Ted Glick report

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

US peace movement takes big leap forward

Ted Glick reports on the national convention of the US anti-war
movement's umbrella organisation.

The peace and justice movement is very alive, very well.

This is the undeniable truth made visible this past weekend, June 6-8,
in Chicago, Illinois at the national conference of United for Peace and
Justice (UFPJ). Over 500 participants attended, from 38 states and
approximately 350 organizations.

It was not a perfect weekend. There were weaknesses and occasional
frustrations. UFPJ, while very much a multi-cultural formation, is still
"in process" towards having the breadth along those lines it needs to
have. We are still learning how to combine a maximum of inclusive
democracy with a decision-making process that is effective and coherent.
And we really need to watch packing too much into one weekend!

But when one looks at the concrete results of this event, it's hard not
to feel hopeful about our movement's ability to continue building a
strong, massive opposition to war, repression, racism, corporatism,
environmental destruction, sexism, heterosexism, ageism and all the rest.

full: http://www.spectrezine.org/war/glick3.htm

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