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GO AWAY
a poem by Rowan Walter
Go away.
Just go away now.
That is what the animals in the war zone
are all thinking,
saying, practically screaming
at the soldiers.
The wildlife: ground, trees, sky,
hate wars with a passion.
It dries the ground,
the toxic fumes
kill trees and animals.
The bombs blow up everything.
The animal families are in despair:
Stop hurting our land,
our earth, our home.
Please just leave,
you are killing us and everything.
Go.
Voices from WILPF Israel: Daphne Banai & Taghrid Shbita
by C.J. Minster
The women of Los Angeles, recognizing the extraordinary peace work done by Daphne Banai & Taghrid Shbita, members of WILPF Israel, brought them to the US for a mini-tour. They spoke at three events this weekend and are travelling to San Francisco for another engagement. I attended today's lecture and had the pleasure of meeting Taghrid & Daphne at a pot luck after the event.
"Fidel's Final Victory"
Star Wars, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and Human Travel to Mars
posted by C.J. Minster
[Editor's Note: the following post was written by Mort Frank, member of the WILPF Philadelphia branch Military Affairs Committee in response to "Look Up! Is It a Threat? Or a Plea for a Ban?," by William J. Broad in the Sunday NY Time's Week in Review.]
A Modern History of Cuba by Lisa Valenti, member of the Women & Cuba Issue Committee
posted by C.J. Minster
[Editor's Note: This post is a reaction to the article "After Castro: What Was Once Theirs," by Anthony DePalma that appeared in The Week in Review section of the Sunday NY Times yesterday. Lisa Valenti is a member of the WILPF Pittsburgh branch and the Women & Cuba Committee of WILPF US.]
Citizen's Hearing on the Legality of US Actions in Iraq
posted by C.J. Minster
[Editor's note from Carol Urner, Co-Chair of the WILPF Disarm Committee: MacGregor Eddy and Linda Richards are representing the WILPF Disarm Committee at the Citizen's Hearing on the Legality of US Actions in Iraq. A carload from the WILPF Ashland, OR branch also drove up -- a two day trip for them and will be reporting back to us when they return.]
Jeannette Rankin Film in Post-Production!
posted by C.J. Minster<
Dispatch from Carol Urner at the Bio-Weapons Conference in Geneva
Bio-Weapons Treaty Sixth Review Conference
Dispatch from Carol Urner at the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. Carol is the co-chair of the WILPF US Disarm! Dismantle the War Economy Committee. She is also the co-chair of the WILPF International Peace & Security Working Group. This dispatch was written regarding yesterday's proceedings.
NOTE: Contact me with questions and comments at carol.disarm@gmail.com. The UN chambers have wireless and I will try to respond.
