Peace – Page 259 – People's World

Non-aligned leaders blast war, unilateralism

March 7, 2003

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s impassioned anti-war calls at a time when “the world lives in fear” set the stage for leaders at the Non-Aligned Summit, held in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, to speak...

Interfaith march against war

March 7, 2003

CHICAGO – Singing “peace, salaam, shalom” 2,000 clergy and lay worshipers solemnly paraded through the city’s Gold Coast on Feb. 23 to bear witness to the casualties of a U.S. pre-emptive war on Iraq. The action...

Llamadas inundan a Washington: NO A LA GUERRA!

February 28, 2003 By Susan Webb

“Como un ciudadano norteamericano con una ascendencia en este continente que antecede la Guerra Revolucionario, yo quiero registrar mi plena oposición a cualquier tipo de ataque preventivo contra Irak o cualquier otra nación soberana.” Este fue...

Artists speak out for peace at Rock the Vote Awards

February 28, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

NEW YORK – This year’s Rock the Vote Awards couldn’t have been more timely. With a stated goal of “protecting freedom of expression and empowering young people to change their world,” the group used this star-studded...

Churches speak out against war

February 28, 2003 By Susan Webb

National religious leaders are bringing a strong message against war on Iraq to their congregations across the country. “We are taking our message to ‘middle church’ – middle America at church,” the Rev. Robert Edgar, National...