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A Day! Help! Help! Another Day! (or how did Emily Dickinson celebrate Flag Day)
How did Emily Dickinson celebrate Flag Day? She didn’t, because it wasn’t observed until 1893, but in 1877, on the centennial of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes, the flag flew over every government building. Emily also mentions flags in several poems, including this very unusual one: WAMMToday note: The poem seems fairly standard […]
It’s time: A reflection on war, family and action
It’s time: A reflection on war, family and action The story of Lisa Gray and Corporal Andrew Wilfahrt BY LISA GRAY April 04, 2011 Twin City Daily Planet tcdailyplanet.net Reposted with permission from the author. The headline in The Washington Post from March 2nd, 2011 read,“Lt. Gen. John Kelly, who lost his […]
VICTORY! Court Says Plaintiffs Can Challenge Bush Wiretapping Law
From: ACLU Communications Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 12:46 PM To: ACLU National Staff Subject: VICTORY! ACLU Challenge to Bush Wiretapping Law Reinstated VICTORY! Court Says Plaintiffs Can Challenge Bush Wiretapping Law In a huge victory for privacy and the rule of law, a federal appeals court today reinstated our landmark lawsuit challenging the FISA […]
Libya Attack Brings Out Angry Protestors
Irate peace activists rallied at the US Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis Monday afternoon to protest bombing attack on Libya. The was 25 years after Ronald Reagan had ordered bombs to fall on Libya. WAMM members were joined by many other groups to express outrage and condemnation of the US action. Stay tuned for more actions,
Day Two in the War Zone: Planting Trees, Burning Candles
Day Two in the War Zone: Planting Trees, Burning Candles by Steve Clemens. March 19, 2011 In the morning we walked in groups of five for about 30-45 minutes through our area of Kabul en route to our morning activity. I awoke at 4 AM to use the bathroom and when the call to prayer […]
Open Society’s Peace March in Kabul
Hakim and the AYPV and Open Society’s Peace March in Kabul this week mentioned in Steve Clemen’s report. The people speak. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uedQzWck7xc
Three Powerful Perspectives on Afghanistan
Twin City activist Steve Clemens is in Afghanistan with Kathy Kelly and others from around the world. He is sending daily posts about his experiences. Day 1: Three Powerful Perspectives on Afghanistan by Steve Clemens. March 18, 2011 I couldn’t afford to give in to jet lag after my arrival in Afghanistan this morning after […]
WAMM Member Ann Galloway goes to Madison: What you didn’t see in the news
I went to Madison on Saturday. What you didn’t see in the news It was very incredible. I felt like I was with other people who were in reality. Sort of like the Matrix. I was with people who took Red pill of reality, and coming back to work would be with Blue pill takers. Photo: […]
TRACES: a woman and children caught in the web of war, told through art installation, images, and narrative poetry.
Week One TRACES Harriet Bart (installation), Laura Crosby (photography), and Nor Hall (written/spoken word) trace the unexpected journey of a woman and children caught in the web of war, told through art installation, images, and narrative poetry. “Women and children have replaced men as the greatest casualties of war.” Carol Nader Click for tickets, schedule […]
Malalai Joya: Ten Years Into the U.S. War: An Evening with the “Bravest Woman in Afghanistan”
Friday, April 1, 7:00 p.m. St. Joan of Arc Church, 4537 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis. Malalai Joya has been called “the bravest woman in Afghanistan.” At a constitutional assembly in Kabul in 2003, she stood up and denounced her country’s powerful U.S./ NATO-backed warlords. She was only twenty-five years old. Two years later, she became the youngest person elected to Afghanistan’s new Parliament. In 2007, she […]
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