May 2000
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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.
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Contents: May 2000
From the Editor's Desk
4 The Politics of Genetically Engineered Foods: The United
States versus Europe
by Phil Bereano and Florian Kraus
Requiring adequate risk assessments of genetically altered
foods, requiring demonstrable safety, and requiring labeling so
that citizens can make informed choices, are reasonable public
policies on both sides of the ocean
7 Moments of Shocked Silence
by Donella Meadows
Perhaps we need to pay closer attention to the new, jaw-dropping
biotech industry
8 Still Small Voice in the Nuclear Era
by Claire Schaeffer-Duffy
In this nuclear era, the Vanunu affair is everyone's
affair
9 The Death of Joseph Terry Riordon
by Philip Berrigan
Plowshares vs. Depleted Uranium: jailhouse reflections while
awaiting trial
13 How "Hey, Little Ant" Became a Book
by Phil Hoose
On watching your baby sister stomp the ants
14 Protecting Children from War: What the New International
Agreement Really Means
by Shannon McManimon
The search for an agreement that children have no part in armed
conflict
16 The Meaning of April 16
by Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman
With the A16 protests shining the light on IMF and World Bank
policies, the prospect of shrinking their authority and power
is greater than at any time in recent history
17 Demonstrators Subject to Widespread Police Abuse
bulletin from Denis Moynihan
Treatment in jail was in sharp contrast to published reports
of police restraint
18 Open Letter, April 17
by Leon Galindo
After being illegally arrested and seriously threatened and
intimidated for a crime I had not committed, I clearly understood
what the protesters are after. Global justice is not a nebulous
thing--it is the call for institutions and individuals worldwide
to respect and uphold the basic principles upon which free, civilized,
humane, and prosperous societies are built
Short Takes
Iraq Under Siege, 11
Campaign of Conscience for the Iraqi People, 11
Death and Taxes Arrests, 11
Letter of Clarification, Doug Hostetter, 11
The Osprey, 12
Closing the School of the Americas, 12
Bolivian Demands for Water and Rights, 12
Korea: A Call for Accountability, 20
Okinawa: Petition vs. Encroaching US Militarism, 21
21 Poems
"Can't Tell" by Nellie Wong
"Father From Asia" by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
24 Pieces: Events, Opportunities, Campaigns, Resources, Gatherings
Sick and malnourished child and her grandmother at the Amarah General Hospital, Iraq, 1998. Photo © Alan Pogue |
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