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Militarism/ Violence Book, Video & Resource List
Whenever possible the descriptions of the following resources have been taken directly from their source. This list is by no means exhaustive. Suggestions for additions are encouraged and can be emailed to the Social Justice and Peace Studies Website Administrator at sjpsweb@uwo.ca
BOOKS:
Ackerman, Peter and Jack DuVall. A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict. New York: St. Martin’s, 2000.
Notes: There are chapters about nonviolent revolution in Russia, India, Poland, El Salvador, The American south, South Africa, China and many more.
Chomsky, Noam. 9-11. Toronto: Seven Stories, 2001.
Notes: In 9-11, Noam Chomsky comments on the September 11th attacks, the new war on terrorism, Osama bin Laden, U.S. involvement with Afghanistan, media control, and the long-term implications of America's military attacks abroad.
William, Blum. Rogue State: A Guide to the World’s Only Superpower. Monroe: Common Courage, 2000.
Notes: Rogue State depicts decades of ubiquitous U.S. cruelty, kept - remarkably - from penetrating world consciousness or shocking world conscience. Though President Clinton calls America "the world's greatest force for peace", William Blum shows that our Rogue State is really a marauding Western brute.
VIDEOS:
Aftermath: The Remnants of War. Dir. Daniel Sekulich. NFB, 2002.
Notes: Aftermath is an evocative portrait of the consequences of war, long after the fighting stops. Aftermath takes us to places we can not imagine, but which we must understand if we are to comprehend ourselves. It is a reminder that we will continue to pay for the last century's legacy of war for decades to come. Available at the national film board web site: http://www.nfb.ca/aftermath/
Not In My Name. Prod. Norman Thomas. Narr. Jeremy Hardy. Platform Films, 2002.
Notes: Not in My Name is a new, independently produced video documentary which tells the story of the “war on terrorism.” Narrated by Jeremy Hardy and with comments from leading thinkers, broadcasters and politicians, the film gives some fascinating historical background to the horrific images of September 11, including the US’s involvement with the Taliban during the soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Available for preview at: http://www.videoactivism.org/notinmyname.html 41 min.
Romero. Written by John Sacret Young Prod. Ellwood E. Kieser Dir. John Duigan Vidmark, 1990.
Notes: Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his country. 105min in length. Available at Kings Library, 105 min.
Ackerman, Peter and Jack DuVall. A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict. New York: St. Martin’s, 2000.
Notes: There are chapters about nonviolent revolution in Russia, India, Poland, El Salvador, The American south, South Africa, China and many more.
Chomsky, Noam. 9-11. Toronto: Seven Stories, 2001.
Notes: In 9-11, Noam Chomsky comments on the September 11th attacks, the new war on terrorism, Osama bin Laden, U.S. involvement with Afghanistan, media control, and the long-term implications of America's military attacks abroad.
William, Blum. Rogue State: A Guide to the World’s Only Superpower. Monroe: Common Courage, 2000.
Notes: Rogue State depicts decades of ubiquitous U.S. cruelty, kept - remarkably - from penetrating world consciousness or shocking world conscience. Though President Clinton calls America "the world's greatest force for peace", William Blum shows that our Rogue State is really a marauding Western brute.
VIDEOS:
Aftermath: The Remnants of War. Dir. Daniel Sekulich. NFB, 2002.
Notes: Aftermath is an evocative portrait of the consequences of war, long after the fighting stops. Aftermath takes us to places we can not imagine, but which we must understand if we are to comprehend ourselves. It is a reminder that we will continue to pay for the last century's legacy of war for decades to come. Available at the national film board web site: http://www.nfb.ca/aftermath/
Not In My Name. Prod. Norman Thomas. Narr. Jeremy Hardy. Platform Films, 2002.
Notes: Not in My Name is a new, independently produced video documentary which tells the story of the “war on terrorism.” Narrated by Jeremy Hardy and with comments from leading thinkers, broadcasters and politicians, the film gives some fascinating historical background to the horrific images of September 11, including the US’s involvement with the Taliban during the soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Available for preview at: http://www.videoactivism.org/notinmyname.html 41 min.
Romero. Written by John Sacret Young Prod. Ellwood E. Kieser Dir. John Duigan Vidmark, 1990.
Notes: Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his country. 105min in length. Available at Kings Library, 105 min.
WEBSITES - Peace:
Amnesty International: Amnesty promotes awareness of the full range of human rights. It takes direct action to free prisoners of conscience, ensure fair trials for political prisoners, abolish the death penalty and torture, and end political killings and "disappearances." Amnesty's 1.4 million supporters include 55,000 across Canada. Amnesty Canada is known for its youth program and online human rights activism. www.amnesty.ca
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: This is the government site for the Charter of Rights, a site that can be very useful to Canadians when challenging injustice. http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/
Canadian Peace Alliance: The Canadian Peace Alliance works to build support for goals that include: redirecting funds from military spending to human needs; working toward global nuclear disarmament; making Canada a consistent leader for world peace; strengthening world institutions for the peaceful resolution of conflict; protecting the rights of all people to work for peace, social & economic justice. The Canadian Peace Alliance was founded in 1985 and is Canada's largest umbrella peace organization. www.acp-cpa.ca
Catholic Worker Movement: The Catholic Worker Movement, founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933, is grounded in a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person. Catholic Worker communities are committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, prayer, and hospitality for the homeless, exiled, hungry, and forsaken. Catholic Workers continue to protest injustice, war, racism, and violence of all forms. www.catholicworker.org
Christian Peacemaker Teams: Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) offers an organized, nonviolent alternative to war and other forms of lethal inter-group conflict. CPT provides organizational support to persons committed to faith-based nonviolent alternatives in situations where lethal conflict is an immediate reality or is supported by public policy. CPT seeks to enlist the response of the whole church in conscientious objection to war, and the development of nonviolent institutions, skills and training for intervention in conflict situations. http://cpt.org
Development and Peace: Development and Peace is the official international development agency of the Canadian Catholic Church. It is a membership-based organization founded in 1967 by Canada's bishops, laity and clergy to fight poverty in developing countries and to promote greater international justice. Inspired by Gospel values, particularly "the preferential option for the poor," the goals of Development and Peace are to support initiatives by Third World people to take control of their lives and to educate Canadians about North-South issues. www.devp.org Just Youth Development and Peace at: http://youth.devp.org/
Food Not Bombs News: Food Not Bombs believes that society and government should value human life over material wealth. Many of the problems in the world stem from this simple crisis in values. By giving away food to people in need in public places, we directly dramatize the level of hunger in this country and the surplus of food being wasted. We also call attention to the failures of this society to support those within it while funding the forces of war and violence, including the police. We are committed to the use of non-violent direct action to change society. It is by working today to create sustainable institutions that prefigure the kind of society we want to live in, and that build a vital and caring movement for progressive social change. www.foodnotbombs.net
Institute for Global Communications (Peacenet): This database hosts four major social justice web sites, Peacenet, Womensnet, Econet and Anti-Racismnet. IGC shares the vision to actively promote change toward a healthy society, one which is founded on principals of social justice, broadly shared economic opportunity, a robust democratic process, and sustainable environmental practices. The Mission of IGC is to advance the work of progressive organizations and individuals for peace, justice, economic opportunity, human rights, democracy and sustainable environmental practices through strategic use of online technologies. www.igc.org
One World: We are acutely aware of the injustices and unnecessary suffering in the world. Our aim is to bear witness to this injustice and to help people shed whatever light they can on it. But we don't see injustice and suffering as somehow 'belonging' to just one part of the world: they can be found everywhere. That's why we carry features about the way people are disempowered and marginalized in the "developed" as well as the "developing" world. www.oneworld.net
Project Plowshares: The mission of Project Ploughshares, rooted in the faith commitment to seek peace and to pursue it, is to carry out research, analysis, dialogue, and public education on peace and security issues to advance our understanding and knowledge of the roots and causes of armed conflict, and the measures and policies that are conducive to achieving a more peaceful world. www.ploughshares.ca
School of the Americas Watch: SOA Watch is an independent organization that seeks to close the US Army School of the Americas, through vigils and fasts, demonstrations and nonviolent protest, as well as media and legislative work. www.soaw.org
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Here you will find the most comprehensive collection of translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948. www.unhchr.ch/udhr
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