Peace Action Blog (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Dear friends, I am writing to you today from the Democratic National Convention, where Peace Action Maine will be reaching out to fellow activists, meeting with Maine delegates and legislators, and speaking at a number of events in Denver. Peace Action Maine will also be at the Republican National Convention in St Paul, and we encourage [...]
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
WASHINGTON - Kelly Jacobs will be wearing dresses made from a "peace flag" every day at the Democratic National Convention. As a delegate and a CodePink activist, she'll don bright pink earrings, shoes and backpacks — and hundreds of peace and pink-colored buttons."There's no getting away from the peace message. It's on my neck down to my waist," said Jacobs, 49.The Mississippi...
Peace Action Blog (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
It works! Our own Jonathan Williams - Peace Action’s SPAN Coordinator marched with IVAW and thousands of other protestors to block the way of Democratic delegates until they let an IVAW representative speak with the Obama camp. From the IVAW website: IVAW members in Denver on Wednesday where they led a march of ten thousand to the [...]
Peace Action Blog (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
... but the one salient issue which we all can agree on is Iraq,” said Jonathan Williams, Student Peace Action Coordinator in an interview from Denver. He continued, “The Democrats are just as accountable as the Bush administration for keeping us in Iraq. People here know that – the American people know that.” In response to the overwhelming public opinion condemning both Republicans...
The Nation Blogs (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
I haven't been focusing nearly enough on the many efforts underway to end the war. So today I'm going to start regularly highlighting antiwar initiatives, projects, protests, programs. Peace Action's is a campaign promoting a comprehensive plan to end the war and embark on humane reconstruction through a withdrawal of all troops and private contractors within one year; a "diplomatic surge"...
EmailWire.Com (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
... but the one salient issue which we all can agree on is Iraq,” said Jonathan Williams, Student Peace Action Coordinator in an interview from Denver. He continued, “The Democrats are just as accountable as the Bush administration for keeping us in Iraq. People here know that – the American people know that.”In response to the overwhelming public opinion condemning both Republicans and...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Kelly Jacobs will be wearing dresses made from a "peace flag" every day at the Democratic National Convention. As a delegate and a CodePink activist, she'll don bright pink earrings, shoes and backpacks - and hundreds of peace and pink-colored buttons.
JammieWearingFool (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
You have to shake your head and wonder what planet the Associated Press is living on. Here we have a ragtag group of wild-eyed Marxist radicals who get a nonstop stream of favorable media coverage and now the AP laments the fact they're not getting enough attention. So what do they do: They devote 18 paragraphs of fawning coverage to the psychos.These are hard times for peace activists. Despite...
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Sacramento Area Peace Action and Veterans for Peace urge you to to come to a Hands Off Iran Rally on Sunday, August 24, 12-2 p.m. at 16th & Broadway in Sacramento.
