Peace and War

“Peace” clubs in U.S. schools are likely to teach that a local bully is afraid and in need of help. They are much less likely to teach that about entities involved in the actual subject of peace (meaning the absence of war), such as — to take the example momentarily most prominent in U.S. propaganda — North Korea.

“Ignorance about the Korean war,” writes Blaine Harden, “has . . . led to the cartoonish ahistorical understanding many Americans still have read more

By David Swanson
Remarks at People’s Convergence Conference, Sept. 8, 2017

Here’s my five-minute case for why you can’t have an effective progressive movement in the United States that doesn’t include working for peace. War and militarism and bases and ships and missiles and sanctions and nuclear threats and hostility make up the filter through which much of the other 96% of humanity experiences this 4%. The U.S. Congress chooses how to spend a great deal of money each year, read more

The Penn Newman Center peacefully invites you to:

A PEACEFUL CONVERSATION ABOUT WAR
In Recognition of U.N. International Day of Peace – see InternationalDayofPeace.org
Thursday, September 21, 2017
6 pm until 830 pm

Featuring:
David Swanson, internationally recognized antiwar activist – see WorldBeyondWar.org
Ronald Granieri, internationally recognized US foreign policy expert – see FPRI.org

Moderator: Dcn. William Senft, Penn Newman Center

All in the Penn community are invited to read more

“What It Would Take to End Racism and War”

The School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution invites you to come for a discussion on Wednesday, September 13, at 1:30PM at the Georges Room in the Johnson Center. This event is open to the public.

David Swanson, author, activist, Charlottesville resident, director of World Beyond War, and former board member of the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice will speak on the state of the struggles against racism and militarism and how the two read more