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Dove Network. G.D.Z. is dedicated to being a presence
for peace, featuring articles, book reviews, poetry, art
and current events and resources around Bloomington and
the state of Indiana.
Green Dove wants to know what acts
of peacemaking are you, your friends,school, social or
spiritual groups involved in. Green Dove's staff
wants to spotlight your efforts to encourage others to
become active players in the world as peacemakers.
We dream of one day being able to offer
the Green Dove Peacemakers award to honor individuals
or groups, children or adults in efforts toward creating
a peaceful world.
The
Art of Traditional Peacemaking Tracking the Roots
of Peace The Art of Traditional Peacemaking the late Hawaiian
spiritual leader Parley Kanaka'ole "The Art of Peace
begins with you. Work on yourself and your appointed task
in the Art of Peace.
BOOK
OF THE MONTH - -"PEACEMAKING" BY THICH
NHAT HANH
"You
can look at war as a massing of arms and matérial and
troops, but you can also see it as something else--as a delicate
web of interwoven choices made by human beings, made out of
a certain consciousness. The decision to order an attack,
the choice to obey or disobey an order, to fire or not to
fire a weapon. Armies and, indeed, any culture that supports
them must convince the people that all the decisions are made
already, and they have no choice. But that is never true."
The Fifth Sacred Thing" by Starhawk
Nuclear
Shortsfor a world view of whats happening on the
nuclear front
Current
Nuclear News
Belgium
set to ditch nuclear energy Belgium is the world
s most nuclear-reliant country after France The lower house
of the Belgian parliament has
USEC
plans uranium-enrichment facility3
The Washington Times --- December 5 2002 USEC plans uranium-enrichment
facility By Jeffrey Sparshott THE WASHINGTON TIMES Bethesda-based
USEC announced plans yesterday to open a uranium-enrichment
test facility in Ohio by 2004 Top Stories The facility would
Ohio
Site Chosen for Nuclear Fuel Tests Wednesday 04-Dec-2002
9 39PM Story from AP MALIA RULON Associated Press Writer
Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press via ClariNet WASHINGTON
AP Ohio will be the site
Yucca
Mountain rock won t contain waste Nevada brief states
By Matthew L Wald New York Times News Service WASHINGTON
Yucca Mountain cannot be used for disposal of the nation
s nuclear waste the state of Nevada said in
Ohio
beats out Ky for testing plant By Malia Rulon Associated
Press WASHINGTON Ohio will be the site of a $150 million
facility that will test a new way to produce nuclear fuel
the project operator said today USEC Inc also had considered
the
Buried
Legacy The Cold War is a fading memory and nuclear
weapons production in the Alle-Kiski Valley ended decades
ago
$12
million project to lower emissions at Oak Creek
plant We Energies plan aims to reduce nitrogen oxide By
LINDA SPICE Last Updated Dec 6 2002 We Energies announced
on Friday a $12 million project designed to reduce nitrogen
oxide
Leak
shut power plant in Texasdocuments say DALLAS AP
A reactor at a nuclear power plant was shut down in September
after a leak was discovered in a tube carrying radioactive
water government documents revealed The
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Just a Cup of Coffee?
The Eco-justice Task Force
sells Equal Exchange, the Fair Trade Coffee as a project
with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)
to educate people about Fair Trade and to support specific
service projects in communities where coffee is grown. Because
of this projects success, the group now sells tea as too.
If you are in the area, stop by the Equal Exchange table
after Sunday services ( after noon) and look for the Equal
Exchange table and support human rights, economic justice,
ecological justice and enjoy drinking some really good coffee!
WOMEN'S CALL FOR A PEACE
VIGIL AT THE WHITE HOUSE - JOIN US!
Join prominent women and women's organizations across the
country for this historic peace vigil and rolling fast in
front of the White House in Washington DC STARTING SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 17, 2002 IN LAFAYETTE PARK,
continuing through March 8, International Women's Day, and
culminating in a massive women's peace march.
The vigil and fast is an urgent call to stop a war on Iraq-a
war for oil
that will kill thousands of innocent Iraqis, needlessly
endanger the lives
of US servicepeople, escalate a cycle of violence, devastate
the environment and drain our financial resources.
It is an urgent call to say that our safety and well-being
as a nation is
not served by war, but by focusing on non-violent resolution
of conflicts, and using our nation's vast wealth, energy
and skills for life-giving programs such as schools, health
care and decent housing for the world's poor.
With this vigil, we will create a space in Washington D.C.
for building
community, for reflection and sharing. It will also be a
base from which to engage in creative actions and education
for peace. Each week our actions will draw attention to
the real costs of war-civilian casualties, who will be sent
to fight, escalating poverty as the Pentagon budgets soar,
the proliferation of violence in our society, the environmental
devastation.
Please get involved! Here is what you can do:
-Join the vigil in Washington for as much time as you can-a
day, a week, a
month. You can fast or not fast, as you wish. While this
action is initiated by women, men are also welcome!
-Women's groups/organizations are encouraged to take a
four-day shift (Sunday to Wednesday or Thursday to Sunday).
Bring at least three people,
whether fasters or supporters, and help plan/participate
in peace activities for those four days.
-Initiate a solidarity vigil/fast in your own community.
-Organize in your community to get women to come to DC
Women's Peace March
on International Women's Day, March 8, 2003.
-Help circulate the women's peace petition "Listen
to the Women". Our goal
is one million signatures by March 8, 2003. The petition
will be available
at www.unitedforpeace.org.
-Make a financial contribution to sustain this peace vigil
and build the
rally! Send your checks-large and small-to Women's Vigil,
c/o Global
Exchange, 2017 Mission St #303, San Francisco, CA 94110.
For more information, contact: women@unitedforpeace.org
or call Kristi
Laughlin at 202-393-5016 or 415/255-7291 or Medea Benjamin
at 415-235-6517.
Endorsers (partial list, organizations for identification
only):
Medea Benjamin, Founding Director, Global Exchange
Linda Burnham, Women of Color Resource Center
Elaine Broadhead, Rachels Network
Andrea Buffa, United for Peace
Julia Hill Butterfly, environmentalist/author
Leslie Cagan, Pacifica Radio Interim National Board
Paulette Cole, Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities
Marie Dennis, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, Director
Barbara Ehrenreich, author
Jodie Evans, Code Pink for Peace
Marilyn Fowler, President/CEO, Women\'s Intercultural Network
Annie Goeke, Women in Black
Linda Fuller, Co-Founder, Habitat for Humanity
Jennifer Harbury, author and human rights attorney
Mariam Karimabodi, People in Black
Lauren Klein, International Rivers Network
Kristi Laughlin, Interfaith Women for Peace
Barbara Lubin, Middle East Children's Alliance, Director
Betita Martinez, Director, Institute for Multiracial Justice
Sunita Mehta, Women for Afghan Women
Ruby Nell Sales, Spirit House
Renee Saucedo, Centro Legal de la Raza
Starhawk, author
Masuda Sultan, Young Afghan World Alliance
Terri Swearingen, environmentalist, Goldman Prize Recipient
Alli Starr, Art and Revolution/Dancers Without Borders
Jean Stokan, Pax Christi USA
Nina Utne, Chair, Utne Magazine
Olga Vives, National Organization of Women
Judy Wicks, Social Venture Network
Diane Wilson, Unreasonable Women
Peg Yorkin, Feminist Majority
The
words above are from an open book titled Peace Words located
in the I.U. Fine Arts Library. It contains but a small
number of translations of the word peace. We humans have less
than 2000 writing systems within the over 7,000 known languages
and dialects spoken in over 189 countries.
Visit Local
Food for a directory of locally owned establishments,
resources and recipies!
Monroe County
United Ministries needs you to help
make the holiday season better for those in our community that
are less fortunate than we are. Participate in the Holiday Food
Baskets project - If you receive a ham or a turkey at work,
consider donating to MCUM located adjacent to Tri-North Middle
School. After December 13th, help package Santa Bags, Call Meri
Reinhold 339-3429 at MCUM to volunteer!
The following quote from Nelson Mandela
is from his Inaugural speech in 1994:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our
deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is
our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask
ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, talented, and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. You
'playing small' doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened
about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around
you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is
within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone.
And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other
people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from
our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
What Color
is Community? Task Force seeks
to enhance the experiences of African Americans and other
persons of color in the Unitarian Universalist Church and
local community. Contact Guy Loftmay, loftpeople@aol.com
Government
- Watch Task Force
Alerts the U.U. congregation about pending government action
at the local, state and national level. For information contact
David Wiley, dwiley@earthlink.net
The Children's Task Force
(CTF)of the Unitarian Universalist
Church promotes the welfare of children in our community by
offering information about their needs and supporting community
resources that serve children and their families. For more
information contact Martha Nord, marthanord@hotmail.com
Habitat for HumanityGroup
at the Unitarian Universalist Church supports the vision of
Habitat for Humanity which "seeks to eliminate poverty
housing from the world and to make decent shelter a matter
of conscience and action." To find out what current projects
are being worked on in our community contact: Dorothy Sowell,
dsowel@alumni.indiana.edu
Family New Year's Event:
The Monroe County YMCA will be hosting a "Safari"
celebration 7-20 p.m. Dec. 30. Volunteers are needed to
assist with registration, food court, games and activities.
Free admission for all volunteers. Activities range from
a live Safari show, to crafts, face painting, aquatic games
and much more. There is no minimum age for volunteers. For
more information, contact Aimee Heeter, 332-555, Ext. 235,
aheeter@monroecountyymca.org
Reading
Tutors
The Indiana Reading Corps
at Big Brothers Big Sisters
is seeking at least 10 motivated
people to help children with
their reading. Qualifications include an interest in reading
and literacy, a love of children, and a sinceredesire to
improve
opportunities for today's
youth. Must be dependable
and have own transportation.
Hours for conducting one-on-one sessions with students are
Monday and Wednesday from 3:15 to 4:30 pm. Minimum age is
18. Contact Brooke Ransom at
334-2828 or brookesusanne@hotmail.com
Holiday
Pet Food Drive: November 21-1 - Dec 26
Help with this annual event sponsored by the Monroe County
Humane Association to raise food, toys, treats, blankets,
and more for the Bloomington /Monroe County
shelter critters. Help is needed with the placement of donation
boxes and the collection of donations. Minimum age is 18.
Contact Kathy Obrakta at
349-3492,
ext. 6 or helpthem@bluemarble.net.
Sassafras
Audubon Society Lecture Series December
2002
On Wednesday, December 18th at 7:00 p.m. in Room 1-C of the
Monroe County Public Library, Paul and Marilyn Mahlberg will
share their
knowledge and appreciation of the 380 plants included in their
book Wildflowers of Door County, Wisconsin's Unique Floral Preserve.
This
field guide to the spring, summer and fall wildflowers of this
biodiverse county in northeast Wisconsin includes 380 original
water color paintings of
different plants accompanied by their descriptions.
Door County provides a wide range of ecological niches and habitats
for flowering plants, and is home to a greater number of species
than any other
county in the state. 330 of the 380 plants in the book are found
in Indiana.
The Mahlbergs direct all profits from the sales of their book
to the Door County Land Trust to further its mission of preserving,
maintaining, and
protecting the beauty, open space, and ecological integrity
of Door County. The book is published by the Indiana University
Press, and is available
from the Press as well as from local bookstores.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free event, refreshments
will be served. For more information please contact Steve Cotter
at 349-3736.
Bush's Lies and Simple Truths
by Robert Jensen
The
Other "Good War:" Afghanistan One Year Later
By Rahul Mahajan
Knitting
for The Needy Visit Yarns Unlimited, located inside
Fountain Square Mall and other area shops offering knitting
supplies to get information about the Warm Up America project
in our community!
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Imagine
all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer,
but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and
the world will live as one.
--John Lennon
