Listen to "War Resister Seeks Asylum and Rebuilding after War"
US Army enlistee André Shepherd applied for asylum in Germany in 2008. This because on the grounds of conscience he refused to redeploy to Iraq. He now lives with other asylum-seekers, mainly Iraqis and Afghans, in a facility provided by the German government.
Not for profit organization Rebuilding Alliance rebuilds homes and communities in regions of war and occupation and advocates for government policies towards these regions based on human rights and international law. Executive Director Donna Baranski-Walker talks about their projects which are symbols of hope that help rebuild shattered communities and offer people around the world immediate ways to make peace, starting with the tangible support of a family's right to a home.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Mary Tillman on Lt. Gen. McCrystal
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Sean Cahill on Lesson 9 of the Alameda Unified School District: the LBGTQ language offends some parents. The AUSD agrees to move it forward and roll it out to students.
Devin Slavin works as a regenerative design consultant and mentor through his permaculture business - Abundance In Balance Design. His inspiration for creating a world in which we all thrive led him to founding the Grow Food Party Crew.
Mary Tillman mother of Arizonas Cardinal Football star Pat Tillman as well as Kevin Tillman who served with Pat in a US Army Ranger unit in Afghanistan. Pat Tillman died by fratricide on April 22 2004. Mary Tillman authored Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My tribute to Pat Tillman published in 2008. She talks about President Obama's choice to be the next United States military commander in Afghanistan: Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal goes before the Armed Services Committee Tuesday June 2.
Sean Cahill on Lesson 9 of the Alameda Unified School District: the LBGTQ language offends some parents. The AUSD agrees to move it forward and roll it out to students.
Devin Slavin works as a regenerative design consultant and mentor through his permaculture business - Abundance In Balance Design. His inspiration for creating a world in which we all thrive led him to founding the Grow Food Party Crew.
Mary Tillman mother of Arizonas Cardinal Football star Pat Tillman as well as Kevin Tillman who served with Pat in a US Army Ranger unit in Afghanistan. Pat Tillman died by fratricide on April 22 2004. Mary Tillman authored Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My tribute to Pat Tillman published in 2008. She talks about President Obama's choice to be the next United States military commander in Afghanistan: Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal goes before the Armed Services Committee Tuesday June 2.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Respect MP George Galloway on Tour for Gaza
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MP George Galloway is on tour for an upcoming trip to Gaza to attempt to break the blockade on that region.
This event took place in Berkeley, CA and is one of several across the country.
Also, another view of Gaza: the beaches.
Music by Luci Murphy
MP George Galloway is on tour for an upcoming trip to Gaza to attempt to break the blockade on that region.
This event took place in Berkeley, CA and is one of several across the country.
Also, another view of Gaza: the beaches.
Music by Luci Murphy
Monday, May 18, 2009
Susan Galleymore, author of Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror
Listen to "Susan Galleymore, author of Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror"
Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror, shares verbatim stories from mothers and others (troops, family members) affected by war in Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel and West Bank, Lebanon and Syria and the US.
Author and Raising Sand Radio host, Susan Galleymore, traveled to these countries between 2004 and 2007 to gather stories although the project actually began when her son was deployed to Iraq in 2004 and she traveled there to talk to him about war.
Published by Pluto Press and distributed by Palgrave/McMillan in the US, order the book online or from the book's website.
Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror, shares verbatim stories from mothers and others (troops, family members) affected by war in Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel and West Bank, Lebanon and Syria and the US.
Author and Raising Sand Radio host, Susan Galleymore, traveled to these countries between 2004 and 2007 to gather stories although the project actually began when her son was deployed to Iraq in 2004 and she traveled there to talk to him about war.
Published by Pluto Press and distributed by Palgrave/McMillan in the US, order the book online or from the book's website.
NOTE: View pictures from the book tour from the website too.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Voices against War: Book Launch at Busboys and Poets, Washington DC
Listen to "Voices against War: Book Launch at Busboys and Poets, Washington DC"
Voices from the local community of Washington DC speaking at the tour event for the book, Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror.
Mike Marceau - Vets for Peace
Chantelle Bateman -USMarine Corps and Iraq Vets Against War
Anita Bateman - "military mom" of Chantelle
MC'd by Verna Avery-Brown of Pacifica radio with music by Luci Murphy, Gray Panther.
Voices from the local community of Washington DC speaking at the tour event for the book, Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror.
Mike Marceau - Vets for Peace
Chantelle Bateman -USMarine Corps and Iraq Vets Against War
Anita Bateman - "military mom" of Chantelle
MC'd by Verna Avery-Brown of Pacifica radio with music by Luci Murphy, Gray Panther.
Monday, May 4, 2009
On the Road with Raising Sand Radio and Mothers Speak about War and Terror
Listen to "On the Road with Raising Sand Radio and Mothers Speak about War and Terror"
For the next two weeks I'm on the road with my book, Long Time Passing, Mothers Speak about War and Terror, in which I share the stories of mothers and others in the war zones of Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel and West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and the United States. Learn more about the book and the tour stops at the web site Mothers Speak about War and Terror (www.mothersspeakaboutwarandterror.org).
At each event I've invited members of the the local community affected by war to join me in raising our voices about the devastating effects of war. Today we'll hear from the voices shared at events in the Pacific North West, from Portland Oregon and Lakewood Was, where I presented the book and its ideas at a gi supported coffee shop called coffee Strong.
For the next two weeks I'm on the road with my book, Long Time Passing, Mothers Speak about War and Terror, in which I share the stories of mothers and others in the war zones of Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel and West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and the United States. Learn more about the book and the tour stops at the web site Mothers Speak about War and Terror (www.mothersspeakaboutwarandterror.org).
At each event I've invited members of the the local community affected by war to join me in raising our voices about the devastating effects of war. Today we'll hear from the voices shared at events in the Pacific North West, from Portland Oregon and Lakewood Was, where I presented the book and its ideas at a gi supported coffee shop called coffee Strong.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
For Mothers Day 2009... No More Victims
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Maxine Fookson and Ned Rosch are representatives of the Portland, Oregon community of No More Victims, an organization that connects American communities with war-injured Iraqi children and their families.
No More Victims is a citizen's response to war and militarism in the form of a national non-profit grassroots organization that connects American communities with war-injured Iraqi children and their families. Community participants band together to learn how the child was injured, assess the child's current situation, and work to meet the most pressing needs of the child and family.
Nadia McCaffrey is Gold Star parent which means that she has lost a child in an American war. Nadia is mother of California National Guardsman Patrick McCaffrey who was killed in Balad on a US Army base Camp Anaconda in 2004.
Nadia McCaffrey, part of the anti-war community since 2004, is founder of Veterans' Village.
Maxine Fookson and Ned Rosch are representatives of the Portland, Oregon community of No More Victims, an organization that connects American communities with war-injured Iraqi children and their families.
No More Victims is a citizen's response to war and militarism in the form of a national non-profit grassroots organization that connects American communities with war-injured Iraqi children and their families. Community participants band together to learn how the child was injured, assess the child's current situation, and work to meet the most pressing needs of the child and family.
Nadia McCaffrey is Gold Star parent which means that she has lost a child in an American war. Nadia is mother of California National Guardsman Patrick McCaffrey who was killed in Balad on a US Army base Camp Anaconda in 2004.
Nadia McCaffrey, part of the anti-war community since 2004, is founder of Veterans' Village.
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