Help us stop the “Trillion Dollar Trainwreck” The United States plans to spend $1 trillion over the next 30 years to “modernize” all aspects of its nuclear arsenal: the bombs and warheads, the production facilities, the delivery systems, and command and control systems. These programs will create untold tons of […]
Issues
Thank Senator Gary Peters and Senator Debbie Stabenow!
Call Senator Peters and Senator Stabenow and thank them for supporting the peace deal with Iran. Dial the Capitol Switchboard at 855-686-6927 and ask to be connected to your senator’s office. The deal is better than any of our other options, and it’s the best way to prevent a nuclear-armed […]
Rev. Dave Knapp’s editorial on Islamophobia
An editorial cartoon generated by Chip Bok, back on September 12th, depicted arid terrain upon which had been erected a flag that said, “Islamic State.” In the foreground was a terrorist prepared to execute two captives. He said to them, “Convert to Islam, or die!” One of them replied, “You […]
Critical Issues, Alternative Views episode on racism, police violence, and social justice
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2014 Election Analysis
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Kalamazoo Interfaith Coalition for Peace and Justice statement
Kalamazoo Interfaith Coalition for Peace and Justice Resolution on Gaza The Kalamazoo Interfaith Coalition speaks from its long established vision of peace and justice. We believe that silence at this stage contributes to acts of violence as the human tragedy in Gaza screams to the conscience of all the people […]
Peace with justice in Gaza – commentary by Daniel Smith
Regarding Israel’s attack on Gaza, often one hears in the media the following justification: “No country in the world would put up with rockets being shot at you, what if Mexico shot rockets at Austin, Texas (or pick a U.S. city) would you stand idly by? This is self-defense.” I […]
Love in the age of dying icebergs
“Love in the age of dying icebergs” a poem by Jessica Clark I wonder if we will love as we have always loved, as geologic structures slip into the sea solidity crumbling, islands swallowed by the sea. There are peaks and valleys, whole mountain ranges on the verge of eruption […]
Peace Rally – Invest in People, Not War! Sunday, August 25, 2013
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Peace Rally – Invest in People, Not War! Sunday, August 25, 2013 Kalamazoo Bronson Park