1999-05-05 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, As many people may know, the Hague Appeal for Peace takes place soon, May 11 – 15. It is “a world peace conference … to identify an agenda for peace and international justice so that millions of people in the 21st centruy can be spared from the ravages of … Read more
1999-05-05 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, May 5 In recent RN postings, the topic of the aftermath of the Kosovo bombing has come up: “it is not too early to start worrying about human rights and freedom of opinion in post-war Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro — since the KLA leaders can be assumed not to … Read more
1999-05-02 Jan Slakov PS: Dear Richard & all, Nope, I haven’t been on another trip. But this is a busy time: peace vigils to organize, gardens to plant, kids’ birthday parties… tons of messages to read! warm best wishes, Jan Dear RN list, May 2 One thing a war will tend to do is push … Read more
1999-05-02 Jan Slakov Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 10:54:39 -0700 From: Sid Shniad <•••@••.•••> Subject: Quick Political Scholastic Aptitude Test (QPSAT) Quick Political Scholastic Aptitude Test (QPSAT) This test consists of one (1) multiple-choice question. Here’s a list of the countries that the U.S. has bombed since the end of World War II, compiled by … Read more
1999-05-02 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, May 2 I titled this message “Capital punishment for those without capital” because this is both literally true and true in a figurative sense: Those on death row are almost all too poor to have had top lawyers and the victims of the bombings and the SAPs (structural adjustment … Read more
1999-05-02 Richard Moore Dear rn, Unless the problem is with my own rn subscription, Jan seems to have temporarily abandoned us. Could her classic PC finally have failed? Is she off on another NGO mission? I trust we’ll hear the story in good time, and I’m sure she’s up to something beneficial to humanity. In … Read more
1999-04-25 Jan Slakov From: jan m <•••@••.•••> Subject: Women in Black + FRY Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 23:59:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Adam McConnel <•••@••.•••> Subject: A Letter about Some of the Complexities of Opposition Adam McConnel •••@••.••• Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash. USA – ——————————————————— FOOTNOTE: Women in Black was started in Israel … Read more
1999-04-25 Jan Slakov ——- Forwarded Message Follows ——- From: “Janet M. Eaton” <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 16:21:17 +0000 Subject: Real Reasons We Are Bombing Yugoslavia -Argus Cour Dear MAI-nots: Adreas Rockstein, MAI -not leader from Germany, told me recently that Maria Mies, well -known German ecofeminist whom he referred to as … Read more
1999-04-25 Jan Slakov ——- Forwarded Message Follows ——- From: “Janet M. Eaton” <•••@••.•••> Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 11:41:13 +0000 Subject: Nobel Laureates’ Kosovo Peace Initiative !! Ap 22 Cc: •••@••.•••, Andreas Rockstein <•••@••.•••> “At the end of the press conference, the participants said it was inadmissible to use force to solve problems of a … Read more
1999-04-25 Jan Slakov Dear RN list (and others), April 25 I am very excited just now; let me tell you why. Where just a day or two ago I felt overwhelmed by the amount of violence in our world, I am feeling now like the pieces are coming together to make some headway for peace. … Read more