Ralph Nader and Grover Norquist Agree on Corporate Welfare and Auditing the...
h/t to Dandelion Salad for video and headline Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and anti-tax activist Grover Norquist spoke on issues where the left and right can come together at a National Press Club...
View ArticlePeaceSmiths Coffeehouse: Fri. Oct. 10th on Long Island
First of the 2014/2015 season! PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse Friday, October 10, 2014 at 8pm John Phillips at PeaceSmiths Dedicated to the memory of John Phillips, (“Portugie” of Copper Rose fame)...
View ArticleUneven Recovery: Place, Race and Mortgage Lending on LI 12/10/14
An Uneven Road to Recovery: New Findings on Place, Race and Mortgage Lending on Long Island Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Hofstra University, University Club, North Campus,...
View ArticleJulian Assange update: Sweden offers to question Assange in UK
Julian Assange, a co-founder of Wikileaks, has had some interesting news. Story at Sierra Leone News: Ending deadlock Swedish prosecutors offer to question Assange in UK Another news story from The...
View ArticleUS Green Party calls for halt to endless-war policies, threats against Iran,...
Greens call for halt to endless-war policies, threats against Iran, Venezuela, and Russia via Green Party Watch » Blog Archive » The US Green Party calls for halt to endless-war policies, threats...
View ArticleRemembering Danny Schechter, “The News Dissector”: Pioneering Journalist,...
Remembering Danny Schechter, “The News Dissector”: Pioneering Journalist, Filmmaker & Activist | Democracy Now!. The author, filmmaker and media reform activist Danny Schechter has died of...
View ArticleBrush fire at Edgewood Preserve in Dix Hills, Long Island, NY
Edgewood Preserve Just heard the news that there was a brush fire at Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve today, Saturday, April 25th. I am not sure if the fire was related to the way the Edge Wood...
View ArticleLong Island Opt-Out School Board Candidates 2015
Long Island School Voting is on May 19, 2015 for most school districts. Many communities in Suffolk County and Nassau County have candidates who were endorsed by the Opt Out movement. These candidates...
View ArticleGender Realities and the Peace/Progressive Movement 6/14/15
Gender Realities and the Peace/Progressive Movement: A talk for Suffolk Green Party by Cynthya Rossi and John Schindler Great South Bay Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 11 Collins Rd., Sayville NY...
View ArticleFrederick Douglass speaks on the 4th of July
This is a post from one of our other sites, PeaceCeouple.com. Duke Augustus is my nom de paix. Duke Augustus: I like to remember that the 4th of July is a celebration of Independence, not of war. It...
View ArticleDiscussion with Riverhead Town Board about “Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric”
Flag of the Town of Riverhead The Discussion Also Focused On The True Meaning Of “Sanctuary City” And Why The Term Has Been Distorted Riverhead, NY – Last month several Riverhead Town Board members...
View ArticleWho to write-in for in the 9/10/15 Suffolk Green Party Primary?
I would personally suggest for the Thursday, September 10th Primary to write-in William Ford and Anthony Senft for Family Court Judge to keep the Republicans and Democrats from “stealing” our line in...
View ArticleOccupy Lives! September 2015: 4th Anniversary Events in NYC
Occupy Wall Street has joined energy with other movements such as Black Lives Matter and New Yorkers Against Bratton to create a full day of sharing, visioning, and protesting on the fourth anniversary...
View ArticlePeaceSmiths Coffeehouse: Friday, October 2nd
A Long Island Coffeehouse promoting peace, justice, and environmental issues. Live, local music. A great place to network with like-minded souls who are peaceniks, leftists, tree huggers, and/or...
View ArticleThird party anger: Libertarian & Green candidates sue debate commission
Green Party and Libertarian Party candidates join with Our America Initiative to file lawsuit against the duopoly debate commission. Ongoing coverage at Independent Political Report: here. Good...
View ArticleBrookhaven fights Citizens United 12/17/15
This is the moment we have been waiting for! After months (actually years) of lobbying, we will have a Sense Resolution re-introduced to the Brookhaven Town Board, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. The...
View ArticleBrookhaven Supervisor Says Yes to overturn Citizens United
Brookhaven’s Romaine, Cartright, & Kepert vote to overturn Citizens United Public views of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Town of Brookhaven...
View ArticlePeacesmiths Coffeehouse 1/8/16
PeaceSmiths January 2016 Coffeehouse Friday, January 8th at 8pm $7 donation requested, more if possible, less if necessary, please come Music by Zack Reyes and Poetry by Steven Schmidt plus… Open Mic!...
View ArticleLong Island Coffeehouse: 3/4/2016 PeaceSmiths
Looking for poetry, live music, and/or a Long Island Coffeehouse? PeaceSmiths has held a monthly coffeehouse (October through June) for over thirty years. You can find your favorite performers, an...
View ArticlePeaceSmiths Coffeehouse with George Mann 4/1/16
PeaceSmiths Topical, A-Typical, Folk Music, Poetry, and Whatever Coffeehouse on Friday, April 1, 2016 at 8pm presents George Mann, Chris Connolly and Open Time. More information at PeaceSmiths.org...
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