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| Tikkun Olam After January 18th This is being written almost two weeks after that historic day when hundreds of thousands took a stand for peace all over the nation – and just a few days after President Bush delivered his State of the Union address. By the time you are reading this, Colin Powell will have already gone before the Security Council. It would be heartwarming to write a nice cheerful article about all the hard work we did to make the activities on the Jan. 18 a success, about how an ethnically and racially diverse population came together – young and old, rich and poor – about the beautiful peaceful demonstration, the music, the poetry, the food, the children making peace symbols and |  | ||||||||
| valentines, the wise words of Amy Goodman and all our local speakers.Yes, it felt wonderful to be a part of it. But I really can’t spend any more words on it. As we were leaving Popejoy Hall after the end of Amy Goodman’s inspirational talk, all I could think was: “We have to build on this; it is not an ending, but a beginning of a vast movement to make peace, to prevent further destruction and killing of innocents in Iraq, to protect our constitutional liberties here in the United States.” Every day we get more reports on the increasing number of people who question the need to attack Iraq. Every day we hear more about the suspension of hard-won rights and liberties in the name of a “war on terrorism.” And every day we see more evidence of the Bush administration’s “upside-down” economics, which ignores the needs of most of us and rewards the rich and powerful. We are at a crucial point in history. We have to try to stop the war. Now is the time to stand and be counted for peace. There are many ways to be involved. Keep on calling and writing to your congressional representatives, your Senators, the so-called president, newspapers, TV stations. Keep in touch with your local peace organizations: Center for Peace and Justice, 268-9557; New Mexico Solidarity Network, 265-4799, ; and Stop the War Machine, . Distribute and post flyers; you can pick some up at the Peace Center, 144 Harvard SE. Stay informed – there are many useful web sites like and . Listen to Democracy Now! on KUNM, 89.9 FM, Monday to Friday at 4 p.m. Network with New Mexico activists — send a blank email to: . Come to a Solidarity Network meeting (Mondays at 6:30) to find out more. | |||||||||
