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Mass incarceration and militarized police forces are two of the most potent tools in a panoply of repressive instruments of power used by Israel and the U.S. By Corinna Mullin and Azadeh Shahshahani A version of this article originally appeared…

August 15 in Japanese calendar is o-bon, a day dedicated to honoring deceased loved ones. By doing so, it also gives an opportunity for the living to reflect on our lives that were given by our ancestors and renew a…

NYC August 15 – In front of Gandhi statue in Union Square, a vigil was held to ask for a nonviolent solution to end the conflict in Gaza and Israel, followed by a ceremony for people to send their best…

Translated from the English version by Shani Manor

New York, 08/11/2014 The social group #JewsAndArabsRefuseToBeEnemies got together today outside of the United Nations for a silent protest to hold the leaders of the world, the professionals who promised peace and security, accountable for their failures and in the…

This article was first published on TFF PressInfo Violence is a dead end Look at the violence in Gaza today, DR Congo (6 million dead), Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Somalia etc: Isn’t it obvious that the world needs a completely new…

In Nonviolent revolution, People’s government, People’s revolution Tags: abolish death penalty, bring down income inequality, down with the one percent, equality for all, free health care for all, government of the people by the people for the people, green economy,…

The proposal to expand the 82nd Street Business Improvement District (BID), along the Roosevelt Avenue corridor, will place the working- and middle-class immigrant neighborhoods of Corona, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights at risk for hyper-gentrification and displacement of small businesses and…

Republished from Shani Manor’s Blog Dear Friends Outside, Many of you have written to me to ask how I was, and even those who didn’t, I know, are thinking about me every now and again, and just don’t know how…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Weinberg, 214.282.3924, weinbergd@aol.com ACTOR MICHAEL NOURI HOSTS THIRD PEACECAST 2014 CELEBRATING UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE DAY SEPTEMBER 21 PEACECAST ISSUES CALL FOR PEACE VIDEOS MIAMI.  On September 21st the world celebrates the United…