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Full Spectrum Dominance
By Jim Clune I read an article recently that reviewed a book based on the premise that the America we now know as the USA was founded in 1619 when the first boatload of slaves arrived and not 1776, as … Continue reading
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Protest Against War Spending
Press Release June 7th, 2020 Calling to shame the United States obscene Military Budget at Federal Building on Henry St, Binghamton, June 10th at 11 AM Simultaneous actions will be held on Wednesday June 10th at 11 AM at NY … Continue reading
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Solidarity Caravan for Workers
By Ann Clune May day! May day! May day! With the world confronting a novel, life-threatening pandemic, we were made acutely aware of how much we depend on essential workers to sustain our lives. Critical workers include the doctors, nurses, … Continue reading
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A reflection on Peace Action’s future
By Jim Clune Broome County Peace Action was originally formed in the 1980’s to address through the “Freeze Movement” the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Since then we have also been engaged in the issues of war making, cultural militarism, American … Continue reading
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A New and Joyous Way to Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki
By Jack Gilroy Veterans for Peace, Chapter 90, works closely with Peace Action of Broome County, N.Y. The two groups meet together the second Saturday of each month, VFP at 10AM and Peace at 11AM. For decades Peace Action (formerly … Continue reading
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Our grant engages students in activism
By Tim Wolcott After a circuitous, anxious trek through many hallways and a couple of flights of stairs, I neared the appointed Benjamin Franklin Elementary School classroom. I was glad to see through the open door, sun shining brightly onto … Continue reading
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Peace Dividend Lost in 1991 – Can We Get It in 2020?
By Jack Gilroy It’s April 2020, and the planet is in the midst of a pandemic. Our best epidemiologists still can’t predict how many more than the current number of over 40,000 will die in America from Covid – 19. … Continue reading
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A Gratitude Caravan
May day, May day, May day! With the world confronting a life-threatening pandemic, we are more than ever acutely aware of how much we depend on a vast number of service workers to help us live our lives. High on … Continue reading
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George Haeseler
Jack Gilroy shares a letter sent to George, a friend for about 35 years, a little before George’s passing. I remember well when I joined Sane Freeze in 1985. I was feeling pretty lonely at the high school where I … Continue reading
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Bearing Witness to Homelessness in San Diego
By Stan Levin / San Diego Veterans for Peace They are here, by the hundreds, by the thousands, the dispossessed among us. People having little in the way of the niceties of a comfortable existence That equates with the concept … Continue reading
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