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Anti-War, Pro-Pasta

This Saturday there will be a fundraiser at the United Methodist Church (
571 Farmington) to help send activists to the National Assembly Against the War in Iraq, which is planned for later this month in Cleveland. The Anti-war Spaghetti dinner begins at 6pm. Continue reading Anti-War, Pro-Pasta…

Anti War Events Today

Just a reminder that everything starts around 11:30.

Reflection on Rachel’s Words

I was born the same year as Rachel Corrie, the dead woman whose letters home I read at the Quaker Meeting House tonight. I am thinking a lot about parallel lives these days. Maybe parallel is not the right word for it, but I can’t think of a better one. When I watched Persepolis, I thought about how Marjane, only a few years older than me, grew up in a war zone. What I feel about this cannot be described as guilt. It’s more like awe. There are some overlaps between us, despite what would otherwise be lives defined by opposite sides of the planet. The punk scene seemed to interestingly save and alienate us both. Being headstrong and vocal got us both into trouble. Yet her adolescence was wrought with gender-based oppression, bombs, and just a generally stifling and dangerous environment. My run-ins with peers at school over pieces of my own identity were nothing in comparison. I never had to fear imprisonment for speaking out. Continue reading Reflection on Rachel’s Words…

Hartford City Council Passes Anti-War Resolution: 6-0

Dave Ionno posts about the resolution on Undercurrents, and Ken Krayeske reports on his blog about last night’s proceedings.

While five years might seem a long time for such a resolution to pass, the City Council has new members who were not there at the start of the Iraq War. The war has cost Hartford over $201,277,000 as of the publication of this post.

Anti-War Resolution Update

The anti-war resolution will be brought before City Council tonight. The full draft of the resolution is posted over at Undercurrents. Hundreds of other cities have passed such resolutions.