ALERTS OF THE WEEK

Thousands are taking the pledge to stop the machine and create a new world:

"I pledge that if any U.S. troops, contractors, or mercenaries remain in Afghanistan on Thursday, October 6, 2011, as that occupation goes into its 11th year, I will commit to being in Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., with others on that day or the days immediately following, for as long as I can, with the intention of making it our Tahrir Square, Cairo, our Madison, Wisconsin, where we will NONVIOLENTLY resist the corporate machine by occupying Freedom Plaza to demand that America’s resources be invested in human needs and environmental protection instead of war and exploitation. We can do this together. We will be the beginning."

One of the 15 core goals of the October 2011 Movement is to create systems that protect the land and water, including local and sustainable food networks and practices.

Our allies in the peace movement recognize that food justice and sustainable agriculture are key to creating peace. If you agree that war and corporate power are obstacles to just and sustainable food systems, lend your support to the October 2011 Movement.