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The Green Vibration & The Alchemy Cafe  the new home for the Hope Out Loud
monthly coffeehouse open mike. 

May 30th, 2008 at 7:30 PM

Alchemy Lounge 203 New Britain Ave Hartford
(corner of New Britain Avenue and Crescent Street)

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Free souvenir flyer of the first Alchemy coffeehouse, click => here

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The atomic bomb changed the world forever, and this wonderful film shows how Americans expressed wonder over atomic weapons and then suffered from the pervasive fear that America would be on the receiving end of a Soviet nuclear attack. Atomic Cafe is a brilliant compilation of archival film clips beginning with the first atomic bomb detonation in the New Mexico desert. The footage, much of it produced as government propaganda, follows the story of the bomb through the two atomic attacks on Japan that ended World War II to the bomb's central role in the cold war. Shown along with the famous "duck and cover" Civil Defense films are lesser-known clips, many of which possess a bizarre black humor when seen today, and it's easy to see why this film, which was produced in the early 1980s, became a cult classic sometimes referred to as the "nuclear Reefer Madness." Bellicose congressmen are shown advocating a freewheeling policy of nuclear strikes against China during the Korean War, suburban families are shown enjoying the comforts of their bomb shelters, and footage of a boy trying to bicycle to a bomb shelter in a "bomb survival suit" his father designed is priceless. Atomic Cafe is at once clever and poignant, a canny and offbeat look at a significant period in American history.

The Iron Wall features interviews with prominent Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and political analysts, including Jeff Halper, Akiva Eldar, Hind Khoury, and others. Also included are eye-opening interviews with Israeli settlers and soldiers, and Palestinian farmers.

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National Conference to Stop the War in Iraq and Bring the Troops Home Now
June 28-29, 2008
Cleveland, Ohio

The purpose of the conference is to place on the agenda of the entire U.S. antiwar movement a proposal for the largest possible united mass mobilization(s) in the future to stop the Iraq War and end the occupation. Everyone -- every organization, every coalition, everywhere in the U.S., all who oppose the war and the occupation -- is warmly and enthusiastically invited to attend this open democratic U.S. national antiwar conference and to join with us in advancing and promoting the coming together of an antiwar movement in this country with the power to make a mighty contribution toward ending the war and occupation of Iraq now.

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Wayne Goes Cycling to Raise Money for Soldiers Heart!

In mid June, Tariffville resident Wayne Coste begins a 4,200 mile, coast-to-coast bicycle trip across America to raise money and awareness of veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. In 64 days, he will traverse 13 states and a Canadian province, averaging 65 miles per day, under his own power.

Rulers

This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. Also included are the subdivisions of various countries (the links are at the bottom of the respective country entries), as well as a selection of international organizations. Recent foreign ministers of all countries are listed separately. 

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To see the people who have been in power throughout the world in modern times, click => here

The War Stops Here
A New Blog

This blog is intended to be a regularly updated hub for those who take anti-war work seriously and want to learn what other people are doing, and to let new people know that there are ways to tangibly grind this war to a halt.

The main purpose is to put forward the alternatives that have been advocated for a long time; that are now taking shape. It's really a wonderful time to be a part of this movement; it is not hard to feel a re-awakening and a shift in movement politics. The time when a handful of groups and individuals can monopolize the direction of the movement is coming to a close.

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Didn't Get To Washington For Lobby Day?   
Then Call!

• Participate in a phone lobbying effort on that same day - call your Congress member and Senators.
• A new political strategy for Iraq should include:
  Set a Date for U.S. Withdrawal: The U.S. should name a date certain for withdrawal of all U.S. military forces and bases.
• Negotiate an Iraqi National Compact: One key to ending the war in Iraq is bringing nationalist resistance fighters back to the negotiating table. All Iraqis must a have a stake in the peace process.
• Convene a Regional Process for Stability in Iraq: Success in Iraq will depend on the engagement of its neighbors-including Syria and Iran-in planning and implementing a successful U.S. withdrawal and the stabilization of Iraq.
• Underwriting Reconstruction with U.S. Dollars: U.S. military forces and bases must leave Iraq, but the U.S. should not abandon the Iraqi people. The U.S. should work with Iraqis and their neighbors to establish a plan for U.S. financing of the reconstruction of Iraq.

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The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) says "Just Say No to Surge"

A Compelling Reason to Withdraw

Recent polling has shown that the number of Iraqis that support attacks against US and British troops has increased dramatically from about 40 percent in January 2006 to over 60 percent in September 2006. I'm afraid that it may even be higher now.

Stop the United States From Launching a New Nuclear Arms Race!

New Nuclear Weapons Complex 
(Complex 2030)

"Although national security is widely perceived to depend on military strength, more weapons do not provide enduring security. Military expansion provokes fear and potential retaliation. Threats tend to increase the hostility and distrust that lead to war. We believe that nations must move toward comprehensive disarmament. We urge multilateral disarmament, supported by the conversion of military industries to the production of civilian goods and services, and the retraining of personnel toward that end. We also advocate that the United States take unilateral steps toward its own disarmament, believing that other nations will respond affirmatively to this example. The risks of disarmament are far smaller than the risks involved in the current course of weapons stockpiling and development." 

~ Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Statement of Legislative Policy

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Come Help CCPJ Discuss
Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSS)

Monday, January 22 at 7:30
at
Friends Meeting House
144 South Quaker Lane
West Hartford

We will show Dr. Ed Tick's 90 minute DVD (a brief synopsis of his book "War and the Soul") and discuss efforts to hold a larger Central Connecticut and/or State forum on PTSS and helping returning Iraq War Veterans

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No More Blood On Our Hands Campaign

The Red Hand campaign is about stopping any nuclear or conventional attack on the people of Iran.  We urge you to download  flyer(s) get them signed and deliver them to your Congressional Representatives (House and Senate)

You may return them to Joe Wasserman for him to deliver as part of a consolidated package (joewass64@yahoo.com)

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Rev. Martin Luther King

Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence

Speech given 4 April 1967
Riverside Church in New York City

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(For an undated 2007 version, substitute the word "Iraq" for "Vietnam")