I was driven to do this as I was firmly against the war in Iraq and didn’t see the point in kicking the hornets’ nest. When I started to see people coming back without their limbs, I felt compelled to say something. It wasn’t enough just to march in prote ...
4 Dec 2014 - Bryan Adams
Caught in battles, animals are often displaced and, sadly, many get killed in crossfire. This series offers some startling photography, highlighting both the pain of war and how compassion can survive in the most horrific of circumstances. These photos we ...
10 Feb 2014 - Street Roots Staff
The vets came to town: An immersion into the anti-war movement at the Veterans for Peace National Conference By Martha Gies, Contributing Writer There was not much promise in the week beginning August 1. On Tuesday, following the Congressional battle over ...
30 Aug 2011 - Street Roots
Winter Soldier Northwest Saturday, Oct. 18 in Portland The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are being waged a world away, the cost to humanity is happening in our neighborhoods, to our families and friends. On Saturday, Oct. 18, soldiers and their families, I ...
17 Oct 2008 - Street Roots