Selections from past newsletters

The new St. Olaf College Peace and Justice News

April 2004: Minnesota's Gay Marriage Controversy Vol. IV, No. 5
Inside Minnesota's gay marriage controversy by Elsa Marty '07
"Body Theology and Radical Peacemaking" by Prof. Phil Stoltzfus
Making peace through music by Carl Schroeder '05
Book review: Paul Logat Loeb's Soul of a Citizen by Sonja Tengblad '06
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March 2004: Reflections from Bangladesh/Inside PETA Vol. IV, No. 4
Visit to Bangladesh inspires hope by Sarah Burridge '04
Animal rights watch by Emily Dahl '06
Putting down 'Roots' for a better tomorrow by Carolyn Albert '05
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February 2004: Nobel Peace Prize Forum Vol. IV, No. 3
Jimmy Carter to visit St. Olaf by Amy Gage
Active Among Us: Erik Cleven by Carl Schroeder '05
State of the Union address: a perspective by Gloria MacWilliams-Brooks '06
Focus on: Russia/Chechnya conflict
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December 2003: The American Christmas Vol. IV, No. 2
Merry Christmas to All? by Carl Schroeder '05
Gift ideas for the conscious consumer by Sarah Burridge '04
Civil liberties debate: a perspective by Sonja Tengblad '06
Book review: Kurt Vonnegut's The Sirens of Titan by Carolyn Albert '05
Update on Africa Committee Textbook Drive
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November 2003: School of the Americas Vol. IV, No. 1
Teaching terror in the name of progress? by Sonja Tengblad '06
Welcome back: P & J News returns by Carl Schroeder '05
Updates from Peace Garden, Sweatshop, Africa, Fundraising, Latin America Committees
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'Classic' Peace and Justice News

April/May 2000: Crime and Punishment Vol. III, No. 6
Capital Punishment: A Heinous Crime by Regan Johnson '02
Race and Class Behind Bars by Jennifer Randolph '00
Free Leonard Peltier, United States Political Prisoner by Caleb Kasper '03
Write to a Prisoner? by Derek Burrows '00
Save Your Children by Tad Hinnenkamp '00
Yesterday and Today: The Media's Portrayal of the Attica Prison Uprisings by Tad Hinnenkamp '00

March 2000: Food Vol. III, No. 5
Why Organic Foods? by Elizabeth Flack '02
Genetically Modified Foods: They're what's for dinner by Sarah Wash '00
Hunger and Responsibility by Jennifer Randolph '00
Veganism=Essential to Activism by Tad Hinnenkamp '00
Food Wastage at St.Olaf is the Students' Responsibility by Sonja Jacobs '00
César Chávez, Migrant Labor, and Social Justice Activism by Sonja Jacobs '00
Eating Disorders and Activism by Laura Howting '02
Feminism from a Global Perspectvive by Jillian Morgan '00 and Sarah Martin '03

February 2000: At St. Olaf Vol. III, No. 4
articles coming soon

December 1999: Just Pieces Vol. III, No. 3
Protesting the SOA by Kieran Schnabel '03
The World Trade Organization by Sarah Wash '00 and Sonja Jacobs '00
This is the World We're Living In! by Sonja Jacobs '00, Monte Smith '00, Jennie Johnsrud '00, and Julia Willis '00
Why get arrested? by Derek R. Burrows '00
In Jail: The Injustice System by Jennifer Randolph '00

November 1999: Labor Vol. III, No. 2
Labor Justice in India by Sarah Vos '99
Awareness by Kieran Schnabel '03
Transportation Strikes and Daily Life in Ecuador by Sarah Martin '03
Economic Equality and the Pay Differential by Rachel L. Hooper '02
Conscientious Work by Jennifer Randolph '00
A Brief Look at the IMF and its Policies by Sonja Jacobs '00
Active Among Us--Emina Stojkovic: An Easier Marathon by Jennifer Randolph '00

October 1999: Global Conflict & Militarism Vol. III, No. 1
Crisis in East Timor by Sonja Jacobs '00
The Costs of Military Spending by Jennifer Randolph '00
Focus on Alliant Techsysems and the Alliant Action by Jennifer Randolph '00
School of the Americas: A personal perspective by Kelli McCall '00
The Devastation of Sanctions on Iraq by Derek R. Burrows '00
Other Military Violence in Indonesia by Sojna Jacobs '00

April-May 1999: Violence Vol. II, No. 4
What the College Viewbook Doesn't Tell You -- Sexual Violence and Abusive Relationships at St. Olaf by Beth Scott '01
Violence in Colombia: An Interview by Chris Thomson '98
The Violence of Abortion by Elisabeth Nussbaum '99
Is the Death Penalty Just? by Derek R. Burrows '00
Active Among Us--Sexual Assault Resource Network

March 1999: Living Justly Vol. II, No. 3
Active Among Us--Bob Bruce
If Olaf's a saint, be glad that you ain't!
Sanctions: The Undeclared War on the Iraqi People by Peter Herreid '01


NOTE:
The Peace & Justice newsletter serves to address a specific issue of peace and justice in each newsletter. We try to maintain a balance between both local and global topics of concern. Most articles are submitted by members of the St. Olaf community. The opinions expressed in the newsletter may not be yours; they may also not be those of its editors or readership. We encourage you to interact with the information and opinions expressed here to bring each of us to a greater understanding of the wide variety of peace and justice issues in our world. We invite anyone interested in expressing their views to make submissions or to write a letter to the editor.



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