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Dallas Peace Center

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About Me

We're into activism. We're into spreading the immortal words of John Lennon: WAR IS OVER! if you want. We're into positive, non-violent communication, uplifting community spirit, and cooperation.
We have a newspaper, The Dallas Peace Times. You can read it, and lots of other similar stuff (like upcoming events, get-togethers, film screenings and rallies), on our website. You should check it out.
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The Exxon Enough! coalition, comprised of the Dallas Peace Center, Consumers for Peace, CLEAN (Citizens League for Environmental Action Now) and many concerned individuals, are saying:


of your pollution that harms the health of people living near your refineries and plants on the Texas Gulf Coast
of your profiteering from the Iraq War, while people die, the wounded and displaced are neglected, and you engage our troops in your attempt to grab huge Iraqi oil reserves
of your excess, windfall war profits while we pay outrageous prices for gas prices and watch economies around the world crumbling
of the denial that burning petroleum products fuels global warming

How you can say


News Conference & Enviromental Justice Hearing

Tuesday, May 27

Munger Place United Methodist Church

5200 Bryan St., Dallas

11:00 a.m. – News Conference

Noon – Lunch

1:00 p.m. – Environmental Justice Hearing: State and national representatives have been invited to hear from experts and victims about the environmental justice issues related to emissions from ExxonMobil’s refineries and chemical plants in the Texas Gulf Coast.



Protest!

Wednesday, May 28

Meyerson Symphony Center

2301 Flora St., Dallas

8:00 a.m. – The War Profiteering/Global Warming News Conference: A news conference will be held on Iraq war-profiteering, ExxonMobil’s dangerous goal in Iraq, excess profits and high gas prices; and on ExxonMobil’s lack of investment in clean renewable energy the morning of the ExxonMobil shareholders’ meeting. Meanwhile – The entire coalition, victims of refinery pollution and high cost of gas, as well as all in favor of ending war will gather with banners to loudly voice objections to the way ExxonMobil is doing business. Exxon Enough!

My Interests

Promoting Peace and Justice, both within and without. Inspiring people to take positive, proactive action in their lives and their communities. Connecting the dots between those who work to make this a better world.

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Bringing clergy together to speak out against the Occupation of Iraq

Supporting Hope 4 Peace and Justice/Cathedral of Hope at their recent Voices of Peace program featuring Maya Angelou.

Supporting the Defendants and Families of the Holy Land Foundation trial and their rights to a fair trial:

Faces of the Holy Land Foundation Trial

Holy Land Foundation Trial: Interviews with national figures and the defense lawyers

If you have pictures of Dallasites gettin' peaceful, let us know here and we'll add them to the site!

I'd like to meet:

People concerned about the dangerous trend toward reactionary violence within our government. This is true both overseas and in our own cities.

We're a diverse and open-minded group, and we want to connect with other diverse and open minded groups of all races and creeds. We seek others who share our common goals. We believe in cross-racial and cross-faith cooperation.

Since 1981 the Dallas Peace Center has been a beacon, reminding us all what a better society could look like. Pardon us if we're mistaken, but we think there are a lot more upwardly-mobile progressives out there than some might suggest.

We want to bring together all those who would work for a better tomorrow, be they in Dallas, in Texas, or around the nation and world. Join with us for a peaceful future where neighbors help neighbors, and we as a society truly value uplifting the least of those among us.

Help us join hands with local networks working toward peace. Let's use these tools we've been given to build our collective strength.

Music:

Jack Johnson, Aton, Neil Young, The Dixie Chicks, Immortal Technique, Willie Nelson, John Lennon, Moby, Chuck D, Buffalo Springfield, Le Tigre, to name but a few.

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Movies:

The U.S. Versus John Lennon, Iraq for Sale, The Ground Truth, This Revolution, Sir! No, Sir!, 9/11 Revisited.

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Television:

Countdown with Keith Olbermann, C-Span's Washington Journal, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Lou Dobbs, Anderson Cooper 360.

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Books:

WORK IN PROGRESS

The Globalization of Poverty and the New World Order" , by Michel Chossudovsky.

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Heroes:

Jesus , The prophet Mohammed , Buddha , Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , Anna Baltzer , Mahatma Ghandi , Cindy Sheehan , John Lennon , Col. Ann Wright , Bob Marley , Lt. Ehren Watada , Harvey Milk , Saul Alinsky , Dorothy Day , Henry David Thoreau

All those who would advocate for peace, human rights and a brighter, more cooperative tomorrow.

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My Blog

On the Dallas Peace Center Calendar

Monday, May 19, 6:30 p.m...:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Summer Dinner Planning Committee With the first of the Summer Dinners only 2½ weeks away, now is the ...
Posted by Dallas Peace Center on Mon, 19 May 2008 11:01:00 PST

On the Peace Center Calendar

Monday, May 12, 7:00 p.m. Don't Attack Iran Meeting This is a committee dedicated to preventing war with Iran. As evidence mounts that the US is moving toward war with Iran, it is important to organiz...
Posted by Dallas Peace Center on Tue, 13 May 2008 03:54:00 PST