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Volume1- Issue 7- Early Winter
2003
ISSN # - 154-889X
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"Don't
ask yourself what the world needs - ask yourself what makes
you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world
needs is people who have come alive." -- Harold Thurman
Whitman
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Not
in Our Name
NO War Without Limits
NO Detentions & Round-ups
NO Police State Restrictions |
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"You
can look at war as a massing of arms and matérial and
troops, but you can also see it as something else--as a delicate
web of interwoven choices made by human beings, made out of
a certain consciousness. The decision to order an attack,
the choice to obey or disobey an order, to fire or not to
fire a weapon. Armies and, indeed, any culture that supports
them must convince the people that all the decisions are made
already, and they have no choice. But that is never true."
The Fifth Sacred Thing" by
Starhawk
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Current Nuclear
News
Click for full articles
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Click
1 or
2 for info on Nuclear Testing
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IERE
The IN Environmental Report
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| What
Color is Community? UUC Task
Force - Contact Guy Loftmay, loftpeople@aol.com |
| UUC
Government - Watch Task Force - For information contact
David Wiley, dwiley@earthlink.net |
| The
UUC Children's Task Force - For more information contact Martha
Nord, marthanord@hotmail.com |
Habitat
for HumanityGroup
at the Unitarian Universalist Church - Dorothy Sowell, dsowel@alumni.indiana.edu |
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links
to alternative news sources featuring local, national and
global news and Native American publications
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Alternet
is an independent news coverage site of world
events.
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Jeff
Cooney OMD DIPL.AC. (NCCAOM)
The Center for Wholism
2401 N. Walnut Street Bloomington, IN 47404-2069
812-332-4090
Acupuncturist since 1981. Providing pain management services
and a comprehensive system of healthcare and health maintenance |
A
LINEN WEAVE OF BLOOMINGTON POETS
Bloomington
is alive with the sound of written and spoken poetry. If you
haven't seen proof of it, visit Howards' and other local bookstores
to pick up a copy of A Linen Weave of Bloomington Poets.
This anthology, now in its second printing, presents the work
of 49 area poets, and is a gift to the Bloomington community
from the eforts of Jenny Kander who is also responsible for
bringing poetry to the local airwaves by hosting the Linen
of Words on WFHB, 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday
as well as the Sunday program on WFIU, The Poets Weave, WFIU,
Sundays, 11.47am |
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Volunteers
-If you want to help Green Dove - please contact us, we can
really use your help!
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May
we sow seeds of peace, justice and freedom. May we be seeds
of peace, may we be seeds of justice, may we be seeds of freedom.
G.D.
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WFHB
91.3 and 98.1 FM
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WFIU
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The
Ryder - available in town
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accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, and such (and all)
material on this site is distributed without profit to all those
who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the information
for research and educational purposes. For more information
on this topic click
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E'tokmit
e'k, rangimarie, hedd, pace, tutquin, shanti, vrede, paquilisli,
MNP, Onai rahu, amani, kev sib haum xeeb,salam, shalom,
shaantiM, hedd, gutpela taim, lalyi, pesca, damai, raha,
fred, eirni, pax, mir, peace, heiwa, amn, nabad, rauha,
paz, frid, paco, shAnti, paqe, danh tu, ittimokla, rahu,
paix, beke, shalom, mnonestotse, kapayapaan
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"Don't
ask yourself what the world needs - ask yourself what makes
you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world
needs is people who have come alive." -- Harold Thurman
Whitman
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MEANINGS
AND SIMPLE GIFTS
"REVERIE
1" by Mehra Rooma -
India From "Broken
Wings"
REMEMBER TO SUPPORT
THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN, MIDDLEWAY HOUSE, MOTHER HUBBARDS
CUBBARD, BACKSTREET MISSION AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
WHO SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED OR WHO WORK TO IMPROVE OUR
COMMUNITIES' HEALTH. FOR MORE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN
USE YOUR HELP, VISIT THE BLOOMINGTON VOLUNTEER NETWORK
AT http://www.city.bloomington.in.us/volunteer/ |
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Hot Community
Questions - "Are
there to be automatic check out stations in the
MCPL"? If you want to have questions answered
about the direction of the Public Library, sign
a petition at Caveat Emptor. Attend the next public
board meeting on Wednesday, December 17 at 7:00pm
in the Main Library. Cann't attend a meeting, watch
CATS on Channel 3 and 12. Request a copy of the
"Strategic Plan" then if you have comments,
call or write the Interim Director of MCPL or your
Public Board of Directors. (See comments
below by a Patron)
and
What will it take for this and other communities
to actively take on the daily task of being and
teaching peacemaking?
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Every
gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket
fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those
who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and
are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending
money alone; it is spending the sweat of its laborers,
the genius of its scientists, the hope of its children.
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Dwight D Eisenhower |
| Last
winter, Green Dove asked for suggestions on creating
simpler seasonal celebrations.
A few local ideas found their way to us. We have included
a few suggestions in this issue, and more will be
included in our web magazine. From the submissions
received, the message is clear - Give gifts of
art, handmade crafts, and prepared foods.-The
Center for Sustainable Living is again offering alternative
activities - see our Calendar
for this and other peace related happenings - -Some
of the best sources for locally handmade items are,
first of all, any local artist, those selling
in the By Hand Gallery, Bellevue Gallery,
Wandering Turtle Gallery, Wild
Wood, JWAC Gift Shop, JWAC Classes
and the Unitarian Universalist Bazaar on December
5th and 6th, other galleries and locally owned shops
and restaurants. |
Smedley
Butler on
Resisting War Hysteria
Now-you Mothers, particularly! The only way you
can resist all this war hysteria and beating of tom-toms
is by asserting the love you bear your boys. When you
listen to some well worded, some well-delivered war
speech, just remember it's not sound. No amount of sound
can make up to you for the loss of your boy. After you've
heard one of those speeches and your blood's all hot
and you want to bite somebody like Hitler - go upstairs
to where your boy's asleep. Look at him. Put your hand
on that spot on the back of his neck. The place you
used to love to kiss when he was a baby. Just rub it
a little. You won't wake him up, he knows it's you.
Just look at his strong, fine young body because only
the best boys are chosen for war. Look at this splendid
young creature who's part of yourself, then close your
eyes for a moment and I'll tell you what can happen.
Somewhere-five thousand miles from home. Night. Darkness.
Cold. A drizzling rain. The noise is terrific. All Hell
has broken loose. A star shell burst in the air. Its
unearthly flare lights up the muddy field. There's a
lot of tangled rusty barbed wires out there and a boy
hanging over them - his stomach ripped out, and he's
feebly calling for help and water. His lips are white
and drawn. He's in agony. There's your boy. The same
boy who's lying in bed tonight. The same boy who trusts
you... Are you going to run out on him? Are you going
to let someone beat a drum or blow a bugle and make
him chase after it? Thank God, this is a Democracy and
by your voice and your vote you can save your boy.
- Retired Major General Smedley Butler, USMC, 1939
Reprinted from Veterans for Peace News, Spring 2003,
Chapter 27 Minnesota
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Dear
People,
Around this time last year, Green Dove asked that
our readers send in ideas for making the winter holiday
celebrations more meaningful. At that time, it was
not even clear whether Green Dove would still be around
or just another dead resource or link in cyber space.
Green Dove happily is still here, and has great appreciation
for everyone who has assisted in keeping this peace
resource alive and developing. Over the last year,
it became a nonprofit, and is actively seeking members
for its board and for other key positions. The firming
up of the structure combined with incoming opportunities
will determine the course of development over the
next few years. Your donations are still needed to
meet our goal for receiving the Bread for the Journey
Grant. Donations can now
be made online using Pay Pal. This will make it
easier to support Green Dove. Moving into 2004, the
world is raw and old, fresh and new, sad and happy
and full, so full of possibilities for developing
our communities toward good. I wonder, where will
the fear mongers and pilfers take us to before we,
knowing our place as human beings, can prevent them
from dragging us down. If we can simplify our celebrations
by making our own treasures to give, buying locally
and using and supporting local services we will be
sharing our intention of supporting and sustaining
our local community, and that will give us the energy
needed to support the larger outside community.
In
peacemaking,
Green Dove
Editor
Green Dove Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 8172Bloomington, In 47407
greendove@greendove.net
Green
Dove Zine will be published every four to six weeks
on the web by the Green Dove Network and in print
whenever donations make it possible. Green Dove is
dedicated to being a presence for peace, featuring
articles, book reviews, poetry, art, and current events
and resources around Bloomington, IN, the state of
Indiana, and the world. Green Dove is a non-profit
network. Your donations contribute to the cost of
maintaining and developing Green Dove as a valued
peace resource. We welcome submissions of articles,
reviews, poetry, art for our cover, calendar events,
classifieds, and letters pertaining to peacemaking.
Send questions about your submission to submissions@greendove.net
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GREEN
DOVE NEEDS YOUR HELP AND YOUR SUPPORT!
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"The time has
come to put our stones down. For hands clutching stones
can't freely drum. And hearts fisting the past can't freely
sing."
-Mark Nepo
Poets
for Peace
Friday, December 12th,
7:00 pm
Every 2nd Friday
Runcible Spoon Coffeehouse 412 E. 6th
Open to all interested in peacemaking. Gather with us
to share poems (yours or another's) of peace, nonviolence,
tolerance, etc. Storytellers and Folk Musicians are welcome.
*On
December 26th join the Runcible
Spoon Poetry Series
as it host a Peace Poets Writing Workshop.
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Water Privatization Overview |
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you for submitting your articles to Green Dove; for graciously
granting us permission to reprint articles; for sending us
love comments and helpful advice; for just stopping by our
site; for donating money, and to family and friends for supporting
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GIFT IDEAS - make
a doll or hand puppet- knit a cap or scarf- make a stocking
and fill it with special treats - mix up body, massage oils
or fragrant bath salts - make a picture book using images
from your life
and more. Go
to Ideas Page |
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Monroe
County Public Library Strategic Plan 2000-2003 Comments:
by A Patron
The MCPL is going through a very difficult period in its
history. There has been a dramatic shift in administrative
philosophy over the last two years towards a commercial
business model. This shift in philosophy coupled with the
implementation of the Strategic Plan adopted in February
of 2003 has resulted in the alienation of some patrons and
a serious drop in staff morale.In the MCPL Mission, Vision
and Values Statement of February 2003 under the heading
of Community it states "Persons of all ages, backgrounds,
and cultures feel OWNERSHIP of the library, which serves
as a focal point for community connection and public discourse."
Under the Values heading, the Mission States as a principle,
"Responsive to community demands." Despite the
above, the community members who have attended the MCPL
Boards of Trustees meetings with concerns and questions
have not been well received. Also, concerns and questions
expressed by MCPL staff to the current administration have
not been met with complete and open responses.
MCPL consists
of two parts. One, a physical collection of material, i.e.
books, audio-visual materials, computers, etc. Two, a trained,
knowledgeable, enthusiastic staff. Without the staff, the
MCPL building is merely a warehouse of information. The
staff is the heart that gives life to the library. Until
recently the staff at MCPL were involved in evaluation and
selection of collection materials keyed specifically to
our community. They employed their individual skills and
expertise to design and implement educational and entertaining
programs for all segments of the public. However under the
new administrative philosophy aimed at hyper-efficiency
and streamlining, much of the selection has been centralized
and out-sourced and programming has been scaled back and,
in some cases, eliminated. These and other administrative
decisions have degraded job descriptions for many staff
members and destroyed the most creative and enjoyable aspects
of working for the public good in the library setting. Continuing
in this direction will soon erase the phenomenal breadth
and depth of services and the collection itself. The major
problems are: unresponsiveness to patrons: staff morale.
The cause of these problems is the administration's interpretation
of and procedures for achieving the goals only vaguely outlined
in the Strategic Plan.
A Patron
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Community
Questions?
Do
you have a question that pertains to the health, peace and
well being of the Bloomington Community and nearby area?
If you do, send it in, and we may use it as our cover question.
And we would love to hear your comments on these questions.
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To
date the Iraq was has cost the American Taxpayers
over $87 Billion Dollars!
Click to See the mounting cost of this
war
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The World's
Thirstiest Children
The world's children feel the burden of the world's water
crisis more than anyone. Each day it is estimated that 6,000
people lose their lives to diarrheal disease. Most of these
people are children under the age of five. Visit Earth Day
Network (earthday.net), to learn about the challenges faced
by a child living near the Mexico-U.S.A. border, a young girl
in Tanzania, a 12-year-old girl in Ghana, an 11-year-old boy
in China, an orphan child in Kenya, school children in Romania,
and other countries: India, Togo, Jordan, and Somalia.
Click Here to read "The
Iraqi Water Project" and "WATER
PRIVATIZATION AND THE RISING CONFLICT"
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From the Organic
Consumers Association
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Vatican Meeting on Biotech Foods - The Vatican has invited
67 scientists and plant experts to Rome to speak about the
benefits and drawbacks of genetically engineered food crops.
At closure, the Vatican is expected to take a formal stance
ultimately representing the Catholic Church. Organized by
pro-biotech Cardinal Renato Martino. Priest opposing biotech
are concerned because the majority of the experts consulting
the Vatican are pro-biotech. READ
http://www.organicconsumers.org/ge/vatican111303.cfm
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YOU'RE
BEING WATCHED
According to a recent Chicago Sun Times investigative
feature, Wal-Martand Procter and Gamble (P&G) have been
found to be concealing high techtracking devices in their
consumer products and hiding cameras in storedisplays. The
tracking devices, known as Radio Frequency Identification(RFID),
can be as small as a grain of sand, and, so far, they have
beendetected in P&Gs Lipfinity products at Wal-Mart, as
well as in Gilletterazors and Benetton clothes. The electromagnetic
tracking devices can beread through clothes and walls. P&G
admits this was just a trial-run oftracking devices it would
ultimately like to use in all products---serving as "the
barcode of the future," and "strictly for marketing
research." Katherine Albrecht, the Director of Consumers
Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering, said,
"This trial is a perfect illustration of how easy it
is to set up a secret RFID infrastructure and use it to spy
on people." In addition to the "spychips",
hidden cameras were also discovered in store displays, allowing
P&G to watch shoppers from hundreds of miles away. Wal-Mart
does not deny having prior knowledge of the hidden cameras
and tracking devices, given the fact that their employees
set up those very same displays. .http://www.organicconsumers.org/corp/rfid111303.cfm
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Raising
Cattle Organically
Wisconsin is also currently demonstrating how to raise cattle
sustainably, healthily and profitably. Recent statistics show
that Wisconsin now produces 22% of the nation's organic milk
and ranks second in the US for acres of organic hay and silage.
Sales by Organic Valley, a Wisconsin based co-op of organic
farmers, have grown by more than 1,200 percent between 1995
and 2002.
READ http://www.organicconsumers.org/rbgh/wisc111603.cfm
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