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NEWSLETTER ON ACTIVISM, ACTIONS, RESISTANCE FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, AND
ECOLOGY #9, June 1, 2014.
Compiled by Dick Bennett for
a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology. (#2: June 23, 2011; #3
1-1-2012; #4 April 9, 2012; #5 Nov. 27, 2012; #6, March 24, 2013; #7 Sept. 15,
2013; #8 March 4, 2014)
Actually, all of OMNI’s
newsletters are activist; that is they affirm and advocate peace, justice, and
ecology. This newsletter named
“Activism” emphasizes that fact. Gandhi,
MLKJr, nonviolence: The stories and arguments cover a broad range of striving
for world peace, justice, and environmental preservation. The only restriction
is the rejection of violence. See the
newsletters on Nonviolence.
What
is the mission of OMNI?
With
the Quakers (AFSC, FCNL) we seek:
a
world free of war and the threat of war,
a
society with equity and justice for all,
a
community where every person’s potential may be fulfilled,
and
an earth restored.
That is, the entire peace, justice, and
ecology movement, of which OMNI is a part, seeks to create a better world. We are not passive: we are engaged in making
peace and justice. We do not seek
distractions from the world that so urgently needs our help; and anyway our
society like no other in history offers escape 24-7. We have something else to do.
Newsletters cover the
fields of peace, justice, and ecology.
There is also an Index.
Blogs are the newsletters that relate to US
empire, militarism, Pentagon, and peacemaking and peacemakers: War
Department/Peace Department; that is, most of my newsletters are also my blogs..
I am also occasionally filming “Short Takes” on war and warmongers and peace, peacemaking, and
peacemakers on Community TV, shown also on my Blog.
Blog: The War Department and Peace Heroes
Newsletters
on Peace, Justice, and Ecology:
http://www.omnicenter.org/newsletter-archive/ For an informed citizenry.
Index:
“WELL-INFORMED FUTILITY” SYNDROME?
I heard a speaker refer to this state of
mind to explain why she was so determined to work for peace, justice, and the
environment. She said it was a
widespread mentality among educated and inquiring people. Many gave up on their liberal ideals
regarding the government (bi-partisan empire and permanent war,
corporate/money/war party takeover of Congress and many state legislators by
narrow, callous Tea Party faithful), and devoted their lives to play or to
local betterment. May be true. Recently two friends who had spent much of
their lives helping national and international projects said they were working
locally in the future.
What does this mean? The Platonic/Socratic tradition through the
Renaissance and modern Humanism trusted knowledge as the foundation for right
direction in the pursuit of the Good. Is
the “well-informed futility” syndrome a repudiation of this tradition of
education, knowledge, reason? We should
embrace the alternative: intensity,
passion, violence?
A Call to
the People by George Monbiot:
From: Robert McAfee <robertjmca1@gmail.com>
Date: September 19, 2013, 5:36:29 AM CDT
To: Robert McAfee <robertjmca1@gmail.com>
Date: September 19, 2013, 5:36:29 AM CDT
To: Robert McAfee <robertjmca1@gmail.com>
After more
than a quarter of a century of environmental campaigning I’ve come to see that
the only thing that really works is public mobilisation: the electorate putting
so much pressure on governments that they are obliged to take a stand against
powerful interests. It doesn’t matter what weapons governments use to confront
these interests: what counts is their willingness to use them. A system which
undermines public involvement, boosts the power of the financial markets and
reduces love and passion and delight to a column of figures is unlikely to
Activism
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Contents of
Activism/Protest/Resistance Newsletter #9
YES! Magazine (Summer 2014)
David Hoffman, Citizens Rising on Independent
Journalism
Moyers & Co., One
Example 4-27-14: Versus Fossil Fuel
Companies: Divestment, Ending Subsidies,
Carbon Tax Needed.
Moyers 2013
Peter Dreier on New Generation of
Activists
Peter Dreier Reports
Michelle Deakin, Unitarian
Universalist Social Action
Heroes (Book)
Bruce Dancis , Vietnam
World
Influence
People
YES!Magazine SUMMER 2014
In each
number,YES! focuses on a different
theme. The Summer 2014 number examines
the power of storytelling, in which who tells the story, who controls the
story, matters. Those who decide which
stories most of us hear define the culture and therefore the future—whether of
war or peace, or destruction or not of our civilization because of warming, or
justice for workers and women. Some of
the articles:
“Why Net
Neutrality Is Worth Fighting For”
“Storytellers
of an Emerging World”
“Books That
Opened My World”
“Silent Spring Still Echoes”
“Voices
Raised: Who’s Telling a Different Story”
(8 sections from low-power FM Radio to My
Name Is Rachel Corrie).
Citizens Rising
Independent
Journalism and the Spread of Democracy
Synopsis
“Citizens Rising” is a riveting,
exhilarating exploration of how new
media and old are changing the world. Beautifully written and a must-read
for anyone concerned about not just the ‘tech’ but the broader context of
journalism today.”
–Andrea
Mitchell, NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent
“David Hoffman has written a stirring
book. He shows how digital technology grants a voice to citizens, threatens the
most brutal dictators, and, however unevenly, promises a better tomorrow.”
–Ken
Auletta, Media Columnist, The New Yorker
“David Hoffman has written a sweeping history of media and citizen power.
It makes a compelling case for independent media and access to information for
all. A must read for those who care about information.”
–Tara
Sonenshine, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
“Citizen Rising is a series of fascinating dispatches
from the frontlines of efforts to establish independent media around the
world. David Hoffman is a true visionary; a radical thinker with an
uncanny ability to see into the future, a knack for skewering conventional
wisdom, and a passion for spreading the gospel that access to free, fair and
accurate information is as essential to human progress.
–Chris
Turpin, Executive Producer, NPR’s “All Things Considered”
From the fall of the Soviet Union to
the Arab Spring to today’s continuing conflicts, media have played a decisive
role in political affairs across the globe—driving the revolutionary changes
shaping today’s new world. This is the first book presenting a comprehensive
look at the emergence of media as a primary actor, and not merely an observer,
of global affairs.
As
founder of Internews, a leading non-profit organization
dedicated to information access and independent media, David
Hoffman has had a
backstage pass to many of the seminal world political upheavals in recent
years. In these pages we see how media have been used for good and bad—to
trigger genocide, but also to effectively prevent conflict, facilitate free
elections, expose corruption, promote nation-building, provide critical
information amid natural disasters, and bring about massive social change such
as free education and women’s rights. With the rise of digital technology, the
power of media to intervene in global affairs is in the hands of everyone—including
you. This book examines media’s historic impact and offers a roadmap to the
future.
Read the first chapter of Citizens
Rising.
See
more at:
http://press.journalism.cuny.edu/book/citizens-rising/#sthash.jlA0Rz3g.dpufenhance the protection of the natural
world.
MOYERS & Co., APRIL 27, 2014
CORPORATE
ACCOUNTABILITY MOVEMENT
DIVESTMENT
FROM FOSSIL FUELS
TOM VAN
DYCK, Wealth Management
ELLEN
DORSEY, Wallace Global Fund
Made a
strong case for the advantages of divestment from socially and environmentally
harmful corporations, and against gov’t./public subsidies to fossil fuel companies
($1.9 trillion).
Corporations
should be custodians/stewards of God’s creation, but since they are not the
public should push for divestment, ending subsidies, and a tax on carbon of
$25/ton. Dick
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Social Action Heroes: Unitarian Universalists Who Are Changing the World
Publisher: Skinner House Books
Publication Date: 10/14/11
Pages: 144
Size: 5.5" X 8.5" Inches
Binding Information: Paperback
Description:
Unitarian Universalists are committed
to acting on important issues of social justice throughout the world.
Award-winning journalist Michelle Bates Deakin explores the actions of eleven
individuals and the impact their actions have had on their communities and
their souls. Compelling and inspiring, Social
Action Heroes illuminates the
potential for deep change inherent in each of us, and in Unitarian Universalism
as a whole.
Michelle Bates Deakin is an
award-winning journalist and author of Gay Marriage, Real Life: Ten Stories of
Love and Family from Skinner House Books. Deakin's work has been featured in
regional and national media, including the Boston Globe, Boston Magazine and UU
World, Inc. Magazine, where she is senior editor. She lives in the Boston
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Iain McIntyre
Iain McIntyre is a
Melbourne-based author, musician and community radio broadcaster who has
written a variety of books on activism, history and music. Recent publications
include Wild About You: The Sixties Beat
Explosion in Australia and New Zealand, and Tomorrow
Is Today: Australia
Since 2011 McIntyre has co-curated theAustralian Museum
Since 2011 McIntyre has co-curated the
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How To Make Trouble and
Influence People: Pranks, Protests, Graffiti & Political Mischief-Making
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Author: Iain McIntyre
Foreword by Andrew Hansen
Publisher: PM Press
ISBN: 978-1-60486-595-0
Published March 2013
Format: Paperback
Size: 8.25 by 8.25
Page count: 288 Pages
Subjects: Politics–Activism/History–Australia
$24.95
Author: Iain McIntyre
Foreword by Andrew Hansen
Publisher: PM Press
ISBN: 978-1-60486-595-0
Published March 2013
Format: Paperback
Size: 8.25 by 8.25
Page count: 288 Pages
Subjects: Politics–Activism/History–Australia
$24.95
This book reveals Australia’s radical past through more than 500 tales of Indigenous
resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hijinks, student
occupations, creative direct action, street art, media pranks, urban interventions,
squatting, blockades, banner drops, guerilla theatre, and billboard liberation.
Twelve key Australian activists and pranksters are interviewed regarding their
opposition to racism, nuclear power, war, economic exploitation, and religious
conservatism via humor and creativity. Featuring more than 300 spectacular
images How to Make Trouble and Influence People is an inspiring, and at times
hilarious, record of resistance that will appeal to readers everywhere.
Praise:
“I noticed clear back on
my first visit in ’83 that radical Aussies fighting back seem to be far more
tenacious and creative than most Americans—Roxby Downs, that damned Franklin dam in Tasmania
—JelloBiafra
—Jello
“A fascinating recovery
of Australia
—Sean Scalmer, author of Dissent Events: Protest, The Media and the Political Gimmick inAustralia
—Sean Scalmer, author of Dissent Events: Protest, The Media and the Political Gimmick in
“The perfect book for
enlightened coffee tables.”
—Rachel Evans, Green Left Weekly
—Rachel Evans, Green Left Weekly
“If you’ve ever thought
of speaking out about an issue or have idly wondered what you could do to make
the world a better place, this is the book for you! Fascinating interviews,
quirky historical snippets and stunning photos chronicling all the Australians
who have made a difference and who have done so with courage, audacity and a
lot of humour! Keep it on your desk at work for all those moments when you need
some inspiration, a bit of hope or just a good laugh.”
—Jill Sparrow, co-author Radical Melbourne 1 & 2
—Jill Sparrow, co-author Radical Melbourne 1 & 2
“Fascinating interviews
with Australia
—Rachel Power, Australian Education Union News
—Rachel Power, Australian Education Union News
“McIntyre has amassed
hundreds of tales alongside dramatic photographs in what is unashamedly a
songbook for Australia
—Katherine Wilson, The Age
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How to Make Trouble and Influence People: A ReviewBy Meredith Jacka
Socialist Party Australia
November 4th, 2013
‘How to make trouble and influence people – Pranks,
protests, graffiti and political mischief making’ provides a brief
yet diverse historical account of Australian radical politics over the last 225
years.
But unlike many other history books, this one is delightfully easy to read, you can pick it up and open it to any page and you’ll learn something. It could be about a convict uprising in 1798 or anti nuclear activists in 1986.
There’s no need to sift through dry, academic, text book style stuff, Iain McIntyre has done that for us, with the result being an aesthetically pleasing and easily accessible resource book for anyone interested in progressive activism.
But unlike many other history books, this one is delightfully easy to read, you can pick it up and open it to any page and you’ll learn something. It could be about a convict uprising in 1798 or anti nuclear activists in 1986.
There’s no need to sift through dry, academic, text book style stuff, Iain McIntyre has done that for us, with the result being an aesthetically pleasing and easily accessible resource book for anyone interested in progressive activism.
How to Make Trouble and Influence People: Recommended Summer
ReadingBy Rachel Evans
Green Left Weekly
In this
beautifully-designed book, Melbourne-based author Iain McIntyre reveals the
vital history of creative resistance in Australia
For
more from Iain...
Also
see review in YES! Magazine (Summer
2014) by Madeline Ostrander. [--Dick]
Contents of #3
Sending a Petition
Z Magazine
January 2012
Yes! Fifteen
Activists
New Book: Becoming the Leaders We Need
New Book: Save the Humans?
New Book: Dream of a Nation
New Documentary on Effects
on People of US Capitalism and Remedies
Occupy Wall Street
Justice for Tomato Field
Laborers
Global Rallies for Renewable
Energy
Journalistic Dilemma in
Reporting Protest
Looking Back
Contents of #4 April 9, 2012
The People’s Charter to Create a Nonviolent World
Civic Resistance
Strike
Book: Dream of a Nation
Book: Mobilizing
Book: Collaboration
Mark Ruffalo
John Graham, Giraffe Project
Nonviolent Method: Shame
3 Dissenters: Press, Joya, Jacob George
How to Organize an Event
Contents of #5 (in roughly
chronological order of subjects)
Franklin
Bollinger and Tran, From Tecumseh to Harvey Milk
Folsom, Peace March 1986
Film about Brian Willson
Thich Nhat Hanh, Love in Action
Berlowe, Compassionate Rebel 2002, Anger and Love
Berlowe, Compassionate Rebel 2
Zinn, Collected Speeches
Goodman and Moynihan, Resisters Today
Post-Nov. 6, 2012 Election
Movement Building
Amy Goodman
Dreier and Cohen
Contents #6
Anti-War Film
Protest, Social Change Film: Let Fury
Have the Hour
Rights of Disabled Campaign: Learning Hardball
Critical Thinking
ThisCantBeHappening
Mann, Progressive Organizing
Split This Rock Poetry Festival
RESIST: Funding for Change
Dick’s Recent Newsletters
Contents #7 September 15, 2013
Tomgram, Solnit: Occupy
Anniversary
Dick: Moyers and Co., Successful Organizing
Sandra Steingraber vs. Epidemic
Toxic Trespass in US
Marshall Ganz, Madeline Janis, and Rachel Laforest—
Marshall Ganz, Madeline Janis, and Rachel Laforest—
Mindful Occupation Booklet, Successful Organizing
Levine: Get Up, Stand Up Against the Corporations
Levine: Get Up, Stand Up Against the Corporations
YES! Magazine. A news magazine of notes and short
articles about pje changers.
Andrew Boyd, A Toolbox for Revolution
Adam Kahane, Power and Love…for
Social Change
Alperovitz, What Do? Long-range Organizing for Change.
Michelle Deakin. UU Social Action Heroes
Salsa: Guide for Nonprofits
Contents Activism Newsletter #8
March 4, 2014
Reich, Where are the Ruckus Muckrakers?
Start Your Own Petition
Move On/SignOn.org, Avaaz
Demand Progress Political Action
Join Hands and Tongue With One of the Thousands
Great Peace Organizations
FCNL Quaker Capitol Hill Lobby
Ganz, Farm Workers’ Movement
Individual Activists
Notable US
Dick, Hank Kaminsky’s “Peace Rock”
Moyers: Dreier , US
Dreier, The 100 Greatest. . .Social
Justice Hall of Fame
(BillMoyers.com)
Reverend Billy (a Billy in every town?)
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