Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives
2009 KAIROS DINNER
Saturday, December 5, 2009 - 6 p.m. reply form
The Kairos Awards honor those individuals who have made significant contributions towards bringing about a more just and peaceful world.
2009 KAIROS HONOREES
LONG ISLAND VETERANS FOR PEACELONG PEACE
In recognition of their work to end the Afghan and Iraq Wars and to bring the realities of war home and for their advocacy on behalf of returning veterans
HABEEB UDDIN AHMED
ISLAMIC CENTER OF LONG ISLAND
In recognition of his involvement in promoting interfaith understanding and tolerance
GREG MANEY
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
In recognition of his incisive research & leadership of peaceful resolution of conflict
MEGAN OHANDLEY
LONG ISLAND ALLIANCE FOR PEACEFUL ALTERNATIVES
In recognition of her tenacious commitment to the LI Alliance
and to peace and social justice
Special Musical Performance by WILLOWWILLOWWILLOW
Hofstra University, Student Center, Plaza Room A (North Campus), Hempstead NY
(Hempstead Turnpike, west of Nassau Coliseum)
Buffet Dinner— $75 per person ($85 at the door
Reservations required by Friday, November 27.
Please fill out and return the reply form below.
For more information call 516-741-4360 or
email: longislandpeace@gmail.com
LI Alliance, 38 Old Country Rd., Garden City NY 11530-1532 lPh. (516) 741-4360 lwww.longislandpeace.org
 (c) 2009 Karen Rubin/News&PhotoFeatures
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OBAMA AND THE PROGRESSIVE AGENDA AT HOME AND ABROAD
Katrina vanden Heuvel is Editor and Publisher of The Nation |
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October 2009 |
Vigil in Memory de Marcelo Lucero
In Solidarity Please Wear White |
November 7th at 6pm
Patchogue Train Station
(RailRoad Ave) |
THE TIME TO MARCH IS NOW!
World March for Peace and Nonviolence |
November 30th
1 pm: March Over the Brooklyn Bridge
3 pm: Press Conference at City Hall
7 pm: Celebration at Riverside Church
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October 7, 2009
In Carle Place, Shirley, rallies against Afghanistan war
MARTIN C. EVANS Newsday |
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As the United States reaches its eighth year of having combat troops in Afghanistan, peace activists on Long Island have struggled to focus public opposition to what is fast becoming America's longest war. |
Wednesday, anti-war demonstrators staged rallies at intersections in Carle Place and in Shirley to mark the anniversary of the United States sending troops to oust Afghanistan's Taliban leadership and hunt terror leader Osama bin Laden..
Leaders with the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives, which organized the demonstrations, acknowledged that the rallies drew no more than several dozen participants each, but said disenchantment with the war's growing cost and uncertain progress is nonetheless widespread.
They said President Barack Obama should focus on non-military solutions in Afghanistan, while shifting war spending to pay for job creation, health care reform and infrastructure needs here at home. |
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"We think this war is a terribly misguided strategy for keeping us safe," said Mary Beth Moore, co-director of the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives, which organized the two rallies. |
Some troops from this area who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan since President George W. Bush first sent troops to Afghanistan, have said they believe corrupt Afghani leaders and the lack of a clear mission have made the war a failure.
"We're making a mistake looking at this as a military problem," said Army National Guard 1st Lt. Chris Vongsawat, who helped train Afghan officers there last year. Vongsawat, of Brooklyn, said he favors bringing order through economic development, and thinks corruption and factionalism run too deep in Afghanistan for U.S. military intervention to prevail.
Newsday 2009 |
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Cost* |
G.O.P. Plan
Baucus Plan
Obama Plan
Afghanistan
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$60 billion
$70 billion
$90 billion
$105 billion |
No Troop Escalation in Afghanistan!
Stop the War!
Call Sen. Gillibrand at 202-224-4451
and Sen. Schumer at 202-224-6542:
Ask them to lead the movement to fund domestic priorities instead of endless wars!
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Contact: Mary Beth Moore 516-741-4360/516-241-4107 http://tinyurl.com/marchfpn
"Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man" — Gandhi
“We can end world hunger with 10% of what is spent on arms. Imagine how life would be if 30-50% of the arms budget went toward improving people’s lives instead of being used for destruction. The moment has come for the voiceless to be heard! Out of agonizing and urgent need, millions of human beings are crying out for an end to wars and violence.” [From the World Peace March web page.]
What is the World Peace March?
A permanent team of 100 marchers will travel from Australia to Argentina, passing through Oceania, Asia, Europe, North, Central and South America. It will end in Argentina. They will start out on October 2, 2009, Gandhi’s birthday, and end on January 2, 2010. Proposals of the World March include nuclear disarmament on a global level and the renunciation by governments of the use of war as a means to resolve conflicts. ...........................
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October 2009 |
Posted on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 at 11:13 am, Filed under Hot List, News, Politics & Government .
By Bill Moyers, Salon
No one’s ever conquered Washington politics by constantly saying “pretty please” to the guys trying to cut your throat.
The editors of the Economist magazine say America’s healthcare debate has become a touch delirious, with people accusing each other of being evil-mongers, dealers in death, and un-American.
Well, that’s charitable.
I would say it’s more deranged than delirious, and definitely not un-American.
Those crackpots on the right praying for Obama to die and be sent to hell — they’re the warp and woof of home-grown nuttiness. So is the creature from the Second Amendment who showed up at the President’s rally armed to the teeth. He’s certainly one of us. Red, white and blue kooks are as American as apple pie and conspiracy theories.
Bill Maher asked me on his show last week if America is still a great nation. I should have said it’s the greatest show on earth. Forget what you learned in civics about the Founding Fathers — we’re the children of Barnum and Bailey, our founding con men. Their freak show was the forerunner of today’s talk radio.......................
William Sloane Coffin Jr. Peacemaker Awards
Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives is honored with a William Sloane Coffin Jr. Peacemaker Award along with 6 other alllied organizations. |
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