Conference, it is time to launch a Vermont Social Forum. Please come to, and also advertise, the first organizing meeting on June 9 at 6:30 pm at the American Friends Service Committee Office in Montpelier.
--Ashley Smith
For the Another World is Possible Organizing Committee
for Oil: How the Media Missed the Context. Dennett will also report on attending the recent 25th International Federation of Journalists Meeting in Athens.
Also: Ashley Smith on his recent visit to the World Social Forum in Quito.
Learn more about the National Writers Union. Engage in stimulating
--Distribute Widely!
BRING OUR TROOPS HOME
Wednesday, August 18, 6:30 PM
Contois Auditorium, City Hall, Burlington
Featuring
Nancy Brown of Vermont Military Families Speak Out
Michael Hoffman, veteran of Iraq war and member of
Iraq Veterans Against the War
Plus
Sue Lucas of U.S. Labor Against
The Cause of Israel is the Cause of America
By SEN. JOHN KERRY
My first trip to Israel made real for me all I'd believed about Israel.
I was allowed to fly an air force jet from the Ovda Airbase. It was then
that Israeli insecurity about narrow borders became very real to me. In
a matter of
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Dear UFPJ member group,
With less than two weeks to go before what promises to
The first week of September is the week of the Republican National
Convention in
New York City. It will prove to be a disgusting display of wealth,
conservatism
and right-wing power politics. This cannot go unnoticed without the
Left in the
US making some noise, demanding an end to the war in
by
helping Nader to get on the ballot in VT. Contact Ashley Smith, the
Vermont Nader Coordinator at 802-310-8287 or at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
We already have several hundred signatures, we need one thousand, but
we want to get two thousand so that Nader and Camejo have no trouble
getting on the ballot. We
Is Kerry Really More Open than Bush to Alternative Foreign Policy Perspectives?
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x-tad-biggerSome progressive supporters of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry have argued that, despite his support for the invasion of Iraq and other
*Forward Widely*
Building a Left Alternative
to a World of War and Poverty
East Coast Socialist Conference
www.nesocialistconference.net
Saturday, October 23 * City College * 137th St. Convent * NYC
Featuring:
Howard
this powerful speaker for social justice! For more information contact Ashley Smith at 802-310-8287 or at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Peter Miguel Camejo (64) is a financier, businessman, political activist, environmentalist, author and one of the founders of the socially responsible investing movement.
Mr
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ISO Public Meeting:
Iraq: The Case for Withdrawal
Although many in the US agree that the invasion of Iraq was wrong,
fewer agree
on what to do next. The dominant argument is that since the US went,
it has to
stay. The idea of you broke it, you bought it holds the day.
Hi all,
Is Lesser Evilism the right strategy for the left? Read the new
web-book by Lance Selfa entitled The Democratic Party and the Politics
of Lesser-Evilism. You can find it at www.internationalsocialist.org.
--Ashley
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Hi all,
The next meeting of the Vermont Social Forum is Tuesday at 6pm at
Montpelier's Kellogg Hubbard Library. All are welcome to come. We will
be voting on our mission statement and organizational structure that we
will use to form the organizing committee to launch the Forum planned
for
Building a Left Alternative
to a World of War and Poverty
East Coast Socialist Conference
www.nesocialistconference.net
Saturday, October 23 * City College * 137th St. Convent * NYC
Featuring:
Howard Zinn, Anthony Arnove, Peter Camejo, Lee Wengraf, Yusef Salaam, Mike Hoffman, Jennifer
Now available online and at bookstores:
Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove
Voices of a People's History of the United States
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The long-awaited primary-source companion to A People's History of the United States.
For this new book,
and lieutenant governor, Anthony Pollina, Vermont Green Party candidate for Attorney General, Jimmy Leas, and Vermont Coordinator for Nader/Camejo 2004, Ashley Smith.
Harvard Medical School professor, David Himmelstein, will also speak. He is the co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program
is free and open to the public. For more information contact Ashley Smith at 802-310-8287 or at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Peter Miguel Camejo (64) is a financier, businessman, political activist, environmentalist, author and one of the founders of the socially responsible investing movement.
Mr. Camejo
== PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY ==
Save the date!
Campus Antiwar Network (CAN) National Conference
WHEN:November 13-14
WHERE: Pace University in New York City
WHO: All campus antiwar/anti-occupation committees are invited to
attend and all interested antiwar individuals
November 3, 2004
Democrats in End Time
As Republicans Gain Shattering Victory; Who to Blame This Time?
By ALEXANDER COCKBURN
and JEFFREY ST. CLAIR
Tx-tad-biggerhe crusade that George Bush called for in 2001 against terrorism from abroad came to fruition yesterday in a more homely context
x-tad-biggerSOCIALIST WORKER /x-tad-biggerx-tad-biggerEDITORIAL
/x-tad-biggerWhy John Kerry lost
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/x-tad-biggerHOW DID John Kerry blow it?
George W. Bush led the country into an unpopular war--based on lies. He handed out tax breaks to the wealthy
reparations to Iraq. As the great
labor militant, Joe Hill, told activists of his day, Don't Mourn,
Organize!
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From: Leslie Cagan [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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ACTION ALERT * UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
http://www.unitedforpeace.org | 212-868-5545
Hi all,
The US has begun its attack on Fallujah. They have already been bombing
the city for weeks. Now they are invading it. This marks the start of
the Winter Offensive to suppress the growing resistance in the country
against the occupation. We, the anti-war movement, must respond. Join
fend off the attacks that are sure to come under Bushs coming reign. Come to this important discussion about these and other burning questions for our movements.
Featuring Ashley Smith:
North East Organizer for the International Socialist Organization,
Editorial Board Member of the International
Socialist Worker Online
Arafat and the struggle for Palestine
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November 12, 2004 | Page 8
/x-tad-biggerFOR DECADES, Yasser Arafat has stood at the head of the Palestinian struggle for justice. Today, he lies in a Paris hospital, with news reports suggesting he
New International Socialist Review Out Now!
ISSUE 39: JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2005
CAN HE BE STOPPED?
E D I T O R I A L S
Can He Be Stopped?
N E W S R E P O R T S
Alberto A. Gonzales: Torture's Advocate
PLUS:Mexico's Brewing Political Crisis; Behind Ukraine's Election Standoff; Phony
***Forward
Widely
Howard Zinn's Marx is back in Burlington!
On Saturday, January 29th, at 7:00 pm, the University of Vermont's
English
Department will be sponsoring a performance of the play Marx in Soho by
Howard
Zinn at
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/x-tad-biggerx-tad-biggerThere is still room! The Peace Justice Center is organizing TWO buses for the counter-inauguration events in D.C. (organized by A.N.S.W.E.R.) on January 20th. One bus
PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL LISTS THAT YOU BELONG TO!!
End The Occupation of Iraq! Troops Out Now!
A panel discussion will be held on Saturday evening, January 15, in
Contois
Auditorium at 7:00 PM on ending the occupation, bringing our troops
home now,
building the antiwar movement, and resisting
Begin forwarded message:
From: Monique Dols [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: February 25, 2005 12:14:45 AM EST
To: CAN National [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Fayetteville Youth and Student Contingent on March 19th
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WE WONT GO:
End the Occupation Now!
Youth and Student
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MARCH 20TH ANTI-WAR RALLY, BURLINGTON
1:00 PM
CITY HALL STEPS
CHURCH STREET - BURLINGTON, VT
This March 20th will mark the second anniversary of the current invasion of Iraq and the occupation continues. Over fifteen hundred American
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March 13, 2005
Focus: Taking aim at Iran
Uzi Mahnaimi and Tony Allen-Mills report
Israeli troops are training for an assault on Irans nuclear
facilities.
Will it happen and what would be the fallout?
Israels finest soldiers had been flying for
from socialistworker.co.uk
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/x-tad-biggerTariq Ali
Two years after the invasion of Iraq, writer and activist Tariq Ali spoke to Socialist Worker about US strategy in the
Folks,
A resolution is making it's way to the Vermont House floor concerning
the use of Depleted Uranium. We testified in committee on Tuesday, and
it looks as if the resolution will make it to the floor. To help in
this
process any folks who have representatives from their town on
All,
Listen to ex-Marine Alex Rybov, EPIC spokesperson Eric Gustafson, and
the International Socialist Review's Anthony Arnove debate the question
of immediate withdrawal. The debate was organized by Brooklyn Parents
for Peace. Here's the
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/x-tad-biggerTalk to Brooklyn Parents for Peace
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We find ourselves in a remarkable situation today. A majority of people in the United States now believe the invasion of Iraq was not worth the
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AREA PEACE AND SOCIAL GROUPS INVITED TO TABLE!
Bush's Wars at Home and Abroad
Conversation with Tariq Ali, author of Bush in
Babylon: The Recolonization of Iraq, and Laura
Flanders, Air America Radio Host and author of
Bushwomen: How They Won the White House for Their
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY!
AREA PEACE AND SOCIAL GROUPS INVITED TO TABLE!
Bush's Wars at Home and Abroad
Conversation with Tariq Ali author of Bush in
Babylon: The Recolonization of Iraq and Laura
Flanders, Air America Radio Host and author of
Bushwomen: How They Won the White House for Their
**PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY***
Lafayette 100, UVM April 28th, 8 PM.: Lessons of the 60s
The 1960s were a time of revolution all around the world. National liberation movements drove former imperial powers from their boarder, inspiring others fighting against oppression of all
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WHAT WE THINK
/x-tad-biggerAttempts to limit debate only weaken antiwar organizing
What kind of movement do we need?
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/x-tad-biggerTHE U.S. occupation of Iraq, now more than two years old, remains the defining issue in
Begin forwarded message:
From: Orin Langelle [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: April 22, 2005 1:16:59 PM EDT
To: Global Justice Ecology Project [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: WILL MILLER Memorial Service this Sunday
A memorial service for Will Miller is planned for Sunday, April 24 at 2pm at the Unitarian
Dear Friends,
Below is the text for a full page ad we are running the San Francisco
State University newspaper in defense of anti-military recruiter
student protesters. The text is pretty self-explanatory. I'd really
appreciate it if you could endorse the ad and forward it to any lists
or
PLEASE SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION AND PLEASE FORWARDDear friend,Pablo Paredes is the sailor you have heard about in the media, and he needs your help. The father of one of the first soldiers to die in Iraq had these words to say:"Pablo Paredes is a true hero and a victim of a poorly named military
May 17, 2005Galloway v the US Senate: transcript of statementBy Times OnlineGeorge Galloway, Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, delivered this statement to US Senators today who have accused him of corruptionGeorge Galloway after arriving in the Senate committee room to give evidence (Jonathan
Galloway Addresshttp://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_alladdress=104x3672646
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Begin forwarded message:From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: May 21, 2005 12:21:07 AM EDTTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [anti-imperiaList] Defend students at SF StateReply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please Forward Widely http://www.local-impact.org/ Fax Robert Corrigan to demand that the San
ZNet | IraqSupporting dissent is not enoughby Camilo Mejia; May 24, 2005Just about a year a go I was tried by a special Court-Martial at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The charge: desertion with the intent to avoid hazardous duty. My case received a lot of attention from the media, mainly because I was
Begin forwarded message:From: "Joseph Gainza" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: June 6, 2005 5:24:17 PM EDTTo: "Alan Taplow" [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Carl Etnier" [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Erica" [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Kathleen Shepherd" [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Rose Lazu" [EMAIL
PLEASE FORWARD WIDELYUndoing Racism Training by the People's Institute for Cultural Survivaland Beyond. June 23 (6-8pm), June 24 (9-6pm),and June 25 (9-4pm)The Undoing Racism training is intended show us that organizing skills alone are not sufficient to build the kinds of coalitions necessary
PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY***
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FIGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS?
With women's rights under attack, from abortion to access to
contraceptives to
the rampant sexism in our society, the need to build a movement
fighting for
women's rights is more
***Forward Widely***Vermont Says No to WarA State-wide Conference for Peace and Against War and OccupationSept. 9th through 11thBurlington, VT In March of this year, dozens of cities and towns across Vermont passed anti-war resolutions opposing the war on Iraq. Having suffered one of the highest
From socialistworker.org
http://www.socialistworker.org/2005-2/548/548_06_IraqUnions.shtml
Behind the IFTU controversy:
Does Iraqs main union support the U.S. occupation?
By Lee Sustar | June 17, 2005
A TOUR of the U.S. by Iraqi labor leaders has highlighted a controversy
about that countrys
Former Ambassador and US Representative to Address Vermont Writers Richard Swett, former Ambassador to Denmark and former Representative to the US House of Representatives from New Hampshire, is also an architect and the author of the newly published Leadership by Design: Creating an
From: "NCA National Office" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For immediate release and wide distribution A Joint Public Statement by the National Council of Arab Americans theMuslim American Society Freedom Foundation on the September 24 March onWashington Washington, DC - The Muslim
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RALLY to Keep Vermont Death-Penalty Free
Wednesday, June 29, 5:30 pm
Outside the U.S. Federal Building,
Corner of Pearl Street and Elmwood Avenue, Burlington
Sponsored by Vermonters Against the Death Penalty
For more information, 863-1234, Ext. 3 or
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Please circulate far and wide! Antiwar/Pro-peace conference benefit show: When: SATURDAY, JULY 23 8:00 PM TO 12:00 MIDNIGHTWhere: ST. JOHN'S CLUB, BURLINGTON (directions below)What: BENEFIT FOR THE VERMONT ANTIWAR CONFERENCE IN SEPTEMBER $5.00 SUGGESTED
Todd Chretien debates military recruiter on KQED (SF NPR station):
http://www.kqed.org/programs/program-landing.jsp?progID=RD19
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Begin forwarded message:From: Geoff Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: July 15, 2005 4:37:38 PM EDTTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: SUPPORT KEVIN BENDERMAN! SUPPORT SGT. KEVIN BENDERMAN'S RIGHT TO BE A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR TO THE IRAQ WARSgt. Kevin Benderman, a 10 year veteran of the Army's Third
NATIONAL MUSLIM LEADERSHIP REJECTS UPJ SEGREGATION
APPROACH TO SEPTEMBER 24 MARCH ON WASHINGTON
Thousands of Muslims Mobilizing for September 24 March
on Washington Under the MAS Freedom and National Coalition Banner
http://www.masnet.org/takeaction.asp?id=2621
(Washington, DC) - Over one
from www.socialistworker.orgWHAT WE THINKCalls for fall demonstrations show signs of a new directionPutting protest back on the agendaJuly 22, 2005 | Page 3GROWING DISSATISFACTION with George W. Bush’s policies from the economy to Iraq has pushed his job approval rating to new lows this
from www.socialistworker.orgAntiwar movement debate over Palestine:Unity on what basis?August 5, 2005 | Page 11LANCE SELFA is a columnist for Socialist Worker and editor of The Struggle for Palestine, a collection of essays published by Haymarket Books. Here, he looks at an important debate in
PEACE MOMMother of soldier killed in Iraq symbolizes nation's desire for justification of warCopyright 2005 Houston ChronicleNothing is more emblematic of American democracy than the idea of one person standing up for his beliefs and in the process becoming the catalyst for a national debate. In
Please forward widely...Stand Up and Be Counted: No to War and OccupationThe George Galloway US TourSeptember 13-24: Boston, New York, Toronto, Madison, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. BOSTON: September 13, Faneuil Hall , 6:30pmTickets are $10 and are available
otte Dennett Rogue State: The Aims of US Imperialism TodayPresenter: Ashley Smith Sept. 24th Mobilization for Justice and Peace: Organizing the VT ContingentPresenters: Joseph Gainza, Debra Stoleroff Struggle for ViequesNilda Medina-Diaz, Wanda Colon Take Back the Air GuardPresenters: Sandy Baird and
Published on Thursday, September 8, 2005 by CommonDreams.orgWhat Kind of Extremist Will You Be?by Cindy Sheehan Early morning, April 04, a shot rings out in the Memphis sky,Free at last, they asked for your life, But they could not take your pride.In the name of love, one more in the name of
Malik Rahim, grassroots relief worker in New Orleans, former Black Panther, and former Green party candidate for mayor of New Orleans to address statewide conference against war"It's Criminal": Volunteer and Victim on the Ground in Louisiana to Call Into VT Says NO to War Conference at 11:45
All,Tonight in NYC Amy Goodman will be moderating a debate between Christopher Hitchens and George Galloway on the war on and occupation of Iraq. Being called the "Grapple in the Apple," this is shaping up to be a historic event. It will be broadcast on C-Span on the following dates. Don't miss
The Grapple in the Apple: Galloway Takes a Bite Out of Hitchens
Todd Chretien 9/15/05
It was a hard ticket to get. A reporter for GQ magazine called
asking if he could get a press pass to just stand in the back. He
didn’t get in. But the New York Post, The Economist, the BBC, the
* COLLEGE NOT COMBAT, RELIEF NOT WAR
contingent in the Sept 24 protest in Washington D.C.
* Meeting point in DC: Corner of 15th and Constitution NW
If you have trouble finding us in DC, call 646-320-6880
Across the country a new movement has sprung up of students, parents,
teachers and
***Please Forward***
SPORTS, RAP, AND RESISTANCE: TIME TO BUILD A NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVMENT!
Wednesday October 5th, 7pm
Lafayette Room 102 on the University of Vermont Campus
Free and open to all!
Millions around the world watched Hurricane Katrina's
---Please Forward Widely-- We Welcome Immigrants, Not the Minutemen!Demonstrate on the Derby Line When: Saturday, October 15th 2005Time: Rally at Noon (activities to continue until Dusk)Where: The Common Green in Derby Line, Vermont Call for Carpool and other Info: Johnson area 635-6141,Cabot,
***Forward Widely*** War, Poverty, Racism: Time for An AlternativeNortheast Socialist Conferencewww.nesocialistconference.net Saturday, November 5; City College; 138th St Convent; New York City Join Malik Rahim, Barbara Becnel, Alejandro Abarca, Ahmed Shawki, Victor Paredes, Jeremy Scahill,
or jgainza (at)afsc (dot) orgDownload the Flierhttp://dahrjamailiraq.com/events/Poster_UVM_Dartmouth.pdfMore information about this eventhttp://www.dahrjamailiraq.com/presentations/archives//000287.php#morePosted by Dahr_Jamail Ashley Smith[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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