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The Costs of War
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As of 10.27.08: 4,188 U.S. military members killed in Iraq
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This Week in Peace History
January 9, 1991
The day after the start of the U.S. bombing of Iraq, ten peace activists were arrested at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, for handing out written warnings to military reservists about participation in war crimes. Long-time peace activist Sam Day was sentenced to four months for his participation.
January 10, 1917
The National Women’s Party began regular picketing of the White House, advocating the right to vote for women.
January 11, 2002
The first of the detainees/enemy combatants arrived at Guantánamo Bay, the U.S. military base on the southeastern coast of Cuba.
January 12, 1971
"All in the Family" premiered on CBS TV. The sitcom focused on the major social and political issues of the day such as racism, war, homosexuality and the role of women.
January 13, 1958
Linus Pauling presented the “Scientists’ Test Ban Petition,” signed by over 11,000 scientists (including 36 Nobel laureates) from 49 countries, to the United Nations. It called for an end to nuclear weapons testing for, among other reasons, its health and ecological effects. In reaction to his efforts, Pauling was forced to resign as Chairman of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Caltech after having served in that role for 22 years.
The day after the start of the U.S. bombing of Iraq, ten peace activists were arrested at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, for handing out written warnings to military reservists about participation in war crimes. Long-time peace activist Sam Day was sentenced to four months for his participation.
January 10, 1917
The National Women’s Party began regular picketing of the White House, advocating the right to vote for women.
January 11, 2002
The first of the detainees/enemy combatants arrived at Guantánamo Bay, the U.S. military base on the southeastern coast of Cuba.
January 12, 1971
"All in the Family" premiered on CBS TV. The sitcom focused on the major social and political issues of the day such as racism, war, homosexuality and the role of women.
January 13, 1958
Linus Pauling presented the “Scientists’ Test Ban Petition,” signed by over 11,000 scientists (including 36 Nobel laureates) from 49 countries, to the United Nations. It called for an end to nuclear weapons testing for, among other reasons, its health and ecological effects. In reaction to his efforts, Pauling was forced to resign as Chairman of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Caltech after having served in that role for 22 years.
Kucinich Action / Integrity Now
Ojai Valley Kucinich supporters continue to meet to carry on peace, justice, and political work in the same spirit and energy of Dennis' presidential campaign, now called Integrity Now.
Meetings are held on the first Sunday of each month at the former site of Ojai Creates!: 207 N. Ventura St, Ojai.
The next meeting will be on Sunday at 10am, and all are welcome.
Meetings are held on the first Sunday of each month at the former site of Ojai Creates!: 207 N. Ventura St, Ojai.
The next meeting will be on Sunday at 10am, and all are welcome.
Local Peace Org Contacts
Code Pink: Ojai
email Tanya: hola2tanya (at) yahoo (dot) com
Ojai Peace Vigil
email Clive: abantu (at) aol (dot) com
Nordhoff High School Social Justice Club
email John: jhoj (at) ojai (dot) k12 (dot) ca (dot) us
Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions
email Mary: info (at) c-p-r (dot) net
Thacher School STAND Chapter
email Robin: rwalter (at) thacher (dot) org
Peace Coalition of Greater Ventura
email Craig: peacecoalition (at) sbcglobal (dot) net
Ventura High School Peacers Club
email Lauren: vhspeacers (at) yahoo (dot) com
Ventura County Committee to Stop the War
email John: vcstopthewar (at) gmail (dot) com
email Tanya: hola2tanya (at) yahoo (dot) com
Ojai Peace Vigil
email Clive: abantu (at) aol (dot) com
Nordhoff High School Social Justice Club
email John: jhoj (at) ojai (dot) k12 (dot) ca (dot) us
Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions
email Mary: info (at) c-p-r (dot) net
Thacher School STAND Chapter
email Robin: rwalter (at) thacher (dot) org
Peace Coalition of Greater Ventura
email Craig: peacecoalition (at) sbcglobal (dot) net
Ventura High School Peacers Club
email Lauren: vhspeacers (at) yahoo (dot) com
Ventura County Committee to Stop the War
email John: vcstopthewar (at) gmail (dot) com
Shop in (and for) Peace!
- Air America Radio store
- Amnesty International online store
- be+cause clothing
- Dennis Kucinich Campaign Store
- Environment California online store
- GreenDimes
- Haymarket Books
- Heifer International
- holiday cards for donation to AFSC
- Los Padres ForestWatch Trading Post
- No Sweat Apparel
- Not In Our Name store
- Ojai House
- Ojai Peace Coalition Official Store
- Peace Please!
- peacebuttons.info
- PeaceHand store
- Syracuse Cultural Workers
- True Majority Shop
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Links to Peace, justice, democracy
- American Friends Service Committee
- Amnesty International
- Beyond War
- Center for American Progress
- Center for Constitutional Rights
- Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions
- Courage to Resist
- CREDO Action
- Declaration of Peace
- democrats.com
- Environment California
- Environmental Defense
- Equality California
- Global Village School resources page
- Iraq Veterans Against the War
- League of Conservation Voters
- Living Peace In Ojai
- Moms Rising
- MoveOn.org
- NARAL Pro-Choice America
- Not In Our Name
- Ojai Valley Green Coalition
- Org Listings from Yahoo!
- Peace Action West
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Public Citizen
- The Peace Alliance
- True Majority Action
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media for change
Contact Your Government!
the director's chair
- evan_austin
- As Director of the Ojai Peace Coalition, evan is passionate about discovering what we can do instead of war, being an active Citizen in his democracy, and making whatever changes seem warranted for building a Peace culture!
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