by Bill Simpich (truthout.org) A first-hand report from the trial in Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Washington, another in the continuing series of historic trials of American military resisters to the Iraq War. For more on the Watada trial and other resisters, go to couragetoresist.org. First Lt. Ehren Watada knew exactly what his case was about –… read more
Posts by Metta Center
The Berkeley Oaks – In search of a “shared victory”
In a Jan. 30th article in the San Francisco Chronicle, C.W. Nevius characterizes the conflict over the oak grove slated for destruction on UC Berkeley campus as a “ classic no-win situation”: “If Cal officials leave the branch-sitters up in their trees, nothing will ever get done. But if they try to drag them down… read more
In Memory of Larissa Keet
In hearing that Larissa Keet’s life had come to an end, I instinctively remembered the last time I saw her. I think this must happen with each of us when we hear about the death of someone that we know and love, trying to remember the details of what we don’t realize is to be… read more
Ancient Oak Grove at UC Berkeley Wins Court Injunction
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/01/29/18353952.php by Bach repo Monday Jan 29th, 2007 7:03 PM Today Alameda County Superior Court Judge Barbara Miller issued a Preliminary Injunction barring the University of California at Berkeley ‘s proposed removal of a century-old stand of native Coast Live Oaks in response to motions filed by the California Oak Foundation and its co-petitioners including… read more
Armenian-Turkish Unity at Slain Editor’s Funeral
Click here to view the entire article on the New York Times website By SEBNEM ARSU and SUSANNE FOWLER Published: January 24, 2007 ISTANBUL, Jan. 23 — More than 50,000 mourners, including senior Turkish and Armenian officials in a rare display of unity, poured into the heart of Istanbul on Tuesday to bid farewell to… read more
China’s Leader to Visit Sudan and Seek End to Darfur Conflict
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/24/world/asia/25chinacnd.html By HOWARD W. FRENCH Published: January 24, 2007 SHANGHAI, Jan. 24 — President Hu Jintao of China will visit Sudan in early February and press for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in that country’s western Darfur region, Chinese officials announced today. Sudan will be one of eight African countries Mr. Hu is to… read more
Tip of the Week – Generosity
TRY THIS: Practice GENEROSITY without using money. Let someone with a few items go ahead of you in the grocery line. Allow a fellow driver to merge into your traffic lane. Accompany a friend through difficult times by listening, lending a hand or just being present.… read more
MLK on Breaking the Silence
On this Anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, his living words in opposition to the war in Vietnam continue to hold sobering import for the American public today in facing the U.S. occupation of Iraq and our current foreign policy. The Information Clearing House republishes Dr. King’s powerful speech from April 4, 1967,… read more
King Preached Nonviolence, Too
On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday in 2006, Andrew Fiala wrote a beautiful testament to the power of King’s spiritual core: nonviolence. It is remarkable that the United States has a holiday celebrating an advocate of nonviolence such as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. To critics, the real American spirit is on display… read more
Fasting
Fasting in Satyagraha is a hunger strike undertaken in protest. It is not a fast undertaken for purification, penitence or health. The goal of this type of fast is to persuade rather than coerce. Among the tools of the Satyagrahi, Gandhi considered fasting the ultimate, and one that should not be entered upon lightly. Gandhi carried out… read more
