Oct 20, 2001

WASHINGTON - Former Rep. Ron Dellums (D-Calif.) told a Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) workshop Sept. 24 that the nation is locked in a "war."

Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, most large media outlets have conducted polls to gauge public opinion on how the U.S. should respond to the tragedy.

HARTFORD, Conn. - Marching from the state capitol to the federal building here, 500 Connecticut students, union members and religious leaders took to the streets Oct. 13 to protest the Bush administration's unilateral military retaliation on Afghanistan.

BERLIN, Germany - Berlin's march for peace was a joyous moment in tragic times. The peace movement, languishing for years, enlisted all its energy and was rewarded by a turnout of over 50,000 people in Berlin and 25,000 in Stuttgart, plus smaller gatherings in Nuremberg and other cities.

Texto de la carta dirigida al pueblo norteamericano por Justino di Celmo, padre de Fabio, joven italiano muerto como consecuencia de los atentados criminales perpetrados en hoteles de La Habana, en septiembre de 1997.

SEATTLE, Wash. - Sadako Peace Park is a small bit of open space near the University of Washington here. On October 12, it was the gathering point for students from the North Kitsap Options Program of the Gordon Elementary School.

Gustavo Soler, president of the El Paso section of the energy workers' union Sintramienergetica, has been murdered in Colombia. His death adds one more name to the long list of Colombians slain for defending workers' rights.

Many things have changed in the period since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the bombing of Afghanistan.

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said the Senate filibuster that defeated legislation providing immediate aid for the 140,000 airline workers who will be laid off as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack "signals an intention to serve workers last and least at the table of economic recovery."

The crisis in everyday living that too many people face in our country generated a national health movement that has been pressuring local, state and national government officials to protect the public's health.