Submissions, preferably in the 200 to 1,000 word range, are invited from all interested readers. We encourage essays that are substantive explorations of different perspectives related to the peace and climate issues that are the primary focus of CAPA’s work. Sharp, controversial arguments expressing original and unorthodox views are welcome. Rants, attacks or ridicule of the views of individuals or groups are not. Respectful comments and responses to essays published on Viewpoints are also encouraged.
Submissions should be sent to the Viewpoints curator, Sean Reynolds, Viewpoints@chipeaceaction.org with “submission” in the subject line.
By Kos Kostmayer, poet, novelist, screenplay writerOctober 8, 2024 I don’t know where we are We are not allowed to see Lights are made to blind us We are driven out of sleep – ridden down by beasts – banished
Annette Braden-Rozier, The Chicago Tribune, Oct 11, 2024. Jews and Palestinians are suffering, but the dominant narrative is that Israel is the rightful home of the Jews and needs defending against its enemies. But there is another narrative. The cruel
by Catherine Buntin, August 2024 Americans have protested the genocide in Gaza for these past 10 months. It has been anguishing to see the daily terror and murder of the Palestinian families and children. It’s a barbaric war. Reflecting on
by David Borris and Jack LawlorAugust 5, 2024 Within four months after the atomic bomb attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 31 year old war correspondent John Hersey went to Hiroshima, interviewed survivors, and wrote a series of stunning articles for
by Sean Reynolds, from Eurasia Review, March 28, 2024 In his March 24th opinion piece for the Times, David Brooks agrees with a “broad consensus atop the Democratic Party” (is there room for such breadth on the peak of that lofty
We have two priorities with related actions. They Are: First, identify and support major actions to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and demand that our political leaders put in place effective implementation plans for each of these actions as soon
by Liz Bajjalieh, CAPA Student Network Director | Even as a little girl I couldn’t escape it: what it means to be silenced. Navigating the United States when you’re a Palestinian of the Diaspora is a difficult, complex experience. My
CAPA and our Back from the Brink Coalition partners, including Union of Concerned Scientists, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and others – would like to thank all who helped make this happen, and recognize the leadership of Chicago Alders Maria Hadden
by Charles Johnson, CAPA Organizing Director | Militaries and military alliances are said to protect us. Meanwhile, they facilitate the global spread of weaponry, destruction, displacement, regime change–all while ignoring the rulings of the International Criminal Court. Even the most
By Jacopo DeMarinis We at CAPA UIUC dedicate a lot of our activist efforts to promoting awareness of social and economic inequities, as well as the climate crisis, and campaigning for social justice and action on climate change. As previous
Written by Jacopo DeMarinis, with contributions from Andrew White During the majority of America’s growth periods, Black Americans were given leftovers, broken promises, and even broken bodies. This has been as true of American land-use policies as anything else, and
Chicago Area Peace Action and our Palestinian Human & Civil Rights Campaign wholeheartadly endorse the below statement. Read more about this statement and the grassroots advocacy from The Hill and Middle East Eye The undersigned grassroots and advocacy organizations stand
No New Cold Wars Campaign Statement With the Obama/Biden Administration’s “Asia Pivot” against China, its preoccupation with regime-change in Syria, and its support for a coup in Ukraine, with the Trump/Pence Administration’s racist anti-Chinese trade war, its blatant and illegal intervention in
We believe an important space in the Nuclear abolition discourse has been opened by the coming into force of the landmark Treaty for The Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on January 22, 2021. The opening has been further widened by the
