Hearth Healthy

June 23, 2008

“Peace, like charity, begins at home.” –Franklin Delano Roosevelt

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”

 

–Dalai Lama

Telling It Like It Is

March 14, 2008

Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan. From March 13-16, veterans from all over the U.S. will meet in Washington, D.C. to testify about their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.

They will bolster their testimony with videos and photographic evidence so that people can see what’s really going on there.

Find out how to watch or listen to this Iraq Veterans Against the War event at ivaw.org/wintersoldier/howtowatch.

De-Funding the War in Iraq

January 24, 2008

The AFSC has just released a 2-minute video on the cost of war in Iraq.   

One Day = $720 Million.  

Find out how you can help “de-fund” the war and “re-fund” human needs at afsc.org/cost/.

…in the Peace Primary (peaceprimary.org). Of twelve groups promoting peace, one will win $100,000 to amplify their message in the 2008 election. The Peace Primary is your chance to make the peace issues you care about a priority in 2008.

The Contenders:

American Friends Service Committee
Women’s Action for New Directions
Union of Concerned Scientists
TrueMajority “Build America, Not More Bombs.”
Refugees International
Peace Action & Peace Action West
National Religious Campaign Against Torture
Global Green USA
Genocide Intervention Network
Faithful Security
Citizens For Global Solutions
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation