Sunday, May 24, 2009

Respect MP George Galloway on Tour for Gaza

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MP George Galloway is on tour for an upcoming trip to Gaza to attempt to break the blockade on that region.
This event took place in Berkeley, CA and is one of several across the country.

Also, another view of Gaza: the beaches.

Music by Luci Murphy

Monday, May 18, 2009

Susan Galleymore, author of Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror

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Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror, shares verbatim stories from mothers and others (troops, family members) affected by war in Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel and West Bank, Lebanon and Syria and the US.

Author and Raising Sand Radio host, Susan Galleymore, traveled to these countries between 2004 and 2007 to gather stories although the project actually began when her son was deployed to Iraq in 2004 and she traveled there to talk to him about war.

Published by Pluto Press and distributed by Palgrave/McMillan in the US, order the book online or from the book's website.

NOTE: View pictures from the book tour from the website too.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Voices against War: Book Launch at Busboys and Poets, Washington DC

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Voices from the local community of Washington DC speaking at the tour event for the book, Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror.

Mike Marceau - Vets for Peace
Chantelle Bateman -USMarine Corps and Iraq Vets Against War
Anita Bateman - "military mom" of Chantelle


MC'd by Verna Avery-Brown of Pacifica radio with music by Luci Murphy, Gray Panther.

Monday, May 4, 2009

On the Road with Raising Sand Radio and Mothers Speak about War and Terror

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For the next two weeks I'm on the road with my book, Long Time Passing, Mothers Speak about War and Terror, in which I share the stories of mothers and others in the war zones of Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel and West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and the United States. Learn more about the book and the tour stops at the web site Mothers Speak about War and Terror (www.mothersspeakaboutwarandterror.org).

At each event I've invited members of the the local community affected by war to join me in raising our voices about the devastating effects of war. Today we'll hear from the voices shared at events in the Pacific North West, from Portland Oregon and Lakewood Was, where I presented the book and its ideas at a gi supported coffee shop called coffee Strong.