tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78822406855726263242024-03-12T20:45:53.796-05:00Midwest Peace & Justice CaucusNEA caucuses are internal member-only groups. Caucuses exist and operate independently of NEA and have no authority to speak for, or act on behalf of, NEA.Thespishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436124440394843953noreply@blogger.comBlogger503125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-90225743602542451342014-12-24T08:30:00.002-06:002014-12-24T08:30:42.915-06:00Election BluesJobs are up 5%, gas prices are down (good for some, bad for others) which says our economy is looking better. Cuba, immigrants are issues on the table. President Obama has helped those who could never be insured get health insurance. Yet, too many in this country did not recognize a good thing and we must not have done a good job of spreading the word. It is never too late.<br />
Call Governor Branstad and make sure he puts 6% allowable growth in his budget for public schools. Our students are suffering. Our programs are suffering. Our educational system is at risk.<br />
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In the meantime, enjoy your family and have a very wonderful holiday season.<br />
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Knowing his biography, it is hard to believe that Ricardo was predestined to be a Politburo member of the Cuban Communist Party or, more generally, that Cuba's journey into Marxism-Leninism was inevitable. The island's long battle for real independence from the United States, combined with America's Cold War version of Manifest Destiny, produced those outcomes.</div>
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</span>nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-46381618796279449392014-10-30T16:16:00.000-05:002014-10-30T16:16:04.685-05:00PnJ Newsletter October 2014NEAPJ.org is our national web site. The newsletter contains a membership form but you can join online now, also.nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-51103199106698813362014-04-12T22:07:00.001-05:002014-04-12T22:07:56.533-05:00Delegate Assembly 2014Olivia Dahlquist made an excellent recipient of the Paul Mann Youth Activist Award. Her connection to Beza Threads was a big "sell". She brought scarves on Friday morning after being recognized on Thursday and receiving her trophy and $50 gift. She sold out all the scarves and was invited to Summer conference. She has been involved with Beza Threads since the 8th grade and she is a senior now. This project protects women and girls and buys them back from traficking in Ethiopia. Beza Threads has a great web site you should check out. Olivia has been invited to attend Summer Conference for ISEA and will attend the U of WI in the fall.<br />
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nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-50582413099801372902014-04-12T22:03:00.001-05:002014-04-12T22:03:49.027-05:00Taxes <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #353333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
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Here’s what we know:</h2>
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Everyday Americans pay more in federal income taxes than some of the nation’s most profitable corporations.</div>
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Tell Congress to make sure the economy works for everyone–not just the wealthy! <a href="http://educationvotes.nea.org/fairshare/" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ed443f; display: inline; font-size: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">SIGN THE PETITION›</a></div>
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Twenty-five Fortune 500 corporations paid nothing in federal income taxes between 2008 and 2012, while working families–some of whom are struggling to stay afloat–filed their taxes every year.</div>
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Tax handouts to the 288 Fortune 500 companies that were profitable each of those five years cost the nation $362 billion, according to <a href="http://www.ctj.org/corporatetaxdodgers/sorrystateofcorptaxes.php" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #1c6fb5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">a recent study</a> by Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.</div>
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At our Delegate Assembly in Des Moines I spoke (actually through others since I had laryngitis) about the Valentine Check the state of Iowa pays to our big corporations who also do not pay Iowa taxes. This issue has to be addressed by those of us who vote. Anyone who thinks this system will continue a viable capitalistic society is just not thinking.</div>
nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-14256308646064922072014-03-30T13:07:00.000-05:002014-03-30T13:07:47.549-05:00Delegate Assembly, Des Moines, Iowa, 2014On April 3 and 4 we will gather, again, in Des Moines for the annual Delegate Assembly. <br />
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Just before lunch on Thursday, April 3 , we will honor Olivia Dahlquist as our Paul Mann Youth Activist Award winner. Please thank Dave O'Connor and Rob Randazzo from DMEA for making the nomination a reality.<br />
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If you are around on Wednesday night after a late dinner, stop by the Holiday Inn and Roberta and Nancy will have a hospitality room with dessert refreshments. Bring your friends and your money to renew your membership in PnJ.<br />
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Visit the NEApnj national web site to view the most recent issue of the Newsletter.<br />
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Doug Walter needs our good thoughts right now so put him in your prayers.<br />
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See you in DM!<br />
<br />nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-38018369357012000412014-03-09T09:35:00.001-05:002014-03-09T09:36:37.944-05:0025 March, supreme Court considers Corps as individuals in Healthcare needs.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" style="line-height: 21px; width: 98%px;"><tbody style="line-height: 21px;">
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px;">Published by Tom Hayden, </span><em style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;">The Peace Exchange Bulletin</em><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px;"> is a reader-supported journal, critically following the Pentagon's Long War in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, as well as the failed U.S. wars on drugs and gangs, and U.S. military responses to nationalism and poverty around the world.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">It's difficult to grasp the facts behind the murky fog of Venezuelan crisis. Based more or less on intuitions, but also credible documents, some blame most of the crisis on the CIA. Some national security types, abhorring populism, claim that the Venezuela state is consolidating dictatorial power precisely by winning so many elections! Others, while friendly to Venezuela, blame the Caracas government for failing to address the problems of violent crime and economic malaise.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Famed Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is being pressured by anti-government forces to condemn the Maduro government in Caracas, a step that could force him to leave El Sistema, the national music program enrolling one half-million Venezuelan youth. The <em style="font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;">Los Angeles Times</em> inaccurately reported that Dudamel directed a youth orchestra in Maracay on February 12 with President Nicolas Maduro attending, on the day when demonstrators were fatally shot. The Dudamel concert was in Caracas that day, two hours away. </span> </div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">The peace and justice movement should realize that we've played a role in undermining public support for direct US military interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Egypt and Iran. In several cases we have helped galvanize congressional opposition -Iraq, Afghanistan - and seen AIPAC rebuffed by Obama over the crisis in Iran. US drone attacks have declined in part because of public resistance. While it's impossible for the peace forces to claim "victory" given the massive suffering and squandering of resources, it's important to realize that grass-roots activism has a relevance which is irritating to the self-anointed national security experts and clandestine services.</span> </div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Spurred by persistent environmental campaigners, Governor Jerry Brown claimed, "we're on our way to a million electric vehicles," in his January State of the State address. The Brown initiative, likely to be followed up by legislation, asserts California's leadership in renewable energy, as the federal government remains paralyzed. The "million green cars" goal is certain to be copied by other states seeking to build a clean energy economy.</span> </div>
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nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-78717273603061145412014-02-28T13:27:00.002-06:002014-02-28T13:27:41.760-06:00Drone Info Rally/DM<br />
Iowa Must Not Pilot Reaper Drones<br />
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Join us in a rally at the Iowa Air National<br />
Guard base in Des Moines (3100 McKinley Ave,<br />
North Side of Des Moines airport) on SATURDAY,<br />
March 15th, 10 AM to 11:15 AM.<br />
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IANG’s 132nd is being given the mission of<br />
piloting and controlling armed Reaper<br />
Drones, which will use Hellfire missiles<br />
to kill people 7000 miles away. Iowa needs<br />
to be known as the “Field of Dreams,”<br />
not the “Killing Fields.”<br />
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The rally will feature 3-time Nobel Peace Prize<br />
nominee Kathy Kelly, former VFP Pres. Elliott Adams,<br />
and Daniel Hale, veteran of Afghan war & drone<br />
specialist.<br />
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Rally Organized by Des Moines<br />
Catholic Worker and Veterans for<br />
Peace (VFP) Chapter #163 (Des Moines)<br />
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For further information on the rally, contact flahertyem@q.com, 319 621-6766.<br />
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Carpooling? Meet at S.end of Kohl’s parking lot<br />
(NW from Coral Ridge Mall<br />
across I-80), at 7AM, Mar 15th<br />
nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-86537648404696536732014-01-14T09:43:00.001-06:002014-01-14T09:43:46.877-06:00A new session begins. Thank you, Mark Smith, IOWA!<br />
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Here is House Democratic Leader Mark Smith’s Opening Day Remarks:</div>
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to House Democrats who have given me this opportunity to serve as your leader.</div>
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Last week, I celebrated living on this earth for 62 years and all of those 62 years have been in Iowa.</div>
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This is the land that my ancestors selected. Earhart Lentz, from whom I descend, founded the Decatur County town of Woodland, which is in Representative Fry’s district. Another ancestor, David Newton Danner, placed his wife and children on a ferry crossing the Mississippi River and then began to swim his horses across the river. They wouldn’t move until he swam out in front of them, so he swam the Mississippi, with his horses following, to come to this great state.</div>
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Like so many of you, the value I place on this state is deeply steeped in tradition. The traditions of Iowa have been progressive and forward thinking – in education, in equality, in agriculture, in manufacturing – all because of the quality of people who call Iowa their home. These, the working men and women of Iowa, are the people that my caucus is committed to aid. This is the land that our caucus is committed to protect.</div>
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Mr. Speaker, in my hand is a block of wood. It is a receiver for when your gavel comes down. This receiver is made of Iowa hickory wood and is a gift from one wood worker to another. Because one of the founders of the Democratic Party was called “Old Hickory,” I thought it was a fitting gift. When you are angry with the Democrats, you may strike it with gusto.</div>
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And make no mistake – there will be times when we disagree. Democrats will stay strong in our commitment to what we feel are the best policies for the good, hardworking people of our state. But it is better when we work together toward common goals. When we listen to each other and cooperate and compromise, we usually find success. You need look no further than the property tax reductions, health care initiatives, and education reforms we passed last year as examples. So let this block be a symbol of our friendship and willingness to work together in the months ahead.</div>
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In these next few months, let’s continue to build on Iowa’s established strengths as we lay the groundwork for the next generation. A generation of Iowans who whose rights to opportunity should be without regard to gender, ethnicity, color, or sexual orientation.</div>
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It starts with education, and it always has. The covered wagons were barely unloaded and the sod barely plowed when Iowans established country schools so their children could learn. It was just fifty-nine days after Iowa became a state that we established our first state university, and private colleges sprang up among the many religious communities that settled here.</div>
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Today, our children need to know how to make machines and other products and to deliver services. At the same time, they need an education that allows them to ask “why” as well as “how.”</div>
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Personally, I think it should be Iowa’s long-term goal to change our K-12 system to a Pre-K/14 system, where we <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">guarantee</span> first-rate pre-school opportunities for every child, and we <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">guarantee</span> two years of <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">additional</span> training and study for every high school graduate.</div>
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After graduation, we know that 50% of Iowa jobs require more training than a high school diploma, yet only about 33% of Iowans have certification beyond a high school diploma.</div>
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Our greatest challenge as legislators is to stimulate job growth, and the biggest obstacle to that is our skilled worker shortage. Competitive taxes, quality of life – there are many factors in creating jobs. But by far the most important factor is a highly-skilled workforce.</div>
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We need to make sure Iowa students have opportunities for the higher training better-paying jobs demand. It also means making higher education more affordable, which is why we should freeze tuition at state universities and fully fund the universities’ demonstrated needs. Integrating a system of training beyond high school—involving community colleges, apprenticeship programs, and other job trainings is a must for Iowa to compete in a global economy.</div>
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Good jobs mean economic security for middle class families. They allow workers to take pride in what they accomplish while giving them the time, health, and ability to be part of vibrant communities. Today, many Iowa parents are working one or two low-wage jobs trying to put food on the table and pay the bills. The minimum wage is supporting Iowa families, not just Iowa teenagers.</div>
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We owe it to Iowans to raise that minimum wage, perhaps a dollar an hour now and more in the future. Our experience in Iowa has shown that raising the minimum wage has little effect on businesses, but gives working Iowans hope of a better future.<a href="http://iowahouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_75561.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease-in-out; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #484848; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="IMG_75561" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9003" height="184" src="http://iowahouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_75561-300x184.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: auto; max-width: 100%; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="300" /></a></div>
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And while we are grateful that Iowa’s rate of unemployment is far below the national average, we need to do more to offer employment opportunities to minorities whose rate of unemployment is higher than the national average.</div>
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Twenty-five years ago this legislature created a groundbreaking program called REAP. REAP continues to stand as a shining example of our commitment to proper natural resource stewardship. Our REAP achievements should steel our resolve to conserve our soil, protect our water, and embrace new technology and research in renewable energy like wind, solar, and biofuels.</div>
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I am reminded that when government comes collecting taxes, there is not a question about where Iowans live. However, when it comes to service delivery, too often government says “you are not living in the right area.” We need to pay more attention to the needs of rural Iowa, where easy access to broadband and Wi-Fi and even emergency medical services is not the norm.</div>
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In conclusion, let me remind this body that today is not a day of conclusions, but a day of beginnings. Will this be a session of Washington style gridlock or will this be a session of collaboration, mutual respect, and positive decisions for Iowans? We, on this side of the aisle offer our willingness for it to be the latter and we shall see.</div>
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.</div>
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nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-78626981651209380142014-01-08T15:09:00.002-06:002014-01-08T15:09:35.356-06:00I Like this Pope...capitalism? trickle down?<span class="timestamp published" style="display: block; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.829em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 15px; text-transform: uppercase;" title="2014-01-07T14:20:01+00:00">JANUARY 7, 2014, <span>2:20 PM</span></span><br />
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<b>Pope Francis has reportedly <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/06/us/politics/popular-voice-in-the-capitol-its-the-popes.html" style="color: #000066; text-decoration: none;">struck a chord</a> in Washington with his <a href="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium_en.pdf" style="color: #000066; text-decoration: none;">critique</a> of today’s “impersonal economy.”</b></div>
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Some Democrats see his views, not unreasonably, as lending moral authority to issues at the top of their agenda, including extending unemployment benefits and raising the minimum wage. Republicans, in contrast, find themselves forced to defend their opposition to those policies. But that doesn’t mean they’re ready to reconsider.</div>
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The Republican gift for distortion was on display in recent responses to the pope’s comments. Here are a few, contrasted with the pope’s own words:<br /><br />Newt Gingrich has urged Republicans to embrace the pope’s “core critique,” which he summarized as: “You do not want to live on a planet with billionaires and people who do not have any food.”</div>
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Making sure that everyone has enough to eat would be an improvement on the status quo – and as such, would be something for Republicans to aim for.</div>
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But the gist of the pope’s comments, it’s not.</div>
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<b>The pope called on believers to say “thou shalt not” to “an economy of exclusion and inequality,” because “such an economy kills.” He pushed them to say, “No to an economy of exclusion;” “No to the new idolatry of money;” “No to a financial system which rules rather than serves;” and “No to the inequality which spawns violence.” And those are only the subheadings.</b></div>
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The pope also called for <b>an end to a system “where the powerful feed upon the powerless” </b>and “as a consequence, masses of people find themselves excluded and marginalized: without work, without possibilities, without any means of escape.”</div>
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<b>He rebuked those who continue to defend “trickle-down theories</b> which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world.” That view, he wrote, “expresses a crude and naïve trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system.”</div>
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And so on.</div>
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Rush Limbaugh accused the pope of spouting “pure Marxism.” In fact, the pope is explicit that the perils of today’s capitalism are different from those cited by Marx. “It is no longer about exploitation and oppression, but something new,” he writes. Those who are abused by capitalism are not society’s “underside or its fringes or its disenfranchised – they are no longer even a part of it. The excluded are not the ‘exploited,’ but the outcast, the ‘leftovers.’”</div>
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Mr. Limbaugh apparently thinks that any critique of capitalism is Marxist. The pope apparently does not.</div>
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And then there is Paul Ryan, who basically said the pope doesn’t know what he is talking about. “The guy is from Argentina,” he told the Milwaukee Journal last month. “They haven’t had real capitalism in Argentina.”</div>
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Yet Mr. Ryan has tried before to shoehorn his political actions and ideology into Catholic social teaching. When the American bishops criticized his 2012 budget for harming the poor, he responded by saying that the Catholic principle of “subsidiarity,” supports Republican-style small government.</div>
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Subsidiarity, which dates from the late 19<sup>th</sup> century, is complicated, but it certainly doesn’t read as shorthand for “government should get out of the way” or as a call to tear down social programs that foster greater equality and alleviate poverty.</div>
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The catechism on subsidiarity says that “a community of a higher order” – say, the government – “should not interfere in the internal life of a community of a lower order” – say, a family, “depriving the latter of its functions, but rather should support it in case of need” – jobless benefits, anyone? – “and help to coordinate its activity with the activities of the rest of society” – access to health care, everyone? – “always with a view to the common good.” (Emphasis added.)</div>
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Besides, the pope says the problem today is not government involvement, but lack thereof. Growing inequality, he says:</div>
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“… is the result of ideologies which defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation. Consequently, they reject the right of states, charged with vigilance for the common good, to exercise any form of control. A new tyranny is thus born, invisible and often virtual, which unilaterally and relentlessly imposes its own laws and rules.”</div>
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In case that’s not clear, he adds:</div>
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“In this system, which tends to devour everything which stands in the way of increased profits, whatever is fragile, like the environment, is defenseless before the interests of a deified market, which become the only rule.”</div>
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That’s not an easy message for anyone to absorb. But apparently it’s especially difficult for Republicans.</div>
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In case you didn't know, the Koch brothers poured a lot of money into the City Council race in Coralville, IA. They lost due to good thinking people....but it is another area we need to be aware!</div>
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You know what happens in the next month, the Oklahoma legislature (and a lot of other state legislatures) goes back in session. EFFORT SOS is one of the best tools we have for mobilizing people who are concerned about education policy. Help us make a difference: Recommend this group to everyone you know who shares our interests and concerns. Let's grow this group for even greater impact!</div>
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Another worthwhile facebook site is Badass Teachers. Lots of good information posted on both.</div>
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Sign the petition and tell ALEC to stop cashing in on kids! <a href="http://educationvotes.nea.org/2013/08/06/tell-alec-to-stop-cashing-in-on-kids/" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ed443f; display: inline; font-size: 0.75em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">CLICK HERE ›</a></div>
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Local reporters across the nation are starting to ask questions about the <a href="http://educationvotes.nea.org/topic/x-canonical/alec/" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #1c6fb5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">American Legislative Exchange Council</a>(ALEC) following a report last week that the conservative, right-wing group, known for promoting the agenda of rich fat cats over the rights of American workers, is facing <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/03/alec-funding-crisis-big-donors-trayvon-martin" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #1c6fb5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">some serious financial troubles</a>.</div>
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Reporters are also taking a closer look at the State Policy Network (SPN), a web of local affiliates that promote themselves as independent “think tanks” <a href="http://educationvotes.nea.org/2013/11/18/something-smells-alec-uses-stink-tanks-to-promote-agenda-of-the-rich/" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #1c6fb5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">but, in reality, are really some of the most active members and largest sponsors of ALEC</a>.</div>
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ALEC and SPN squash democracy by scheming with corporate CEOs and right-wing, conservative politicians to push its “model legislation” in state legislatures across the country. However, the media is starting to catch on. Check out some of the negative press ALEC and SPN are generating across the country:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Missouri/Kansas: </b>Kansas City Star, <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2013/12/03/4666825/alec-sought-a-loyalty-oath-from.html" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #1c6fb5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">ALEC sought a loyalty oath from key state lawmakers</a></li>
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<li style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nebraska:</b> Associated Press, <a href="http://m.therepublic.com/view/story/21fbc614513b4ff4a7db8e8c160a261a/NE--ALEC-Nebraska" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #1c6fb5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Lawmaker says conservative group is trying to push national agenda in Nebraska Legislature</a></li>
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Some of the policies that undermine middle-class families and shortchange students that are being promoted by ALEC and SPN include legislation that would do the following:</div>
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Last week, a large group of <a href="http://educationvotes.nea.org/2013/12/05/activists-gather-in-washington-d-c-to-protest-alec-gathering/" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #1c6fb5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">protesters rallied</a> in support of students, working families, and public education outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in Washington, DC, the site where ALEC held its annual meeting.</div>
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Check out the <a href="http://educationvotes.nea.org/topic/x-canonical/alec/" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #1c6fb5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">topic page</a> on Education Votes dedicated to ALEC, where you can learn more about ALEC and SPN, including how both are working to drive <a href="http://educationvotes.nea.org/2013/11/01/alec-policies-threaten-to-leave-more-students-in-poverty/" style="-webkit-transition-delay: initial; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-property: all; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #1c6fb5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">more students into poverty</a> and rob them of the chance to get a quality public education.</div>
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</article></section>nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-81743948421054719312013-12-05T06:29:00.002-06:002013-12-05T06:29:57.508-06:00Amnesty International<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br style="line-height: 19px;" />Imagine being imprisoned for voicing a New Year's Eve wish for peace and democracy.<br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" />That was one of the reasons Ethiopian authorities sentenced iconic dissident journalist Eskinder Nega to 18-years in prison on charges of terrorism and treason.<br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" />Free speech is not a crime - it's a human right. Help us defend it. <br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ciJRI5MJJcKQJaPWH&s=dwKXIeNXKnIZIbPWLvG&m=geJQKZMxFdKMI3K" style="color: #a00a32; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Join Amnesty in calling for Eskinder Nega's immediate and unconditional release.</a><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" />Eskinder is one of 10 urgent human rights cases highlighted in Amnesty International's 2013 Write for Rights campaign, the world's largest and most effective letter-writing event.<br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" />Every day that Eskinder and other journalists remain imprisoned, the dark cloud of oppression in his country grows more menacing. <br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" />Eskinder and his family have endured arrest and harassment from authorities for years. In 2006 and 2007, Eskinder and his wife, Serkalem Fasil, along with 129 other journalists, opposition politicians and activists, were detained and tried on treason charges in connection with protests following the 2005 election. <br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" />Serkalem gave birth to their son Nafkot while in prison. <br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=fvLXJeNVLfJWLkO9F&s=dwKXIeNXKnIZIbPWLvG&m=geJQKZMxFdKMI3K" style="color: #a00a32; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Show solidarity with Eskinder and Serkalem - raise your voice to defend theirs.</a><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" />The crackdown on free speech in Ethiopia has intensified since early 2011 - a number of journalists have been imprisoned on trumped-up charges of treason and terrorism while others have fled the country to avoid jail time. Newspapers have been closed down and last year, printers were ordered to remove any content that may be considered illegal by the government. <br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" />The independent media, and freedom of expression itself, has been dismantled in Ethiopia. Eskinder has been prosecuted at least 8 times for his journalism. His words have done no harm. His writings are a lawful expression of his human rights. <br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=brKPL2PFJbKPJ0OKG&s=dwKXIeNXKnIZIbPWLvG&m=geJQKZMxFdKMI3K" style="color: #a00a32; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Free speech needs more champions today. Be one of them.</a><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" />In solidarity, <br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" />Jasmine Heiss<br style="line-height: 19px;" />Campaigner, Individuals and Communities at Risk<br style="line-height: 19px;" />Amnesty International USA<br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" />PS - Write for Rights is about writing letters <em style="font-style: italic; line-height: 19px;">and</em> connecting people who care about human rights. Chances are, there is a Write for Rights event happening near you. <a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=euLVIbMRLeJVLaNXE&s=dwKXIeNXKnIZIbPWLvG&m=geJQKZMxFdKMI3K" style="color: #a00a32; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">You can host your own event (public or private) or attend one in your area - sign up now to Write for Rights!</a></span>nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-74282238888023404172013-11-13T12:27:00.001-06:002013-11-13T12:27:02.918-06:00People who make a difference<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">He died on Thursday in Stuttgart at 84. The present mayor of Stuttgart, Fritz Kuhn, announced the death without giving a cause. Mr. Rommel had Parkinson’s disease.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">As mayor, Mr. Rommel angered his constituents in 1977 by allowing convicted terrorists to be eulogized and buried in the municipal cemetery. He said he wanted “to show how, with a little generosity of spirit, enmity ends with death.”</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">In his tenure, from 1974 to 1996, Mr. Rommel tightened control over city finances and reduced debts, while expanding public transport and building a new arena and convention center. In 1982, The New York Times called him “the rising political figure with the best chance of becoming national leader.”</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">But he turned down opportunities to run for state or federal office in favor of the municipal politics he said he liked best. “I’m not ambitious,” he said. “It’s an unbearable burden to be chancellor,” his country’s highest office.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Part of his political appeal was his last name. </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Many Germans felt pride in his father’s brilliant generalship, while also remembering his humanity in an inhuman situation. Field Marshal Rommel ignored orders to kill Jewish soldiers, civilians and captured commandos, and was not accused of war crimes. He angered Hitler by urging a negotiated surrender on the Western Front.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">“The shadow is too great,” he continued. “I belong to the generation of burned children, and I am not so sure about our capabilities. My father once said during the war, ‘The best thing would be to live as a British dominion now that we’ve shown we can’t manage our own affairs.’ He was being sarcastic, of course.”</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Manfred Rommel was born in Stuttgart on Dec. 24, 1928. He was only 14 when he was drafted by the Luftwaffe as an antiaircraft gunner. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">When his father killed himself, he deserted and surrendered to French forces.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">During his tenure as mayor, he was president of the German Association of Cities for nine and a half years. He retired in 1996, when he reached the compulsory retirement age of 68.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">His many honors include the Commander of the British Empire, the French Legion of Honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the highest grade of the German federal order of merit.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px;"></span></div>
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nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-50895886879974973182013-10-25T06:46:00.003-05:002013-10-25T06:46:47.190-05:00Tom Hayden, Peace Exchange, worth following.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="line-height: 21px;">
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">In a unique film premiere for victims of drone strikes, Pakistani leader Imran Khan will host a screening of Robert Greenwald's new documentary "Unmanned: America's Drone Wars" in Islamabad this Friday.</span> </div>
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Peace Action West has produced a citizens' guide to Congressional votes on Afghanistan, drones and other issues of war-and-peace.</div>
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Support peace and enjoy good music & refreshments.<br />Blue Stem Trio - Tim Schulte, Margaret Brumm, Loren Brumm<br />~~music with roots in old time string, jazz, and swing~~<br />Benefit concert for Peace Education and Action Center of Eastern Iowa (Peace Iowa) Donations encouraged. 7-9:30PM, October 19.<br />Parking: front & back driveways, Oak Park Ct., Myrtle Ave. parking lot. Questions? Call Ann at 319-337-5463</div>
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nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-40545744672976101222013-10-02T05:24:00.002-05:002013-10-02T05:24:24.026-05:00Peace Vigil and Refugee WalkJoin friends at the Pentacrest on Sunday, Oct 6, at 1pm and stay for the refugee walk beginning at Old Brick at 2pm to support Syria refugees. Iowa City, Iowa.nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-88652212799095054402013-10-02T05:22:00.002-05:002013-10-02T05:22:24.834-05:00How bad can it get!?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"></span><br />
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<br style="line-height: 19px;" /> <strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;">1.</strong> 800,000 federal employees will go without pay -- and it's unclear if they'll receive back pay for time missed.<br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" /> <strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;">2.</strong> 3.6 million veterans may not receive benefits if the shutdown lasts over two weeks.<br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" /> <strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;">3.</strong> The Centers for Disease Control will have to stop its flu prevention program, just as flu season begins.<br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" /> <strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;">4.</strong> Food safety inspections will scale back their work, exposing millions to risk.<br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" /> <strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;">5.</strong> About nine million moms and pregnant women will no longer receive nutritional assistance from the Department of Agriculture's Women, Infants, and Children program.<br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" /> <strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;">6.</strong> The Small Business Administration will be unable to process new loans, potentially slowing new small business growth.<br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" /> <strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;">7.</strong> National parks and museums will close across the country, damaging our travel and tourism industries by millions for each day the government remains shut down. (Yes, that means the Statue of Liberty is closed for business...)<br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" /> <strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;">8.</strong> Head Start programs across the country will start closing, ending educational and health benefits for low-income children.<br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" /> <strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;">9.</strong> Disability benefits could be interrupted, leaving vulnerable Americans without the support they rely on.<br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;">For more info, you can read the full article here:</strong><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;"><a href="https://my.barackobama.com/page/m/55c1b1b8/6b95afcc/3c126cb75/19e52e95/1232127983/VEsE/" style="color: #008fc5; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" title="https://my.barackobama.com/9-Facts-On-Government-Shutdown?&utm_medium=email&utm_source=obama&utm_content=2+-+httpmybarackobamacom9FactsOnGovernmentSh&utm_campaign=em13_x_ECON_20131001_ofa_budget&source=em13_x_ECON_20131001_ofa_budget">http://my.barackobama.com/9-Facts-On-Government-Shutdown</a></strong>nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-80315150980665075582013-08-14T08:26:00.000-05:002013-08-14T08:26:22.523-05:00International PeaceTwo veterans from the United Kingdom visited Iowa City. Yesterday we were able to visit with them. They came to attend the annual Veterans for Peace Convention held in Madison , WI. They demonstrated at the State Fair in Iowa on Monday. They are charter members of the first Veterans for Peace across the Atlantic.<br />
<b>Michael Lyons</b> joined the Royal Navy with good intent and high expectations. After he was transferred to Baghdad and was asked to take riffle training, he objected on the grounds of a conscientious objector. He spent 5 months in prison because as an atheist a "higher power" was not involved. When he was released and in prison he found many who thought as he did. The Wikileaks helped by <b>Bradley Manning</b> helped him decide that fighting wars was not the direction for him.<br />
<b>Ben Griffin</b> joined the army in the UK and had spent six years serving his country. When he was in Afghanistan and saw the terrible way innocent civilians were treated, taking their electronic equipment and being incarcerated, he wanted out. He began linking the stories of other soldiers and connected the stories. So many stories are hidden because different assignments make it impossible to put the whole story together.<br />
War and military ways are not the answer. Questions that direct our thinking to peaceful settlements and talking instead of forcing our corporate powers on countries that want to do things their way and save their natural resources for their own improvements are a much saner way to global economy and survival for all.<br />
Bradley Manning testifies today. Call President Obama and tell him you believe in the rights of people to know the facts in a democratic society. Education is the answer.nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-67494729733326738652013-07-18T11:09:00.001-05:002013-07-18T11:22:42.116-05:00Peter BrownPeter Brown, long time activist for Human and Civil Rights, was recognized at the Human and Civil Rights Dinner at the Atlanta, GA RA. Peter received the same award Paul Mann received in 2007, the Applegate Dorras Human and Civil Rights Award for international activism. Peter continues to run our Chiapas Schools co sponsored by the Peace and Justice Caucus of the NEA. It was an exciting night to watch Peter get due recognition. President Jimmy Carter also was recognized. His grandson, who also has to make appointments to see his grandfather,<br />
received the award for the 84 year old president who was traveling at the time. nancy porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875348201940069513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882240685572626324.post-70718162427634845382013-07-18T11:01:00.003-05:002013-07-18T11:01:59.154-05:00RA 2013We had some great successes at the 2013 RA. I was able to represent you early at the Retired conference which took place three days before the Rep Assembly kick off in Atlanta, GA. One of the days is set aside to allow teachers, both retired and active, and student NEA groups to work at a school in the area. Be assured "OUTREACH TO TEACH" is a very successful program. The staff at Thomasville Heights Elementary was overwhelmed by the person power and the materials to make a very needed change over. We painted, we cleaned, we organized classrooms, we covered bulletin boards, we opened boxes of materials to be appropriately placed. WE made a positive difference. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of all that.<br />
The Peace and Justice Caucus had a peaceful and obvious presence at the RA. We helped pass several important New Business Items and especially appreciated the help of Iowa covering mics so our speakers could be heard. <b>Jim Patch</b> did an outstanding job of training and making sure mics were covered during important times to yield to speakers on our side of the issue. When you get your RA Today, note that NBIs 35 and 55 and 71 and 90 were PnJ supported. One of our PnJ speakers was a "Dream student" who told about not being able to attend the top 5 universities in GA because of her undocumented status even though she was a valedictorian of her senior HS class (NBI 90). The issue of GMOs offering positive and negative influences in our world, prompted NBI 55 which only asks for labeling. (I couldn't believe the number of folks who really are not educated about GMOs). NBI 71 was supported by the Iowa caucus and was and is a direct result of intent and moral direction by our NEA Exec Director, John Stocks. Although it is quite wordy, the intent is obvious: too much money is being spent to support big corporations, war where people do not want war, lobby for the elimination of social security and programs to help the needy instead of public education and a living wage and support of citizens in our country. Legislative Amendment 12 states that NEA supports educating legislators to the negative affects of high stakes testing. Teachers and many parents understand the issue, and so should the public. <br />
The negative concerning PnJ was found out the last day of the RA. A spouse of one of our members got into the blog site <b>Tom McLaughlin</b> had established for us. Tom was so good about posting for me and others when this became a new site of information for PnJ. (Tom has continued his crusade with the Fine Arts Caucus.) Exec members, such as myself, were taken off the mailing list which was used for subversive tactics and messages. <b>PnJ apologies to anyone who received these emailings. </b> Another advantage of being an NEA caucus is that NEA will take legal measures in future or continued misuse of this site. This site will be canceled by us. <br />
A new field of interest is the "<b>policy document</b>". Our Hawaiian friends were denied support in fighting the influx of sub standard preschools because of a policy statement. That statement was discussed and reworded so NEA can help fight "charter schools" in certain circumstances. Apparently NEA has had policy statements for years but they never came up as a concern until recently. So added to our Resolutions (a statement of belief) and our NBIs (action required) are policy statements. Note the technology needed policy which is in your RA Today....the total post picture. Plan to attend the RA next year in Denver. It may be the last for three years to come!<br />
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