August 2003

by Glen Anderson

The Choosing Peace series of events and activities that blanketed the greater Thurston County area last year is being reactivated for a second annual season. A wide variety of local activists and organizations are planning dozens of opportunities for people to connect in all sorts of ways from September 1 through mid-November, 2003.

Successful Background:

June 2003

by Glen Anderson

TRUE security can't be won by weapons. It's rooted in social and economic justice, civil liberties, a vibrant democracy, a healthy environment, and humane values.

The American people are afraid of terrorists.

But they also have deep, troubling fears about the crumbling economy, the loss of civil liberties, the deteriorating environment, and the future our kids and grandkids will inherit.

The Bush regime is escalating the first kind of fears deliberately and the second set of fears unwittingly.

June 2003

by Glen Anderson

For many months the peace movement was articulating many reasons why a war on Iraq would be wrong. After March 19 those rotten eggs started to hatch, and the stink has become overwhelming!

· Where are the "weapons of mass destruction"?

· Why aren't the Iraqis welcoming our "liberation"?

· Which US puppet will we install in the guise of "democracy"?

· Which US corporations tied to the Bush regime will profit from the reconstruction and oil contracts?

· How is military spending affecting our federal, state and local budgets?

· How are other nations reacting to Bush's war?