September 2000
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Patrica Watson, Editor
Sara Burke, Assistant Editor
Pat Farren, Founding Editor
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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. |
Contents: September 2000
From the editor's desk
4 Who for President? The Left is Split
by John Cort
The American system has a way of devouring third parties. And
then again this year may be different
5 The Left and Electoral Participation
by Edward Herman
There are many unknowns in this pretty bleak picture
7 Letters:
from Dale Berry, Betty Zisk, John Bach, John Anderson
When confronted with a choice between two evils...
8 Moderate or Militant: Will the Real Dick Cheney Please Stand Up?
by William D. Hartung
Before we can gauge how Cheney might perform as vice president,
we will need a vigorous and detailed foreign policy debate
8 Lieberman, Democrats, and Jews
By Marty Jezer
One can respect his religious observance, but it's his
political positions and leadership that are the only important
measures of his morality
9 Winona LaDuke: Yearning to See Some Kind of Justice
from Annie Birdsong and the Black Mesa Projects
"What Ralph and I hope is that we can engage the public
that hasn't registered to vote because they're disgusted,
and have them go to the polls"
10 Dunce Caps for Which Presidential Candidates? The Education
Proposals of Bush, Gore, & Nader
by Robert A. Dentler
In a time when the importance of education improvements has
skyrocketed, it is dismaying to find the policy proposals for
propelling them to be so wide of the mark
11 Ain't Fallin' for That One Again
by Michael Moore
Deconstructing the political myth of abortion protection
13 Green Politics 2000: The Enigma and the Advocate
by Kim Carlyle
Two candidates have stated strong positions on the environment,
One has consistently shown resistance to powerful influence
14 Questions on Nuclear Disarmament for Candidates for Congress
from Methodists United for Peace with Justice
What will you do about Nuclear Arms Reduction, National Missile
Defense, Non-Proliferation, and the CTBT?
15 Vermont Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons to Focus on
Congressional Elections
by Joseph Gainza
Vermonters, when they have the chance, will vote for abolition
16 Addressing Issues in the Streets-- Philadelphia Report
from the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
The presence of a viable movement for social change is both
important and hopeful--like dry bones gathering sinews and
flesh
17 Notes from a Quaker Peacekeeper
by Joseph A. Rogers
Then I did the one thing you're not supposed to do in
such a situation: I turned my back
17 New Wave of Organizers--Young and Racially Diverse
by L.A. Kauffman
Imagine what this movement can do, even without puppets
18 A Tactical Critique of Philadelphia
from the Direct Action Network
What didn't work and what did
19 Speak Up About Coverage of Protests in Los Angeles
from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
A record peppered with misinformation and selective reporting
19 Can We Do Elections Better? Try Instant Runoff Voting
by John Rensenbrink
A cure for the lesser-of-two-evils syndrome
20 Palestinian "Intransigence" or Media Bias?
from Grassroots International
Beyond the mainstream media, looking for a just peace
21 Pieces: Events, Campaigns, Gatherings, Resources, Opportunities,
Election 2000 Resources, and Other Memorabilia
First Annual Pat Farren Lecture
Readings: Daniel Berrigan
Thursday, September 21
Friends Meetinghouse, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge
Reception, 6:00 PM, Program, 7:00 - 9:00
Benefit for the Pat Farren Memorial Fund, established
to ensure that Peacework maintains the quality and influence
to which founding editor Pat Farren had built it
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