Organic and Socially Responsible Consumers Say No to War and Climate Chaos
Help us build up a national and international network of organic and socially responsible consumers who wish to protect Gaia/Mother Earth, put an end to war and military madness, and green and re-localize the global economy. Please join us in building up a powerful coalition that brings about cooperation and synergy between the anti-war movement, the climate crisis movement, and the organic community.
Body of War
Body of War is an intimate and transformational feature documentary about the true face of war today. Meet Tomas Young, 25 years old, paralyzed from a bullet to his spine - wounded after serving in Iraq for less than a week.
Body of War is Tomas' coming home story as he evolves into a new person, coming to terms with his disability and finding his own unique and passionate voice against the war. The film is produced and directed by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro, and features two original songs by Eddie Vedder. Body of War is a naked and honest portrayal of what it's like inside the body, heart and soul of this extraordinary and heroic young man.
Click here for more information and to view the Body of War trailer.
A Climate Of War
On the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, a new report from Oil Change International, entitled A Climate of War quantifies both the greenhouse gas emissions of the Iraq War and the opportunity costs involved in fighting war rather than climate change.
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Essay: Gaia Not Guns, A Declaration of Peace and Inter-Dependence by Ronnie Cummins
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Thanks to the Farms Not Arms coalition and PeaceRoots Alliance for much of the inspiration for this page.
Planting Peace
A Resource Center for news and activities that seek to build a powerful coalition to bring about cooperation and synergy between the peace movement, the climate crisis movement, and the organic community.
Planting Peace Headlines
- 01/10/09 - Naomi Klein re: Israel: Boycott, Divest, Sanction
- 01/10/09 - Oil 2009: Be Careful What You Wish for
- 01/10/09 - Obama's Silence, by Tom Hayden
- 01/10/09 - Prioritizing the Movement Over the Party
- 01/07/09 - The Israel Rules, Morally Insane
- 01/03/09 - Nine Steps to Peace for Obama in the New Year--by Deepak Chopra
- 12/31/08 - Like US in Iraq, Israel's Actions Are Irrational, No Matter How Much U.S. Politicians Try to Cast Them As Normal
- 12/29/08 - Independent Jewish Voices Condemns Israel's Gaza Massacre
- 12/27/08 - Rob Parry: Two Dangerous Bush-Cheney Myths, Lies & Deceptions
- 12/26/08 - Call for Independent Counsel to Investigate Cheney and Rumsfeld for Violating Torture Laws
- 12/24/08 - Why Did Cheney Confess on National Television?
- 12/22/08 - The War Dividend -- In These Times
- 12/20/08 - US Military Defiant on Key Terms of Iraqi Pact
- 12/18/08 - The Shoes We Longed For
- 12/16/08 - Public Policy & Social Change: What Americans Really Want
- 12/16/08 - Arundhati Roy: India Must Fight Terrorism with Justice or Face Civil War
- 12/12/08 - Patrick Cockburn: Total Defeat for U.S. in Iraq
- 12/07/08 - Takin' it to City Halls and the Statehouses, Not Just to the DC Streets
- 12/06/08 - Afghanistan, Another Untold Story
- 12/06/08 - Obama Doesn't Plan to End the Iraq Occupation
- 12/06/08 - Democracy Now! | Ralph Nader and Medea Benjamin on Obama's Cabinet and Grassroots Organizing Under the Next Administration
- 12/04/08 - Retired Officers Urge Obama to Expunge "Stain of Torture"
- 11/28/08 - India's Leaders Need to Look Closer to Home
- 11/28/08 - Doves Keep The Faith as Obama Team Tilts Right
- 11/21/08 - Too Much Stuff: How Our Profligate Consumerism Might Keep Us in Iraq
- 11/20/08 - Moderation in the Pursuit of Justice is No Virtue
- 11/19/08 - We Need Immediate Massive Cuts in the Pentagon's $700 Billion Annual Budget
- 11/18/08 - Listen Obama, Please: Flight Path to Disaster in Afghanistan
- 11/17/08 - Progressives Push Obama to Fulfill Campaign Promises
- 11/14/08 - Obama Pressured to Back Off Iraq Withdrawal
- 11/14/08 - Eight RNC Protesters Accused of 'Furthering Terrorism' Thanks to Statute
- 11/14/08 - Let the Peace Movement Support Labor Law Reform in Congress So the Labor Movement is Encouraged to Push for Peace
- 11/10/08 - Thoughts on Obama's Historic Victory: Howard Zinn
- 11/10/08 - How the Mobile Phone in Your Pocket is Helping to Pay for the Civil War in Congo
- 11/10/08 - Try These on Your CIA Briefer, Mr. President-Elect: Ray McGovern
- 11/08/08 - Getting the Change We've Earned, by Dave Lindorff
- 11/08/08 - A Progressive Agenda for Obama
- 11/06/08 - The Hope of Obama
- 11/06/08 - U.S. to Investigate Report of Airstrike Hitting Afghan Wedding Party
- 10/30/08 - Latin America Experts Urge Obama to Break With Past
- 10/29/08 - The End of International Law?
- 10/28/08 - Bail Out America by Putting the Pentagon & 800 Overseas Bases on the Auction Block
- 10/27/08 - Wrecked Iraq: A Look at What Bush & Your Tax Dollars Have Destroyed
- 10/27/08 - Where Did We Go Astray? Brazilian Liberation Theology Leader Leonardo Boff Speaks Out
- 10/20/08 - Attack on Iran Off the Table?
- 10/18/08 - Kevin Zeese: The Finance Crisis Means the US Must Find a Way to End the Two War-Quagmires
- 10/17/08 - Breaking the Sound Barrier: Third-Party Candidates Ralph Nader & Cynthia McKinney Respond to Final McCain-Obama Debate
- 10/16/08 - The Reality of War in Afghanistan
- 10/14/08 - McCain: War Hero or War Criminal?
- 10/10/08 - The Crisis: All Guns, No Butter
- 10/08/08 - Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out "Crowd Control" By Naomi Wolf
- 10/03/08 - Senate Slips Huge $488 Billion Pentagon War Funding Bill in Under The Radar
- 10/01/08 - Open Letter to Monsanto From Vietnamese Agent Orange Victims
- 09/26/08 - US Militarism Rising as Elections Loom