PEACE & JUSTICE

A fair world lays the foundations for peace.

Department of Peace and Nonviolence

by Leslie Eliel, Doug Pibel

posted Nov 08, 2005

Sen. Mark Dayton of Minnesota sponsored legislation to create a Department of Peace.

Work in San Francisco? No Sweat

by Andrew Lovejoy

posted Nov 08, 2005

Beginning in December 2005, the city of San Francisco will require all contractors to guarantee that any goods they supply are produced without “sweatshop” labor.

Darfur Genocide is Rwanda in Slow Motion

by David Morse

posted Nov 07, 2005

The Save Darfur Coalition, an alliance of over 100 faith-based, humanitarian and human rights organizations, is spearheading efforts to force action by the U.S. Congress

Peace Movement Rallies as War Support Erodes

by Doug Pibel

posted Nov 07, 2005

September 24, 2005 saw the first major American antiwar demonstration since the United States invaded Iraq.

The Prophets Versus Empire

by Richard Lang

posted Oct 31, 2005

Is it time for Americans to build a culture that rejects empire and adopts the principles of the Jubilee?

Indicator: Indigenous Power Swells in Bolivia

by Lisa Gale Garrigues

posted Oct 04, 2005

Indigenous people in Bolivia call for nationalization of country’s natural gas and creation of an indigenous-controlled state.

Indicator: Kuwaiti Women Win Political Rights

by Carolyn McConnell

posted Oct 04, 2005

After years of pressure from women's rights groups, in May 2005 Kuwait's parliament granted women the right to vote and stand for election.

Indicator: Native American Trust Fund Reform Urged

by Patricia Powers

posted Oct 04, 2005

American Indian leaders to propose a multi-billion dollar settlement to Indians and dramatic reform of the Indian trust fund.

Checkpoint Women

by Judith Kirstein-Keshet

posted Oct 04, 2005

Monitoring human rights abuses at checkpoints in occupied Palestine

Book Review: Dilemmas of Domination by Walden Bello

by Saul Landau

posted Sep 26, 2005

Walden Bello, scholar activist, has written a manifesto on how globalization works and fails.

Limits of Empire

by James K. Galbraith

posted Sep 14, 2005

We need a new vision of who we are in the world. Let it rest on building up our friends and neighbors. Let us again be committed to building the core capacities—in education, public health, housing, and transport—that underpin real development.

Military Families Say "Bring Them Home Now"

by Lou Plummer

posted May 25, 2005

In Fayetteville, North Carolina, a protest led by veterans and military families drew 4,000 people to the largest demonstration ever held in that military city.

Resources for Teaching Peace

by Katie Billings

posted May 23, 2005

Curricula and other resources for teaching peace.

The Green Belt Movement :: The Story of Wangari Maathai

by Mia MacDonald

posted Mar 25, 2005

Wangari Maathai, founder of Kenya's Green Belt Movement, recently won the Nobel Peace Prize. Her message: Peace is founded in healthy ecosystems, access to natural resources, and democracy.

The Balkan Journalist Dialogues

by Joanne M. Lisosky, Ph.D

posted Jan 18, 2005