Category: Peace and War

Securing Peace or Surrender to War

Jazz fest hits high notes

About 17,000 jazz fans are expected to attend about 30 shows during the 12th annual Portland Jazz Festival, which kicked off Feb. 17, and runs through Sunday, March 1.

A powerful endorsement!

Jill Stein was honored to learn yesterday (Wed. Feb. 26,2016) that Chris Hedges,
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and fearless truth-teller, published an article on Truthdig entitled: “Why I Support Dr. Jill Stein for President”.

Faith, Hope, and Love…

Faith may not have anything to do with religion, but has everything to do with common sense.

Bernie talks the Socialist talk, but…

“Despite his own claims, Sanders has not been an antiwar leader. Ever since he won election to the House, he has taken either equivocal positions on U.S. wars or outright supported them. ”

Hillary Clinton and the Syrian Bloodbath

…Clinton has been much more than a bit player in the Syrian crisis. Her diplomat Ambassador Christopher Stevens in Benghazi was killed as he was running a CIA operation to ship Libyan heavy weapons to Syria. Clinton herself took the lead role in organizing the so-called “Friends of Syria” to back the CIA-led insurgency.

The U.S. policy was a massive, horrific failure.

Bernie won’t Budge on F-35 or War…

“Had I done my research, I would have discovered Sanders’ frankly hawkish positions on foreign policy. “

Events in the Middle East: PDX Discussion

Saturday, January 30 A conversation about events in the Middle East with soldiers and members of the Portland Iraqi community at Blue Sky Gallery at 122 NW 8th Ave

We have choices to make…

“Americans are sick of war. If we, the people who stand up for peace, vote for our own best interests, we could win in a landslide. 75% of the voting public are thinking third party, With offerings like Trump and Clinton, this is our time for A Green New Deal. ”

Fool me once…

“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”
― Søren Kierkegaard

Liberation + Revolution = Freedom

“The whirlwinds of revolt
will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of
justice emerges.”

~Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Torture, Rape and Murder Continue

“If we do not topple the corporate elites the ecosystem will be destroyed and massive numbers of human beings along with it.”

Dr. Jill Stein is the right choice

“The minute we stand up, we are unstoppable. It’s time to forget the lesser evil and fight for the greater good. The clock is ticking. It’s in our hands.” ~Dr. Jill Stein

Do peace, justice and freedom matter?

“Those who insist on pretending we only can choose between Democrats and Republicans must learn how to think outside the corporate box. We have 36 years of evidence that unending war is not the answer. “

Bernie Sanders Populist Campaign has some missing pieces.

“Sanders’ backing of U.S. imperialism compromises his support for workers’ rights.”

The Cons on both sides of the corporate aisle are not on your side.

“A vote for Clinton is a vote for austerity, for imperialism, and for the augmented perpetual war regime established under her tenure as Secretary of State.”

Lawsuit Against Phony Debate Commission Filed

Note: The Commission on Presidential Debates is a charade. It may have a name that sounds official but in fact it is a corporation created by Democratic and Republican political operatives and funded by big business interests to keep independent parties like the Green and Libertatian Party as well as independent candidates out of the presidential debates.

March on Washington: September 22: Resist Militarism at home and abroad!

ANTI-WAR ACTION-WASHINGTON,DC
DATE: 9.22.2015
TIME: All Day
COST: $Free
ORGANIZER: Malachy Kilbride
VENUE: The White House
ADDRESS: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
CITY: Washington, DC

Supporting Sanders sends the wrong message

“In 2016, we need to make sure there is a ballot line for any independent left or socialist candidate to contest the corporate party lackeys running for office.”

The right-wing record of Bernie Sanders

Last fall, when members of Code Pink and Occupy confronted him about his failure to oppose Israel’s attack on the Gaza civilian population, Bernie took an evasive liberal position, criticizing the Palestinians who were resisting as much or more than the Zionists. He then called the police on us.

We can vote values instead of fear…

“power concedes nothing without a demand” That demand needs happen in streets, communities, schools and in the voting booth.”