Tag Archives: Peace Movement

Memorial Day 2009 : Ashes, Stones and Flowers

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

In Memory of All Victims of War and Terrorism:Ashes, Stones, and Flowers By Rabbi Arthur Waskow and Rev. Patricia PearceThe Rag Blog / May 25, 2009 For vibrant lives suddenly and shamelessly sacrificed, we lift up the ashes of our … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : American Jews, Middle East Peace and a Crisis of Values

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Rabbi Arthur Waskow, pictured at the North America Conference of Rabbis for Human Rights held in Washington, D.C., in December 2008. If the U.S. insists on peace in the Middle East, will there be a crisis over values and identity … Continue reading →

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GI Victor Agosto : ‘There is No Way I Will Deploy to Afghanistan’

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Victor Agosto with fan club at opening of Under the Hood Cafe in Kileen, Texas, on March 1, 2009. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.To Victor Agosto, Ft. Hood, Texas: ‘You will deploy in support of OEF on … Continue reading →

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Matthis Chiroux: War Resister Scores a Big Win

Posted on April 23, 2009 by RagBlog

War Resister Successfully Challenges ‘Misconduct’ Charge By Stephen Dohnberg / April 21, 2009 War resister Sgt Chiroux successfully challenged his misconduct hearing, facing down the U.S. Army and offering a potential “green light” for other soldiers challenging the legality of … Continue reading →

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Randy Rowland : Lindy’s Great Escape

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The sit-in of the Presidio 27, Oct. 14, 1968, to be known as the Presidio Mutiny. Photo from the archives of Sir! No Sir!. The Presidio mutiny was a sit-down protest carried out by 27 prisoners at the Presidio stockade … Continue reading →

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Austin : Some ‘Poopers’ at the ‘Tea Party’

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

A different message at Austin Tea Party: The Rag Blog’s Susan Van Haitsma and Fran Hanlon (right), both with CodePink. Photo by Andy McKenna / The Rag Blog.Speaking of taxes:I can’t afford more war. Can you? By Susan Van Haitsma … Continue reading →

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Dennis Kucinich: Get Out of Afghanistan, Too

Posted on April 13, 2009 by RagBlog

Obama has proposed an $82 trillion dollar WAR SUPPLEMENT to the budget. I do not believe in war, whether in Afghanistan or along the Mexican border, where a huge chunk of this money is also destined. I am hearing that … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree : Easter Weekend at the Ranch

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Alice Embree, with Jeff Shero (left) and Duncan Echelson, shown at LBJ Ranch during a peace vigil on Easter in 1965. This UPI telephoto was reproduced in Prairie Radical, a memoir by former Austin activist Robert Pardun.An Activist History of … Continue reading →

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Ric Sternberg Video : Million Musician March for Peace, Part 3

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The Million Musician March:STILL Keeping Austin Weird By Ric Sternberg / The Rag Blog / May 5, 2009 Part 3 of the 2009 Million Musician March trilogy is now up and running. [The 2009 Million Musician March for Peace, an … Continue reading →

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Ric Sternberg Video : Million Musician March for Peace

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“Bionic Ric” Sternberg played in the band and also filmed the Million Musicians March — led by Grand Marshal Wavy Gravy — on March 21, 2009, in Austin, Texas. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.The Million Musician March:Just … Continue reading →

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Another Almost Forgotten Story of a Silent Hero

Posted on March 31, 2009 by RagBlog

Alice Coy cries for help as she holds her hand over the head wound of British peace activist Thomas Hurndall, who had been shot in the head moments earlier in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, April 11, 2003. Thomas Hurndall, … Continue reading →

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Sometimes People Know Better Than Governments

Posted on March 26, 2009 by RagBlog

Palestinian children sing for Holocaust survivorsMarch 25, 2009 The Palestinian youths from a tough West Bank refugee camp stood facing the elderly Holocaust survivors on Wednesday, appearing somewhat defiant in a teenage sort of way. Then they began to sing. … Continue reading →

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