Tag Archives: Peace Movement

Refusing to Deploy : The Court Martial of Victor Agosto

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Victor Agosto and Jackie at Under the Hood Cafe in Killeen, Texas. Jackie made the sign for Victor who is facing a court martial for refusing to deploy to Afghanistan. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.GI resisters need … Continue reading →

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NAACP Turns 100; Convention Met by Anti-War Protest

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP with long-time civil rights activist Hazel Dukes. Photo by Thomas Good / NLN / The Rag BlogDemonstrators at NAACP confab protest presence of army recruiters As the NAACP kicked off its convention … Continue reading →

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Woodstock: The Memories Live On for These Two

Posted on July 11, 2009 by RagBlog

Love It: Everyone quoted in the story sounds like they’re still trippin’! Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog Iconic Woodstock Couple Keeps Festival Spirit Alive By Adam Horne / July 11, 2009 Forty years after the legendary festival in Bethel, … Continue reading →

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Judy Gumbo Albert : My Body. My Story.

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Flowers outside the Women’s Health Care Services abortion clinic, scene of the murder of Dr. George Tiller on May 31, 2009, in Wichita, Kansas. Photo by Kelly Glasscock / Reuters.My body, my story: In memory of Dr. George Tiller We … Continue reading →

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President Threatens Sanctions on Anti-War Dems

Posted on June 20, 2009 by RagBlog

Now, here’s a big surprise! The President of hope and change playing politics as usual by threatening the most vulnerable, new House members on Capitol Hill with sanctions for refusing to support his war-funding package. Deep from the heart of … Continue reading →

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Victor Agosto : The Price of Conscience

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

GI Victor Agosto, being interviewed by Beth Freed of the Dallas Peace Times, after announcing that he was refusing deployment to Afghanistan. Photo from Under the Hood Cafe.GI Victor Agosto That is the price of conscience. When he said: ‘There … Continue reading →

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Chicago 1968 : Riot Cops to Hold Reunion

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Scenes from the police riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Photos from Chicago Tribune files.1968 Chicago riot cops to hold reunion ‘It’s just a get-together for guys who worked together 40 years ago,’ said Mark Donahue, president … Continue reading →

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Susan Van Haitsma : Biker Chick for Peace

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Bikers parade down Congress Ave. in Austin during 2008 Republic of Texas Biker Rally. Photo from Panaramio.Roll on, Bikers I held a sign reading ‘Biker Chicks for Peace’… As the bikers passed by, the majority flashed peace signs back at … Continue reading →

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Cindy Sheehan : The ‘Myths of the Robber Class’

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Rag Bloggers meet with Cindy Sheehan, June 11, 2009. From left, Former Camp Casey organizer Patrice Schexnayder, The Rag Blog’s Jim Retherford and Alice Embree, Cindy Sheehan, Rag Blog co-editor Thorne Dreyer and correspondent David MacBryde, and Chris Hargreaves of … Continue reading →

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POETRY / Gregg Barrios : ‘El hijo de Frida y Diego’

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Photo from Yoreme’s Weblog See Video of Gregg Barrios reading ‘Chale Guerra,’ Below. El hijo de Frida y Diego I am the promised root born through artful inseminationI am the manchild borne through prehysteric supplicationI … Continue reading →

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Obama, the Anti-War Movement and the Neo-Cons: Turning the Ship Around

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“Warship 53.” Photo from sailsarana.com Obama’s agenda of ‘turning the battleship’ is not our agenda of disarming it altogether: ending U.S. interventionism and bullying of all sorts, initiating an era of peaceful global cooperation to tackle poverty, disease, global warming … Continue reading →

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Anti-War Memorial Day at Texas’ Fort Hood

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Memorial Day at Under the Hood. GI’s gather at coffee house before marching for peace. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog. War may seem to be a million miles away to much of the population, but it is … Continue reading →

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