Below is a letter Iowa Peace Network signed earlier this
month on divesting from investing in war on Yemen. Codepink is collecting signers
and sending to Biden soon.
Dear President-Elect Joe Biden:
News and commentary from Iowa's peace and justice community
Below is a letter Iowa Peace Network signed earlier this
month on divesting from investing in war on Yemen. Codepink is collecting signers
and sending to Biden soon.
Dear President-Elect Joe Biden:
From On Earth Peace- onearthpeace.org & Fall 2020 On Earth Peace newsletter; reprinted with permission; David Jehnsen interviewed by Matt Guynn
Kingian Nonviolence Origins (excerpt)
Together with Bernard LaFayette Jr., David Jehnsen authored the Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation curriculum to codify what they learned from working with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and other Civil Rights Movement organizers. David is a member of Living Peace Church of the Brethren in Columbus, Ohio. Matt Guynn interviewed David to learn more about the roots and vision of Kingian Nonviolence.
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Alternative Gift Guide
No Holiday Open House and Alternative Gift
Fair this year? No problem!
(Although we sure will miss seeing all of your
smiling faces.) Since we can’t gather together in person, the IPN Joint
Oversight Committee thought it would be fun to share our favorite businesses
and organizations that are perfect for holiday shopping—and end-of-the-year
contributions. Below you’ll find both local and international businesses and causes
to support, all concerned with some form of environmental, social and/or racial
justice. We hope you enjoy perusing this list, and perhaps find one or two
perfect gifts along the way. Here’s to a safe and peaceful holiday season!
Letters about a fair and safe election were sent by the signers below (IPN is among them) to both our congressional delegation and a similar letter was written to other election officials. Those were sent approximately two weeks ago. Additionally, a letter is going to be sent soon to the Des Moines Chief of Police and City Council, though they will be slightly different. We received letters back from Senator Grassley and Rep. Cindy Axne. They are shown below as well.
By Jeffrey Weiss
There are about 200 nation-states and each devises its own
set of arrangements for meeting the three basic goals of a health care system:
keeping society healthy, treating the sick, and protecting families against
financial ruin from medical bills.
For all the local variations, health care systems tend to
follow general patterns. There are four basic systems:
By Christine Sheller
On August 6, 2020, Des Moines area citizens gathered to remember the horrific events of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan 75 years ago.