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Men We Heart Fridays – Saturday edition

Oh men we ♥! Let us count the ways! It’s been a long week (so long that this is the Saturday edition of Men we ♥ Friday)–we lost 2 amazing women trailblazers (Granny D & Juanita Goggins), the resolution and debate to withdraw from Afghanistan resulting in 65 members of Congress voting yay (see the [...]

Kucinich Resolution Redux (the Berman-you’re-a-jerk edition)

Final vote: 60 ayes, 356 nays, 10 or so “Present” (abstaining). Kucinich was the MC/lead speaker for his own privileged resolution. He spoke in 3 or 4 minute bursts amidst the short statements, for and against the resolution, by other members of the House. Congressman Berman of North Hollywood divvied up the opposition duties with Florida [...]

NATO Goes Anti-Nuclear?

Support for nuclear disarmament has spread to the heart of the Atlantic alliance and beyond. Originally posted on Foreign Policy in Focus By Alice Slater, March 9, 2010 President Obama’s call for a nuclear-weapons-free world in Prague last April unleashed a great outpouring of support from international allies and grassroots activists demanding a process to actually eliminate [...]

Men we ♥ Fridays – Part 3!

It warms our hearts to know that we could do a men we heart post every day of the week and have a plentiful roster of candidates! Another Friday and another trilogy of men we ♥… Andy Shallal. How can one post show our love and devotion to Andy? In case you haven’t made the trek [...]

On War, Disappointment and Anger–Alice Walker

Reposted from Alice Walker’s Blog The Cushion and the Road: Meditation and Wandering As the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm’s Way ©2010 by Alice Walker I do not believe in war at all; although I am as capable of anger as anyone. To me war is something to be outgrown, recognized as immature, wasteful and [...]

To Gaza and Beyond: Reflections on the Gaza Freedom March

“Lift the siege of Gaza! Free Palestine!” young men are chanting as they slog through the muddy road and, noticing me holding out a plastic bag filled with square pink peace flags, crowd around to grab one.  The prayer flags quickly pepper the march with soft pink hues and the endearing messages of peace from kids and their grandparents, moms and daughters from all over America contrast with the loud chants coming from the rear of a pickup truck equipped with mega speakers and the mostly male march.  Other signs saying “Women Say Free Gaza” in English and Arabic and are also snatched up by the male marchers.  But men carrying signs speaking for women is not enough and I can’t stop wondering, “Where are the women?”