Pacifica's Peace Watch
Tues. Dec. 31, 2002
Today's Stories:
Ithaca Peace Vigil
Culture of Peace
Code Pink Women’s Peace Vigil Continues at White House
Peace Roundtable: KPFA apprenticeship program
The audio of today's show is posted at http://www.radio4all.net/
Story: Ithaca Peace Vigil
Hundreds of people in Ithaca, New York led a silent vigil
for peace in the midst of the holiday shopping frenzy last
week. Over a dozen of them also brought their message of peace
for Iraq to their local military recruiting center, where
they enacted a "die-in" and subjected themselves
to arrest. Participants shared their youth perspectives on
war, nonviolence and civil disobedience.
Tape: Peacewatch producer Scott Gurian interviewed 17 year-old
Marie DeMott Grady, 16 year-old Ana Ritter, and 21 year-old
Grace Ritter, in Ithaca, NY.
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Story: Culture of Peace
Strategies brought up by Rabab Abdul Hai, Erik Gustafsen,
Steven Zunes and other Peace activists and Peace educators
and students at the first annual Peace and Justice Studies
Association forum entitled “Confronting Injustice, Ending
War: The Role of Peace Educators and Activists after 9/11”
during their address on US Foreign policies and some of the
discussion which followed.
Tape: Ryme Katkhouda,
Peacewatch correspondent, WPFW, DC.
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Story: Code Pink Women’s Peace Vigil Continues
at White House
In a continuing peace vigil in front of the White House,
Code Pink, a coalition of women committed to creating a peaceful
world, stand strong despite the chilly temperatures. From
November through January women from all around the country
maintain an unrelenting presence in front of the President’s
residence, calling for an end to US aggression in Iraq. We
talked about the vigil and the rolling fast of ‘Code
Pink.’
Tape: Christie Laughlin of Global Exchange and Code Pink.
The White House vigil is to continue through International
Women’s Day on March 8th.
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Story: Peace Roundtable: KPFA apprenticeship program
The burgeoning peace movement against the impending war
on Iraq has been historic in its ability to bridge the generation
gap. During a recent roundtable discussion at Pacifica station
KPFA in Berkeley panelists joined Rahngita Geeser of the KPFA
Apprenticeship program for a discussion about peace and justice.
Tape: Roundtable discussion including poet Kaira Espinoza,
essayist Elizabeth Martinez, and hip hop artist Micheal Franti.
The apprenticeship program is run under the direction of Producer
Amelia Gonzales.
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