Dr. Andrew J. Bacevich will give a talk on “US Foreign Policy after Iraq” at the Walpole Public Library on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 7:30 PM. The talk will offer an assessment of the current situation in Iraq along with some thoughts on the longer term implications of the failure of US policy there. Sponsored by the Walpole Peace and Justice Group, the talk is part of an ongoing series of speakers on peace issues. The public is invited.
Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University, Dr. Bacevich is a graduate of the U. S. Military Academy. He served as the Director of the Center for International Relations at Boston University up to 2005 and has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including the Moncado Prize from the Society for Military History and the Arter-Darby Military History Writing Award. Dr. Bacevich is the author of numerous books including “American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U. S. Diplomacy,” “The Imperial Tense: Problems and Prospects of American Empire,” and “The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War.” He has been a frequent contributor to journals and magazines, including the The Wilson Quarterly, Foreign Affairs, The Nation, The American Conservative, and The New Republic. His opinion pieces on the Iraq war have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
Claude Anshin Thomas - Walpole, Oct 23 at 7:30
Please join us for a talk by Claude Anshin Thomas, the author of the best selling book "At Hell's Gate," at the Walpole Public Library on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 7:30 PM. In this talk Claude recounts his dramatic coming-of-age story and spiritual odyssey as well as offering his profound insights into suffering and violence, and how we can end them in ourselves and in our world. We are honored to have Claude speak in Walpole. See the Walpole Times, Daily Transcript, and Walpole Hometown Weekly for recent articles on Claude. Attached is a flyer.
"Everyone has their Vietnam," Claude writes, everyone has experienced trauma and everyone, if they want, can find healing and peace through looking deeply at the nature of their suffering. "War is a collective expression of individual suffering." The seeds of war and violence are planted early and often, and it is only through our actions and insights personally that we can hope to end war globally. What is startling in these days of the "war on terrorism" is that we rarely hear from the soldiers themselves. As a highly decorated helicopter crew chief who was wounded in battle and received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart, Claude speaks with an authenticity and an honesty that is extremely compelling to a wide audience. He can speak with direct experience about the realities of war, about what we are sending young men and women to do, and about the effects that making war has on all of us.
Claude Anshin Thomas went to Vietnam at the age of eighteen, where he received numerous medals, including twenty-seven Air Medals, a Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart. Today he is a monk in the Soto Zen tradition and an active speaker and Zen teacher, traveling the world speaking about war and teaching meditation. He also leads peace pilgrimages through war-torn and war-scarred places around the world. Claude is the founder of the Zaltho Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes peace and non-violence.
Next Walpole Peace Vigil: Saturday, October 20, 10:00 to 11:00 AM on the Walpole Common across fro the Post Office.
Boston Peace Rally: Saturday, October 27, New England Mobilization to End the War in Iraq, Rally at 12:00 Noon at the Boston Common. Speakers include Howard Zinn and Melida Arredondo. Join us at the Walpole Train Station to take the 11:01 AM train in to Boston. See http://www.newenglandunited.org/ for more details.
Next Talk: Dr. Andrew J. Bacevich will give a talk on "US Foreign Policy after Iraq" at the Walpole Public Library on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 7:30 PM. The talk will offer an assessment of the current situation in Iraq along with some thoughts on the longer term implications of the failure of US policy there.
For the Walpole Peace and Justice Group
Philip Czachorowski
"Everyone has their Vietnam," Claude writes, everyone has experienced trauma and everyone, if they want, can find healing and peace through looking deeply at the nature of their suffering. "War is a collective expression of individual suffering." The seeds of war and violence are planted early and often, and it is only through our actions and insights personally that we can hope to end war globally. What is startling in these days of the "war on terrorism" is that we rarely hear from the soldiers themselves. As a highly decorated helicopter crew chief who was wounded in battle and received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart, Claude speaks with an authenticity and an honesty that is extremely compelling to a wide audience. He can speak with direct experience about the realities of war, about what we are sending young men and women to do, and about the effects that making war has on all of us.
Claude Anshin Thomas went to Vietnam at the age of eighteen, where he received numerous medals, including twenty-seven Air Medals, a Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart. Today he is a monk in the Soto Zen tradition and an active speaker and Zen teacher, traveling the world speaking about war and teaching meditation. He also leads peace pilgrimages through war-torn and war-scarred places around the world. Claude is the founder of the Zaltho Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes peace and non-violence.
Next Walpole Peace Vigil: Saturday, October 20, 10:00 to 11:00 AM on the Walpole Common across fro the Post Office.
Boston Peace Rally: Saturday, October 27, New England Mobilization to End the War in Iraq, Rally at 12:00 Noon at the Boston Common. Speakers include Howard Zinn and Melida Arredondo. Join us at the Walpole Train Station to take the 11:01 AM train in to Boston. See http://www.newenglandunited.org/ for more details.
Next Talk: Dr. Andrew J. Bacevich will give a talk on "US Foreign Policy after Iraq" at the Walpole Public Library on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 7:30 PM. The talk will offer an assessment of the current situation in Iraq along with some thoughts on the longer term implications of the failure of US policy there.
For the Walpole Peace and Justice Group
Philip Czachorowski
Monday, October 08, 2007
Ending War - Living Peace
Claude Anshin Thomas, the author of the best selling book “At Hell's Gate,” will speak at the Walpole Library on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 7:30 PM. In this talk Claude recounts his dramatic coming-of-age story and spiritual odyssey as well as offering his profound insights into suffering and violence, and how we can end them in ourselves and in our world.
“Everyone has their Vietnam,” Claude writes, everyone has experienced trauma and everyone, if they want, can find healing and peace through looking deeply at the nature of their suffering. “War is a collective expression of individual suffering.” The seeds of war and violence are planted early and often, and it is only through our actions and insights personally that we can hope to end war globally. What is startling in these days of the “war on terrorism” is that we rarely hear from the soldiers themselves. As a highly decorated helicopter crew chief who was wounded in battle and received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart, Claude speaks with an authenticity and an honesty that is extremely compelling to a wide audience. He can speak with direct experience about the realities of war, about what we are sending young men and women to do, and about the effects that making war has on all of us.
Claude Anshin Thomas went to Vietnam at the age of eighteen, where he received numerous medals, including twenty-seven Air Medals, a Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart. Today he is a monk in the Soto Zen tradition and an active speaker and Zen teacher, traveling the world speaking about war and teaching meditation. He also leads peace pilgrimages through war-torn and war-scarred places around the world. Claude is the founder of the Zaltho Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes peace and non-violence. The talk is sponsored by the Walpole Peace and Justice Group and is open to the public.
“Everyone has their Vietnam,” Claude writes, everyone has experienced trauma and everyone, if they want, can find healing and peace through looking deeply at the nature of their suffering. “War is a collective expression of individual suffering.” The seeds of war and violence are planted early and often, and it is only through our actions and insights personally that we can hope to end war globally. What is startling in these days of the “war on terrorism” is that we rarely hear from the soldiers themselves. As a highly decorated helicopter crew chief who was wounded in battle and received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart, Claude speaks with an authenticity and an honesty that is extremely compelling to a wide audience. He can speak with direct experience about the realities of war, about what we are sending young men and women to do, and about the effects that making war has on all of us.
Claude Anshin Thomas went to Vietnam at the age of eighteen, where he received numerous medals, including twenty-seven Air Medals, a Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart. Today he is a monk in the Soto Zen tradition and an active speaker and Zen teacher, traveling the world speaking about war and teaching meditation. He also leads peace pilgrimages through war-torn and war-scarred places around the world. Claude is the founder of the Zaltho Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes peace and non-violence. The talk is sponsored by the Walpole Peace and Justice Group and is open to the public.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Peace Vigil Saturday, Oct 6; Claude Anshin Thomas, Tuesday, Oct 23
Please join us on Saturday, October 6, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM for a peace vigil on the Walpole Commons across from the Post Office to protest the Iraq war. As Congress take little action to end this disastrous war it is important that we publicly demonstrate our opposition. Depending on the weather we will be holding a 60 foot banner with stars representing the first 2,129 U.S. soldiers killed in the war. Tragically the total of U.S soldiers killed is now over 3,800 and the number of Iraq civilians has been estimated as high as 1,000,000. Please join us as we will need additional people to hold the banner.
Next Talk: At Hell's Gate by Claude Anshin Thomas, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 7:30 PM at the Walpole Public Library. In this talk Claude Anshin Thomas’ recounts his dramatic coming-of-age story and spiritual odyssey as well as an offering of his profound insights into suffering and violence, and how we can end them in ourselves and in our world. “Everyone has their Vietnam,” Claude writes, everyone has experienced trauma and everyone, if they want, can find healing and peace through looking deeply at the nature of their suffering. “War is a collective expression of individual suffering.” The seeds of war and violence are planted early and often, and it is only through our actions and insights personally that we can hope to end war globally. Claude Anshin Thomas went to Vietnam at the age of eighteen, where he received numerous medals, including twenty-seven Air Medals, a Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart. Today he is a monk in the Soto Zen tradition and an active speaker and Zen teacher in the United States and Europe. He is also the founder of the Zaltho Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes peace and non-violence.
For the Walpole Peace and Justice Group
Philip Czachorowski
Next Talk: At Hell's Gate by Claude Anshin Thomas, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 7:30 PM at the Walpole Public Library. In this talk Claude Anshin Thomas’ recounts his dramatic coming-of-age story and spiritual odyssey as well as an offering of his profound insights into suffering and violence, and how we can end them in ourselves and in our world. “Everyone has their Vietnam,” Claude writes, everyone has experienced trauma and everyone, if they want, can find healing and peace through looking deeply at the nature of their suffering. “War is a collective expression of individual suffering.” The seeds of war and violence are planted early and often, and it is only through our actions and insights personally that we can hope to end war globally. Claude Anshin Thomas went to Vietnam at the age of eighteen, where he received numerous medals, including twenty-seven Air Medals, a Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart. Today he is a monk in the Soto Zen tradition and an active speaker and Zen teacher in the United States and Europe. He is also the founder of the Zaltho Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes peace and non-violence.
For the Walpole Peace and Justice Group
Philip Czachorowski
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