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Meniscus Magazine
~Events~
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On
Easter weekend, Meniscus Magazine and Brian O'Connell hosted a big
peace and justice party called Assembling Peace. The idea behind
the evening in Jamaica Plain, Mass. was to merge the vital energy
of the live music and art cultures with the progressive activist
scene. A diverse congregation of over 250 individuals came together
to celebrate the persistance of the Peace Movement.
If nothing else, it was a chance
to say, "No, I don't condone the war," through participation.
... and have a good time!
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Shown
here, Jeff Herman from United for Peace and Justice sings John Lennon's
Imagine, along with the band Lander who performed earlier in the
evening.
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Speakers
through out the night included Alison Ramer of Boston Mobilization
and Patrick Ayres of Socialist Alternative.
Sholom Keller of Iraq Veterans Against the
War, shown here, spoke about life in the desert of Iraq. He explained
one time in particular when he reached to give a starving child
some of his military rations. The officer said "No, don't
give her that! They are coming after us with food." "They
never came," said Keller.
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Musicians
from around New England also came together to help stimulate change
and awareness.
Performing artists included Boston’s
afro-funk band Ujamma, progressive pedal steel and banjo wizard,
Gordon Stone, Boston mandolin legend Jimmy Ryan, Ben Groppe of
Addison Groove Project, Brian O’Connell of Uncle Sammy,
Jamaica Plain’s own hip-hop masters, The Greater Good, Claire
Hendricks and Pete Cassani of the Peasants.
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Here
we see Ivana Moore Enmoore from Billionaires for Bush, pointing
out that war is actually very profitable for those with a stake
in the business.
"In our society, the real reasons
for war are buried under a heap of propaganda. Assembling Peace
is a way for citizens, artists, musicians and activists to get together
and unite under the common theme that war is engineered to take
our attention off of other problems," says musician and activist
Brian O’Connell. |
Andrew
Alexander, "Boston's Pavarotti" |
The
Greater Good |
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Downstairs,
a dozen organizations shared in spirited conversation—complete
with massage chairs! |
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