2001-10-25 Jan Slakov Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:00:19 -0400 From: Randy Schutt <•••@••.•••> Subject: Alternatives to War, Part I Dear friends, So what should the US do to respond to terrorism? If not war, then what? These are difficult questions and progressives have not had very satisfying answers. The public is demanding a good, … Read more
2001-10-25 Jan Slakov Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:00:29 -0400 From: Randy Schutt <•••@••.•••> Subject: Alternatives to War, Part II Dear friends, Here is a collection of four articles compiled by my friend Tom Atlee <•••@••.•••> that also suggest alternatives to war. I find the last one especially useful. At the end, I’ve added a … Read more
2001-10-23 Richard Moore “Aid officials estimate that up to 7.5 million Afghans might be threatened with starvation.” – from article below Friends, The evidence seems to be that more people will die in Afghanistan this winter than died in all of Hitler’s concentration camps. During these last few weeks when something might still be done … Read more
2001-10-22 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, Two long-time subscribers to this list sent in thoughtful comments re: the Wendell Berry article. Both criticize it for failing to point out that the reason behind the attacks of Sept. 11 is more complex than simply our society’s addiction to consumerism, technological fixes and violent security measures. Both … Read more
2001-10-22 Jan Slakov To: •••@••.••• Cc: •••@••.•••, •••@••.•••, •••@••.••• From: Paul Swann <•••@••.•••> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 16:19:58 +0000 Subject: [gpcnews] Intellectual self-defence In the wake of September 11, the media have united to present a single explanation for the atrocity (Islamic terrorism) and to name a single perpetrator (Osama bin Laden and his … Read more
2001-10-22 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Delivered-To: •••@••.••• From: “Marty Jezer” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Friday’s Commentary: Attack on the Bill of Rights Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:22:52 -0400 From the Brattleboro (VT) Reformer, 10/19/01 ATTACK ON THE BILL OF RIGHTS by Marty Jezer The two houses of Congress are now negotiating the details of an anti-terrorism bill … Read more
2001-10-19 Jan Slakov Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 20:53:01 -0700 From: “Action Center” <•••@••.•••> (by way of Rycroft & Pringle <•••@••.•••>) Subject: Peace.ca– [IAC] Sat Oct 27 INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST WAR AND RACISM NEXT STEP IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST RACISM AND WAR! International A.N.S.W.E.R. calls for an International Day Against Racism & War SATURDAY, OCTOBER … Read more
2001-10-16 Richard Moore Bcc: contributors “Fascism should rightly be called corporatism as it is a merge of state and corporate power.” – Benito Mussolini [sent to me by Cyberbrook] Friends, Make no mistake – this phony war on terrorism is simply the military arm of globalization. And globalization is just another name for the New … Read more
2001-10-11 Jan Slakov From: “Janet M Eaton” <•••@••.•••> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 12:45:55 -0300 Subject: [A MUST READ]Thoughts in the Presence of Fear by Wendell Berry A worthy synthesis of the state of our western world , with the problems well articulated and the future addressed with wisdom and visionary insight . fyi-janet ============================================== … Read more
2001-10-10 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 22:09:53 -0700 To: “Richard K. Moore” <•••@••.•••> From: Rosa Zubizarreta <•••@••.•••> ***** Toward a Deeper Unity: The Community Conversations project The Community Conversations project is a response to the 911 tragedy. It is also a broader, ongoing effort to address the various challenges faced by our … Read more