Mar 99
American Friends Service Committee Peacework Magazine Patrica Watson, Editor Sara Burke, Assistant Editor Pat Farren, Founding Editor
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Email address: 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. |
Women & Life on Earth in the 21st Century For women in northeast North America working on issues of peace, food security and health, climate change/energy, globalization, sustainable lifestyles: An organizing meeting for a Women and Life on Earth Network will be held, Aug. 7, 1999 in western Massachusetts. We propose discussion and decisions on the following:
Twenty years ago "Women and Life on Earth" was formed by a few women in the northeast United States. The statement of principles said, in part: "We see connections between the exploitation and brutalization of the earth and her people and the physical, economic, and psychological violence that women face every day. We want to understand and try to overcome the historical divisions of race, poverty, class, age, and sexual preference that have kept women apart and politically powerless. Our concerns are many, but understanding the problems that confront us helps us imagine how we would like to live. "We are women whose lives and work demand a shared expression of a new, affirmative vision for society. Our hope for the future is based on a feminist perspective, a growing understanding and appreciation of racial, sexual, and ecological diversity, and an end to militarism. We want to live in decentralized communities based on interdependence, self-reliance, and other basic ecological principles. These principles are not abstractions. They are conditions for our survival." We believe these principles are still valid in 1999. If you are interested in attending, Email us at the address below. Please include a brief statement about your experience as an activist and organizer and your principal areas of interest. -Jean Grossholtz, Anna Gyorgy Email contact: <grossho@mhc.mtholyoke.edu> |
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