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A Decade of Anti-War Organizing

September 14, 2011

By Chuck Kaufman September 14, 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). As one of ANSWER’s founders, I take great pride in the role I played in helping to motivate the movement that brought to the streets the largest numbers of anti-war…

Why I bought a one-way ticket to DC for October 6

September 5, 2011

By Chuck Kaufman There are iconic moments in the movement for justice and peace when, if you are not a participant, you regret it forever. My first was May Day 1971 when we shut down Washington, DC protesting the Vietnam War. I missed being with a million people in New York in September 1982 protesting…

Anger and the Euro-descended working and middle classes

August 9, 2011

By Chuck Kaufman (This post can also be read on Chuck’s Znet Blog.) I am angry. I don’t personally have any kids or grandkids, but I am deeply angry anyway that the children and grandchildren of my friends are going to have a worse education, poorer health care, lower paying jobs, less personal security, and…

AfGJ Files Complaint Over US Honduras Embassy Endangerment of US Citizens

July 25, 2011

The following complaint was submitted through the office of Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) by AfGJ National Co-Coordinator Chuck Kaufman after he returned from leading a delegation to Honduras that had a dangerous stand-off with Honduran Police. July 18, 2011 Dear Rep. Raul Grijalva: I recently returned to my home in Tucson

Make Your Voice Heard (Loudly) at Town Hall Meetings and Candidate Forums

July 19, 2011

By Chuck Kaufman, National Co-Coordinator (The following piece was written by Kaufman for the New Priorities Network, of which AFGJ is a member.) In 2009 angry Tea Party activists hijacked the health care debate with loud and confrontational performances at Congressional Town Hall Meetings across the country. The corporate media loved them and amplified their…

AFGJ Delegations Support Peace and Justice

July 18, 2011

By Chuck Kaufman, AFGJ National Co-Coordinator The Alliance for Global Justice’s June-July delegations to Colombia, Nicaragua and Honduras demonstrated once again how important it is for people of the United States to witness for themselves the on-the-ground realities in countries that are the focus of US foreign policy attention. They also showed the critical role…

Right-wing Unleashes Campaign Against Democracy in Latin America

May 27, 2011

By Chuck Kaufman US Latin Americanist Cold Warriors and their far-right allies in the region kicked off a propaganda campaign in May to influence Congress and US citizens against Venezuela and fellow ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas) countries.