Peace

By Judith LeBlanc Peace Action and the American Friends Service Committee have initiated a network of peace, faith, economic and racial justice groups to convene a Counter Summit for Peace and [...]

Whew! Hard to keep up with all the great articles being published by grassroots leaders in the Peace Action network. Here are two for you today, both on the lunacy of a war with Iran: National [...]

You can’t evict the 99%. Agnes from Community Voices Heard, an East Harlem based organization of low-income people, working to improve the lives of the community said,  “Don’t [...]

Less than 1% of the nation serves in our Armed Forces, and like many of you mentioned in your comments on the Iraq War, we are deeply gratified that many of them are returning home this winter. [...]

By Jonathan Williams Manager of Communications and Online Organizing, Peace Action, www.peace-action.org Co-founder, Civilian-Soldier Alliance – www.civsol.org Transcribed from a speech [...]

Join Peace Action staff, members and friends for a screening of Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives, the Environmental Footprint of War, a unique, gripping documentary by pro-peace and environment [...]

I made notes on President Obama’s “war lite” speech the other night, intending to rebut many of his points, but it’s too easy, and also not really what I want to convey. [...]

By Judith Le Blanc The Congress is debating the federal budget It is time to tell Congress what we want. The Senate is writing next year’s budget now. To cast your vote take the Peace [...]

“Nobody wants to give up the gains that have been won at such hard cost. And nobody wants to give our allies an excuse to run for the exits.” Defense Secretary Robert Gates The image of our NATO [...]

President Barack “Three Wars” Obama (Nixon, Reagan and even G.W. Bush could only dream of conducting three wars at once!) was unconvincing in making his case for war in Libya last [...]