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DC Bridge Stand: Activist Scales 168 Feet to Demand End to Iran War and AI Threat
politics25 days ago

DC Bridge Stand: Activist Scales 168 Feet to Demand End to Iran War and AI Threat

Guido Reichstadter, a 45-year-old activist, climbed the 168-foot Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC on Friday to protest the U.S. war on Iran and what he calls the rapid spread of artificial intelligence, staying atop the bridge into Saturday as traffic was restricted. He urged an immediate, nonviolent end to the war and warned of AI risks, while Congress debated War Powers resolutions that have stalled under a Trump-backed administration.

via Common Dreams|
#anti-war#artificial-intelligence#iran-war
Bernard LaFayette, Selma Voting Rights Architect, Dies at 85
race-and-identity2 months ago

Bernard LaFayette, Selma Voting Rights Architect, Dies at 85

Bernard LaFayette, 85, the Nashville-born organizer who quietly built local leadership for Selma’s 1963 voter-registration drive and helped propel the march that contributed to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, died of a heart attack. A cofounder of SNCC and longtime ally of Martin Luther King Jr., LaFayette’s nonviolent leadership influenced desegregation efforts in the South and beyond, including Chicago, and he later held academic and peace-building roles, leaving a global legacy of nonviolence.

via CNN|
#bernard-lafayette#civil-rights-movement#nonviolence
Pope Leo XIV Advocates for Peace Through Understanding and Nonviolence
religion1 year ago

Pope Leo XIV Advocates for Peace Through Understanding and Nonviolence

Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of building peace through strong institutions, education, and social justice, highlighting the role of the Gospel and Church’s social doctrine as guides. He called for standing with victims, promoting non-violence, and fostering fraternity and dialogue, urging participants to remain committed to creating peaceful institutions across all sectors.

via Vatican News|
#arenaofpeace#nonviolence#peacebuilding
"Far-Right 'God's Army' Convoy Sparks Civil War Concerns at Texas Border"
politics2 years ago

"Far-Right 'God's Army' Convoy Sparks Civil War Concerns at Texas Border"

Some supporters of a far-right convoy heading to the Texas border have expressed violent rhetoric, with social media postings calling for civil war and violence. The organizers stress nonviolence but struggle to organize a convoy of the size they claimed, and the events have been advertised on white nationalist and gun forums. The convoy's leader disavows calls for violence and claims the events are peaceful, while some right-wing media outlets have boosted organizers' claims of expected participants. The convoy's boost from former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and its ties to vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories have also come under scrutiny.

via NBC News|
#border#civil-war#conspiracy-theories
'QAnon Shaman' Forgives Captors After Release from Prison Amid Capitol Riot Fallout
politics3 years ago

'QAnon Shaman' Forgives Captors After Release from Prison Amid Capitol Riot Fallout

Jacob Chansley, also known as the "QAnon Shaman," who was seen storming the US Capitol on January 6, has released a video message in which he claims to have forgiven the US government for locking him up. He also promises to continue spreading the "truth" while embracing a nonviolent message. Chansley was released in March after serving about two years of a three-and-a-half-year sentence for obstructing a federal proceeding. He has reportedly been living in a halfway house since then.

via The Independent|
#forgiveness#jacob-chansley#nonviolence