4 • Muste Notes Vol. 11/No. 2 ESSAY SERIES ON NONVIOLENCE A. J. Muste Memorial Institute A. J. Muste Memorial Institute A. J. Muste Memorial Institute ESSAY SERIES #2: Barbara Deming— ESSAY SERIES #9:Aldous Huxley — ESSAY SERIES No. the feminist connection Twentieth Century visionary 15 Peace Agitator: to nonviolence—On and prolific writer—Science, the story of Revolution and Equilibrium Liberty and Peace A.J. Muste, qty: ___________________ qty: ___________________ DAVID by Nat Hentoff. McREYNOLDS A. J. Muste Memorial Institute ESSAY SERIES A. J. Muste Memorial Institute An activist writer A. J. 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Unfortunately, the mobilization of millions of people all over the world was not enough to pre- vent this tragic conflict. NOTES Protests and actions continue in VOL. 11, NUMBER 2 WINTER 2004 cities and communities across the coun- try and around the world. The war New Sponsored Group: drags on: soldiers and Iraqi citizens die and suffer daily, and the consequences United for Peace and Justice of this criminal action reverberate UFPJ joined across the Middle East. We are paying with organized the costs, literally, of this war right labor for the here, as human services and educa- trade protests in Miami. tional programs are cut back to feed the TIM RUSSO BY PHOTO This photo rising demands of our military. shows Jobs As we approach the end of 2003, you with Justice might feel discouraged by current members and other activists events. Here at the Muste Institute, we at the main are encouraged by the growing num- rally on Oct. bers of people who are joining forces to 20. oppose this continuing madness. We are working hard to provide more fund- ing and more support for these efforts. To paraphrase an ancient Chinese The Muste Institute welcomes our making the links between movements proverb, with danger comes opportu- newest sponsored organization, United opposing war and those demanding nity. Please read this issue of Muste for Peace and Justice (UFPJ). Formed as global economic justice. an umbrella peace coalition in the fall of UFPJ organized a bus to take New York Notes and the enclosed letter to learn 2002 as the U.S. government was area activists (including Muste Institute more about our work and how your preparing its war on Iraq, UFPJ now administrative assistant Jeanne Strole) to contributions can help us build the includes over 600 member groups Miami for protests from November 19-22 movement to end this war, develop a nationwide. The coalition produces edu- against the Free Trade Area of the Americas cational materials, maintains an active (FTAA), a hemisphere-wide trade plan new generation of activists and create website and organizes marches and ral- which the US government hopes will new resources for nonviolence in lies, among other activities. On February become an expanded version of NAFTA. today’s world. 15, 2003, UFPJ made history by bringing UFPJ helped coordinate, raised funds, and 500,000 people to an anti-war demon- offered bus tickets on a sliding scale to help In peace, stration near the United Nations in New activists get to Miami from New York, York City, coordinated as part of a global Ithaca, Boston and other northeastern cities. day of protest. On March 22, just two UFPJ contingents joined other fair trade days after the bombs began falling on activists, union representatives, human Baghdad, UFPJ turned out 300,000 peo- rights and environmental organizers from Murray Rosenblith ple for a march down Broadway. around the country and from all over the In June, UFPJ held its first national western hemisphere, coming together to Executive Director conference, where over 500 delegates demand global economic justice at the 8th from 325 member organizations met, ministerial talks for the FTAA. elected a national steering committee UFPJ is now working on organizing a and set the direction and priorities for worldwide day of protest for March 20, PLEASE NOTE OUR the work of the coalition during the the first anniversary of the start of the NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: coming year. UFPJ’s primary campaigns current U.S. military assault on Iraq. For [email protected] involve continued efforts to end the U.S. more information about United for Peace occupation of Iraq, defense of immi- and Justice: go to unitedforpeace.org or grant rights and civil liberties, and call 212-868-5545. 2 • Muste Notes Vol. 11/No. 2 Institute Screens Zinn Documentary On the evening of November 12, and work as an inspiring example of 2003, more than 75 people gathered at how people can make change, and suc- the Puffin Room in lower Manhattan to cessfully captures his contagious attend the screening of You Can’t Be enthusiasm for nonviolent activism. The Neutral on a Moving Train, a documen- film got an overwhelmingly positive tary about “people’s historian” Howard reaction from the audience, which Zinn. Deb Ellis, the film’s co-director, included Puffin Room regulars, Muste introduced it and answered questions Institute board members and supporters, from the audience. and students and activists of all ages. This was the New York area debut The Muste Institute contributed to screening of the film, which chronicles the creation of the documentary with a the evolution of Zinn’s life, work and $1,000 grant last December. The Puffin political perspective from his early Room donated its space for the screen- experience as an industrial worker and ing; the Puffin Foundation, which is then as a bombardier in World War II linked to the gallery, also helped fund (and his resultant awakening to the hor- the film.