9/11: Strategy Choices & Budget Tradeoffs, Marcus Corbin, ed.; 48 pp; includes contact guide; informative essays exploring issues of long-term “security” both at home & abroad; published by the Center for Defense Information, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036-2109; 202/332-0600; www.cdi.org The Bush Administration’s Nuclear Weapons Policy: A Double Standard with Lethal Implications, Joseph Gerson & Adam Miles; $1; 12 pp; the latest in the American Friends Service Committee’s Disarmament Resource Series; PDF Request copies from Joe Gerson, AFSC, 2161 Mass. Ave., Cambridge MA 02140; 617/661-6130 By What Authority, $25/3 issues; publication of the Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy (POCLAD), a 13-member collective instigating democratic conversations & actions that contest the authority of corporations to govern; By What Authority offers strong, in-depth essays (current issue: “The Birth of the White Corporation” by Jeffrey Kaplan & “When Silence is Not Golden: Negative Free Speech & Human Rights for Corporations” by Dean Ritz) as well as news from around the US; POCLAD, POB 246, South Yarmouth MA 02664-0246 Teaching for Change Spring/Summer 2003 Catalogue: K-College Resources on Equity & Social Justice; includes resources for teaching about the war in Iraq; TfC, POB 73038, Washington DC 20056-3038; 800/763-9131; www.teachingforchange.org Life on the Flags: Entering the General Population, by Doc 521138; 32 pp; comments, comics, & faith-based musings; an insider’s view on the topics of prisons & prisoners; request a copy from Doc 521138, Moberly Correctional Center, Box 7, Moberly MO 65270 The Plough Publishing House has closed, however resources are still available at www.bruderhof.com, including articles, stories, free “e-books,” & more. Alternatives for Simple Living Spring Catalogue; Alternatives is a nonprofit organization that equips people of faith to challenge consumerism, live justly, & celebrate responsibly; catalogue contains works on simpler living for children & adults; Alternatives, 5312 Morningside Ave., POB 2787, Sioux City IA 51106; 800/821-6153; www.simpleliving.org The Chomsky Quartet, boxed set of 4 books by Noam Chomsky; $30; The Prosperous Few & the Restless Many examines inequality in the global economy, particularly the ‘Third Worldization’ of the US; Secrets, Lies, & Democracy ranges from corporate welfare & free trade to gun control & US imperialism; What Uncle Sam Really Wants exposes the motivations behind US foreign policy, focusing on Central America; The Common Good discusses Aristotle, the US left, postmodernism, & everything in between; South End Press, 7 Brookline St #1, Cambridge MA 02139-4146; www.southendpress.org 
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