Worldwide Peace Movement Ignored by Media
Tags: PEACE movements; IRAQ War, 2003-2011; DEMONSTRATIONS
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- Antiwar feeling remains strong across globe. Allen Jr., John L. // National Catholic Reporter;4/4/2003, Vol. 39 Issue 22, p3
Reports on the antiwar demonstrations and peace march by Catholics led by the Pope against the U.S.-led war on Iraq in March 2003 at Via del Fori in Rome, Italy. Catholic opinion over the causes, consequences and justification of the war; Denouncement of the war by Catholic leaders across the...
- 'End Iraq war' protests target Iowa presidential candidates. Carney, Tom // National Catholic Reporter;11/23/2007, Vol. 44 Issue 5, p9
The article reports that a group of antiwar protesters have been arrested in Des Moines, Iowa, on November 8, 2007 for trespassing the campaign offices of two presidential candidates. They were protesting against the Iraq war. They were holding banners which carried the message of not initiating...
- Peace movement leaders encouraged by preemptive protest. Feuerherd, Joe // National Catholic Reporter;1/31/2003, Vol. 39 Issue 13, p11
Focuses on the effort of the peace movement to stop the preemptive strike of the United States against Iraq. Success of the coalition of groups in mobilizing protesters throughout the country; Comparison of the efforts and success of the peace movements working against a war in Iraq to those...
- March Signals More Unified Opposition to War. // America;10/10/2005, Vol. 193 Issue 10, p6
Deals with the participation of religious groups in the protest march in Washington, D.C. on September 24, 2005 against the war in Iraq. Participation of Catholics in the demonstration; Number of people of who attended the march; Significance to the anti-war movement in the U.S.
- A Poetic Journey. Newheart, Michael Willett // Journal of Religious Thought;2005, Vol. 57/58 Issue 2/1-2, p141
The article discusses several of the author's poems that deal with the war in Iraq that began in 2003. Three of the poems were written on the first days of the war and were read at a peace rally on March 29, 2003. Three were written two days after the rally and read in a faculty meeting. One...
- Oh Canada, don't forsake the peacemakers. Benjamin, Medea // Peace & Conflict Monitor;Oct2007, p2
The article presents the author's reflections and views regarding the Canadian treatment of social activism. The author criticizes actions by the Canadian government in restricting civil disobedience demonstrations regarding the U.S. Iraq War, describing her experiences being rejected entry to a...
- Protesters: No-Show or Go-Slow. Brush, Silla // U.S. News & World Report;8/27/2007, Vol. 143 Issue 6, p32
This article focuses on New Hampshire antiwar activists' plan to persuade Senator John Sununu to break with U.S. President George W. Bush's Iraq war policy. Sununu has been avoiding the protesters, but they caught up with him at a meeting of the Manchester Republican Committee. There, Sununu...
- Thousands in San Francisco March For Peace. Pasquini, Elaine // Washington Report on Middle East Affairs;Jan/Feb2008, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p67
This article states that more than 25,000 anti-war protesters marched from San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza to a rally in Dolores Park on October 27, 2007 led by a band of Native American drummers pounding a beat while protesters shouted "No More War." Their banners and placards demanded an...
- NO MORE WAR. Mfuni, Tanangachi // New York Amsterdam News;3/23/2006, Vol. 97 Issue 13, p1
The article reports that scores of New Yorkers took anti-war demonstrations to the streets last Sunday, the third anniversary of the Iraq war. Harlem, Midtown Manhattan and the Bronx joined communities all over the nation in holding protest rallies. Demonstrators railed against U.S. President...
