The Peace House has helped create a new coalition called Americans Against the Next War, which is putting together a public education campaign to push back against the alarming level pro-war voices regarding US or Israeli response to Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program. Like the Peace House, AANW supports diplomatic efforts to resolve differences, and far safer and more effective non-violent methods to convince Iran — and Israel — [...] Continue reading New coalition effort will work to prevent future wars
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Letter to a conservative friend considering State Question 759 – to be on all Oklahoma ballots in November: When you ask, “Why can’t we treat everyone the same instead of treating some preferentially?” I want to ask, “You mean that way it was in 1955?” – – when racism was the law of the land, and women seeking careers could only hope for employment in jobs like teaching or nursing? [...] Continue reading Is Affirmative Action “preferential treatment” #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } John Walters, ardent Peace House volunteer and outspoken Republican against war You can’t miss our signs, whether on a street corner or in a parade. The peace message always gets a good reception. Drummers for peace Some of the Peace House’s many issues are addressed with our signs. State Question 759 will be on all Oklahoma ballots in November. State Question 759 would nullify Affirmative Action statutes in Oklahoma. (SQ 759 is brought to voters by the same crowd that brought us similar statewide votes to “Ban Gay Marriage” and “Ban Muslim Sharia Law” in Oklahoma … strategies that resulted in big votes for “conservatives.”) An educational RESOLUTION (attached) on SQ 759 has been prepared by COHRA [...] Continue reading An Invitation to Oklahoma Churches and Religious Organizations This ALTERNET piece by Rob Boston, senior policy analyst at Americans United for Separation of Church and State, describes how the founders of our country advocated religious tolerance, not religious certainty. 5 Founding Fathers Whose Skepticism About Christianity Would Make Them Unelectable Today To hear the Religious Right tell it, men like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were 18th-century versions of Jerry Falwell in powdered [...] Continue reading Religious tolerance part of our nation’s founding Here’s the VIDEO and (below) the TEXT of Hillary Clinton’s historic speech, Dec. 7th, in Geneva, Switzerland. INTRODUCTION: United Nations Human Rights Day – Dec. 7, 2011 – was marked in Geneva, Switzerland with speeches and panels representing many nations. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 30-minute address called for full human and civil rights for LGBT people in nations around the world. She said, “The U.S. will be your [...] Continue reading For U.N. Human Rights Day, Secretary Clinton gives powerful speech on LGBT Rights COHRA – Central Oklahoma Human Rights Alliance – did a news conference, Oct. 20, announcing and releasing a Resolution for groups, organizations, and houses of worship to consider, urging citizens to VOTE “NO” on State Question 759, that would reverse and repeal Affirmative Action and equal opportunity policies in Oklahoma. The Resolutions should be considered, signed, and returned to COHRA (address on bottom of Resolution: COHRA, 3000 Paseo, OKC, [...] Continue reading News Conference Opposed S.Q.759 |
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