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Peace Facilitator Fired For Opposing Bombing In Afghanistan |
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by Betty Reardon
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07 Nov 2001
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Too Much Peace? |
Barbara Wein has been fired from the United States Institute for Peace for speaking out against the war in Afghanistan. She was told she would never lead another training program again because she expressed her opposition to the bombings of Afghanistan.
Barbara has been there for 5 years as a program officer in the training division. She trains people in negotiation, peace building, cross cultural communication in war zones, including UN Peacekeepers, foreign service officers, NGO's, US police officers going to E Timor, Bosnia, Kosovo, etc. She was part of the civil society effort that helped create the USIP which is congressionally funded.
There is growing evidence that some of our civil liberties and civil rights are being eroded in light of the tragic crisis. Several Members of Congress, worried about democracy, have called Barbara in a show of support.
Barbara has an international reputation as a peace educator, a skill we desperately need more than ever. She should be reinstated and the USIP should protect the right to alternative voices as the bedrock of democracy.
You can send a real letter to the Chairman of the Board to share with his Board members.
Mail to:
Hon. Chester Crocker,
Chairman of the Board, USIP
crockerc (at) gunet.georgetown.edu |
