 March 2005
American Friends Service Committee Peacework Magazine Sara Burke, 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. |
March 19: The World Says End the War!
March 19-20 marks the two-year anniversary of the US bombing and invasion of Iraq. After all of the death and destruction, and with the Bush administration claiming a mandate to continue the war, there's a new urgency and a stronger determination within the global antiwar movement to bring the troops home now. On March 19 and 20, demonstrations will be held in countries around the world and across the US, including a mass gathering in New York City organized by the United for Peace and Justice coalition. To learn about planned events or publicize one of your own, visit the UFPJ web site at www.unitedforpeace.org. Special Focus on North Carolina UFPJ is also supporting a major regional demonstration in Fayetteville, North Carolina, home to Fort Bragg and many of the Army's elite units. In addition to Fort Bragg, North Carolina hosts four more of the nation's largest military bases. Less well-known is the fact that Fayetteville is also home to a growing base of anti-war activists and organizations. They are military folks, veterans, families of active-duty soldiers and veterans, students, workers, clergy, and educators, and all are part of a vibrant and growing statewide network. They know that organizing in Fayetteville is a key to bringing the troops home from Iraq. Be Part of a Global Anti-war Network People all around the world will be taking action on March 19 and 20. Brussels will be the site of a central demonstration on the eve of a meeting of the European Council, where demonstrators will march against war, racism, and a corporate-dominated Europe. India's national Anti-War Assembly recently committed to major protests. And the World Social Forum joined the call when it met in Porto Alegre, Brazil in January. To find out more about actions and events in Boston, contact Boston Mobilization, 971 Commonwealth Ave., Boston MA 02215; 425/466-0248; www.bostonmobilization.org
To find out more about actions and
events in Maine, contact Peace Action Maine, 207/772-0680; www.peaceactionme.org LETTER Hattie Nestel, Athol, MA Delighted to see Peacework taking on the issue of voter fraud in the February edition! The issue of exactly what happened in the last election, i.e., win or fraud, seems salient as to how and where we go from here. Personally, when referring to the 2004 elections, I always use the word "stolen" rather than won. I hope others will do the same, and when the history of this time is recorded, great detail will be given as to how the election was "stolen" and how people like John Conyers, Jesse Jackson, Greg Palast, Stephanie Tubbs Jones and Barbara Boxer rose to the occasion!
Thanks for keeping this dialogue going. 
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