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It is official: George Ryan is now a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee. Francis A. Boyle announced "I have today filed the Nomination by fax with the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in Norway. StopCapitalPunishment.org will now focus its efforts on promoting and lobbying on behalf of Governor Ryan to be awarded the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize."

Francis A. Boyle, Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law in Champaign, a member of the Campaign to nominate George H. Ryan for the Nobel Peace Prize made good on his promise by completing and filing the nomination papers recommending ex Governor Ryan of Illinois for the Nobel Peace Prize late yesterday.

Professor Boyle noted that "By exposing the inhumanity of capital punishment in the United States, George H. Ryan has, in the words of Alfred Nobel, "conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.""

Buddy's Carpet has been running radio ads for the show.

Please call expressing your disappointment that they would support the abuse of animals and that you wouldn't be buying any carpet from them.

Until they can be a "Buddy" to the animals they won't be a buddy of mine.

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Redhorse is charged with "ENGAGING IN UNAUTHORIZED GROUP ACTIVITY"AS SET FORTH IN 520-9-37 OF THE Admin code Sec.-2-A,B,C.

Anthony Redhorse Driscoll is an Indian Prisoner held in the 'HOLE' at the London, Ohio Correctional Institution (L.O.C.I.) He is being persecuted for his involvement with his Indian Nation. The Prison authorities are saying that our nation the United Eastern Lenape Nation, and Programs in our Nation, are a security risk. We have Aims and Goals that advocate Honorable and Non Violent behavior, we are not just a 'prisoner group' but an authentic Nation of working people.

We practice the ways of the Big House and live by the traditions of our ancestors. On the inside of the prisons our members cannot involve themselves in the workings of the Nation except to walk as honorable men and women and to try to help his/her fellow man where and when he/she can. There is no 'Gang" activity and no security risks in doing such.

Cities for Peace Project – A coalition is forming to request that Columbus City Council join the Cities for Peace project by passing a resolution in opposition to war on Iraq. Cities for Peace is a project of the Institute for Policy Studies in conjunction with the Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC), National Priorities project, some American Friends Service Committee chapters, and other grassroots groups. So far, Columbus Campaign for Arms Control, the Progressive Peace Coalition, and CAIR, Ohio have endorsed the call for a Columbus resolution against the war on Iraq. Please let me know if you would like to add you name to the request or if know of any other organizations who would co-sponsor this endeavor. The sample resolutions and resolutions from other cities are available at the Cites for Peace website. A letter and sample resolutions will be sent to each member of Columbus City Council and Mayor Coleman early next week. After the letter is sent, we can start a call-in campaign to urge council members to introduce and support the resolution.

This information has been prepared by the Economic Globalization Task Force of the First UU Church of Columbus for the benefit of those interested in this aspect of our foreign policy. It is our hope that you will wish to make your views on this important issue to you representatives and Senators.

DEFINITIONS:

Economic Globalization: This is a process of worldwide economic integration which has reached a level of activity that has outgrown national markets through industrial combinations and commercial groupings. Globalization offer huge potential profits to companies and nations, as well as a growing discontent between those who enjoy the benefits, and those who bear its costs (increased pollution, exploitation of workers, destruction of natural resources, widening income disparities). Trade Organizations:

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas)
GATT (General Agreement of Trade and Tariffs)
IMF (International Monetary Fund)
WTO (World Trade Organization)
GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services)

'nuff said.

Never, never can we imagine a racist police policy.

Cincinnati was torn apart in 2002 by racial violence on the part of the Cincinnati police force. Let it never happen again.

AUSTIN, Texas -- "Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal." -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Normally, making the case for peace over war requires the brain of a gnat. "Jaw, jaw," said Winston Churchill, "is better than war, war." There's not much historical evidence that war does anyone any good: some rare cases of "just war" under St. Augustine's definition. Mostly war (A) kills a lot of people, causing hard feelings; (B) doesn't solve anything; (C) has hideous unintended consequences that often lead to more war. Avoid war if at all possible is the first rule of statesmanship.

Conservatives are fond of pointing out there are problems in this world can't be solved by throwing money at them. There are even more that can't be solved by dropping bombs on them.