PeaceVoice – Distributing Op-Eds Nationwide for Peace, Justice, and the Inadvisability of War.
-
Building Trust in Afghanistan
“Here in Kabul, I read a recent BBC op-ed by Ahmed Rashid, urging a “diplomatic offensive” to build or repair relationships with the varied groups representing armed extremism in Afghanistan. Rashid has insisted, for years, that severe mistrust makes…” Kathy Kelly Published in: Huffington Post, Pace e Bene, War is a Crime, Transcend Media Service,
-
Poverty, militarism and the public schools
“What’s the difference between education and obedience? If you see very little, you probably have no problem with the militarization of the American school system — or rather, the militarization of the impoverished schools…” Robert C. Koehler Published in: Common Wonders Blog, Counterpunch, La Progressive, Tribune Content Agency, Huffington Post, Pace e Bene, The Lone
-
On June 2nd Remember the Mother’s Day Peace Proclamation
“Every year in May, peace activists circulate Julia Ward Howe’s Mother’s Day Peace Proclamation. But, Howe did not commemorate Mother’s Day in May . . . for 30 years Americans celebrated Mother’s Day for Peace on June 2nd…” Rivera Sun Published in: World Beyond War, Campaign Nonviolence, Rivera Sun’s Blog, Sierra County Prospect, Love in