THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE FIND WAYS TO OPPOSE WAR AND INJUSTICE BUT WHO ARE AFRAID OF CERTAIN GROUPS OR WHO DON'T KNOW WHICH GROUPS ARE RELIABLE. A recent English commentary on ZNET by an organizer of the Stockholm Social Forum asks some important questions which can be applied to any similar attempt to organize anywhere. Or, from the perspective of people who WANT … [Read more...] about -Organizing for Peace and Justice
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-Howard Zinn, Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon say: 100,000 Needed to Tell Kerry to Oppose War by June
ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE http://www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545 To subscribe, visit http://www.unitedforpeace.org/email =========================================== **A special message from United for Peace and Justice**Dear friend,The occupation of Iraq is sliding into war crimes and deepening violence against civilians. We need to reach both … [Read more...] about -Howard Zinn, Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon say: 100,000 Needed to Tell Kerry to Oppose War by June
-JAPAN’S RECENT CHANGES TO LAWS ON VISA OVERSTAYERS
by Arudou Debito Sapporo June 3, 2004 http://www.debito.org debito@debito.org////////////////////////////////////////////////////// JAPAN'S RECENT CHANGES TO LAWS ON VISA OVERSTAYERS OVERDO ENFORCEMENT AND PUNISHMENTS //////////////////////////////////////////////////////Despite UN and Prime Ministerial studies clamoring for more immigration and foreign tourism, Japan is … [Read more...] about -JAPAN’S RECENT CHANGES TO LAWS ON VISA OVERSTAYERS
-Continuation of Police Raid on HS Teachers’s House
In the spirit of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, we must find ways to resist illegitimate authority. And yes, in Japan, things arer becoming worse and worse and the police are used by school officials to stifle debate and dissent. Witness the recent case of a teacher who is the viictim of heavy-handed, Gestapo-like police tactics in: Police raid retired teacher who raised flag, … [Read more...] about -Continuation of Police Raid on HS Teachers’s House
THE TERRIBLE AND STRANGE DEATH OF NICK BERG
The Terrible and Strange Death of Nick BergBy James ConachyThe terrible death of Nick Berg in Iraq — beheaded in front of a video camera — has taken place in such strange and suspicious circumstances that it raises deeply troubling questions. Among them is whether American agencies had a direct or indirect hand in the young man?fs murder.Questions … [Read more...] about THE TERRIBLE AND STRANGE DEATH OF NICK BERG