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    Militarism

    Posted on June 2, 2011 by pkc

    Here we focus on the beliefs that a strong military and the use of military force are effective ways to achieve security or other policy goals and the means by which these ideas are promoted, such as the glorification of military action and those who support it. (It’s important to distinguish militarism from questions of whether military force is appropriate in certain situations.)

    Militarism is especially troubling when it is promoted in schools, where the state may work to instill militaristic values to justify its own practices.

    [See Militarism in Schools]

    Sustainability Questions for Students & Educators

    Posted on September 19, 2012 by Peter Crownfield

    To make good decisions about sustainability, people need to know the facts. Here are some questions that have arisen and might be suitable for class projects or independent study: What steps can local & county government take to produce immediate reductions in … more →

    Posted in Advocacy & Activism, Biodiversity, Campus Sustainability, Civil Liberties, Climate, Community Land Trusts, Community Rights, Corporate Personhood, Decentralization, Demand Reduction, Democratic Education, Economic Justice, Economy, Business, & Money, Environmental Health, Fair Trade, Food Distribution, Food for Health, Going Local, Habitat, Human Rights, Local Food, Local Health Issues, Media, Migration, Militarism, Minority Rights, Nonviolence, Palestine, Production For Need, Resource Extraction, Restorative Justice, School Food, Students' Rights, Transportation, Violence Against Women |

    Social Research | Social Justice 2012 – Student Presentations

    Posted on April 8, 2012 by pkc

    April 13, 2012, Moyer Hall (Muhlenberg College) More information 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Mendham Gallery 9:30 – 10:40 a.m. RESEARCH SESSION I PANEL ONE: Framing Discourses of Popular Media: Gender and Sexuality [Moderator: Kate Richmond, Muhlenberg College] Melissa Pieller, … more →

    Posted in Advocacy & Activism, Arts & Culture, Childhood obesity, Democracy, Diversity & Heritage, Economic Justice, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Food for Health, Human Rights, Industrial Food Production, Justice System, Media, Militarism, Minority Rights, Nonviolence, Resource Extraction, School Food, Shale gas, Sustainability Education, Sustainabilty & Health, Sustainable Growing, Violence Against Women, War & Peace, Youth Development |

    MLK: Breaking the Silence

    Posted on January 7, 2012 by pkc

    Dr. King gave this talk nearly 45 years ago, but it seems remarkably applicable today if you replace the name Viet Nam with Iraq, Iran, or the Middle East. And despite our ast resources, we have made little progress against … more →

    Posted in Community – Empowerment, Democracy, Discrimination, Economic Justice, Economy, Business, & Money, Human Rights, Learning & Schools, Militarism, Militarism in schools, Minority Rights, The World, War & Peace | Tagged

    Afghanistan – Ten Years of War

    Posted on October 8, 2011 by pkc

    Following is a message from Afghan activist and former member of the Afghan parliament Malalai Joya: Message on the Tenth Anniversary of NATO’s War and the Occupation of Afghanistan I would like to thank all supporters and anti-war movements around … more →

    Posted in Advocacy & Activism, Human Rights, Militarism, The World, War & Peace |

    Statement from the NYC General Assembly

    Posted on October 5, 2011 by Peter Crownfield

    Following is the first collective statement from the New York City General Assembly, issued October 5 2011. As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. … more →

    Posted in Advocacy & Activism, Banking & Financial, Building Community, Civil Liberties, Community – Government & Rights, Democracy, Discrimination, Economic Justice, Economy, Business, & Money, Environmental Justice, Human Rights, Justice System, Militarism, Minority Rights, Nonviolence, Privatization, Rights of Nature | Mother Earth, Systemic Approaches, Violence Against Women, War & Peace | Tagged

    Conscientious Objection

    Posted on August 1, 2011 by Peter Crownfield

    When a person refuses to participate in war or other hostilities on moral grounds, he or she is a ‘conscientious objector’, or ’C.O.’. It is not for those who are afraid of being hurt or killed, it is for those who have … more →

    Posted in Human Rights, Militarism, Militarism in schools, Nonviolence, War & Peace |

    Violence Against Women in the U.S. Military

    Posted on July 18, 2011 by pkc

    Even more than harm from the enemy, women in the military are in danger of sexual assault by their comrades in arms. Studies by the Veterans Administration and others indicate that about one-third of women serving in the military are … more →

    Posted in Militarism, Violence Against Women |

    School of the Americas

    Posted on July 15, 2011 by pkc

    The School of the Americas, renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, is located at Fort Benning, Georgia. For decades it has operated as a combat training school for soldiers from Central & South America, training Latin American soldiers in … more →

    Posted in Human Rights, Militarism, Nonviolence, The Americas, War & Peace |

    What Is the Military Doing in Your School?

    Posted on July 11, 2011 by pkc

    Schools are supposed to help children learn, but too many schools simply reinforce unquestioning obedience and respect for the powers that be—and some schools support the military recruiting machine against the educational and personal interests of their students. Recruiters in … more →

    Posted in Learning & Schools, Militarism, Militarism in schools, Nonviolence, Students' Rights, War & Peace |