“Economic Justice” discussion, WCPL, 6/2

On Tuesday, June 2, at 6 PM, Waynepeace will sponsor a discussion entitled “Creating Economic Justice – Community-Based Responses to the Financial Crisis” at the Wayne County Public Library in Honesdale. The program will include a brief presentation by local writer, activist, and Waynepeace co-founder Skip Mendler.

“The financial meltdown was caused by systemic failures at national and international levels, among other things – but its effects are being felt on every Main Street and in every living room,” says Mendler. “Fortunately, we have the ability to take action in our own lives and in our communities, in ways that can affect these larger systems and help to bring about positive transformation in the entire way our society does business.”

Refreshments will be served. For more information, see www.waynepeace. org.

 

The alternative to torture…

A note from Waynepeace supporter Sandy McFall:

[I just found out about] a book that came out recently written by Matthew Alexander (not his real name) who had to sue the government in order to publish the book. This may be why it has a misleading title – “How to Break a Terrorist” – and gives an alias author’s name. He was one of the interrogators in Iraq and he used humane methods to gain information from prisoners. He learned their culture and jokes, etc. and used this to build their trust. He was much more successful (especially with the Sunnis) than those who used the harsh torturing. …  Here’s an article about it:

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2008/12/how_to_break_a_terrorist.html

Thanks, Sandy!