1998-12-30 Jan Slakov Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 13:54:55 -0500 From: “John V. Wilmerding” <•••@••.•••> Subject: US National Conference on Civil Disobedience – Jan. 23-24, 1999 The 2nd annual National Conference on Civil Disobedience, American University, Washington, DC — January 23rd – 24th, 1999 Civil Disobedience is an old and effective technique of resistance and … Read more
1998-12-30 Richard Moore Dear cj & rn, New Year’s resolutions are a bit puritanical for my taste, but I do recommend an end-of-year review, meditation, tarot session, or whatever works for you. If anyone comes up with end-of-year insights, please send them in. Many thanks to those who sent in responses to the recent `retrospective’ … Read more
1998-12-29 Richard Moore Dear cj & rn, Last year, following publication of the `model of the world’, there was a cj discussion about revolution. Several people sent in different perspectives, each thoughtful. In responding to those, I tried to synthesize a perspective that took into account the points which had been raised. There were a … Read more
1998-12-28 Richard Moore (apologies for duplication to cj subscribers) >From 2 Jan 98: -=-=-=-=-=-=~ New Years Message ~=-=-=-=-=-=- I find the turn-of-the-year fascinating; a time to notice that the clock does tick, and that we only get a finite number of ticks. Is there anything you want to get done on your shift? Is there … Read more
1998-12-28 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, Dec. 28! Two more items on genetic engineering, and in particular, how it is being used for ends completely at odds with the public interest, follow below. As the fumo louco article shows, our legal systems are not able to keep up with the TNCs (transnational corporations). all the … Read more
1998-12-27 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, Dec. 30 As the New Year approaches, my thought seems to be focusing more than usual on moving individually and collectively towards meeting basic needs. We all know why this makes sense: We know we live on a finite planet and yet our economoy continues to squnder resources on … Read more
1998-12-26 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, Dec. 26 The co-chair of the Boston-Cambridge Alliance for Democracy, David Lewit, is working on getting the Central American countries hit by hurricane Mitch freed from their debt burden. The information below should help any of you who are keen to add your voice to this effort. all the … Read more
1998-12-25 Jan Slakov From: •••@••.••• Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 10:26:53 EST Subject: forwarded re Iraq sanctions Elias Davidsson writes: Reykjavik, ICELAND 24. December 1998 Dear friends, This morning the Icelandic delegation (3 people), including Santa Claus (an Icelandic school janitor), Thor Magnusson, director of Peace 2000, and myself, boarded the plane of the Icelandic … Read more
1998-12-25 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, Dec. 25 I wanted to have something a bit “Christmasy” to send to you today (even if at least one person on this list is avoiding Christmas stress by totally ignoring the holiday:-). What I came up with is this: The World Peace Prayer. According to the Fellowship of … Read more
1998-12-23 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, Dec. 23 While there is some relief that the bombing has ended, we know the killing has not ended. It is more and more obvious that a military “solution” to the Iraq situation is a dead end. In this posting, I would like to share comments and contributions from … Read more