No more nukes! Ban the bomb!

At Lawrence Livermore Lab In connection with the release of the film Oppenheimer, “the bomb” is getting a lot of attention in the mass media this summer. It’s an opportunity for the public to learn something about the immense and horrifying impact that nuclear weapons have had and continue to…

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The original Mothers’ Day Proclamation

“Arise, then… women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts, whether our baptism be that of water or of tears! Say firmly: We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies. Our husbands shall not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our sons…

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Join us for Earth Day at Viva Calle

On Sunday April 23, San Jose's quarterly Viva Calle event will close some city streets to cars and allow bikers, skaters, strollers, skateboarders, etc. to move freely on car-free streets between Willow Glen and the Rose Garden. The route passes in front of the Collins House / Peace and Justice…

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United States owes Iraq an apology, reparations

We are reprinting a Letter to the Editor published in The Mercury News on March 26, 2023. Thank you, Nancy! On the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Iraqi writer Mortada Gzar wrote: “The magnitude of what Iraqis lost — and continue to lose ... as we must…

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Nearly 1,000 U.S. faith leaders call for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine

Nearly 1,000 U.S. faith leaders call for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine. Their joint statement was sent to the White House on Tuesday morning. The statement reads: “In the spirit of the truce that occurred in 1914 during the First World War, we urge our government to take a leadership…

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Defuse Nuclear War

As nuclear powers ratchet up tensions around the Ukraine war, the U.S., NATO and Russia are carrying out nuclear war games. Yes, you read that correctly! The Kremlin is making completely reckless threats about using nuclear weapons and how do NATO and the U.S. respond? Fourteen NATO countries are engaged…

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NO MORE ENDLESS WAR!

Will the war in Ukraine turn into another endless war like the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? How many Ukrainians must die and be displaced? That depends on whether the United States and its allies support a negotiated solution. The outlines of a peace agreement already exist: A comprehensive…

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On Tax Day/Good Friday: Protest War Spending!

Two opportunities to protest war spending on Friday April 15: 11:30 AM in Palo Alto: The Pacific Life Community of the Bay Area, CodePink, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom and others will meet in the parking lot at 3000 El Camino Real (corner of El Camino and Page…

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End the Forever + Everywhere Wars!

The extent and deadly consequences of the US “war on terror’ has been revealed in graphics and interactive maps published in USA Today. Based on data provided by The Costs of War project and the Defense Department, the maps show that the US conducted counter-terrorism operations in 85 countries just in…

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