[haw-info] Call for candidates for the HAW Steering Committee

To members and friends of Historians Against the War,

In a few weeks we will conduct e-mail voting for members of the HAW
Steering Committee. The Steering Committee, elected once a year, makes
decisions for HAW in between the annual meetings at the AHA. Aside from
one face-to-face meeting in the summer, the SC conducts business through
e-mail and occasional conference calls.

Eligibility to run, and to vote, will depend on being a member of HAW at
the time of the actual election. Membership is open to anyone who is in
"substantial agreement" (self-defined) with new defining statement and
wants to be considered a member. The statement, and an on-line form for
joining, are on the HAW home page at
http://www.historiansagainstwar.org/statement.html.

If you would like to run (and we encourage you to consider it) or if you
would like to nominate someone, let us know.

If you are nominating yourself, please send a brief description, using
the template at the end of this message, by January 31 to the co-chairs
Marc Becker (marc@yachana.org <mailto:marc@yachana.org>) and Jim O'Brien
(jimobrien48@gmail.com <mailto:jimobrien48@gmail.com>). If you are
nominating someone else, please send us the name and e-mail address
sooner so we can contact them and see if they are willing.

If you have any questions, feel free to write to either of us with
questions.

Thank you,

Marc Becker and Jim O'Brien
current co-chairs of the HAW Steering Committee

Nomination Form:

Name:

Institution:

Position:

Historical Specialization:

Political Background:

Reason for Running:

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[haw-info] HAW Notes 1/20/12: City council resolutions; links to recent articles of interest

1.  Last month a great many people on our e-mail list responded to a request from Margaret Power of HAW and the Illinois Coalition Against Torture (http://illinoiscat.wordpress.com) to sign an on-line petition supporting a resolution in the Chicago City Council condemning torture by government at all levels, domestically and overseas.  On January 18 the Council passed the resolution unanimously, becoming the first city governing body in the country to pass a resolution on this topic.

2.  Another apparent first was a resolution adopted by the Charlottesville, Va., City Council on January 17 opposing the launching of a war against Iran, calling for an end to current U.S. ground and drone wars, and advocating a significant reduction of military spending.  David Swanson describes the resolution and its background at
http://warisacrime.org/content/charlottesville-va-city-council-passes-resolution-opposing-war-iran.
 

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"Blood on Whose Hands? Bradley Manning, Washington, and the Blood of Civilians"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175491
By Chase Madar, TomDispatch.com, posted January 19

"Marines Urinating on Taliban Corpses: Putting Words to the Picture"
http://ncronline.org/news/peace/marines-urinating-taliban-corpses-putting-words-picture
By Jerry Lembcke, National Catholic Reporter, posted January 18
Relates Vietnam and Afghanistan wars

"Cult of Personality"
http://www.fpif.org/articles/cult_of_personality
By John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus, posted January 17

"The Myth of 'Isolated' Iran: Following the Money in the Iran Crisis"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175490
By Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch.com, posted January 17

"The U.S.: Still the Protector of Mideast Strongmen [Blowback]"
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2012/01/mideast-military-aid-obama-mubarak-arab-spring-blowback.html
By Mark LeVine, Los Angeles Times, posted January 16
The author teaches history at the University of California, Riverside

"How Beijing Sees Us"
http://hnn.us/articles/how-beijing-sees-us
By Michael H. Hunt, History News Network, posted January 16
The author is a professor of history emeritus at the University of North Carolina

"Americans are Less Nationalistic than Flag-Waving Politicians Think"
http://hnn.us/articles/americans-are-less-nationalistic-flag-waving-politicians-think
By Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network, posted January 16
The author is a professor of history emeritus at SUNY Albany

"10 Reasons the U.S. Is No Longer the Land of the Free"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-the-united-states-still-the-land-of-the-free/2012/01/04/gIQAvcD1wP_story.html
By Jonathan Turley, Washington Post, posted January 13

"Obama's Revolution in American Strategy"
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/10/obamas_revolution_in_american_strategy/singleton
By Michael Lind, Salon, posted January 10

"The Bouazizi Spark: The Beginning of a Long Revolutionary Process"
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/bouazizi-spark-beginning-long-revolutionary-process
By Gilbert Achcar, Al-Akhbar English, posted

Thanks to Rusti Eisenberg, Ros Baxandall, Jerry Lembcke, and Larry Wittner for suggesting articles that are included in the above list.  Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.

[haw-info] Call for candidates for the HAW Steering Committee

To members and friends of Historians Against the War,

In a few weeks we will conduct e-mail voting for members of the HAW
Steering Committee. The Steering Committee, elected once a year, makes
decisions for HAW in between the annual meetings at the AHA. Aside from
one face-to-face meeting in the summer, the SC conducts business through
e-mail and occasional conference calls.

Eligibility to run, and to vote, will depend on being a member of HAW at
the time of the actual election. Membership is open to anyone who is in
"substantial agreement" (self-defined) with new defining statement and
wants to be considered a member. The statement, and an on-line form for
joining, are on the HAW home page at
http://www.historiansagainstwar.org/statement.html.

If you would like to run (and we encourage you to consider it) or if you
would like to nominate someone, let us know.

If you are nominating yourself, please send a brief description, using
the template at the end of this message, by January 31 to the co-chairs
Marc Becker (marc@yachana.org <mailto:marc@yachana.org>) and Jim O'Brien
(jimobrien48@gmail.com <mailto:jimobrien48@gmail.com>). If you are
nominating someone else, please send us the name and e-mail address
sooner so we can contact them and see if they are willing.

If you have any questions, feel free to write to either of us with
questions.

Thank you,

Marc Becker and Jim O'Brien
current co-chairs of the HAW Steering Committee

Nomination Form:

Name:

Institution:

Position:

Historical Specialization:

Political Background:

Reason for Running:

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[haw-info] HAW Notes 1/4/12: AHA convention; links to recent articles of interest

AHA Convention (Chicago, January 5-8)

Historians Against the War will have a literature table (shared with the Radical History Review) from 11:30 to 2:30 on Friday on Level 2 of the Sheraton Chicago (the headquarters hotel).  The table will be in the common area of Level 2, called the LB Promenade.

Also on Friday, a special session on the jobs crisis, chaired by the AHA president and with Jesse Lemisch as one of the speakers, has been called for 1:00 to 2:30 in Chicago Ballroom VI, also in the Sheraton Chicago. 

Among other sessions of interest is one on "Cold War Policing and the American Empire," chaired by Alfred McCoy, 2:30 - 4:30 Friday in Chicago Ballroom A of the Chicago Marriott Downtown.  The on-line program for the convention is at http://aha.confex.com/aha/2012/webprogram/start.html.


Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"Iran and Historical Forgetting"
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/01/03/iran-and-historical-forgetting
By John Grant, CounterPunch.org, posted January 3

"Debacle: How Two Wars in the Greater Middle East Revealed the Weakness of the Global Superpower"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175484
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, posted January 3

"Will His New Sanctions on Iran Cost Obama the Presidency?"
http://www.juancole.com/2012/01/will-his-new-sanctions-on-iran-cost-obama-the-presidency.html
By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted January 3
The author teaches history at the University of Michigan

"Iraq: Remembering Those Responsible"
http://www.truth-out.org/iraq-remember-those-responsible/1325433300
By Stephen Zunes, TruthOut.org, posted January 1

"The United States as a Global Power: New World Disorder"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/28/us-global-power-new-world-disorder
Editorial in The Guardian, posted December 29

"Korea and the US Policy of Perpetual War"
http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/harry-targ-korea-and-us-policy-of.html
By Harry Targ, The Rag Blog Digest, posted December 29

"Q&A: Have Human Rights Been Left Behind in Egypt? On Condition of Anonymity, Representatives of Human Rights Organisations Talk about the Current Situation in Egypt"
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/12/20111213115244470203.html
By Mark LeVine, Aljazeers, posted December 29
The author teaches history at the University of California, Irvine

"Prospects for Peace on Earth"
http://warisacrime.org/content/prospects-peace-earth
By David Swanson, War Is a Crime.org, posted December 22

"David Montgomery, Grand Master Workman"
http://www.thenation.com/article/165235/david-montgomery-grand-master-workman?rel=emailNation
By Dana Frank, The Nation, posted December 19
The author teaches history at the University of California, Santa Cruz

"Iraq: No Comfort in Being Right"
http://original.antiwar.com/vlahos/2011/12/12/iraq-no-comfort-in-being-right/
By Kelly B. Vlahos, antiwar.com, posted December 12
Retrospective analysis of the Iraq occupation

Thanks to Maia Ramnath and Rosalyn Baxandall for suggesting articles that are included in the above list.  Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.

[haw-info] Senate votes today on 2012 "Defense" Authorization Act (NDAA)--Update

Please forward widely and quickly!

Last night, the House of Representatives voted to support the highly controversial and dangerous 2012 Defense Authorization (NDAA) bill by a vote of 283-136. See Roll-Call

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2011-932

 

This bill contains $554 billion for the Pentagon base budget and another $115.5 for the wars. It also places the Congress in support of "indefinite detention"of terrorism suspects, without charges or opportunity for trial. For weeks President Obama had threatened to veto such legislation, but rescinded that threat yesterday when the Conference committee changed wording that seemed to limit his Executive authority. These changes do not provide any greater protection for individuals, who are suspected of terrorism.

 

See Congresswoman Barbara Lee's speech in opposition to the NDAA:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VKvnJrJhYQ&feature=player_embedded

The Senate is scheduled to vote on the National Defense Authorization bill today. Please call your Senators NOW and ask them to vote against this appalling bill. Capitol switchboard 202-224-3121.

If you are having trouble getting through, check out direct line to your Senators' Washington offices.

 

Among the troubling features of this bill:

 

*It authorizes $554 billion for the Pentagon's huge base budget and $115.5 billion for continuing the wars.

at a time when funding for essential domestic needs is unavailable.

 

*It drops the Merkley language which had previously passed the Senate, requiring a plan for the accelerated withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan before 2014.

 

*It provides for the indefinite detention of people suspected of terrorism, without charges or trial and mandates military detention for a subset of terrorism suspects.

 

*It bars the transfer of detainees currently held in Guantanamo to the United States for any reason including trial.

*It requires draconian sanctions against the Central Bank of Iran directly threatening the economic well being of the Iranian people.

Senate vote is coming up fast ! Please call now and forward this message to friends: Capitol switchboard 202-224-3121.

 

And please share any feedback that you receive:

hiscze@aol.com

 

Carolyn Rusti Eisenberg

for the HAW Steering Committee

 

[haw-info] TIME SENSITIVE: Call Senators and Representatives NOW to Oppose Dangerous FY 2012 NDAA

Please forward widely and quickly!

Any hope that the FY2012 Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would be improved in Conference was dissipated yesterday morning, when the committee released a final version containing $554 billion for the Pentagon base budget and another $115.5 for the wars.

 

The House is expected to vote on this bill TODAY, the Senate will vote on Thursday. We need to flood the Capitol switchboard with calls to our Representatives and Senators calling upon them to Vote "No" on this dangerous and wasteful bill. Please add your voice TODAY: Capitol switchboard 202-224-3121.

 

Background: The House of Representatives passed the FY2012 Defense Authorization bill last May by a vote of 322-96. Roll-call: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2011-375. The Senate passed its version of the "Defense" Authorization bill last week. Roll-call http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2011-218.

 

A joint conference committee completed work on a final version of the NDAA bill this weekend, which retains the flaws of the Senate bill and adds some new ones:

 

*It authorizes $554 billion for the Pentagon's bloated base budget and $115.5 billion for continuing the wars.

*It drops the Merkley language, which required a plan for the accelerated withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan before 2014.

*It provides for the indefinite detention of people suspected of terrorism, without charges or trial and mandates military detention for a subset of terrorism suspects.

*It bars the transfer of detainees currently held in Guantanamo to the United States for any reason including trial.
*It requires draconian sanctions against the Central Bank of Iran directly threatening the economic well being of average Iranians.

 

House and Senate votes will be coming today and tomorrow! Please make your calls now! Capitol switchboard 202-224-3121.

 

Let your Senators and Representatives know that you want them to vote against the FY2012 "Defense" Authorization bill because it imperils civil liberties, continues an endless war in Afghanistan and elsewhere, wastes billions of dollars that 99% of Americans need for a more secure life here at home.

 

Carolyn Rusti Eisenberg

for HAW Steering Committee

 

Please send along any feedback from Congressional offices to hiscze@aol.com

 

 

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[haw-info] HAW Notes 12/14/11, including links to recent articles of interest

 

1.  There is one more day (today) to sign the on-line petition supporting the resolution against torture that the Chicago City Council will discuss on Thursday, Dec. 15.  Signers of the petition (at http://signon.org/sign/city-of-chicago-resolution) need not be from Chicago.  Last night's message from Margaret Power to the HAW list has already resulted in well over a hundred new signatories.

 

2.  Through discussions on the H-Net Labor History listserv in late November, a number of historians have started a group called Historians for Occupy, in support of the worldwide movement initiated by Occupy Wall Street.  Sandy Polishuk is the primary coordinator.  The Web site, with sign-up list, is at https://occupyhistoryna.wordpress.com.  

 

3.  At the annual American Historical Association convention in Chicago, January 5-8, a special session on the jobs crisis in history has been scheduled for 1:00 - 2:30 Friday afternoon, January 6, chaired by the AHA president.  Jesse Lemisch, one of the invited speakers, will present his proposal for a new Federal Writers Project (see article below).

 

4.  Priscilla Murolo has asked us to pass along her recommendation of the Egyptian activist Web site "No Military Trials for Civilians" (http://en.nomiltrials.com).

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"Washington's Actions on Palestine Don't Differ from Gingrich's Words"
http://www.juancole.com/2011/12/washington-actions-on-palestine-dont-differ-from-gingrichs-words.html
By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted December 11
The author teaches history at the University of Michigan

"David Montgomery Obituary"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/dec/11/david-montgomery
By Eric Foner, The Guardian, posted December 11
The author teaches history at Columbia University

"War on Iran Has Already Begun: Act before It Threatens All of Us"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/07/iran-war-already-begun
By Seamas Milne, The Guardian, posted December 7

"Playing with Fire: Obama's Risky Oil Threat to China"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175476
By Michael Klare, TomDispatch.com, posted December 6

"U.S. Budget Cuts and the Next War of Choice"
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20111205a1.html
By Bennett Ramberg, Japan Times, posted December 5

"Israeli Ads against Marriage with American Jews Are Part of a Population War"
http://www.juancole.com/2011/12/israeli-ads-against-marriage-with-american-jews-are-part-of-a-population-war.html
By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted December 3

"Occupy the American Historical Association: Demand a WPA Federal Writers' Project"
http://hnn.us/articles/occupy-american-historical-association-demand-wpa-federal-writers-project
By Jesse Lemisch, History News Network, posted November 28
The author is a professor emeritus of history at John Jay College, CUNY


Thanks to Rusti Eisenberg and Rosalyn Baxandall for suggesting items that are included in the above list.  Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.

[haw-info] Please sign this petition today!

Dear Friends,

In addition to being a member of the HAW Steering Committee, I am also active in the Illinois
Coalition against Torture
(ICAT). On Thursday, December 15, Alderman Joe Moore, working with ICAT will introduce a
Resolution to the Chicago City Council to oppose torture by the U.S. government and its multiple
expressions on the city, state, and international level. We hope our efforts will be repeated in cities
across the country. As part of our work, we have circulated a petition to gather signatures. Could
you please sign it? You do not have to live in Chicago to sign it. If you could sign it, please do so
today since we will turn in the signatures on Thursday. Thank you.

Here is the link to the online petition. http://signon.org/sign/city-of-chicago-resolution

Margaret Power
Professor
Department of Humanities
Illinois Institute of Technology
3301 S. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60616
power@iit.edu
312-567-6921

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[haw-info] Memorial information for David Montgomery

Here is some memorial information for historian David Montgomery, whose death from a brain hemorrhage last week at age 84 saddened a great many people in the historical profession and elsewhere.

A fine and lengthy obituary appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on December 5, at
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11339/1194683-122-0.stm. 

The Labor and Working Class History Association (LAWCHA) has set up a web page for tributes at
http://lawcha.nfshost.com/wordpress/?page_id=299. 

Two memorial programs are being planned:  one for Saturday, January 28 at Yale University and one for Friday, April 20 during the annual convention of the Organization of American Historians in Milwaukee.  We will provide more information when it is available.

Sincerely,
Jim O'Brien for Historians Against the War

P.S.  Duke University Press has allowed free access to a 1980 interview with David in the Radical History Review, at http://rhr.dukejournals.org/content/1980/23/37.full.pdf+html. 

[haw-info] David Montgomery, 1927 - 2011

To members and friends of Historians Against the War,

For those who haven't already heard, we're sorry to report the sad news that the very distinguished labor historian David Montgomery, emeritus professor at Yale University, died this morning at age 84.  Jon Wiener has written an appreciation of him on The Nation's web site, at http://www.thenation.com/blog/164954/david-montgomery-1927-2011.

David Montgomery was one of the founders of Historians Against the War in 2003 and was a member of our Steering Committee for several years.  At the January 2009 AHA convention, he was one of four speakers on a HAW-sponsored panel on "The Bush-Cheney Years" (now an on-line pamphlet at http://historiansagainstwar.org/resources/bush-cheney.pdf).

Van Gosse, one of HAW's initial co-chairs, shared the following recollection:

David wrote the founding statement of HAW, huddling in a small group at the end of our first meeting, at the AHA in January 2003 in Chicago.  He was a very active member of the Steering Committee for some years, always a reasonable, steadying person, but also always up for more action.  He will be much, much missed.  David Montgomery, Presente!

 

Sincerely,
Jim O'Brien
for Historians Against the War

[haw-info] HAW Notes, including links to recent articles of interest

To members and friends of Historians Against the War,

Here are a couple of notes, followed by our intended-to-be biweekly set of links to recent articles of interest.

1.  The informative and daily-updated Web site antiwar.com, sponsored by the libertarian Randolph Bourne Institute, is trying to meet a just-announced $30,000 challenge grant, with a December 2 deadline; details are on the site's home page, http://www.antiwar.com.

2.  The Agent Orange Action Group has called for protests at Montanto Chemical's January 24 annual meeting in suburban St. Louis.  For details contact Len Aldis at lenaoag@gmail.com.


Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"Is a Nuclear War with China Possible?"
http://hnn.us/articles/nuclear-war-china-possible
By Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network, posted November 28
The author is a professor of history emeritus at SUNY Albany

"The Militarization of American Police Has Long Historical Roots"
http://hnn.us/articles/militarization-american-police-has-long-historical-roots
By Jeremy Kuzmarov, History News Network, posted November 28
The author teaches history at the University of Tulsa

"Wes Clark and the Neocon Dream"
http://www.salon.com/2011/11/26/wes_clark_and_the_neocon_dream/singleton
By Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com, posted November 26

"NYPD Raid on Occupy's Zuccotti Park Destroyed Thousands of Books"
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/11/23/131224/nypd-raid-on-occupys-zuccotti.html
By Gianna Palmer, McClatchy Newspapers, posted November 23

"Violence Goes to College"
http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/11/22/violence-goes-to-college
By Vijay Prashad, CounterPunch.org, posted November 22
The author teaches history at Trinity College

"Seymour Hersh: Propaganda Used Ahead of the Iraq War Is Now Being Reused over Iran's Nuke Program"
http://www.alternet.org/news/153166
Interview with Seymour Hersh on Democracy Now, posted on Alternet.org November 22

"Occupy Wall Street"
http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2011/11/17/occupy-wall-street.html
By Jeffrey Kerr-Ritchie, Strategic Culture Foundation, posted November 17
The author teaches history at Howard University

"Who Said Gaddafi Had to Go?"
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n22/hugh-roberts/who-said-gaddafi-had-to-go?
By Hugh Roberts, London Review of Books, November 17 issue

"Big Change Whether We Like It or Not: Only Washington Is Clueless"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175467
By Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch.com, posted November 13
The author teaches history and international relations at Boston University

"Protest Planet: How a Neoliberal Shell Game Created an Age of Activism"
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175466
By Juan Cole, TomDispatch.com, posted November 10
The author teaches history at the University of Michigan

"Why the US Recognized Israel" (full version of article previously cited)
http://www.israeli-occupation.org/2011-11-09/irene-gendzier-why-the-us-recognised-israel/#_ftn6
By Irene Gendzier, Israeli Occupation Archive, posted November 9
The author teaches history at Boston University

"China and the US: The Roadmaps"
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/10/2011102812222630653.html
By Pepe Escobar, Aljazeera, posted October 31

Thanks for Rusti Eisenberg, Maia Ramnath, Rosalyn Baxandall, Larry Wittner, Irene Gendzier, and Jeffrey Kerr-Ritchie for suggesting articles that are included in the above list.  Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.  This list went beyond the usual ceiling of ten articles due to the longer than usual interval since the last mailing.

[haw-info] Not Thankful for the 2012 Defense Budget! Call Your Senators Today !

Please forward widely !   While the "Super" Committee works on the federal budget for FY 2013 and beyond, under the radar the Congress is moving forward with another huge Defense budget for FY 2012. When it returns from Thanksgiving break, the Senate will be voting on a $682.5 billion Defense Authorization bill. This continues the war in Afghanistan and wastes unconscionable amounts of money at a time when there are massive cutbacks in domestic programs at the federal, state and local levels.   Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) has just introduced Amendment No. 1174, requiring the President to present a plan "for an expedited withdrawal from Afghanistan prior to 2014." Co-sponsors are Senators Brown, Durbin, Gillibrand, Harkin, Lee, and Udall. For complete text http://fcnl.org/issues/afghanistan/Afghanistan_Amendment_to_NDAA_DAV11E52.pdf   If your Senators are not on this list, please call them today and ask them to co-sponsor Amendment No. 1174 to the 2012 Defense Authorization bill. Remind them squandering billions of dollars on a failed war is against the best interest of American and Afghan people. Use the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) toll free number 1-877-429-0678 to call the congressional switchboard and ask to be connected to your Senators   While on the phone, it would be great if you could also urge your member of Congress to co-sponsor Rep. Barbara Lee's excellent bill: HR 780 Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act, which specifies that funding for US armed forces in Afghanistan shall be limited to the "safe and orderly withdrawal" of all US troops and Defense Department contractors. List of co-sponsors (65): http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HR00780:@@@P   Please send any helpful feedback to hiscze@aol.com. Carolyn Eisenberg on behalf of Historians Against War Steering Committee Actions Flag Clear flag Print Message Show Message Status View Message Source --------- Move to:   New Mail   Old Mail   IMs   Spam   Recently Deleted   Saved Mail

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[haw-info] Trying to crush hope

Dear fellow HAW members,

I was going to write a brief, upbeat report on the small contingent we took down to OWS on Saturday (8 in all, lots of trains and subways not running that day kept others away), and how inspiring it was to see the new well-organized library tent, and to talk to the People's Librarian, who welcomed our donations of Radical History Review and other books.

My plan was to announce a book drive, since the OWS People's Library distributes books to other Occupations around the country.

But all that is no longer viable, since Mayor Bloomberg shut down OWS at 1 AM, with the 5,000 volume People's Library reportedly thrown out by the NYPD along with everything else--that's what Time Inc.'s Newsfeed says.

I think we all knew that OWS was fragile in the material sense, and now New York's power elite, to use an old-fashioned term, has finessed it--for the moment! But over these past two months, it sparked something genuinely new and full of light and hope, and we can build on that.

La lutta continua, so let's continue on, no mourning, just organizing,

Van Gosse

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[haw-info] To HAW members in the NYC area--let's visit OWS next Saturday!

Dear fellow HAW members,

I am organizing a solidarity contingent for next Saturday, November 12, to show support for Occupy Wall Street.  If you are able to join us, please RSVP to me, at van.gosse@fandm.edu. We'll have banners, and you are urged to bring along a book to donate to their library.  The meet-up time is 10-10:30 AM, at 392 Broadway (below Canal), Apt. 4F.  It's a short walk from there down to Zuccotti Park. I'll have some coffee and breakfast treats for whomever shows up, but please do let me know you're coming.  

This seems like an especially important time to bring solidarity and bodies down to OWS, as the weather gets colder, and Mayor Bloomberg makes noises about evicting the occupiers. Hope to see many of you this Saturday.

In solidarity,

Van Gosse

Department of History

Franklin & Marshall College

Lancaster PA 17604-3003

van.gosse@fandm.edu

717-615-4708

For my blog, go to http://www.huffingtonpost.com/van-gosse

For scholarly, political, and musical writings go to:

http://vangosse.com/

For all kinds of useful material, including Portside and the Radical History Review, go to the website of the Post-Capitalist Project:

www.postcapitalistproject.org

[haw-info] HAW Notes 11-2-11: Links to recent articles of interest

Suggestions for these lists can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.  Thanks to Jerise Fogel, Mim Jackson, Rusti Eisenberg, and Rosalyn Baxandall for suggesting articles included in the following list.
If any of the following URLs doesn't work directly as a link, it should work if it is marked for copying and pasted it into the address box of the browser.


"A Saturday at 'Occupy Wall Street'"
http://williamlkatz.com/a-saturday-at-occupy-wall-street
By William Loren Katz, on his blog, posted October 31

"'Occupy' Protests: Not Tahir Yet"
http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/10/2011102310496156395.html
By Mark LeVine, Alhjazeera, posted October 27
The author teaches history at the University of California Irvine

"The New-York Historical Society Sinks to New Low with a Black-Tie Gala for Henry Kissinger"
http://hnn.us/articles/new-york-historical-society-sinks-new-low-black-tie-gala-henry-kissinger
By Jesse Lemisch, History News Network, posted October 24
The author is an emeritus history professor at John Jay College, CUNY

"Imperialism and Democracy: White House or Liberty Square"
http://dissidentvoice.org/2011/10/imperialism-and-democracy-white-house-or-liberty-square
By James Petras, DissidentVoice.org, posted October 24
a historical discussion

"The Victory of Popular Resistance in Occupied Iraq"
http://warisacrime.org/content/victory-popular-resistance-occupied-iraq
By Nicolas J. Davies, War Is a Crime.org, posted October 22

"The Son of Africa Claims a Continent's Crown Jewels"
http://www.johnpilger.com/articles/the-son-of-africa-claims-a-continents-crown-jewels
By John Pilger, JohnPilger.com, posted October 20

"America: With God on Our Side"
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/16/opinion/la-oe-bacevich-american-exceptionalism-20111016
By Andrew J. Bacevich, Los Angeles Times, posted October 16
The author teaches history and international relations at Boston University

"SOS" (Remarks at Occupy Youngstown, October 15)
http://www.firstofthemonth.org/archives/2011/10/public_happines.html
By Staughton Lynd, FirstoftheMonth.org
The link is to a symposium in which Lynd's speech is the third document

"The Populist Movement Reborn, at Last, in Occupy"
http://www.ontheissuesmagazine.com/cafe2/article/175
By Rosalyn Baxandall, On the Issues, posted October 14
The author is an emeritus professor of American Studies at SUNY Old Westbury

"The Price of the Libya Intervention: Surface to Air Missiles for All"
http://www.fpif.org/blog/the_price_of_the_libya_intervention_surface_to_air_missiles_for_all
By Conn Hallinan, Foreign Policy in Focus, posted October 14

[haw-info] protest against the New-York Historical Society's honoring of Henry Kissinger

Several historians from New York City have written to HAW urging us to circulate the following appeal from Tom Keough of Brooklyn for Peace.  It asks historians to sign a letter (attached) protesting the New-York Historical Society's November 7 gala honoring Henry Kissinger.  Those wishing to add their names to the letter should write or call John Miller of the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (contact information is in the next-to-last paragraph of the message below). 



To Historians,

On November 7, the New York Historical Society is holding a fund raiser honoring Henry Kissinger at the Waldorf Astoria. Tickets start at $1000 and go up to $100,000. The $100,000 tickets allow you to also see Gorbachev and Charlie Rose.

Several groups, including the War Resisters League, Code Pink, War Criminals Watch, the East Timor and Indonesian Action Network, World Can't Wait are planning to protest outside the event 5:30 - 7:45 in front of the Waldorf, 301 Park Ave. between 49 & 50 St.. We need to remind people about Henry Kissinger's sordid and criminal history concerning East Timor,Iraq, Vietnam, Cambodia, Chile, South Africa, Cyprus, Bangladesh, Angola, El Salvador, West Papua, and elsewhere. Kissinger is responsible for millions of deaths, millions maimed, millions homeless etc in these war torn places. Some websites state that he is an advisor to the Dept of Defense "anti insurgent" efforts in Iraq. Other websites report that Hillary Clinton hired him last October to give advice to the State Dept.

I am a member of the Anti Militarism Committee of Brooklyn For Peace and I am working on this protest . I am writing to you and other historian because I feel that historians should be shocked that the NY Historical Society is honoring one of the worst war criminals in the history of the last 50 years.

Some organizations such as Brooklyn For Peace have written to the NY Historical Society to voice opposition to this event. I am asking historians , organizations of historians or groups of historians to write to the NY Historical Society to protest this event. We are contacting Historians Against War, and other groups. If you can suggest others to contact or pass this along that would be appreciated.

Attached is a letter that we are trying to get historians to sign and then we will send it to the trustees and chairman of the board of the New York Historical Society. John Miller of the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network  is gathering the signatures. He can be reached at 718-596-7668; 917-690-4391 (mobile); fbp@igc.org

We would love to have you add your signature to this letter.

Tom Keough
Brooklyn For Peace  Anti Militarism Committee
718-768-6171

 

[haw-info] Support for the Occupy Movement

Dear Friends:

The Occupy Wall Street movement is sweeping the United States and other cities and countries
around the world. Several members of the HAW-Steering Committing have already signed this petition.Please
consider adding your name and forwarding the link to friends and colleagues at your school in support of this
positive and exciting movement.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Professors-supporting-Occupy/

More importantly, we hope folks on our list are connecting to Occupy protests that may be happening in your
city, town or community. (See link to events around the country).http://www.occupytogether.org/ In many
places, there are vibrant General Assembly meetings, which offer a valuable opportunity to link the damage of
the wars and militarism to the economic agenda being advanced by the Occupy movement.
---

Margaret Power, Illinois Institute of Technology and Carolyn (Rusti) Eisenberg, Hostfra University

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