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the green zone

Book Review: “The Green Zone”

The Green Zone: The Environmental Costs of Militarism by Barry Sanders, AK Press, 2009 Reviewed by Shannan Vance-Ocampo   View and Print as PDF.   In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and for those of us concerned about environmental damage … Continue reading

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women peacekeepers

Stopping Violence Against Women in South Sudan

Sunday, November 25, is the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It is also this month’s Orange Day. Unbound is pleased to share with you two stories from the Nonviolent Peaceforce, an unarmed paid civilian … Continue reading

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Separation Wall Graffiti, Photo by Madison Munoz

Boycott the Gaza Invasion this Thanksgiving

How not to shop while they drop—bombs By Chris Iosso, General Editor of Unbound   The grim truth about Israel’s current bombing of Gaza is that the U.S. government will do very little to limit the one-sided collective punishment or … Continue reading

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peace discernment

Will the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Become a Peace Church?

On the Peace Discernment Interim Report By Sara Dorrien   View and Print as PDF.   Nestled quietly within a jam-packed week of hotly debated issues ranging from divestment in companies profiting from the occupation of Palestine to marriage equality … Continue reading

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