NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THE HUMAN FUTURE David Krieger, PhD President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Santa Barbara, California Thursday, February 12, 2009 6pm to 8pm Honolulu Friends Meeting House 2426 O`ahu Avenue Honolulu, Hawai`i Free and open to the public David Krieger is a founder and President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, which has initiated… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2009
Protest and healing ceremony at Pohakuloa
Here’s a report from Jim Albertini, one of the organizers on Hawai’i island resisting further militarization. They recently organized an action up at Pohakuloa. You can also view a video covering both the Pro-Hawai’i/Pro-Peace protest and the Pro-war protest here. POHAKULOA HEALING CEREMONY AND PROTEST Aloha Kakou, Approximately 50 Big Island residents gathered on Saturday,… Read more »
Time for U.S. and Japan to get out of Okinawa
http://snipurl.com/b5af9 [Oped News] January 31, 2009 Time For U.S. And Japan To Get Out Of Okinawa By Sherwood Ross It’s way past time for the U.S. to get the hell out of Okinawa—and, for that matter, to take its Tokyo good buddies with it. Before Japanese warlords annexed the Ryuku islands in 1879, Okinawans enjoyed… Read more »
Activists in Vincenza, Italy occupy the site of a proposed U.S. military base
================================= 2009/1/31 Stephanie Westbrook <steph@webfabbrica.com> Hi all, This morning around 10am the movement opposing the new U.S. base in Vicenza entered and occupied the site. The police were caught completely off guard and the activists were able to cut the fence and gates and occupy the area. Once the police arrived, they were planning to… Read more »
Ku I Ka Pono 2009 on Making Waves
The Making Waves episode featuring the Ku I Ka Pono march, January 17, 2008 will air on ‘Olelo Channel 53, Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 8:30pm and will stream on ‘olelo.org. The longer version of the program can be viewed at the following link: http://blip.tv/file/1709904/
Vieques underwater ordnance leaking carcinogenic toxins
The study cited below looked at contamination from deteriorating underwater munitions in the sea around Vieques, Puerto Rico. There are also thousands of tons of unexploded munitions, including chemical weapons, in the waters surrounding Hawai’i. James Porter, the researcher from the University of Georgia, will be presenting his findings at an international conference on underwater… Read more »
Army must let Kanaka Maoli indentify priority clean up sites
Army Must Let Hawaiians Select Sites for Explosives Removal HONOLULU, Hawaii, January 27, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Army must “provide meaningful opportunities” for the people of west Oahu to “participate in identifying and prioritizing” cultural sites to be cleared of explosives on a military reservation in a valley sacred to the Hawaiian people, a… Read more »
Gitmo in the Pacifik?
CNMI can host Gitmo detainees Wednesday, 28 January 2009 00:00 By Emmanuel T. Erediano – Variety News Staff DUE to the bad economy, the commonwealth cannot afford to be too choosy about opportunities that knock on its door – even if it means becoming the “new Guantanamo Bay.” Rep. Ray N. Yumul, R-Saipan and an… Read more »
Save the Economy by Cutting the Defense Budget
Why the Pentagon is Not a Jobs Engine Save the Economy by Cutting the Defense Budget http://www.counterpunch.org/wheeler01272009.html By WINSLOW T. WHEELER As the economic news darkens in the United States, the ideas for stimulating new jobs get worse. A sure-fire way to advance deeper into recession is now being spread around: spend even more on… Read more »
Clarifying misperceptions about the Superferry
http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2009/01/26/opinion/kauai/doc497d331b4f8ac160221093.prt Clarifying misperceptions about the Superferry By Andrea Brower, George Inouye, Noelani Rogers and Ed Coll Published: Monday, January 26, 2009 3:09 AM HST Hawai‘i Superferry has been debated in Hawai‘i ever since the newly elected Gov. Lingle assigned her chief of staff, Bob Awana, to personally consult and expedite the HSF project back in… Read more »
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