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Author Archives: Sherri Maurin
Afghanistan: Emergency Hospitals & America’s The Longest War
Hospitals Treat Needy Regardless Of…. Sherri Maurin November 25, 2014 In late November, President Obama reversed his long held commitment to the American and Afghan peoples, so troubled by war, to end combat missions. The loss of lives on the Afghan side is … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq Veterans Against the War
Tagged Afganistan, Afghan, Afghan Peace Volunteers, Afghanistan, American's Longest War, Amy Goodman, Anabah, APV, Ashraf Ghani, Democracy Now, Emergency Hospital, Hamid Kazai, Helmand, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Kabul, Kathy Kelly, Lashkar-gal, New York Times, Panjshir, Peace Journey, Presiden Obama, Sherri Maurin, Veterans For Peace, VFP, vfpsf, vfpsf.wordpress.com
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NOT AGAIN, On ‘A More Expansive Mission’ In Afghanistan!
By Dr. Hakim Afghan Peace Volunteers Kabul, Afghanistan November 24, 2014 President Obama has authorized ‘a more expansive mission for the military in Afghanistan in 2015 than originally planned’. Imagine that, like the late U.S. war veteran Jacob George, you’re sent … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Afghanistan 2014, Sherri Maurin
Tagged "Why We Lost", ABC News-Washington Post, Afghan Peace Volunteers, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Wars, Alcoholics Anonymous, CNN poll, Daniel Bolger, Dr. Hakim, Global Terrorism, Hillary Clinton, International Pfeffer Peace Prize, Iraq Veterans Against the War, IVAW, Jacob George, Kabul, NATO, Obama, Operation Enduring Freedom, Singapore, Soldier's Heart, Taliban, Veterans, Veterans For Peace, VFP, vfpsf, vfpsf.wordpress.com
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Understanding The Land Division In The West Bank
Elliott Adams November 3, 2014 We all are familiar with the infamous illegal settlements in the West Bank. A renewed look at the map helps expose the reality. I refer to the West Bank Access Restrictions map (download a large resolution pdf). This map … Continue reading
Posted in Elliott Adams, Elliott Adams, West Bank
Tagged Alaska, Army, BSA Explorer Post 17, Elliott Adams, infantry, Israel, Israeli soldiers, Japan, Jordan Valley, Korea, Mason, Masonic, Oslo Accords, Palestinians, paratrooper, Rotary, Veterans For Peace, Viet Nam, VietNam, West Bank
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Zekerhullah’s Story: Surmounting Fear Through Nonviolent Resistance
Visiting Kabul is unsettling. Reuters recently reported that as many as 700 heavily armed Taliban insurgents were battling Afghan security forces in Logar, a key province very close to Kabul. Local officials said it is a test of the Afghan … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Afghanistan 2014, Peace Journeys, Sherri Maurin
Tagged Afghan, Afghan Peace Volunteers, Afghanistan, American reporter, APV, Bamiyan bazaar, Borderfree Center, Borderfree Community Center of Nonviolence, Dari, Ghazni, Hazara, Hazaras, Kabu, Kathy Kelly, Last Tango In Kabul, Logar, Love Can Open Every Border, Matthieu Aikins, Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism, Paktia, Pashtoons, peace, Reuters, Rolling Stone, San Francisco, Sherri Maurin, Street Kids Program, Tajiks, Taliban insurgents, VCNV, Veterans For Peace, vfpsf, vfpsf.wordpress.com, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, Wardak, Zekerullah
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Alarm & Analysis In Afghanistan: Reflections By Kathy Kelly & Sherri Maurin
August 31, 2014 Kabul, Afghanistan During the summer of 2014, Kathy Kelly with Voices For Creative Nonviolence, and Sherri Maurin, an educator and Campaign Nonviolence representative from the San Francisco Bay Area, lived in a working class neighborhood in Kabul, as … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Afghanistan 2014, Peace Journeys, San Francisco Chapter, Sherri Maurin, Veterans For Peace
Tagged Afghan Peace Volunteers, Afghanistan, APV, AVP, Badshah Khan, Bay area, Campaign Nonviolence, corporal punishment, criminal gangs, drone warfare, drug lords, Gandhi, Hindus, inter-ethnic group, Interfaith dialogues, Kabul, Kathy Kelly, Last Tango In Kabul, literacy skills, Martin Luther King, Matthieu Aikins, nonviolent, Rolling Stone, San Francisco, Sherri Maurin, Sikhs, Taleban, UN, United Nations, United States, Veterans For Peace, VFP, vfpsf, vfpsf.wordpress.com, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, warlords
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Post 7: Dr. Hakim “No To Wars”
No Afghanistan in Ukraine, No to Wars! Salaam, Friends — I would like to introduce a new series of interviews I am doing with each of the Afghan Peace Volunteers, by sharing an article just published by Dr. Hakim, their founder and … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Afghanistan 2014, Peace Journeys, San Francisco, San Francisco Chapter, Sherri Maurin, Veterans For Peace
Tagged Afghan, Afghan Peace Volunteers, Afghanistan, Catholics, Guatemalan Catholics, Gul Jumma, Helmand, IDP, Internally Displaced Persons, Iraqi Christians, Iraqi Muslims, Iraqi Yazidis, Israeli Jews, Kabul, NATO, Orthodox Christians, Palestinian Muslims, Peace Journey, refugees, San Francisco, Sherri Maurin, Syrian Christians, Syrian Muslims, Taliban, Ukraine, Ukrainian free thinkers, Ukrainian Muslims, Ukrainians, UN, United Nations, US/NATO coalition, Veterans For Peace, VFP, vfpsf.wordpress.com, Youth Peace Volunteers
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Post 6: Street Kids Program
I am dressed for “going out.” Norms for modesty require that women’s heads and necks be covered at all times, that tunics ideally go to the knees, and that a skirt or loose fitting pants be to the ankles. Socks … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Afghanistan 2014, Peace Journeys, San Francisco, San Francisco Chapter, Sherri Maurin, Veterans For Peace, Veterans For Peace Chapters
Tagged Afghan, Afghan Peace Volunteers, APV, Bhopal, Borderfree, Dari, Ektaparis, Farzana, Gul Sum, Hadissa, Journalism, Kabul, Peace Journey, Sherri Mauri, Street Kids, Street Kids Program, Tashakur, Veterans For Peace, VFP, vfpsf, vfpsf.wordpress.com, Zarghuna, Zekerullah
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Post 5: Experiments In Simple, Nonviolent Inter-ethnic Community
Living in Kabul As I write a huge explosion startles us; it is hard to tell how close it is, and many of our community are out taking exams at the University or working at the Borderfree Center. We scramble … Continue reading
Post 4: A Friday Picnic In Afghanistan
Fridays, in the Muslim world, are days of relative rest and the gathering of family and friends. We decided to go on a picnic, and twelve of us crammed into a van to head for a peaceful area about an … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Peace Journeys, San Francisco, San Francisco Chapter, Sherri Maurin, Veterans For Peace, Veterans For Peace Chapters
Tagged Afghan Peace Volunteers, Afghanistan, APV, Cairo, Hazaras, Herat, Kabobs, Kabul, Kandahar, kebobs, Muslim, Peace Journey, Presidio Hill, Sherri Maurin, Tajik, Taliban, US drones, Veterans For Peace, VFP, vfpsf, vfpsf.wordpress.com
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Veterans Speakers Alliance: Veterans For Peace 