Charleston Peace

The School of the Americas (SOA) in Fort Benning, GA has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers in interrogation tactics, psychological warfare, and counterinsurgency techniques, and its graduates have tortured, raped and killed union and student organizers, teachers, clergy and others working for human rights in Latin America.

The movement to close the SOA is gaining strength. Read abou the history of the movement to close the SOA, about legislative actions and last year's vigil, and please join us this November 22-23 for the vigil to close the SOA. If you need a ride or have room in your car, please let us know as soon as possible when you plan to leave and when you have to be back. Contact: anna(at)charlestonpeace.net, 843-312-9741.

STAY OF EXECUTION GRANTED OCTOBER 24

Troy Davis' execution, which was scheduled for this Monday, October 27, has been halted, so that attorneys can file a law suit based on the claim that he is innocent of the murder for which he was sentenced to death.

Thanks to Amnesty International and NCADP for their timely updates, and thanks to the law office of the Southern Center for Human Rights for this wonderful news. Click below for more information, and check back often for action requests, or contact anna(at)charlestonpeace.net, 843-312-9741.

News and Opinion was updated Novenber 9
Immigration was updated October 8
Economic Justice is updated nearly every day

The next meeting will be Thursday, November 20, at 7:00 p.m. at the Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting Street (upstairs in the back building). For more information, contact bflosue(at)earthlink.net, 843-763-7304.

More than 300 Immigrants Arrested at Greenville Plant

Federal authorities raided a House of Raeford Farms plant Tuesday, detaining more than 300 workers believed to be in the country illegally.

Peace Vigil

Peace Vigil at Marion Square
12:00p.m., first and third Saturday of each month

Come and join us at noon at the fountain in Marion Square on the corner of King and Calhoun. We welcome support in handing out flyers on the cost of the war as well as carrying signs for peace. For more details, you can contact Carol at carolgdotterer(at)hotmail.com or call 406-9673 (before 10 pm) or reach Dick at gofigure(at)gowebway.com.

Amnesty Charleston's Human Rights Olympics

On Saturday, August 9, we joined the Charleston chapter of Amnesty International on Folly Beach for their Human Rights Olympics.

Notes and Photos from the 15th Annual
Fast and Vigil to Abolish the Death Penalty

June 29 to July 2, 2008, Washington, D.C. 3520

Really, Really Free Market 2

Apparently the word is getting out; attendance was even better at the Charleston Radical Resource Center's second Market. Food was again provided by Food Not Bombs, and people had a good time and immediately began making use of the donated furniture.

Enough!

2 min video - music by Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) "Peace Train"

This is the Iran I know and love and it is a beautiful country of beautiful people. Please take a look before it is utterly destroyed by the neocons and Bush (Israelis, Saudis, etc.) Please forward this wide as this will become an historic statement.
best wishes, Tamzin

Many thanks to David McReynolds for this message from his friend.