| Refugee Narratives: A reflection by Cathy Breen | I arrived four days ago from the Middle East and find myself caught as it were between two worlds. |
| Camp Hope - Countdown to Change | A presence in Hyde Park January 1st-19th, 2009 |
| Resettling by Cathy Breen | I learned that among the things he was forced to leave behind was a large feather pillow his mother had made about seventy years ago. |
| 8 Arrested in Kansas Protesting Hawgsmoke 2008 | The heartland says no to biennial war making competition. |
| Report on La’Onf #2: Highlights of Day One of the Week of Nonviolence | The La'Onf Iraqi Nonviolence Group initiated its third annual Week of Nonviolence on Saturday, October 11, 2008. |
| Report on LaOnf #1: The Week of Nonviolence has begun in Iraq | A Letter from Terry Rockefeller from September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows |
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Camp Hope - Countdown to Change
November 5, 2008
In January, 2009, Barack Obama will be inaugurated as president of the United States. We earnestly hope his presidency will signal the dawning of long-needed progressive change in the United States. To help build popular momentum behind the progressive goals of President Obama’s campaign, we intend to maintain a 20-day presence, from January 1 – January 19, 2009, in Hyde Park, Chicago: “Camp Hope: Countdown To Change.”
Refugee Narratives: A reflection by Cathy Breen
Affectionate greetings to you all. I arrived four days ago from the Middle East and find myself caught as it were between two worlds. I feel like I left one family there in order to return to family here. Despite the starkly different realities, both places seem equally familiar. In ways hard to describe, life there seems easier.
Resettling by Cathy Breen
Amman, Jordan
October 22, 2008
I learned that among the things he was forced to leave behind was a large feather pillow his mother had made about seventy years ago. She had gathered the feathers herself. Also left behind were some embroidery pieces she had made as well as a couple of books and other items. When his wife died of cancer over 28 years ago, this gentle man had raised his three children alone. I met his only daughter recently in Syria. She and her husband are among the refugee population there longing to join family in a safe place where they can work and raise their two small daughters. I thought of an embroidered pillow case cover my mother gave me some years back. It is something I cherish imagining how she had laid her head on it as a child. Maybe, I told him, I could retrieve some of the things left behind with a neighbor.
8 Arrested in Kansas Protesting Hawgsmoke 2008
Peace activists from across the US gathered at The Heartland Speaks, a conference organized by Salina People for Peace members Janie M. Stein and Martin Bates of Salina, KS. The conference concluded with a nonviolent direct action in response to Hawgsmoke 2008.
Report on La’Onf #2: Highlights of Day One of the Week of Nonviolence
La’Onf participants hung posters in public areas, schools and government service and administrative offices. They also met with 40 organizations from Iraqi civil society.
Report on LaOnf #1: The Week of Nonviolence has begun in Iraq
“We can create a way for all opinions to be expressed; all parties and all people can participate in the elections, if we work to make them truly democratic. So do not choose violence because you think that your opinions are not being represented.”
Recipients of the 2008 WNPJ Peacemaker and Lifetime Achievement Awards:
Left to right: Kinsman, Melling, Langreck, Drydyk, Enslow and Dixon
Senior: Lillia Langreck Lifetime Achievement: John Kinsman and Julie Enslow
