Podcasts about peace activism

Mothers Against War: Gender, Motherhood, and Peace Activism in Cold War Japan (U Hawaii Press, 2025) examines the shifting relationships among motherhood, peace activism, and women's rights in the decades following Japan's defeat in 1945. With a focus on the concept of bosei, generally understood to be the "motherly" qualities that are supposedly inherent to women, the book illuminates how popular perceptions of the mother, the child, and the mother-child relationship gradually evolved to create the image that mothers, more than anyone else, protect children from war. This image did not result simply from a mothers' desire to keep their children safe, nor was it the outcome of the Japanese experience of the Asia-Pacific War in which many mothers became widowed or lost their children.  Through the examination of five instances of peace activism that took place between 1945 and 1980, Akiko Takenaka argues that the maternal focus of Japanese women's peace activism emerged from a convergence of various interests, including the security alliance between Japan and the United States, Japan's Cold War-era political strategies, and Japanese women's fight for increased rights. Mothers Against War demonstrates how Japanese women's attempts to activate the concept of bosei to gain more rights also worked to confine them into domesticity. This is the first scholarly monograph to make this connection between Japan's matricentric peace activism and the fight for women's rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

Mothers Against War: Gender, Motherhood, and Peace Activism in Cold War Japan (U Hawaii Press, 2025) examines the shifting relationships among motherhood, peace activism, and women's rights in the decades following Japan's defeat in 1945. With a focus on the concept of bosei, generally understood to be the "motherly" qualities that are supposedly inherent to women, the book illuminates how popular perceptions of the mother, the child, and the mother-child relationship gradually evolved to create the image that mothers, more than anyone else, protect children from war. This image did not result simply from a mothers' desire to keep their children safe, nor was it the outcome of the Japanese experience of the Asia-Pacific War in which many mothers became widowed or lost their children.  Through the examination of five instances of peace activism that took place between 1945 and 1980, Akiko Takenaka argues that the maternal focus of Japanese women's peace activism emerged from a convergence of various interests, including the security alliance between Japan and the United States, Japan's Cold War-era political strategies, and Japanese women's fight for increased rights. Mothers Against War demonstrates how Japanese women's attempts to activate the concept of bosei to gain more rights also worked to confine them into domesticity. This is the first scholarly monograph to make this connection between Japan's matricentric peace activism and the fight for women's rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Mothers Against War: Gender, Motherhood, and Peace Activism in Cold War Japan (U Hawaii Press, 2025) examines the shifting relationships among motherhood, peace activism, and women's rights in the decades following Japan's defeat in 1945. With a focus on the concept of bosei, generally understood to be the "motherly" qualities that are supposedly inherent to women, the book illuminates how popular perceptions of the mother, the child, and the mother-child relationship gradually evolved to create the image that mothers, more than anyone else, protect children from war. This image did not result simply from a mothers' desire to keep their children safe, nor was it the outcome of the Japanese experience of the Asia-Pacific War in which many mothers became widowed or lost their children.  Through the examination of five instances of peace activism that took place between 1945 and 1980, Akiko Takenaka argues that the maternal focus of Japanese women's peace activism emerged from a convergence of various interests, including the security alliance between Japan and the United States, Japan's Cold War-era political strategies, and Japanese women's fight for increased rights. Mothers Against War demonstrates how Japanese women's attempts to activate the concept of bosei to gain more rights also worked to confine them into domesticity. This is the first scholarly monograph to make this connection between Japan's matricentric peace activism and the fight for women's rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

Mothers Against War: Gender, Motherhood, and Peace Activism in Cold War Japan (U Hawaii Press, 2025) examines the shifting relationships among motherhood, peace activism, and women's rights in the decades following Japan's defeat in 1945. With a focus on the concept of bosei, generally understood to be the "motherly" qualities that are supposedly inherent to women, the book illuminates how popular perceptions of the mother, the child, and the mother-child relationship gradually evolved to create the image that mothers, more than anyone else, protect children from war. This image did not result simply from a mothers' desire to keep their children safe, nor was it the outcome of the Japanese experience of the Asia-Pacific War in which many mothers became widowed or lost their children.  Through the examination of five instances of peace activism that took place between 1945 and 1980, Akiko Takenaka argues that the maternal focus of Japanese women's peace activism emerged from a convergence of various interests, including the security alliance between Japan and the United States, Japan's Cold War-era political strategies, and Japanese women's fight for increased rights. Mothers Against War demonstrates how Japanese women's attempts to activate the concept of bosei to gain more rights also worked to confine them into domesticity. This is the first scholarly monograph to make this connection between Japan's matricentric peace activism and the fight for women's rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mothers Against War: Gender, Motherhood, and Peace Activism in Cold War Japan (U Hawaii Press, 2025) examines the shifting relationships among motherhood, peace activism, and women's rights in the decades following Japan's defeat in 1945. With a focus on the concept of bosei, generally understood to be the "motherly" qualities that are supposedly inherent to women, the book illuminates how popular perceptions of the mother, the child, and the mother-child relationship gradually evolved to create the image that mothers, more than anyone else, protect children from war. This image did not result simply from a mothers' desire to keep their children safe, nor was it the outcome of the Japanese experience of the Asia-Pacific War in which many mothers became widowed or lost their children.  Through the examination of five instances of peace activism that took place between 1945 and 1980, Akiko Takenaka argues that the maternal focus of Japanese women's peace activism emerged from a convergence of various interests, including the security alliance between Japan and the United States, Japan's Cold War-era political strategies, and Japanese women's fight for increased rights. Mothers Against War demonstrates how Japanese women's attempts to activate the concept of bosei to gain more rights also worked to confine them into domesticity. This is the first scholarly monograph to make this connection between Japan's matricentric peace activism and the fight for women's rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/japanese-studies

Podcast host Marc Eliot Stein explores his own past to uncover why he once believed in American exceptionalism and thought it would be a good idea to work for weapons manufacturers, Wall Street banks and media brands like Foreign Policy magazine - all steps on the path to the realization that he doesn't need to support the USA war machine to make a living. A surprising personal tale and a plea for wisdom by our regular podcast host - Part one of two. Musical excerpt: "Dead and Gone" by T.I. and Justin Timberlake

Jacques talks with academic and peace and environmental activist Dr Marty Branagan who is Convenor of Peace Studies at the University of New England. Marty has been assisting the 'Bendigo Three' activists, protesting the ongoing investments by the NAB in fossil fuels exploitation; brought to court for 'trespassing'; he wrote a 'Defence of Duress' in their support (see the June issue of New Community journal for an account of this - ncq@borderlands.org.au). ReferenceMarty Branagan's new book 'The Cultural Dimensions of Peacebuilding'  will be available from Anthempress in August this year. In the book, Marty details 'aspects of cultures, including language, films, journalism, political economics, museums, education, parenting, gender, artistic activism, and spirituality, which can contribute to either more violent societies or more peaceful ones. Solutions-oriented, it aims to inspire deep understanding and reflection, empowerment, and grassroots action in cultural spheres.'https://anthempress.com/humanities-literature-and-arts/the-cultural-dimensions-of-peacebuilding-epub

  His Week That Was – Kevin Healy. Professor Emeritus Stuart Rees talking about Intervention to stop Genocide – from investigating journalism to freedom flotillas Margaret Reynolds, former councilor and Federal Minister for Local Government talking about what needs to be done to restore the ALP to a credible political party and her peace activism with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Ali Mirin from West Papua, now studying in South Australia, talking about life away from home and the situation for those who remain in West Papua The Auditor-General has slammed the upgrade of the Australian War Memorial. Dr David Stephens, editor of the Honest History website explains why. Activist, journalist and author Fred Fuentes looking at the political situation in Venezuela as elections expected in July Head to www.3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday for full access to links and previous podcasts

Some Advice From A Friend You Never Had | Change is ComingBe kind, be good, stay on the good side. Connect with me:https://linktr.ee/thepeacemovementpodcastSupport the showSupport our show by pledging a monthly donation!We truly appreciate every penny we receive and it will help towards our ongoing expenses and doing what we love - providing you with beneficial content.

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Here's a quick 4 min video on a healing technique you can use today!Connect with me:https://linktr.ee/thepeacemovementpodcastSupport the showSupport our show by pledging a monthly donation!We truly appreciate every penny we receive and it will help towards our ongoing expenses and doing what we love - providing you with beneficial content.

Here's a quick podcast on why it's important to preserve the goodness within you and to not allow your environment to change you. Connect with me:https://linktr.ee/thepeacemovementpodcastSupport the showSupport our show by pledging a monthly donation!We truly appreciate every penny we receive and it will help towards our ongoing expenses and doing what we love - providing you with beneficial content.

We're here and we're looking to make peace within ourselves and others.Connect with me:https://linktr.ee/thepeacemovementpodcastSupport the showSupport our show by pledging a monthly donation!We truly appreciate every penny we receive and it will help towards our ongoing expenses and doing what we love - providing you with beneficial content.

In this episode, Alice interviews Anne Lene Stein, a PhD Student in the Department of Political Science at Lund University, in Sweden. With a background in both social anthropology and peace-and-conflict studies, Anne's research over the past ten years has focused on peace activism in Israel, Palestine and Lebanon (among other places). She is particularly interested in protest and resistance in asymmetrical conflict settings, and has conducted several rounds of fieldwork in the region to understand better how different peace movements have been operating and evolving. Her most recent visits to Israel and Palestine were in summer 2023, before the latest tragic escalation in the conflict. While there, she talked with both Palestinian and Israeli peace campaigners and anti-occupation activists, and observed joint Israeli-Palestinian protests and commemoration events. In the wake of Hamas' brutal attacks on Israeli civilians on October 7th, and Israel's sustained bombing of Gaza over the following weeks, peace in the region looks further away than ever – but work towards peace is all the more urgent.In the podcast, Anne outlines a brief history of peace activism in both Israel and Palestine, discussing the impact which different events in the long-running conflict have had. She reflects on increasing hostility towards peace activists, particularly in Israel; on creative approaches to peacebuilding on both sides, including the Palestinian concept of Sumud ('steadfastness') as a form of non-violent resistance; on the opportunities and challenges of bi-national peace campaigning; and shifts in language and focus from peace-building to anti-occupation activism. She also discusses the theory of 'agonistic' peacebuilding, which asks us to distinguish between enemy and adversary, antagonism and agonism, and which aims to make space for ongoing contestation and multiple truths in peacebuilding processes. As Anne explains, the word 'peace' has itself become a contested concept over time in Israel and Palestine, with different communities visualising it in very different ways. As a result, while many are still working and hoping for peace, the word is used less and less often. Given the world-building nature of language and narratives, we discuss what the implications are for the future if people no longer feel able to articulate their aspirations as peace-work. Despite all the obstacles, and the devastating impact of recent events, Anne cites activists on both sides who insist that accepting the ongoing violence is not an option. In their words, 'if we keep meeting, partnering, taking action - we will break the cycle'.We hope you find the discussion interesting. For a version of our podcast with close captions, please use this link. For more information about individuals and their projects, please visit the University of St Andrews' Visualising War website. Music composed by Jonathan YoungSound mixing by Zofia Guertin

With Godzilla Minus One tearing up the American and global box office, it's time for another EMERGENCY PODCAST. This week we are joined by two amazing scholars of Japanese social and cultural history in Bill Tsutsui and Akiki Takenaka. We talk about our first impressions of the film, where it fits into Godzilla and WWII lore, and the history of Godzilla himself. This is such a cool conversation and I'm so excited to bring it to you.About our guests:Bill Tsutsui is an award-winning scholar and teacher, an experienced academic leader,and an outspoken supporter of the public humanities, international education,and more inclusive, accessible colleges and universities.  He researches, writes, and speaks widely on Japanese economic and environmental history, Japanese popular culture (especially the Godzilla movies), Japanese-American identity, and issues in higher education.  He is highly opinionated about BBQ, proud to have once driven the Zamboni at an NHL game, and slightly embarrassed to be Level 40 in Pokemon Go. Find him at https://www.billtsutsui.com/ Akiko Takenaka specializes in social and cultural history of modern Japan. Her research involves memory and historiography of the Asia-Pacific War, gender and peace activism, and history museums. Her teaching interests include gender, war and society, nationalism, memory studies, and visual culture. Prior to coming to UK, she has taught as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan.Professor Takenaka's first book, entitled Yasukuni Shrine: History, Memory, and Japan's Unending Postwar (University of Hawai'i Press, Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University), explores Yasukuni Shrine as a physical space, object of visual and spatial representation, and site of spatial practice in order to highlight the complexity of Yasukuni's past and critique the official narratives that postwar debates have responded to. Her second book project Mothers Against War: Gender, Motherhood, and Peace Activism in Postwar Japan is under advance contract with the University of Hawai'i Press. Her research has been funded by long-term research fellowships by Fulbright and the Japan Foundation. Find her on twitter at @ata225

In this episode of "The Brand Called You," we dive into the remarkable life of Yossi Somer, a versatile individual with a background in filmmaking, art, entrepreneurship, and peace activism. Join us as we explore his unique journey, from his award-winning films to his advocacy for global peace and understanding. Yossi's story is a testament to the power of art and activism in shaping a better world. [00:48] - About Yossi Somer Yossi is an award-winning filmmaker, artist, entrepreneur, and independent peace and socialist activist. He is also on the Advisory Board of the BPUR International.  He can speak in over eight languages. Yossi envisions a Middle East Business Union, free from colonial powers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tbcy/support

Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly joins Breht and PM for a second installment of our Du Bois series, this one focusing on Du Bois' human rights and peace activism and how he tied that in with his revolutionary Marxism. Together they discuss Du Bois' political evolution, the influence of his friend, comrade and wife Shirley Graham Du Bois, his book "In Battle for Peace", DR. CBS' articles on Du Bois, the targeting and trial of Du Bois by the US State, what he meant by "real pacifism", the Black Alliance for Peace, and much more!   Check out Dr. CBS' article “In Battle for Peace During Scoundrel Time” Check out her upcoming book  "Black Scare / Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States You can find PM on IG @worldmaking_   Or find out more about him and his work HERE Check out the Black Alliance for Peace and their Solidarity Network music 'Balloons'  by Noname (feat. Jay Electronica & Eryn Allen Kane)   Support Rev Left Radio or make a one time donation

This episode takes place live at The Realisation Festival, and in it Elizabeth Oldfield speaks to activist, Satish Kumar. Satish Kumar is a peace activist and formerly Jain monk who has spent his life promoting sustainability, spirituality and nonviolence to audiences and communities across the globe. He is also the Editor Emeritus of the Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine. Satish spoke about his upbringing and the experience of becoming a Jain monk aged 9, the influence of Mahatma Gandhi on his life and outlook and how he deals with those who approach his beliefs and practices with cynicism. Many thanks to the team at The Realisation Festival for organising and recording this event. You can find out more about them and their work here: https://realisationfestival.com/ Read the full transcription here: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2023/07/10/satish-kumar-on-life-as-a-jain-monk-and-lessons-from-decades-of-peace-activism ***** The Sacred is a podcast produced by the think tank Theos. Be sure to connect with us below to stay up-to-date with all our content, research and events. CONNECT WITH THE SACRED Twitter: https://twitter.com/sacred_podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacred_podcast/ CONNECT WITH ELIZABETH OLDFIELD Twitter: https://twitter.com/ESOldfield Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethsaraholdfield/ CONNECT WITH THEOS Theos monthly newsletter: https://confirmsubscription.com/h/d/E9E17CAB71AC7464 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Theosthinktank Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theosthinktank LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theos---the-think-tank/ Website: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/ CHECK OUT OUR PODCASTS The Sacred: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sacred/id1326888108 Reading Our Times: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reading-our-times/id1530952185

This week on Talk World Radio we're looking back at the peace movement against the war on Iraq, or the phase of it that began 20 years ago. Our guest, David Cortright, is Professor Emeritus and special adviser for policy studies at the Keough School of Global Affairs and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He was an organizer for peace as an active duty soldier during the Vietnam War, and Executive Director of SANE, the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (1977-1988). He is Co-founder and board member of Win Without War, and author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of 22 books, including a terrific new book, A Peaceful Superpower: Lessons from the World's Largest Antiwar Movement.

Weldon Nisly joins the podcast to discuss his long experience of political organizing and peace activism and his journey to becoming a pastor of the Mennonite Church. Additionally, he shares how organizing and activism have changed since he began. We also discussion idolatry, meta-narrative, finding your calling, and much more! #bringbackryanhenry --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julian-bil/support

'Peace Witness' features those who stand up to be counted as advocating for non violent ways of resolving conflict.

Thinking Critically in Critical Times. The host for this show is Michael Sukhov. The guest is James P. Thomas. We discuss our guest's participation in the 1982-83 peace pilgrimage from Washington State to Bethlehem, Israel during the height of the antinuclear protests and movements of the early to mid-1980s, as well as how his involvement with that action shaped his subsequent activism on these and related issues. We also discuss the broader implications of those movements and activism for antinuclear and peace activism today, as well as their connections with the ongoing threats to democracy, human rights, and human survival that we as Americans and world citizens face today. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mfbvbH9PaDqTKng_XaNdhs Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.

Halo #SobatNgalir Aktivisme perdamaian memiliki peran penting dalam menciptakan keamanan dan perdamaian di dunia. Gerakan yang terstruktur juga terorganisasi ini membuatnya menjadi efektif dalam membantu melawan berbagai ketidakadilan yang dialami masyarakat. Akan tetapi, munculnya pandemi COVID-19 membuat pola pendekatan aktivisme perdamaian berubah dan perlu beradaptasi dengan situasi yang ada. Ingin tahu lebih dalam seperti apa dampak dan tantangan yang dihadapi oleh aktivisme perdamaian selama masa pandemi? Simak selengkapnya di Ngalir Talk Show Eps #18 yang akan menghadirkan Pak Wahyu Arif Raharjo, M.I.R. sebagai pembicara. Stay tune di YouTube Channel kami pada Rabu, 9 Februari 2022 pukul 19.00 WIB atau kunjungi link: s.id/ngalirtalkshow ya, #SobatNgalir! #NgobrolAlaIR #NgalirTalkShow #HIUII #UII #InternationalRelations #HubunganInternasional

This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about peace activism in 2021 and looking ahead to 2022. Our guest Greta Zarro is Organizing Director for World BEYOND War, where I'm Executive Director. Greta previously worked as New York Organizer for Food & Water Watch. There, she campaigned on issues related to fracking, genetically engineered foods, climate change, and the corporate control of our common resources. Greta and her partner run Unadilla Community Farm, a non-profit organic farm and permaculture education center in Upstate New York.

This Week on Talk World Radio in the first half of the show our guest is Vanessa Lanteigne. Vanessa is the National Coordinator at the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace which is Canada's longest-running national women's peace organization. Vanessa has worked in a variety of roles in non-profits around the world. In Tanzania, she worked at an organization to end child marriage and promote the rights of children. In Ghana as a facilitator for youth livelihood skills, she facilitated training for over 1,000 youth and was a part of a team that rolled out the Innovation Fund for green entrepreneurs that was replicated in five other countries. Vanessa will be speaking at NoWar2021, the annual conference of World BEYOND War, which is virtual this year and can be signed up for at https://worldbeyondwar.org On the second half of the show we'll be talking about militaries at universities. Our guest Lia Holla is a third-year Bachelor's student at McGill University studying Physics and Political Science, and minoring in Behavioural Science. She works part-time as the Executive Director of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and part-time with her Student Union as a Political Campaigns Coordinator. After moving to Montreal, she co-founded the Student for Peace and Disarmament Group which aims to be a community for peace and justice and to end military research on campus.

Medea Benjamin from CODEPINK talks about Peace Activism. Lee then interviews Misty Winston talks about fighting Twitter Trolls and Julian Assange. Alan McLeod from Mint Press News talks to Lee Camp about the plan to dump Herbicide on the people. 

Medea Benjamin from CODEPINK talks about Peace Activism. Lee then interviews Misty Winston talks about fighting Twitter Trolls and Julian Assange. Alan McLeod from Mint Press News talks to Lee Camp about the plan to dump Herbicide on the people. 

Mark Isaacs is the author, among other books, of the new book, The Kabul Peace House, which we discuss, and which describes a community of peace activists in Afghanistan. Mark is president of Sydney PEN, an affiliate of PEN International, a worldwide association of writers which defends freedom of expression and campaigns on behalf of writers who have been silenced by persecution or imprisonment. He speaks with us from Australia. His website is markjisaacs.com

On Episode 10 of "The Future Accords" we interview project manager of The Veterans for Peace Golden Rule Project, Hellen Jaccard on the future of Peace Activism, Advocacy Education, and Ocean Exploration. “The Future Accords” is the first ever KTUH, University of Hawaii podcast available on air and online. The show is an in depth interview series of thought leaders on their past, present, and hopes for the future. Hosted by civil society representative to the United Nations and Manoa Future Studies Ph.D student Ari Eisenstat, join us for diverse perspectives around the future of sustainable development and humanity.

Rose discusses current topics including Hurricane Dorian, the Amazon rainforest crisis, deadliest attack on Yemen this year and No New Jails. We speak with Yifat Susskin about small scale solutions by taking local action and institutionalizing what does work on a larger scale. She shares the import work being done in the Middle East, which is led by grassroots, women led organizations. She recommends the first Indigenous American Poet Laurete’s new collection of poetry, An American Sunrise. Lastly, Yifat gives us an outlook on where international aids really go. Rose and Jodie explain the new CODEPINK MoMa and BlackRock campaign. Rose encourages NYC listeners to get involved with their city! Daniel Ellsberg discusses the importance of the new blockbuster about the female whistleblower Katharine Gun, Official Secrets, starring Kiera Knightly. Guests: Yifat Susskin, MADRE partners with women's human rights activists to create programs in their communities that meet urgent needs and create lasting change. - Daniel Ellsberg, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers

Peace activist, author (Peace Mom, Dear President Bush) and host of Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox, Cindy Sheehan joins us today! She discusses how she came to protest the U.S.'s endless wars, this fall's March on the Pentagon and the loss of her son, Casey, in 2004 in Iraq. Cindy makes many amazing points, most of which are not what the garden variety Democrat will agree with because they are too bought into the same myths as the so-called right. She discusses her run against in Nancy Pelosi and why there is no real difference between presidents, especially where preserving the American Empire money machine is concerned. Cindy's show is at http://cindysheehanssoapbox.blogspot.com/ You can also get more info for the March on the Pentagon at https://marchonpentagon.com/ If you're enjoying the show, get some great stuff and become a patron at http://patreon.com/thebittertruth

Marc Eliot Stein is a member of World BEYOND War's Board of Directors. I'm the Executive Director of World BEYOND War. Marc has been a web developer since the 1990s, and over the years has built sites for Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, the international literary site Words Without Borders, the Allen Ginsberg estate, Time Warner, A&E Network/History Channel, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Center for Disease Control, and Meredith Digital Publishing. He is also a writer, and for years he maintained a popular literary blog called Literary Kicks using the pen name Levi Asher (he still runs the blog, but has ditched the pen name). Marc has begun creating a new podcast for World BEYOND War ( https://worldbeyondwar.org/podcast ), as well as helping World BEYOND War with social media, website issues, and the antiwar movement within the Information Technology world.

Foad Izadi is a member of World BEYOND War's Coordinating Committee based in Iran. His research and teaching interests are inter-disciplinary and focus on United States-Iran relations and U.S. public diplomacy. His book, United States Public Diplomacy Towards Iran, discusses the U.S. communication efforts in Iran during the George W. Bush and Obama administrations. Izadi has published numerous studies in national and international academic journals and major handbooks, including: Journal of Communication Inquiry, Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy and Edward Elgar Handbook of Cultural Security. Dr. Foad Izadi is a faculty member at the Department ofAmerican Studies, Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran, where he teaches M.A. and Ph.D. courses in American studies. He'll be speaking at #NoWar2019 https://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2019

Going to U.S. Federal Prison for Planting Corn.Kathy Kelly has been in Federal Prison four times. Brian Terrell has spent more time in jail than in college and has learned more for it. Becky and I spoke with these two "stars" in the field of Peace Activism at Gabriella's Tequila Bar over wine and margaritas. Becky had a serious ear ache and so drank water -- poor baby.Kathy and Brian were in town for a court hearing for an earlier action they held outside the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. And - while they were in the City they gathered members of Voices for Creative Nonviolence to protest Lockheed Martin who produced the bomb that a Saudi plan dropped on a bus filled with Yemen children -- dozens were killed outright,These two amazingly dedicated people shared stories about how they got into activism and explained what these choices have meant to their lives. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kathy Kelly talks about her peace activism 

Liz Remmerswaal Hughes is a member of the Coordinating Committee of World BEYOND War. She is the Country Coordinator for World BEYOND War in New Zealand / Aotearoa where she works with a number of peace organizations. In 2017 she was awarded the Sonia Davies Peace Award which enabled her to study Peace Literacy with the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation in Santa Barbara, attend the WILPF triennial Congress in Chicago, and a workshop on Peace and Conscience in Ann Arbor. We discuss opposition in New Zealand to the purchase of U.S. war planes.See: https://worldbeyondwar.org/newzealand

Today on the show with Dean, Judith and William [Segment times in brackets] || We at 3CR are proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung as the owners of the lands on which we meet, live, and work. We pay respect to their elders past, present, and emerging; we recognize that sovereignty has never been ceded and that a treaty has never been signed ||  [7:01] Greg Denham from Yarra Drug and Health Forum comes in to the studio and looks back at the year that was in drug policy. The first public fourm of next year will take place on the 4th of February, 12:30pm at Richmond Town Hall ||  [28:40] Darebin City Council has announced a policy of supporting clubs to end their financial reliance on electronic gaming machines, also called "pokies". Darebin Mayor Susan Rennie calls in to tell us more and you can find the policy on the Darebin City Council website ||  [41:14] Shirley Winton of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network comes on the show to help us look back at a year of peace activism. What does Australia need to change toward developing an independent foreign policy? What are IPAN's plans for next year? || [52:30] The Great Australian Bight houses one of the most important whale nurseries in the world and it's being explored for oil. Peter Owen from the Australian Wilderness Society comes on the show to tell us about the risks and what needs to be done. The Australian Wilderness Society will take part in a rally outside the Labor National Conference in Adelaide on the 16th of December ||  [1:04:50] International law expert and Charles Darwin University senior lecturer John Garrick wrote in The Conversation about the recent lease of Darwin's port to a chinese company. He joins Wednesday breakfast to talk about how this came to be and how Darwin might feature in China's Belt and Road Initiative

Episode #261 of Talking Radical Radio (March 13, 2018) features an interview with Trudy Govier, who has been a peace activist in Calgary, Alberta, since the early 1980s. She was one of the founders in 1982 of the group known now as the Ploughshares Calgary Society, and today she is still involved. She talks with Scott Neigh about how the world and peace activism have changed in the last three and a half decades, and about the ways in which the Ploughshares Calgary Society is still patiently and persistently working towards a more just and peaceful world. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2018/03/13/trr-ploughshares_calgary/

Are the "ethics" of war and torture an oxymoron? And George Gittoes, the Australian artist known as the peace activist who goes to war zones.

PNN - SE ASIA Fantasia & Irmas Shadow News Director Rick Spisak and Senior Political Commentator undertake to discuss HISTORIC REVISIONISM Brook Hines will be discussing the Economic Impact of Irma and friends? We've invited Three Activists to Discuss their perspective on the Vietnam War. Ray Del Greco, counselor, and lecturer. talks of his experiences in the Peace Activism community. Professor Wendy Lynne Lee will discuss Historic Revisionism and the Imperial Wars. Alan Maki longtime progressive activist will discuss the long shadow of the Vietnam War   TUNE IN Sunday 7pm Eastern and 4pm Pacific

Barbara Wien teaches gender, global security and peace education at American University. Since 1981, she has worked to strengthen grassroots civil society networks for peace and democracy in 58 countries. She has led eight national nonprofit organizations, taught at six universities, and helped spark the development of 200 university Peace Studies programs. She is the author-editor of 23 publications in gender, economics, and nonviolence. She has protected civilians from the death squads using nonviolent strategies for Peace Brigades International. She was recognized for her leadership and "moral courage" for denouncing the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq as a U.S.government official. We discuss the march from the NRA, resistance trainings for federal employees, and the state of peace studies in U.S. academia.

Thom Caraway, Ph.D., and Casey Andrews, Ph.D., present their latest research projects. Caraway's lecture, "Poesis: The Language of Creation," explores theopoetics and contemporary poetry of witness. Andrews' lecture, "Writing Against War: Literature as Peace Activism," discusses the work of Virginia Woolf, Aldous Huxley and others who wrote peace-activist fiction in the 1930s.

Two activists in the Catholic Worker movement share with us how they live lives of simplicity, perform works of mercy and resist war in a country where the military is the number 1 employer. Sister Mary Denis Lentsch and Steve Baggarly tell us stories of direct action and their inspiration for not just talking about peace, but literally getting in the way of the war machine and the nuclear-industrial-complex. We also get a brief update on the release from prison of the three "Transform Now Plowshares" activists, who were serving time for their brave action at the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.   "The Pentagon in reality is covered in blood, so to throw blood on it is more of an accurate depiction of what is really there"- Steve Baggarly.Produced by Em and Gem.

Helena Puig Larrauri, Michaela Ledesma, (Rodrigo Davies) and Jen Welch, the Co-Founders of Build Up, a social enterprise working at the intersection of technology, civic engagement and peacebuilding will be joined by Prof. Dr. Hossein Sadri and Ms. Çiçek Göçkün from Girne American University to discuss what peace activism and social justice activism looks like in the 21st Century. All panelists have vast international experiences in conflict zones, and/or on working with people from conflict zones, and places with severe human rights breaches.

Chuck Morse Speaks is joined by Sam Blumenfeld in a discussion about his soon to be released book "Crimes of the Educators" in a talk about education and the lame-duck Congress. IN the second hour, we are joined by Charles F. Howlett, author of "Antiwar Dissent and Peace Activism in World War I America. We discuss whether the left side meant by "peace" and "antiwar."

Today we feature the music of Carmen Lundy from her latest: "Solamente." We open with "Going to the Ritual" by the late drummer/composer, Rashied Ali. Our guest this morning is Israeli-French filmmaker Simone Bitton, director of "Rachel," a new investigative film about the events surrounding the killing of peace activist Rachel Corrie.

Sue Supriano talked to Anne Wright at the Oregon Country Fair, where she was a speaker in July 2008. Ann Wright spent 13 years of active duty in the US Army, and 16 years in the Army Reserves attaining the rank of Colonel in the Army. In 1987, Wright went to work for the Foreign Service within the U.S. State Department and served as US Deputy Ambassador and other positions in Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Mongolia, Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Grenada and Nicaragua. She resigned from working for the State Department the day before the invasion of Iraq to which she objected saying that, without the authorization of the UN Security Council the US had no legal right to attack. She objected to the curtailment of civil liberties within the United States as well. While Wright was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in the early 1980s, one of her duties was to draw up contingency plans for invading several countries, one of which was Iraq. She would later express dismay over what she considered the dismissal of such carefully laid plans in the actual invasion of Iraq in 2003. Wright's eventual resignation was not the first time she had spoken out against U.S. policy. She said that she spoke out against United Nations bombing tactics waged in Somalia and she many times "held her nose" about US policies, continuing her State Department work despite her own disagreements with the policy.Since her retirement from the State Department, Wright has become a prominent figure in the movement opposed to the occupation of Iraq. She has attended many conferences and given numerous lectures on her political views and her experiences before and after her resignation. Wright is on the move 365 days a year-- traveling the US and criticizing the policies of the Bush Administration and their implementation, including and especially the war in Iraq and a pending Iran war. She works with several front line peace organizations including Code Pink, Iraq Vets against the War, Military Families Speak Out, and Women for Peace. She worked with anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan on several occasions, including helping organize the Camp Casey demonstration outside George W. Bush's Crawford, Texas, ranch in August 2005, and by accompanying the southern leg of the Bring Them Home Now bus tour. She also volunteered at Camp Casey 3, the Veterans For Peace shelter for Hurricane Katrina victims in Covington, Louisiana, during the bus tour. Wright has willingly been arrested while taking part in anti-war demonstrations, the first such arrest occurring in front of the White House on September 26, 2005. It has been followed by other arrests too numerous to mention here. She has said in interviews that she does not remove the arrest bracelets attached to her wrists upon the processing of her arrest, but rather collects them.Recorded July 2008.