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Activism: Peace
In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, it's time to Feel, Think and Respond
Special Section: Iraq and U.S. Military Imperialism
"An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind."
-- Gandhi
Alternative News Sites (compiled by the Think team)
- Get your news from places other than AOL/Yime-Warner media conglomerates
- "Your best source for antiwar news, viewpoints and activities"
- Flash! When Will We Learn? - by Harry Browne
- PEACE - it's such a simple word, but it has many connotations in the current political climate.
- Sponsored by a growing coalition of national and local groups, the Iraq Peace Pledge is a way for you to publicly register your opposition to war on Iraq, and more.
- Join a nationwide grassroots netowrk for change
- Take the Pledge of Resistance
- Peace Action works to achieve the abolition of nuclear weapons, the development of a peace-oriented economy, an end to the international weapons trade, and promotes non-military solutions to international conflict.
- listings of anti-war and anti-racism events that are being organized around the world
- Let's show the world that we are united in our opposition to a war against Iraq.
- a coalition of national organizations representing broad constituencies that aim to Keep America Safe by advocating alternatives to preemptive war in Iraq. The coalition offers a mainstream, patriotic voice for engaging opinion makers, activating concerned citizens, and communicating effectively to the media.
More Peace Links
"You cannot simultaneously prepare for and prevent war."-- Albert Einstein
- Join the FAST (Fast Action Stops Torture) Campaign. It's the easiest way I know of to make a difference.
- you may remember them as CA SANE/FREEZE...
- dedicated to building a sustainable peace-oriented economy
- An excellent resource of links
- dedicated to the responsible use of science and technology.
The situation in Tibet is desperate: after more than 45 years of Chinese occupation of the country the Tibetan people are literally at risk of disappearing from the face of the earth in a few years. The opening of dialogue between the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile and the Peoples Republic of China, still unrealized, adds to the gravity of the situation.
The year 2000 must be a new beginning for us all. Together we can transform the culture of war and violence into a culture of peace and non-violence. This demands the participation of everyone.
- See also: the One Day In Peace project... Just Imagine!
- information and resources on the use of nonviolent direct action in the service of justice and human development
- Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Handbook (from the October 1987 Stop First Strike actions in Santa Cruz, CA)
- Without the accompaniment of Peace Brigades International, I would not be alive today. -- Amilcar Mendez, Council of Ethnic Communities, Guatemala
- on-line for peace and justice
- a Quaker page
- participate in the realization of an ethic for global peace
- (a project of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions (CPWR)
- a collection of Internet resources relating to international conflict resolution, negotiation theory, and peace studies
- December 10, 1998 marked the 50 year anniversary of this important document.
- We seek to help hasten an end to militarism, war and the causes of war.
- The War Resisters League affirms that all war is a crime against humanity. We therefore are determined not to support any kind of war, international or civil, and to strive nonviolently for the removal of all causes of war.
- a co-operative movement to unite the strengths of existing organizations and projects toward making Peace a practical reality in the 21st century
