Voices from the Frontlines
Voices from the Frontlines are first-person reports on what is happening around the world, how it impacts women, and how women are building cultures of peace. We encourage submissions from everyone, including YOU!
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Patricia Hynes, USA
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Yanar Mohammed, Iraq
“The United States owes reparations to the people of Iraq for this unsanctioned war of aggression, most of all to the women and girls who have lost their future.”
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In August 2010 the United States marked the formal end of combat operations in Iraq with divergent assessments of the nearly eight-year war. At the closing military ceremony in Iraq, General Ray Odierno drew forth America’s self-image as the force of global liberation: “[The war] was for the shared ideals of freedom, liberty and justice.” Former deputy secretary …
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Sherry Ways
Peace X Peace Board Member
On Saturday, March 5, I represented Peace X Peace along with Women for Women International and others at Washington, DC’s Duke Ellington Bridge to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Day, which is TODAY March 8.
The campaign is called “Join Us on the Bridge” and it is sponsored by Women for Women International. There were women representing several organizations, including students from local colleges who majored in international affairs. Peace X Peace was a co-sponsor.
It was an honor and a pleasure to be part of …
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Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT)
Iraq
The “White Group” is a non-violent group of citizens sympathetic to reform that has positioned itself between protesters and security forces in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan. The White Group has organized several human chains to prevent confrontation with the military and talked with the violent protesters to de-escalate situations. CPTers are standing in solidarity with the White Group.
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Filled with approximately 15,000 people, Freedom Square in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan was a shining example of a nonviolent revolution. At 10:00 a.m. on Friday February 25, the square was already …
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Milet Mendoza
Philippines
After 25 years, it still brings tears of pride and triumph, as the EDSA People Power Revolution does to all who were there and those who were together one with one. It is our proudest moment in history to topple a dictator who was only to be known for his “guns, goons, and gold,” in sharp contrast to his First Lady Imelda Marcos’ claim to “the true, the good, and the beautiful.” We celebrate People Power with the rest of the world, and especially with the people of Egypt, …
