Afghanistan

Johnny Barber of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, who is currently in Kabul, writes inspiringly of a new initiative by the youth group Afghan Peace Volunteers called 2 Million Friends, an [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKLp3d06aSU&feature=youtu.be] Last week, the House of Representatives took a small but important step toward reining in Pentagon spending. Thank you to [...]

This week the House takes up the Defense Appropriations bill with votes on amendments coming as early as today or tomorrow.  Call your Representative today! 202-224-3121 Tell her or him to [...]

Lockheed Martin and their defense industry pals are knocking on every door on Capitol Hill claiming to represent the best interests of Americans. With a major vote happening in the House this [...]

Editor’s note: The candidates briefing described below is a great example of a well organized, content rich initiative. We hope you will take the opportunity to do the same with [...]

Here are four books on Peace Action related issues I’ve read recently, all written by colleagues (okay maybe I need to balance these now with some non-political books!). What are you reading this [...]

…or the constant roar of the neighbors’ generators near my house in Silver Spring, Maryland, just outside our nation’s capital, that make one crazy. Well, they kinda do, though [...]

By Cole Harrison, Massachusetts Peace Action Massachusetts Peace Action is an important part of a coalition of Massachusetts community, labor, and peace organizations that are now working to put [...]

New Jersey Peace Action’s Grassroots Activist Skills Building Day –Jessica Camacho and Madelyn Hoffman, New Jersey Peace Action On June 9th New Jersey Peace Action (NJPA) held a grassroots [...]

–Kevin Martin, Executive Director Norwegian philosopher and peace studies pioneer Johan Galtung has a very useful analytic framework for peace and justice activists in our current times, [...]