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Cesar Chavez: A legacy for peace, justice and non-violence

March 27, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

LOS ANGELES – As protests against the war in Iraq grow across our nation, it is not uncommon for leaders to invoke the name of Cesar Chavez, the founding president of the United Farm Workers.

Stop the war on our people

March 27, 2003

SHAQLAWA, Iraqi Kurdistan – At dawn, on Thursday, March 20, 2003, Iraq suffered what we have always feared and warned against. The U.S. forces launched their first missile attack on Iraq, signaling the breakout of the...

World leaders: Iraq war unjustified

March 22, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

The decision by George W. Bush to launch a preemptive military strike against Iraq brought angry protests from apprehensive governments around the world.

A celebrity, but first a citizen

March 21, 2003

Actor Martin Sheen defended the rights of Hollywood anti-war activists to express their views, in an opinion piece published Mar. 17 in The Los Angeles Times, titled “A celebrity, but first a citizen.” “Whether celebrity or...

Israeli army bulldozer kills American citizen

March 21, 2003 By Special to People’s World

International civilians are in the Occupied Palestinian Territories attempting to protect Palestinian human rights and lives precisely because formal international bodies have refused to take action to do so.