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Peace activists deliver varied anti-war messages at USF Tampa listen
04/17/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: USF, peace, anti-war, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, Students for a Democratic Society, licenses for all, Legalization for All, Food Not Bombs, Bradley Manning
As part of a national anti-war initiative called April Days of Action Against Drones and Occupation, some USF students and community activists are reaching out for peace. During a rally today representatives from different groups passed out literature to students on the Tampa campus. Tampa Bay Bradley Manning Support Network’s Bill Livsey defended whistle-blowing by drawing attention to Manning’s prosecution.
3 comments“What we can do to honor his sacrifice and bravery by releasing this informati...
St. Pete for Peace celebrates "10 years of resistance" listen
03/08/13 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St. Pete for Peace, peace, St. Petersburg, war, Iraq War
One of the most active anti-war groups in the Tampa Bay area is celebrating ten years of resistance Saturday.
We spoke with Chris Ernesto, a co-founder of St. Pete for Peace, about what they've done since 2003 and what's to come for the anti-war and social justice group.
At the anniversary celebration hey will debut a film about their ten years of activism.
It's at 7 p.m. Saturday March 9 at L-Train, 900 Central Ave. in St. Pete.
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Peace Activist Cindy Sheehan Speaks About Her Son's Death, Iraq, and Military Spending
01/03/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Cindy Sheehan, peace, military spending, Iraq, Venezuela
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up on the first part of the program we'll speak with peace activist Cindy Sheehan who will be speaking in Sarasota this Saturday. But first one listener comment about yesterday's show on which we talked about the fiscal cliff budget deal. Here's what one listener had to say.
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Cindy Sheehan became a peace activist after her son Casey- who as a member of the Army's First Cavalry Division- was killed in 2004 during the US i...
2 commentsTampa activists stand with Palestinians at USF, Temple Terrace and downtown listen
11/19/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Palestine, Israel, Gaza, peace, USF, Occupy Tampa
The death toll in Gaza has reached at least 100 after a weekend of continued violence. More than 20 USF students protested the conflict in Palestine silently today at the Marshall Center on the school's Tampa campus following a weekend of other demonstrations across the city.
The Israeli military, or IDF, has increased bombing in Gaza claiming they are defending themselves against rocket fire from the Gaza strip and targeting Hamas militants. One reason is rocket fire into Israel has tak...
Be the first to commentTampa peace activists honor lost lives in Israeli attack on Gaza listen
11/17/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday
Tags: Palestine, Israel, peace, Hamas
The death toll in Gaza has reached more than 20 after three days of continued violence. A group of peace activists held a candlelight vigil Friday in solidarity with Palestinians struggling through the conflict with Israel at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa.
Israel began firing missiles into the Gaza Strip Wednesday and Hamas immediately retaliated with rocket fire. Israel, the U.S.’s biggest ally in the region, has launched strikes from the air and from the sea in heavily...
Be the first to commentViolence in Gaza and Israel escalates despite calls for peace listen
11/16/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Palestine, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, peace
The death toll has risen to 23 Palestinians as Israeli military continues attacks on the Gaza Strip. Among the dead are at least 6 children and a pregnant woman. Peace activists sympathetic to both sides want officials to find a non-violent end to the conflict.
Rockets fired from Gaza targeted the city of Jerusalem Friday for the first time. The increased offensive by Hamas may pave the way for Israeli forces to unleash a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has alr...
Be the first to commentNew take on nonviolence: pillow fight for peace listen
10/15/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: peace, pillow fight for peace, drone strikes, Pakistan, Afghanistan
With uprisings in overseas countries and U.S. occupations of places like Afghanistan, peace activists called attention to the problems yesterday in downtown St. Pete by hitting each other with pillows.
“Everybody is out here just hitting each other, but laughing at the same time. So, it’s kind of like a play on words.”
Elizabeth Dunn planned the event because, as she put it, it was on her bucket list. The idea was to promote peace through togetherness.
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Tampa Bay area college students march for peace on anniversary of invasion of Afghanistan listen
10/08/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: 9/11, terrorism, peace, USF, Students for a Democratic Society, Afghanistan, SDS
The war in Afghanistan is now in its twelfth year and some students in the Tampa Bay area have had enough. Ten members of Students for a Democratic Society, or SDS, rallied at USF Tampa today to speak out against the continued occupation of Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern countries. Matthew Hastings said the military spending can be better used to fund public education.
Be the first to comment“Well, if we’re spending trillions of dollars to maintain a military that is fighting overseas, we’re not going t...
Peace activists implore feds to call off "witch hunt" domestic terrorism investigations listen
09/24/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: NDAA, Holder v Humanitarian, Barry Jonas, Committee to Stop FBI Oppression, Jared Hamil, peace, anti-war, terrorism, domestic terrorism, FBI
Peace activists nationwide are speaking out Monday against what they see as FBI oppression against protesters. In downtown Tampa, ten people protested anti-terrorism tactics and legislation in front of the Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse. Jared Hamil heads the Tampa Committee to Stop FBI Oppression which is participating in a national call-in day to ask a U.S. attorney to call off investigations of 22 anti-war activists.
2 comments“Hi, my name is Jared Hamil. I’m from Tampa Bay. I’m a fellow acti...
International college students celebrate International Day of Peace with elementary and middle school students listen
09/18/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: peace, culture, Eckerd College, International Day of Peace, James B. Sanderlin, public education
Friday is the International Day of Peace. People all over the world celebrate the day with festivals, concerts and moments of silence. At an elementary and middle school in Pinellas County, they have a whole week’s worth of events. Joyce Reichle is the primary years program coordinator at James B. Sanderlin IB World School. She said students in all grades are talking with international students from Eckerd College about what happens in their home countries.
Be the first to comment“We have them talk about pe...
