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July 08/August 08 PNL #776

SPC in Action compiled by Carol Baum
Ed Kinane's Sentencing Statement
AFSC and Akwesasne Partnership by Chrissie Rizzo
Victory!! Onondaga County Scraps Sewage Plants by Lindsay Speer
The Case of Myanmar by Khadija Mehter
You Say You Want a Revolution… compiled by Lily Galvin
From Food Rebellions to Food Sovereignty by Eric Holt-Giménez and Loren Peabody
Taking Our Energy Future Back adapted by Jessica Maxwell
Border Patrol Harrassment by Jessica Maxwell
What to do palmcard by NJ ACLU
CLAC Update
Will Capitalism Survive Climate Change? by Walden Bello
Youth Helping the World by Leyana Dessauer
Peace Action Youth by adapted by Jessica Maxwell
Migrant Farm Worker Victories compiled by Jessica Maxwell
Peaces by Lily Galvin

June 08 PNL #775

SPC in Action compiled by Carol Baum
Invading Iran by Ed Kinane
Duane Hardy Presenté by Andy Mager
Letter to Editor by Barb Kobritz
SU and the Dr. Dhafir Case by Katherine Hughes and Paul Weichselbaum
Summer Reading: Books to Inspire by Alexis Harwood
Advice to the Undocumented by Donna Muhs-McCarten
Confronting the Legacy of Native American Boarding Schools by Philip P. Arnold
The National Guard is Coming Home by Karen Dolan and Ben Manski
Advice to the Undocumented by Donna Muhs-McCarten
Youth Voices: Global Warming by Hamish Gibbs
Youth Voices: Conserve the Environment by Zach Smith

May 08 PNL #774

SPC in Action compiled by Carol Baum
The "Rules" of War by Maya Schenwar
On Terrorism - Retail and Wholesale by Ed Kinane
Women's Peace Encampment Herstory Project
Cajibío General Assembly by Patricia Rodriguez and Paul Weichselbaum
South Africans Refuse to Unload Arms by Jessica Maxwell
SPC Has a New Home
Sexual Abuse Fueled by Abusive Immigration Language by Amanda Marcotte
Youth Voices: Earth Day Presidential Stump Speeches

April 08 PNL #773

SPC in Action compiled by Carol Baum
Right & Law by Maurice Isserman
Food Not Bombs by Andy Testo and Heather Snogles
Youth Voices: Power Hogs by Leyana Dessauer

SPECIAL SECTION –
Syracuse University:A player in the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex?
The Insidious Work of the University by Don Mitchell
The Delicate Balance by Robert A. Rubinstein
The Price of ‘Free’ Speech by Robin Riley
The Larger University Context by Louis Kriesberg
Between Traditions of War and Peace by Horace G. Campbell

Where Your Income Tax Money Goesby WRL
The United States is Sorry? by Wendy Gonyea
Kennedy Square: Part II by Chrissie Rizzo

March 08 PNL #772

SPC in Action compiled by Carol Baum
A Dialogue about Iraq by John Burdick
Kennedy Square: Part I by Chrissie Rizzo
Winter Soldiers Speak Out: 1971 and 2008 by Carol Baum
Reframing "Illegal" in the Immigration Debate by Patricia Rector
Book Highlight - "I Dream A World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America" by Renee-Noelle Felice
Shundahai Network: Building the Will for Nuclear Abolition by Diane Swords
Cable Franchise Renewal: Democracy Now? by Howie Hawkins

February 08 PNL #771

SPC in Action compiled by Carol Baum
The Dreamer and the Prophet by Aly Wane
Analyzing the Surge by Michael Schwartz
Tools for Change by Kimberley McCoy
Gandhi’s “Children of God” by Frank Woolever
The New Sanctuary Movement by Mike Hungerford
Syracuse Youth Produce the Vagina Monologues by Tobie Luft and Katie Yates
Syracuse Center Update by Karen Hall
UN Recognizes Indigenous Rights by Colleen Donovan-Togo
Progressive Coalition Victory for Voting Integrity
Sunnyside Up: Got Free Speech by Jessica Maxwell
Peace Action Youth Award by Margrit Diehl
Un Baile Latino by Aggie Lane
Longtime Plowshares Craftswoman by Marie Summerwood

January 08 PNL #770

SPC in Action compiled by Andy Mager
Letters from Amman, Jordan by Cathy Breen
Poem: I Was the Earth by David Smith-Ferri
Peace Activists must oppose the US Africa Command by Horace Campbell
Winter Reading by Alexis Harwood
Gandhi’s Experiments with Truth by Frank Woolever
Sunnyside Up: ACTS: Transforming Syracuse by Andres Kwon and Khadija Mehter
The Syracuse Solidarity Network by Sera Brown
SPC Projects and Campaigns

November/December 07 PNL #769

SPC in Action compiled by Andy Mager
Ghana: Inspirational Global Action by Kimberley McCoy
Minga in Action by Colleen Kattau
CNY Activists Join Cajibio’s Struggle by Laura MacDonald
A Poem for the Onondagas by Robin Kimmerer
Onondaga Land Rights Hearing by Carole Resnick
Close the SOA by Ed Kinane
"Out Now!"- Why Now? by Max Elbaum
Trying to Make a Living by Caroline Kim
Steve Parks: Shaping Policy by Giving Voice to the People
A Small Glimmer of Hope Reaches Bil’in by Gabriel Angelone
Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice by Karen Hall

October 07 PNL #768

SPC in Action compiled by Andy Mager
Challenging US Stereotypes About Iran by Gabriel Angelone;
No War, No Warming – Yes to Rising Up by Ted Glick
25 Years of Economic Empowerment by Meagan Weatherby and Nick Cavanaugh
Poem for Peace: Victory Soldier by Mark Hubbard
Teach-In on Impeachment

September 07 PNL #767

SPC in Action compiled by Andy Mager
Power to the Peaceful by Jessica Maxwell
Happy Birthday Angus by admirers of Angus
Nonviolent Actions in Bil'in, Palestine
Our Unknown Air War Over Iraq by Ed Kinane
Bringing Together the Pieces by Karen Hall
New Orleans: Right to Return by Jaime Hazard
New Orleans: No More Turning Away by Stanislav Kupferschmidt
A Local Economy Where People Matter by Liz Brace
Peace and Immigrants' Rights by Jenna Loyd
Can the Onondagas Find Justice in Our Courts? by Andy Mager
Syracuse-Area Activist Contacts

July/August 2007 PNL #766

SPC in Action compiled by Andy Mager
Top 10 Abuses of Power by CNY ACLU
Partnership for Onondaga Creek Update by Bob Graham
Sandeep Pandey: Grassroots Democracy by Diane Swords
Open Your Mind to Open Source Software by Mike Miller
Syracuse Center Update by Karen Hall
"Don't Give Up" by Julie Norman
Poem: Three Score Years and Ten by Julienne Oldfield
Summer Activist Reading compiled by Donna Mühs-McCarten
Onondaga Lake Cleanup: Good Enough? by Don Hughes
Proudly Sweating for Liberty by Liz Brace

June 2007 PNL #765

SPC in Action compiled by Andy Mager
Bil'in's Nonviolent Struggle by Abdullah Abu Rahme
Onondaga Creek Update by Aggie Lane
SOA Crumbling by Ed Kinane
Pulaski and"Global" Village by Monique Frey and Jill Truax
Syracuse Center by Karen Hall
State of Our Unions by Karen Hall
Juneteenth: A Long Way to Freedom by Billy Denham-El
Activist Summer Vacation Guide compiled by Andy Molloy

May 2007 PNL #764

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
Not Iran: Big Lies and Double Standards by Ed Kinane
Workers' Rights Center Opens in CNY by Patricia Rector
Syracuse Center for Peace & Social Justice by Karen Hall
Visiting Iran by Ed Kinane
Sunnyside Up: AFSC Women's Workshop by Julie Norman
Protesting Ashcroft's Visit by Katherine Hughes
Taking Risks for Peace by Cathy Breen
Opposing the Iraq Funding Bill by Phyllis Bennis
The Onondaga Lake Quagmire by Don Hughes
Poem: My Hometown that by Mary O'Reilly

April 2007 PNL #763

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
Human Costs of War
YOU CAN DO SOMETHING !! about the war in Iraq
Syracuse Center for Peace & Social Justice by Karen Hall
War Tax Resistance: An American Tradition by Julie Norman
Sunnyside Up: New German Community Models Car-Free Living by Donna Muhs-McCarten
Resources for Researching Venezuela
This Deal Ain't Sweet:An Onondaga Creek Update by Lindsay Speer
SPC Committees and Coalitions
"Crossing the Line" for Peace by Julienne Oldfield
Poem: Crossing the Line by Christina Busch-Nema

March 2007 PNL #762

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
The Surge for Peace
Syracuse Center for Peace & Social Justice by Karen Hall
We Came Upon Bolivar… by Nancy Gwin and Doug Igelsrud
Sunnyside Up: WTO Protestors Win by Steven Penn
Making Your Vote Count by Lenore Rapalski
A Tribute to Bill Griffen
Onondaga Lake: A Fork in the Road by Dan Gefell, Karen Kerney and Andy Mager
Crossing Borders by Cheryl Spear and elana levy
Interview with Local Pan African Activists Part III by Aly Wane and Christiana Kaiser
Central New York Organizations
Connecting with Africa Ghana's Golden Jubilee by Emmanuel Awuah
Youth Peace Award by Helen Stabler
Poem: Uniform Shrinkage by Viola Ransel

February 2007 PNL #761

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
How We Can End the War by Stephen Zunes
Deconstructing Race 101 by Karl Newton
Survivors Village and the Fight for Public Housing in New by Curtis Rumrill
Sunnyside Up: Coop Credit Union by Donna Muhs-McCarten
Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice by Karen Hall
Poem: Peacefully by Alter O'Media
Interview with Local Pan-African Activists Part II by Aly Wane and Christiana Kaiser
Reporting from Africa by Christiana Kaiser

January 2007 PNL #760

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
Africa in Perspective by Christiana Kaiser
2007 New Year's Resolution to End the War
Onondagas Make the Case by Ellen Edgerton
Sunnyside Up: Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice
Poem: Prayer for Peace by Leopold Senghor
Interview: Challenging Misrepresentations of Africa by Aly Wane and Christiana Kaiser
Africa Media List compiled by Aly Wane

December 2006 PNL #759

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
Sunnyside Up: The Election by Donna Muhs-McCarten
Evaluating SPC Staff and Moving Forward by Karen Hall
State of Iraq War Resistance by Elizabeth Quick
Afghanistan Five Years Later by The Senlis Council
Buying Local by Carl Mellor
Plowshares Program
Poem: Disturbance in the house of Song by Teresa Gilman
Two New Local Bookstores by Aly Wane
UN Committee Recognizes US Abuse of Western Shoshone Human Rights by Candee Wadsworth and Joan Cope Savage
Movements From Antiwar to Democracy by Mike Ferner
Live 8: Legitimizing the Oppressor by Aly Wane

November 2006 PNL #758

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
Elections Are Just Beginning A Syracuse Peace Council Statement
First GI Coffeehouse Since Viet Nam Opens in Watertown
Effort Builds to Create the Syracuse Center for Peace & Justice
Iraq War Stat
The peace Majority Speaks Out- October 20, 2006

October 2006 PNL #757

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
A New Sanctuary Movement? by Lucas Freshman
Women Take Direct Action Against War by Judy Rohrer
Poem: Clearing the Field for Firing by Stephen Thorley
Iraq War Stat
Radio as a Force for Justice by Kate Simmer and Curtis Rumrill
Bicycles for Sustainable City Living
Thinking Elections by Steve Penn, Barbara Humphrey, Candace Saunders, Mark Spadafore
Colonizing Consciousness by Nick Cavanaugh and Jake Eichten

September 2006 PNL #756

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
Share the Earth by Colleen Kattau
Bombing People Creates More by SPC
Poem: Elegy for the Orchards by Paul Aviles
Dug in to "Super-Bases" by John Burdick
Judicial Complicity in Pentagon War Crimes? by Ed Kinane
Iraq War Stats
International Day of Peace by Brandon Gustafson/Wendy Gonyea
Letter to the Editor
Syracuse Activist Directory
Native American Rights Go International by Sandy Bigtree

July/August 2006 PNL #755

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
Global Warming: Take Action Now! compiled by Jessica Maxwell
Midland Sewage Plant Really Stinks for Taxpayers by Aggie Lane
War Stories: Voices of Soldiers and Iraq Stats
Onondaga Land Rights and the Doctrine of Discovery by Joe Heath
Lockheed Watch CNY by elana levy and Jessica Maxwell
"I Won't Rent to You Until I See Your Green Card" by Alanna Gothard
March for a Nuclear Free Future by Jessica Maxwell
NOLA by Gabe Barry-Caufield
Summer Film Reviews by Karen Hall
Green Space is Our Space by Thom Dellwo
Providing a Voice for the Voiceless by Shawn DeLeo
Holly Near: Women in Resistance Music by Lesley Lammers
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword by Frank Woolever
Letter to the Editor
Poem: Ode to the Economic Hit Men by Jackie Hayes

June 2006 PNL #754

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
Kathy Kelly: Glimpses of a "Pious Pisshead" by Ed Kinane
"Water, Precious Water": A Community Celebration by Katie Nadeau
Iraq Water Updates by Eric Benner
SPC Summer Activist Reading...
Activist Vacation Guide compiled by Andy Molloy
Hate Speech & The First Amendment by Paul Weichselbaum
An Invisible Minority by Tessa Corcoran-Sayers
Treaties and Federal Law by Onondaga Nation Comm. Office
Peace Begins Here/War Begins Here by elana levy
Poetry for Peace
Letter to the PNL

May 2006 PNL #753

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
UFPJ Talking Points on Iran by Phyllis Bennis
No War on Iran compiled by John Yorks
Welcome Home by Michael Dubose
Iraq Veterans Against the War
West Point Graduates Against the War by Bill Cross
Why Wal-Mart? by Elisha Peck
Equality, Or Not: The Plight of Immigrants by David Bacon
"A Few Years of History" by Ellen Edgerton
Art Against War by Jessica Maxwell
Poem: Answers from the Man by Marjorie Manwaring
Don't Miss the Cuba Bus by by Doug Igelsrud
Letter to the PNL

April 2006 PNL #752

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
Guns vs. Butter
Food Security in Iraq compiled by Jessica Maxwell
Thinking About Hate Speech by Leslie Bender
Breaking Down Barriers: Israel/Palestine by Linda Bergh
The Story of an Injured Lake by Katie Nadeau
New Legislation Targets Depleted Uranium by Elaine Klein
Letters From Guatemala by Laura MacDonald
Poem: Peace Peace? by Mary Beth Young

March 2006 PNL #751

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
A Chill Wind Blows: Reproductive Freedom by Betty DeFazio
A Tale of Two Quagmires, Noam Chomsky interview
Haudenosaunee Women Inspire by Sally Roesch Wagner
From Colombia to Venezuela by Jessica Maxwell
Africa Bound by Kimberley McCoy
White Anti-Racism & Solidarity by Candace Saunders
Greater Syracuse Progressive Coalition
Poem: Hot Tar Roofing by Martin Walls
"No Más, No More" - Frank Woolever by Elisha Peck

February 2006 PNL #750

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
Onondaga Land Rights & Our Common Future by Andy Mager
Statement of the use of Torture By the United by IRCCNY
March to Guantánamo: Witness Against Torture! by Jessica Stewart
Execution Day (San Quentin State Prison by Steve Champion
Ten Ways to Debate Iraq by Michael Schwartz
Some Chose Between Warmth, Food, Health by Catherine Komp
Poem: Uninventing War by Stephen Thorley
Have Signs Will Vigil: CNY Reacts by Rae Kramer

January 2006 PNL #749

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
Make a New Year's Revolution by Kimberley McCoy
Poem:Soldier in My Freshman Writing Class by Eileen Moeller
Syracuse's Rosa by Elisha Peck
Iraq War Stats

December 2005 PNL #748

Syracuse Peace Council in Action
Twenty Years of Singing for Peace & Justice by Karen Mihalyi
Beyond the Red Cross and the Mall compiled by Sara Smits
Poetry Peace Vigil by Stephen Thorley
Letters to the Editor
Cleaning Up Environmental Legacies by Joe Heath
Plowshares Program
Meeting Adisa on San Quentin’s Death Row by Tom Kerr
Odious Debt, Odious Allies: Pillaging Iraq by Ed Kinane
CNY NYCLU Chapter Statement on Dhafir Case
Iraq Death Toll
The Widening Circles of Joanna Macy by Cindy Squillace
Global Connection Through Painby Hannah Cass