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Welcome to the James George Peterson Library

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VIRTUAL u.s. Peace Academy

Introducing the James George Peterson Library
at The VIRTUAL u.s. Peace Academy (VusPA)

The James George Peterson Library is named for a young Mississippi soldier who served in the Army Medical Corps in France during World War I. When he came back, his young bride said he was never the same again. Her father had come home disabled, from the Spanish American War. He took his own life, leaving his wife and young family. James George & Cecil Peterson were the mother and father of Margaret McCluskey, the wife of O'Kelly McCluskey. Cecil lived with O'Kelly's family until her 97th year. She helped to hand raise O'Kelly's grandsons, Cam & Tris, to be men of peace.

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Over the entrance of the James George Peterson library, hangs this sign

Suggested Course Offerings

Peace Academy of Virtual Education (PAVE)

The Peace Academy of Virtual Education in Canada (Box 99, Spirit River, AB, T0H 3G0) "provides a meaningful and personalized learning experience through a distance education format." The School Boards of Peace Wapiti, High Prairie Northlands and Peace River believe in the provision of choice within their educational systems. They believe that alternate educational programming is best offered through a joint cooperative process. These boards have created the Peace Academy of Virtual Education (PAVE) in order to offer students the opportunity of receiving all or part of their educational programming using modern technology.

Suggested Course List

excerpted From the Course List at Peace Academy of Virtual Education (PAVE):
Jr High School Text List: http://www.pwsb33.ab.ca/pave/new_page_10.htm
Sr High School Text List: http://www.pwsb33.ab.ca/pave/new_page_11.htm

Social Studies Grade 7
   ·      The Master Puppeteer by Katherine Paterson
   ·      Japan - Its' People and Culture
   ·      The Issues Collection – Multiculturalism (McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited)
   ·      Cultures In Canada - Strength in Diversity
Social Studies Grade 8
   ·      Brazil Land of Contrasts
   ·      Paddle To The Amazon, The Ultimate 12,000 mile Canoe Adventure by Don Starkell (McClelland & Stewart Inc.) ISBN 0-7710-8256-8 (Coles Bookstore)
   ·      Canada Revisited
   ·      A Geography of Canada and the United States
   ·      A Proper Acadian, Mary Alice Downie and George Rawlyk (Kids Can Press) ISBN 0-919964-29-X (Coles Bookstore)
Social Studies Grade 9
   ·      The United States - An Economic Perspective
   ·      Russia Then and Now
   ·      Canada Responding To Change
   ·      Wild Children (novel)
   ·      Lyddie (novel)
Social Studies Grade 10
   ·     Canada Today
   ·     Twentieth Century Canada
Social Studies Grade 11
   ·     World Prospects
   ·     One World
   ·     World History Patterns of Civilization
   ·     Pageant of World History
   ·     World Issues
   ·     World Prospects
Social Studies Grade 12
   ·     Ideologies
   ·     Twentieth Century Viewpoints
   ·     Global Forces of the Twentieth Century
   ·     A Changing World
   ·     History of the Twentieth Century

Please also check into the Local trainings available,

which on our list so far include:

The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA)

The University For Personal And Global Peace

Some Publications to Begin With

Periodicals From Peace Organizations

The U.S. Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, federal institution created by Congress to promote the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflict.
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Send administrative queries to pingme-request@list.usip.org

Some Suggested Books and Articles
--- Re-Thinking America's Role in History ---

[Book Titles are noted by the asterisk (*)]

Books at Orion Online (referring to the next four books listed)

*Patriotism and the American Land* by Richard Nelson, Barry Lopez, and Terry Tempest Williams

*On Discourse, Dissent, Patriotism* by Wendell Berry

*In the Presence of Fear: Three Essays for a Changed World* by Wendell Berry

*The Idea of a Local Economy* by Wendell Berry

"The Failure of War," is a Related article by Wendell Berry, An essay first published in YES Magazine.

Modern Day Exemplar for Peace Activism
Please read the statement on the murder of Rachel Corrie - killed by an Israeli bulldozer on March 16, 2003, as she was attempting to stop the destruction of a Palestinian home in Rafah - at Veterans For Peace .Org. She is honored at the Great Hall Of The Peacemakers of the Virtual u.s. Peace Academy (just one of many memorials and dedications to this modern day heroine).

*Addicted To War - Why The U.S. Can't Kick Militarism*
by Joel Andreas at www.addictedtowar.com. To order send $9 (which includes postage) to Frank Dorrel P.O. Box 3261 Culver City, Calif. 90231-3261 email: Frank Dorrel or call 310-838-8131

Books Written by Members of Veterans For Peace
include *Full Spectrum Disorder- the Military in the New Century* by Stan Goff (a 25 year veteran of the Special Forces), and *Medic* by Ben Sherman, our own VFP92 member from Mercer Island, WA. Stan Goff addresses the situation in Haiti (as related to Feb-March 2004, at http://www.haitiaction.org/.

General Smedley D. Butler who rose through the ranks to become a Major General in the United States Marine Core, and who was twice awarded with the Medal of Honor, gave a famous speech in 1933 wherein he states, "I suspected I was just part of a racket at the time. Now I am sure of it. Like all the members of the military profession, I never had a thought of my own until I left the service. My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military service." He details many beneficiaries of war and other aspects in his book, *War is a Racket* [ISBN 0-9640119-3-X] by Crises Press, 1995, available through Veterans For Peace .Org. General Butler's distinguished 33-year career included numerous medals, frequently cited for outstanding "personal bravery" and said to be "forever accomplishing the impossible," and became known as "one of the most popular officers in the corps." But his career was also marked by controversy. As a patriot and nationalist, he "fervently opposed actions which might lead to American military involvement abroad."
Related References:

AlterNet: History Lessons and Lesions

Article at Global Research. Is this an accurate representation of the events following WWII? Says O'Kelly McCluskey: "I.F. STONE told us the truth about Korea !"

"THE COURTS ALLOW CORPORATIONS TO STEAL:
Before 1886, most states had laws that prevented corporations from meddling in politics... And, they teach in law school [that] in 1886 the U.S. Supreme Court changed all that ... [however] the Supreme Court ruled no such thing [as] "corporations are persons" [since the supposed ruling] was a fiction created by the Court's reporter. He simply wrote it into the headnote of the decision. In fact, it contradicts what the Court itself said. And we've found in the National Archives a note in the hand of the Supreme Court Chief Justice of the time to the court's reporter saying, explicitly, that the Court had not ruled on corporate personhood in the Santa Clara case. Nonetheless, corporations have claimed the human rights the Founders fought and often died to bequeath to living, breathing humans. And, using those rights, [corporations have] usurped our government to the point where our domestic policies are now based on what's best for the corporations with the largest campaign contributions, and our foreign policy has become a necessary extension of that..." --Thom Hartmann in "The Dinosaur War - To Protect Corporate Profits" Published on Friday, October 11, 2002 by CommonDreams.org.

*We The People - A Call to Take Back America*
For a "jolt of illumination" on the current realities and how they came about, [ISBN 1-882109-38-4] is illustrated in easy-to-grasp comic book form by Neil Cohn, and gives much of the history of how corporations have been able to take over the political process in America. Says David Korten (ref'd below), "Clear and compelling. Democracy is at risk. Hartmann tells us why We the People can reclaim democracy... tells us how..." Says actress Janeane Garofalo, "Thom Hartmann's message for everyone (especially the overstressed and uninformed)... Read this book for a jolt of illumination!" Thom Hartmann: "America faces its greatest threat since the Civil War. The worst fears of the Founders are being realized, as powerful corporate interests have taken over our culture and representative government. We the People now face a fundamental choice: take back our country ... or do nothing, and become victims of tyranny and empire." Available via Coreway .Com. More details also through Google Search

Reclaim Democracy .Org is dedicated to restoring democratic authority over corporations, reviving grassroots democracy, and establishing appropriate limits to the realm of corporate influence. 'We strive to work pro-actively for systemic change, rather than react to the agendas of corporate and moneyed interests.' See Their "About Us" page.
NOTE: A Seattle Chapter of Reclaim Democracy is in formation at the time of this editing (early Sept. '04). In the meantime you may email O'Kelly McCluskey or Jacqui Brown-Miller, Attorney at Law, at for more information.

*The Elite Consensus - When Corporations Wield the Constitution*
is by George Draffan of Program on (POCLAD). POCLAD's work provides a framework and historical analysis of the Constitution and the role it has played in the political struggle between "We the People" and corporations. The Elite Consensus is the latest addition to the POCLAD body of publications. POCLAD's "Rethinking the Corporation/Rethinking Democracy" retreats are incubating nation-wide citizen efforts to curb the �corporate usurpation of citizen rights�. Pete Seeger says, �The first step in solving a problem is learning more about the problem, and how and why it grew. POCLAD is giving us U.S. history like it�s not usually taught in schools. Hooray!�
Publication(s) are available via The Apex Press, PO Box 337, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520. Judi Rizzi - 1-800-316-APEX [2739], 914-271-6500 �� POCLAD, PO Box 246, South Yarmouth, MA 02664-0246. Tel: 508.398.1145. POCLAD Contacts: Mary Zepernick � S. Yarmouth [above] Mike Ferner � Toldeo: tel. 419-729-3205 and Carolyn Toll Oppenheim-MA: Tel. 413-540-0145.
A Related article by Thom Hartmann, "The Dinosaur War - To Protect Corporate Profits" is at http://www.commondreams.org/views02/1011-05.htm

*When Corporations Rule the World* and *The Post-Corporate World: Life After capitalism,*
by David C. Korten (www.davidkorten.org). Presentations by Korten drawn from these published books include a paper titled "Renewing the American Experiment." This and other papers, including "What to Do Now That the War Has Started" are available at www.developmentforum.net. Korten is President of the People-Centered Development Forum, board chair of the Positive Futures Network (http://www.fourthfreedom.org/), and publisher of YES! magazine (www.yesmagazine.org). You might also enjoy the transcript of Korten's keynote address at the 2002 EARTH CHARTER COMMUNITY SUMMIT

*The Greatest Sedition is Silence*
by Scott Ritter, the ex-marine who led 14 inspection missions in Iraq. Related article at http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/122903B.shtml

*The Power Elite*
by Charles W. Mills - A psycho-social map and history of power in the U.S. (related ref's at Christopher's Political Page)

*Before and After US Foreign Policy...* and *Calling the Shots, How Washington Dominates the UN*
by Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies

*Secrets, a Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers*
by Daniel Ellsberg. At www.ellsberg.net there is a link to a chapter from this book.

*There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos*
by Jim Hightower, radio commentator and organizer of Rolling Thunder .Org

*Stupid White Men*
by Michael Moore, creator of the box-office hit, "Fareignheit 911"

A broad overview:
Current Relationships Between War, Greed, And Economic Manipulation -
And Hope for Our Healing
Many scholars dedicated to peace consider war as an addiction or disease. The means to healing addictions are available, although their application may not be simple or easy. Addictions are extremely tenacious HABITS created to fill a PERCEIVED NEED that has been experienced as OTHERWISE UN-MET due to one or more elements of a bad start in life. These elements usually include ignorance and faulty perception regarding THE HEALTHY WAYS TO MEET THE NEED, either of which is often enforced by pain, manipulation, and/or faulty role modeling. Conditions leading to lack of access to resources commonly contribute to, or "feed," the addiction. Part of that ignorance includes the knowledge that the governments of the world spend -on military armaments- many times the AMOUNT OF MONEY NEEDED TO PROVIDE FOR EVERY PERSON ON THE PLANET, including food, clothing, housing, education, health, basic and social infrastructure, etc. The question may thus arise: "Then why do we not simply share in trade?"
As regards origins of the war-addiction, one of the most commonly held causes of the disease is greed and selfishness, to the point of willingness to kill for the materials or resources sought. In modern times, our "more civilized" world society has developed incredibly sophisticated means of manipulation. These means have served the more "successfully greedy" people -thence politically powerful by influence of money lobbying. This has been done sufficiently enough, that they don't create actual war - at least for a time. And yet THE ECONOMIC MANIPULATION ON THE THIRD WORLD IN PARTICULAR, AS WELL AS ON CERTAIN OF OUR OWN POPULATIONS, IS A SLOW-KILLING WAR IN ITSELF.
Hence the suggested reading materials here that have to do with corporate abuse and related healing, including the healing of our society which has benefited from, and thereby has become a large contributor to, this deadly and sometimes genocidal addiction. These references help us to understand how the addiction was formed, how preventative measures against such abuses were stripped from our laws. These most valuable resources teach us how we may heal this addiction so that we stop not only the economic warfare, but the military warfare that stems from it. After all, THE WORLDS RESOURCES ARE MORE THAN PLENTIFUL ENOUGH TO PROVIDE FOR HEALTHY WAYS TO MEET ALL OUR NEEDS.
As for the other causes of war-addiction disease, currently the most prevalent in the West would seem to be the lust for (more) power. The Project for a New American Century brandishes it's manifesto with apparent pride - in it's self acknowledged rationale of the ends ("Armageddon/Rapture" or just world domination - in order to protect the righteous [reichteous?], of course) justifying *whatever* means (references below).

Related (and more specific) References:

The PNAC blueprint, for the creation of a 'global Pax Americana' Uncovered by the Sunday Herald, was drawn up for Dick Cheney (now vice-president), Donald Rumsfeld (defense secretary), Paul Wolfowitz (Rumsfeld's deputy), George W Bush's younger brother Jeb and Lewis Libby (Cheney's chief of staff). The document, entitled Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategies, Forces And Resources For A New Century, was written in September 2000 by the neo-conservative think-tank Project for the New American Century (PNAC). The orchestrated call for empire was "out of the closet," according to conservative columnist Charles Krauthamer: "It's Empire Versus Democracy" This 90 page document was apparently available at New American Century .Org but is reported no longer available there. Of interest might be (NAC.Org's) Iraq-Middle-East page.

Poly-Psy & Citizen Health - Problems & Solutions for Discussion: Introducing a Chart-illustrated Study in "Poly-Psy" - including re: what brought us to this critical crossroads, socially and psychologically, and a look at current citizen roles, beliefs, coping styles, and choices - for society�s waking up, healing itself, and recovering Democracy. Mental & emotional re-education for long-term solutions to national & international troubles, as well as implications for short-term problem-solving applications.

"Messages" is a look at the basic communications going back and forth between the Bush Administration and the citizens. By message, I mean that which is actually communicated, regardless of the words or language used - on whatever level(s), directly and indirectly, consciously and unconsciously.

Questions For Disillusionment has Selected Questions for Consideration regarding how effectively we use the democratic process, or let totalitarian forces rise to destroy it. Includes Questions for Consideration specific to Political Activism, Apathy, & Healing, as well as "The Four Governments": A short essay on political beliefs, invested fantasies, & current realities - working & not

Guidelines and a class format for "Overcoming Burnout for Activists": for YOUR community?

"The Development of One Questioning Mind": one pre-sentencing statement at the trial of the "Seattle 12"

"Questions for Personal Empowerment": The Use of Personally Applied Invocative Questions (Invoc-Q's) designed specifically for affirming self-worth, self-determination, capabilities for personal values redefinition, etc with text placed over colorful tapistry background.

"Overcoming Political Disillusionment" - The In-depth Outline. How do we approach the condition of disempowerment, political burnout, apathy, or worse? How do we spot it where it may lurk as something else? (Not just talking about you or me on a bad day, but when only 30-40% of the people vote, when and where whole segments of society seem to pretend everything�s fine when it isn�t, and worse, when it continues to support the situation.) With an honest look at ourselves, and asking some hard questions, we may begin the process of true (lasting) change. A follow-up to "Poly-Psy & Citizen Health - Problems & Solutions for Discussion" (or "Political Activism, Apathy, & Healing"), this outlined perspective on the political ramifications of Disillusionment is not light study, but food for deliberate thought - for creating a society that will also allow our grand children to have happy, healthy children on this planet. Written for would-be voters, burnt-out idealists, and potential activists, and takes a thorough look at the elements of basic (and applicable) psychology as related to democratic participation, & Healing.

Links to Articles On Patriotism & Matriotism at Alternet.Org

Jack Newfield: American Rebels
Howard Zinn: My Country: The World
Elouise Bell: Matriotism for Mother Earth
Farai Chideya: Fighting Our Fathers' Wars
Jim Hightower: Wave Our Flag
Michelle Chihara: Tough Love
Dennis Kucinich: A Prayer for Americaa

Links for Awareness
in
* Balanced Truth in Recruiting *
* Conscientious Objection *

*In Harms Way* - on Truth in Recruiting,
a very professionally laid out comprehensive & illustrated summary
booklet by Col. James & Prof. Shirley Kennedy Chapter (pdf doc, Jan'05)

Washington Truth In Recruiting

www.teenpeace.org (local to Washington)

Peace and Conscientious Objector Study Group Page (at Teen Peace)

Conscientious Objector.Org and http://awol.objector.0rg

American Friends Service Committee(AFSC)

Center on Conscience & War (CCW)

Committee Opposed to Militarism and the Draft (COMD)

National Network Opposing The Militarization Of Youth (NNOMY)

Troops To Teachers info (TTT)

What the Recruiter Never Told You (About.com).

12 Questions

Stopping War Where it Begins: Youth and the Military.Org

National Gulf War Resource Center (NGWRC)

Sample Statement of Conscientious Objection

Sample Conscientious Objector Application for Service men & women
(Yes, of course, they too can enroll at VusPA!)

Some Highly Suggested Studies & Activities for VusPA enrollees
Along with your enrollment with the Virtual u.s. Peace Academy,
these will serve well in the purpose of documentation of your intentions about service in the path of peace

3 Steps to VusPAs / Peace Activism

The dreaded Draft and you?
WHY Take a chance? Work for Peace Now.
Enroll today at VusPAs (5 to 15 minutes! Don't be sorry later)

3 quick easy steps:

1 Enroll at VusPAs, send your name, age, gender, E-mail, postal mail and telephone number to Chris Pringer (chaliser@aol.com) and to O'Kelly McCluskey (GreenKrow2026@verizon.net)

2 Subscribe (free) to PeaceWatch at the United States Institute of Peace (http://wdb1.usip.org:591/mailinglist/mailinglistform). Send a copy to VusPAs (via chaliser@aol.com and GreenKrow2026@verizon.net) as evidence of when you became a peace activist to present at your draft board hearing and keep a copy for your own draft file.

3 Sign up to the Department of Peace Campaign at (http://www.dopcampaign.org/signup.htm).

Send us a copy of their thank-you message which will be an independent verification of your commitment to "PEACE as the organizing principal of your life;" of course, keep a copy for your personal draft records.

Some Highly Suggested Follow-up Activities:

      1) Subscribe to the newsletter and membership of the Institute of Peace via http://www.usip.org/.

      2) The Department of Peace (DOP) Campaign needs our assistance. What you can Do: If your congress member is already a co-sponsor, give them a call or send them a fax to say thank you (you can find a list of co-sponsors at http://www.dopcampaign.org/endorsements.htm). If your congress member is not yet a co-sponsor of the legislation, please ask them to sign-on to this historic legislation. Checking in with them on a regular basis when you need something done is not an ineffective strategy, to say the least. If you do not know who your congressperson is, or if you need to find their contact information, visit http://www.congress.org, all you need is your zip code. You can call the capitol switchboard at (800) 839-5276.
     You may find more information about topics noted above via the resource links on this page. If you have questions about any of the above, Please contact O'Kelly McCluskey, Director, VusPA)

      3) Take the "Pledge of Resistance," (or "Peace Pledge") sponsored by Fellowship of Reconciliation, Global Exchange, Lutheran Peace Fellowship, Pax Christi USA, Peace Action, Resource Center for Nonviolence, Voices in the Wilderness, War Resisters League, and many others

      4) If you especially enjoy art, music, and dance, you might really have fun checking out the Virtual Academy of Peace Through Art. As Alana Lea, creator of the site, likes to quote: "Children, everybody, here's what to do during a war; In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment." - from The Fifth Book of Peace by Maxine Hong Kingston
      You may also find of interest the National Peace Essay Contest via U.S. Institute of Peace .Org

      5) Submit a personally written "Why VusPA" Essay on why you have chosen to enroll at VusPA; ie: what experiences led you to enroll, what you expect to gain, achieve, receive, give, etc from the training via VusPA. Also send a copy to yourself, and do not open the letter, but keep it safe in your records [You can some words or code in the lower left corner of the envelope so you will better recognize it should the time come that you have to use it].
          For the purpose of documentation -via VusPA- of your intentions about service in the path of peace, as opposed to service in the military, the "Why VusPA" essay might include:
                  a) your thoughts & feelings about your taking The Pledge of Resistance, including the Date you signed it and where.
                  b) your thoughts & feelings regarding military activities, military recruiting and induction in your own geographical area. A good place to begin for reference is the list of Links for Awareness in Conscientious Objection
                  c) statements indicating your awareness about Conscientious Objector status in general, as well as about how and why you would personally choose to become a conscientious objector. A great summary of considerations on the topic -- and GREAT IDEAS for young people -- can be found at Teen Peace - Peace and Conscientious Objector Study Group Page, put together by Liz Goldstein of Port Townsend. For a compilation of 'lay-legal' clarifications and links for the The No Child Left Behind (and Unrecruited) Act (Great for Parents), see this helpful page atvfpwc.Org

      6) Take note of the organizations mentioned at the Resource Page's "Some Organizations Working for Sustainable Peace" section, visit their sites, choose one (or more) of those organizations that you feel serves the world community in a way that you appreciate, and then find a way to help out in one or more of their campaigns or action alerts, or in the development and promotion of their organization, or some other means to be of service to that organization. Keep a record of your activities, digitally is good, in print is better (including email communications, including headers of same). For current example, The Department of Peace (DOP) Campaign would be a good place to participate if you haven't already.

      7) One of the local (Seattle Area) organizations you may enjoy working with is Youth Against War & Racism! at www.yawr.org. YAWR volunteers have taken the initiative in assisting students in setting up chapters in many schools. They can also be reached at 206-293-8389 or via ramykhalil@hotmail.com

      8) OJT as Peacekeeper or Consider Learning about Civil Disobedience first hand. Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action Just North of Bremerton, WA - Founded in 1977, offers the opportunity to explore the meaning and practice of nonviolence from a perspective of deep spiritual reflection, providing a means for witnessing to and resisting all nuclear weapons, especially Trident. "Through nonviolent direct action we seek to go to the root of violence and injustice in our world and experience the transforming power of love." For a most effective means of documenting your intentions in Conscientious Objection (CO), you can Join GZ for civil disobedience (CD) or to assist via a peacekeeper role, via any one of three yearly vigils via GZ, including Mother's Day and Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day. (This links to GZ's pdf file for CO/CD. If you have trouble bringing up pdf files on screen, you can also right-click on the link and select "save target as" and download the file that way for later reading off-line.)
Other actions provided for participation via GZ include Petition to release Jackie, Carol, and Ardeth, the Depleted Uranium Munitions Action Plan (here you can read the Depleted Uranium document from US Navy), and The case for abolishing nuclear weapons.

Related Legal Resource on Civil Rights and Civil Disobedience: "Summary of 'Lawyers Guild Report on Free Speech, Public Assembly, and Dissent'" - A Summary (Contents, Forward, & Preface) and Link to the full pdf file.

      9) As a student, it can feel really great knowing you are playing an important role in policy issues. Surveys of congressional staffers shows that Senators and Representatives across the political spectrum are interested in hearing from their constituents on peace issues. To cite just a few examples, The Mid-East conflicts, the election of "pre-emptive attack" oriented administrations, and the Senate's rejection of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, demonstrate what can happen when Congress does not hear from a sufficient number of concerned and educated students and citizens. It is essential that the student community get more involved in peace issues now to prevent more/continued serious setbacks. A good place to start might be the Resources for Activism (Selected Links) page.

FLASH!
      10) Please take the time to visit the website of the National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund so that you have a chance to read and contemplate the comparative advantages of H.R. 2037 as it was submitted with numerous sponsors on May 8, 2003. This is an extremely important aspect of the work in supporting and encouraging conscientious objection status. It is also the most practical way we can develop the nationwide financing for a Department of Peace and a Peace Academy System. Go to info@peacetaxfund.org. Local (Seattle Area) contact for keeping up: Howard Welsh via hwwelsh@msn.com

Resources at this site

VusPA Enrollment Page - The First VusPA Enrollees!

The Great Hall of the Peacemakers

James George Peterson Library at VusPA - Suggested Courses and Books, etc

The Economics of War & Peace - the Iraqi War Example

Resources for Sustainable Peace (Selected Links)

Resources for Sustainable Peace (Selected Links) Page 2

Some Highly Suggested Studies & Activities for VusPA enrollees
- that will also serve well for Documentation of Intentions in Conscientious Objection.

"Summary of 'Lawyers Guild Report on Free Speech, Public Assembly, and Dissent'"
- Legal Resource on Civil Rights and Civil Disobedience

Resources eventually to be at this site

Kucinich for Peace:
A Collection of Speeches & Selected Legislation sponsored by Dennis Kucinich

Alternative Strategies - an Index to Creative Solutions & Related Writings & Art

Quotes On Peace & War

The Truth In Recruiting (TIR) Initiative

Assisting in the Healing of Veterans -
- How to Listen (to ALLOW Emotional Release & Self-Recovery) -
For now, please use these keywords in your search engine: Co-Counseling, Re-Evaluation Counseling
(Note: Harvey Jackins, originator, has passed on, but REC has continued to develop and mature
into a most valuable, while relatively easy to learn, healing methodology)

If any of the above links do not work, Please email request for information to O'Kelly McCluskey, Director, VusPA)

For *Youth Veterans for Peace* Student Membership
Please email request for information to O'Kelly McCluskey, Director, VusPA

Until this site is past the construction phase,
we recommend to everyone interested in peace trainings to
subscribe to the newsletter of the Institute of Peace via
http://www.usip.org/

You may also find of interest the
National Peace Essay Contest via
http://www.usip.org/ed/npec/index.html

VusPA Administrative Staff

O'Kelly McCluskey
greenkrow2026@verizon.net
Director & Registrar of VusPA
W.W.ll, DAV
GLOBAL PEACE TRUTH FORCE (1986)
Western WA Veterans for Peace Ch.92

Pastor Rich Lang
Chaplain, VusPA, Seattle, WA
Pastor, Trinity United Methodist Church

Chris Pringer
chaliser@aol.com
Administrator & WebSiteMgr of VusPA
School of Citizens Awakening & Living Effectively
(SCALE) at http://tinyurl.com/2zmep
Member Western Washington Veterans for Peace, Ch.92
Member "Seattle 12"

Advisors to Rachel Corrie's Students
are listed Here

Tristan McCluskey
Librarian, VusPA, Seattle, WA
vfp92 Rachel CORRIE's Brigade

Cameron McCluskey
Librarian, VusPA, Seattle, WA
vfp92 Rachel CORRIE's Brigade

James Peterson McCluskey, M.L.S.
Library Consultant

GLOBAL PEACE TRUTH FORCE (1986)
20804 Crawford Rd,
Lynnwood, WA 98036-8645