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Peace and Nonviolence
Mideast
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Care for the Environment
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Pamphlets
BOOK: Denmark Rising A historical novel, based on fact, about the nonviolent resistance by the Danish population when the Nazis occupied the country in World War Two. (written by a Quaker.) Synopsis, reviews, and more on the web.
DVD: Peace Talks: The Conscientious Objector. (Alternative title: Peace Talks, the Quaker Peace Testimonies Project.) (26 minutes) Eugene Friends Meeting, Oregon, 2003. Interviews with 13 Quaker conscientious objectors from Eugene Friends Meeting, inspired to speak in the face of the militaristic pageantry surrounding the invasion of Iraq.
DVD: Long Shadows: Veterans' Paths to Peace (30 minutes) A selection of face-to-face interviews with veterans who discuss their journeys from being military personnel to being peace activists. Eight of the contributors to the book, expand on their interviews, giving a face and a voice to their stories.The interviews span the time between the Spanish Civil War and the Iraq War. While individual stories are very different from each other, themes evolve, revealing experiences and reflections that are more common than different among the interviewees. More info on the web.
DVD: In a Time of Siege: Voices in the Wilderness Defying Sanctions and War in Iraq Includes narration by Studs Terkel, interviews with Iraq Peace Team and Basra Project team members, and footage of Iraq Peace Team members encountering U.S. Marines in April of 2003 when the Marines first entered Baghdad after several weeks of Shock and Awe bombing. This DVD is about the work of Kathy Kelly and other participants in Voices in the Wilderness delegations who delivered medicines to Iraq in violation of U.S. led UN economic sanctions. More info on the web.
BOOK: Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence and Terrorism. Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans, 2005. A collection of articles by 70 experts, scholars, artists, activists, and journalists. The table of contents is here.
BOOK: Taking a Stand: A Guide to Peace Teams and Accompaniment Projects. Elizabeth Boardman, 2005. Taking a Stand describes the work done by peace teams and accompaniment projects -- who runs them, what is involved in joining, and the social and emotional challenges and rewards from such experience. Table of Contents here.
BOOK: Relentless Persistence: Nonviolent Action in Latin America. McManus and Schlabach, 1991. Case histories and testimonies of nonviolent struggles in Latin America, with lots of inspiring stories.
BOOK: After the Guns Have Stopped: Searching for Reconciliation in Burundi. Report from the African Great Lakes Initiative of Friends Peace Teams.
BOOK: Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words. From 1953 to 1981 a silver haired woman calling herself only "Peace Pilgrim" walked more than 25,000 miles on a personal pilgrimage for peace. She vowed to "remain a wanderer until mankind has learned the way of peace, walking until given shelter and fasting until given food." In the course of her 28 year pilgrimage she touched the hearts, minds, and lives of thousands of individuals all across North America. Her message was both simple and profound. It continues to inspire people all over the world. http://www.peacepilgrim.com/
BOOK: Practicing Peace: A Devotional Walk through the the Quaker Tradition, Catherine Whitmire, 2007. Listening to both contemporary and traditional voices, Practicing Peace weaves 350 years of Quaker peace teachings together into a compelling devotional guide. Review here.
VCR: The Good War, and Those Who Refused to Fight It. PBS, 2006? The story of 40,000 Americans who refused to shoulder weapons in "the good war" because their consciences wouldn't allow them to kill another human being. In the face of criticism and scorn, these CO's challenged the limits of democracy and applied their non-violence to pioneer social movements that transformed America in the years to follow. Archival footage, and interviews by seven COs: Dave Dellinger, Steve Cary, Bill Sutherland, George Houser, Lou Ayres, Asa Watkins, Sam Yoder.
BOOK: Guide to War Tax Resistance - War Resisters League, 1986. Dated but still much useful information.
BOOK: Powerful Peacemaking: A Strategy for a Living Revolution, George Lakey, 1987. A theory of nonviolent revolution is evolving that encompasses the broad institutional, economic, and social changes needed to dismantle the war system on which our society is now based. Lakey lays out a flexible five-step model for bringing about these fundamental changes, on the individual and societal level, with lots of historical examples. Lakey's twenty years' experience in the trenches of nonviolent action puts inspiration, reality, and guts behind his words.
BOOK: A Quaker Declaration of War, Chuck Fager, 2003. Six articles for Freinds grappling with the issues of war and peace in our troubled times.
BOOK: Handbook on Military Taxes and Conscience, ed Coffin, 1988, by Friends Committee on War Tax Concerns.
BOOK: Sustaining Peace Witness in the Twenty-First Century ed Chuck Fager. Papers from the 1997 Quaker Peace Roundtable.
BOOK: A Continuing Journey: Papers from the Quaker Peace Roundtable, 1995, ed. Chuck Fager
BOOK: War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges 2002. (2 copies, one hardbound, one soft) Hedges argues that war is both a deadly addiction—a drug that offers an unmatchable intoxication, the thrill of being released from the moral strictures of everyday life—and a unifying force that provides a sense of meaning, purpose, and self-sacrifice that can wash away life's trivial concerns. But the meaningfulness of combat, Hedges suggests, depends upon the myth of war. One of many Reviews
BOOK: Home to War: A History of the Vietnam Veterans Movement by Gerald Nicosia. 2001. A former draft resister who felt he had "a moral duty not to fight in Vietnam," the author interviewed some 600 men who did take part in the war and who then became active in the antiwar movement, or later worked as veterans' advocates. The result, after a decade's worth of work, is this sprawling, politically charged, personality-driven book. Samples and reviews
BOOK: Handbook for Conscientious Objectors by Robert Seeley. Though published in 1982 by CCCO, most of this book is still very valuable for anyone considering conscientious objection, since the legal definition of CO has not changed and the moral/ethical/religious questions are as relevant now as in 1982.
DVD: Occupation 101: Voices of the Silenced Majority. On the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the never ending controversy and dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions. The roots of the conflict are explained through first-hand on-the-ground experiences from leading Middle East scholars, peace activists, journalists, religious leaders and humanitarian workers whose voices have too often been suppressed in American media outlets. On the web.
DVD: New Hope for Peace: What America Must Do To End the Israel-Palestine Conflict (21 minutes) Four American Statesment call for strong US initiative for Middle East peace. Produced and presented by Landrum Bolling, with Jimmy Carter, James A. Baker, Brent Scowcroft, and Zbigniew Brzezinski. More info on the web. Also on YouTube.
DVD: Winter Soldier - Iraq and Afghanistan (about 68 minutes) Eyewitness accounts of the occupations. Breakdown of the Military, The Cost of War in Iraq and Afghanistan, Corporate Pillaging and Military, Contractors, Divide To Conquer: Gender and Sexuality in the Military, Racism and War: the Dehumanization of the Enemy, Rules of Engagement, The Cost of the War at Home, The Crisis in Veterans' Heathcare, The Future of GI Resistance, Winter Soldier and the Legacy of GI Resistance. http://www.ivaw.org/wintersoldier
DVD: Breaking the Silence - Israeli Soldiers talk about Hebron (38 minutes) Six stories from Israeli soldiers. http://breakingthesilence.org.il/video_e.asp
DVD: Search for Peace in the Middle East (30 minutes) by Landrum Bolling (retired president of Earlham College). A vivid, compassionate portrayal of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Through the voices of Israeli and Palestinian citizens of diverse backgrounds, it reveals their hopes and fears and explores the issues that divide them. It also describes in a compelling way a broad common ground of yearning for peace, pointing the way toward a resolution of this tragic conflict that would meet the deepest needs of both societies. http://www.fmep.org/searching_for_peace_in_the_middle_east.html
BOOK: Palestine Peace Not Apartheid - by Jimmy Carter. The former president offers an assessment of what must be done to bring permanent peace to Israel with dignity and justice to Palestine.
BOOK: Eyes Wide Open. The American Friends Service Committee’s widely-acclaimed exhibition on the human cost of the Iraq War, features a pair of boots honoring each U.S. military casualty, a field of shoes and a Wall of Remembrance to memorialize the Iraqis killed in the conflict, and a multimedia display exploring the history, cost and consequences of the war. This book has stories and photos of the exhibit.
BOOK: The Road from Ar Ramadi: The Private Rebellion of Staff Sergeant Mejia. Camilo Mejia became the new face of the antiwar movement in early 2004 when he applied for a military discharge as a conscientious objector. After serving in the Army for nearly nine years, he was the first known Iraq veteran to refuse to fight, citing moral concerns about the war and occupation. This book is a fascinating look at life and death in the army of occupation in Iraq, and of Camilo's steady progression to conscientious objection - a very personal chronicle of a courageous war resister.
DVD: Iraqi freedom congress By and about this group which is Working For a Democratic, Secular and Progressive Alternative to both the US Occupation and Political Islam in Iraq
DVD: Baghdad ER 12-time Emmy® Award winner producer/director Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill capture the humanity, hardships and heroism of the US Military and medical personnel of the 86th Combat Support Hospital, the Army's premier medical facility in Iraq. Sometimes graphic in its depiction of combat-related wounds, BAGHDAD ER offers an unflinching and honest account of the realities of war. http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/baghdader/synopsis.html
DVD: Bringing the war home - on the road with Eyes Wide Open (11 minutes) An overview of the AFSC exhibit, where it's been, and the questions it raises
BOOK: A Compassionate Peace: A Future for the (1982) by the American Friends Service Committee. A succinct, serious, and comprehensive analysis of the multiple problems of the Middle East as of 1982.
DVD: Unconstitutional: the war on civil liberties An hour-long documentary from Robert Greenwald -- one of the most prolific and progressive producers in Hollywood -- in conjunction with the ACLU. This film details the shocking way that the civil liberties of American citizens and immigrants alike have been infringed upon, curtailed and rolled back since 9/11 and the USA Patriot Act. 68 minutes. http://pipdocs.org/order_films/unconstitutional
DVD: ACLU Freedom Files All ten 30-minute episodes of The ACLU Freedom Files which explore pressing issues that threaten the civil liberties of all Americans, regardless of political affiliation--Religious Freedom, Voting Rights, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Youth Speak, Drug Wars, Beyond the Patriot Act, Supreme Court, Dissent, and Racial Profiling. And more. http://www.aclu.tv/order?PHPSESSID=90c2c92131fc601eac557e01f3d9e033
DVD: Rights on the line: Derechos sobre la linea offers a provocative look at the growing role of armed vigilante groups and their attempts to play on anti-immigration scapegoating. Filmed by legal observers and human rights activists at the US-Mexico border, this new video has just been produced by AFSC, in partnership with the American Civil Liberties Union and WITNESS, a group using video activism to defend human rights. http://www.afsc.org/immigrants-rights/rightsontheline/default.htm
BOOK: The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills to Stop Climate Change - or Live Through It. David de Rothschild, 2007. It is a fun, compelling, and sly deconstruction of a survival guide that offers equal parts tongue-in-cheek suggestions, practical advice, factual information, and bluesky dreaming of ways to save the world. An entertaining and cleverly constructed book. More, including sample pages, here.
DVD: Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (98 minutes) 2005. "The film features the deeply personal stories and everyday lives of families and communities struggling to survive in a Wal-Mart world. It's an emotional journey that will challenge the way you think, feel... and shop." (from producer's description.) More info on the web.
BOOK: Eyes of the Heart: Seeking a Path for the Poor in the Age of Globalization, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, 2000. A passionate letter on behalf of the poor written by Haiti's first democratically elected president.
BOOK: The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time By Jeffrey Sachs, renowned for his work around the globe advising economies in crisis. Distilling 25 years of experience, he offers a landmark exploration of the roots of economic prosperity and the escape from extrememe poverty for the world's poorest citizens.. An integrated set of solutions to the interwoven economic, political, environmental, and social problems that challenge the world's poorest countries. http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/endofpoverty/
DVD: Quaker Bolivia Link – A Movie a 27 minute movie portraying the work of Quaker Bolivia Link in Bolivia. It is a 23 minute narrated Power Point presentation, followed by a 3 minute photo gallery of Bolivia.
BOOK: Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope. Jimmy Carter, 2007. With major programs in election monitoring, conflict negotiation and disease prevention and eradication, the center has been active in nearly 100 nations since its 1984 inception. Carter structures this book as a series of vignettes detailing his involvement with a specific nation or issue, from Haiti to schistosomiasis. Reviews here.
VCR: An Act of Conscience (90 minutes) For Randy Kehler and Betsy Corner of Colrain, Massachusetts, their life-long commitment to pacifism led them to risk losing their home. For fourteen years, they publicly refused to pay federal taxes as a protest against war and military spending. As a consequence, their home was seized by U.S. marshals and IRS agents. This documentary chronicles the couple’s five-year struggle to nonviolently resist the seizure of their home, in which they are joined by hundreds of supporters from across the country. http://www.turningtide.com/aoc.htm
BOOK: Grassroots and Nonprofit Leadership: A Guide for Organizations in Changing Times - Lakey, Lakey, Napier, Robinson, 1995.
BOOK: Limits to Power: Some Friendly Reminders by Quaker and philosopher Newton Garver. Essays on politics, power, and values, and about half the book on the history and politics of Bolivia. Published 2007. Amazon description: "This collection of eleven of Newton Garver's Buffalo Report essays on war, power, ethics, truth and justice in the US during the Bush years, and the recent struggle for human rights and political decency in Bolivia, is the best kind of moral and political journalism."
VCR: Quaker Bolivia Link (10 minutes) showing the projects (water, greenhouses, medical, and other) by QBL in Bolivia. http://www.qbl.org/ is QBL's website and has a slightly updated version of this film.
BOOK: Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back by Amy and David Goodman. Synthesizing radio interviews and commentary with secondary sources on charged issues that the corporate media too often overlook. http://tour.democracynow.org/
DVD: Vietnam: American Holocaust (84 minutes) "How the United States slaughtered over 3 million Vietnamese. http://linuxbeach.org/Vietnam.html (viewable online)
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School of the Americas (SOA) -
Are Animals Our Neighbors? An essay a project of the Animal Kinship Committee. Reprinted from Friends Journal, April 2005.
Sustainability and Spirituality: A Study guide for Friends and others - Friends Committee on Unity with Nature, 2001
On Revolution and Equilibrium - Barbara Deming
Living in Virtue, Declaring against War: The Spiritual Roots of the Peace Testimony - Steve Smith
The Peace Testimony of Friends inthe 20th Century - Friends Coordinating Committee on Peace
The Roots and Fruits of a Powerful Peace Testimony: Speaking Truth with Power - Bruce Birchard
Can Love Overcome Violence and Hate? Reflections on the Peace Testimony - Mary Lord
The Steps of Nonviolence - Michael Nagler
If War Is Not the Answer, What Is? Peaceful Prevention of Deadly Conflict - FCNL
There Are Realistic Alternatives - Gene Sharp