Green Week Cindy Sheehan This week is “Green Week” on MSNBC. Today is “Paperless Monday.” We viewers have been treated with attractive women telling us how we, as citizens and consumers can go “paperless” (the amount of unsolicited junk mail I receive in my mail box infuriates me), and how we can reduce our dependence… Continue reading Green Week by Cindy Sheehan
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Articles by Cindy Sheehan, regular contributor to Peace Journal
Organized Money vs Organized People
Organized Money v. Organized People by Cindy Sheehan “At a time like this, scorching iron, not convincing argument, is needed.” Frederick Douglass“ Cindy’s campaign will prove that organized people can beat organized money” Reverend Lennox Yearwood; founder of the Hip Hop Caucus
Cindy Sheehan Anounces Peace Summit
As I sit sipping my morning cup of coffee and reflect on the anti-war protests sponsored by the Oct27 coalition (where I saw some good collaboration between UFPJ and ANSWER—at least in San Francisco—yea!), I have a few thoughts. Yesterday, tens of thousands of activists from around Northern California, Northern Nevada and some from Southern… Continue reading Cindy Sheehan Anounces Peace Summit
Dave Cline Friend of Peace RIP
David Cline – Friend of Peace, RIP Cindy Sheehan “We are not the first group to call for impeachment. We have decided to add our voice to the call. All the reasons given for the invasion have shown themselves to be half-truths or misleading. The conflict continues to drag on taking the lives of our… Continue reading Dave Cline Friend of Peace RIP
The Slide by Cindy Sheehan
The Slide Cindy Sheehan Day 11 of our Journey for Humanity and Accountability found our caravan group at the Charlottesville, VA home of David Swanson who is director of AfterDowningStreet.org. I got to know David after my group Gold Star Families for Peace became one of the first organizations to sign on to ADS when… Continue reading The Slide by Cindy Sheehan
Torture is a War Crime by Cindy Sheehan
Torture is a War Crime Journey for Humanity and Accountability Day 5 Cindy Sheehan Today our Journey took us to Ft. Benning, Ga, where the cancer of the School of Americas (WINSEC) is housed. I have written on torture before and I believe that BushCo’s policy of imprisoning people without their basic due process and… Continue reading Torture is a War Crime by Cindy Sheehan
Summer of Love 07 by Cindy Sheehan
Summer of Love ‘07 On a Journey for Humanity Cindy Sheehan The other day I came out of my short retirement due to yet another Bush flagrant abuse of power. We decided that we would walk from Atlanta to DC to gather a people’s movement for humanity. The longer BushCo are in office the less… Continue reading Summer of Love 07 by Cindy Sheehan
Call Out the Instigator by Cindy Sheehan
[July 3, 2007 note by Cindy: Since I sent out the last piece, the Rev’s hearing has been postponed for a month…so our walk will be starting on July 10th from Camp Casey…details TBA.] Call Out the Instigator Cindy Sheehan Call out the Instigator Because there’s something in the air We got to get together… Continue reading Call Out the Instigator by Cindy Sheehan
Turn-Turn-Turn by Cindy Sheehan
Turn, Turn, Turn Cindy Sheehan To everything there is a season. A time for war, a time for peace. Ecclesiastes, Hebrew Scriptures I wish I could say I thought of something profound as I saw the president and his wife’s picture on that billboard on Hwy 317 in my rear view mirror on my way… Continue reading Turn-Turn-Turn by Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Sheehan’s Heartbreaking Conclusion
[Ed. Note: This writer (Charles Jenks) fully agrees with Cindy Sheehan about the peace movement. It too often works at cross purposes, and is beset by turf defending and sectarianism. I also believe that partisan politics has failed the American people, the Iraqi people and the people of the world. The Iraq War is a… Continue reading Cindy Sheehan’s Heartbreaking Conclusion