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PAJOLL at Otero County Fair

July 20, 2010 By: Ken Nicholson Category: Community, Drug Reform No Comments →

We have our booth again at the fair. This year we have several new volunteers and another speaker from LEAP.  The fair runs from August 11 through the 14th.  More info pending.

Survive Together

November 30, 2007 By: Republished Category: Community No Comments →

We Must Work Together to Solve Our Social Problems

By Linda Henderson
Published March 18, 2007
in The Peace Alliance

Linda is Michigan State Coordinator for the Department of Peace Campaign. She wrote this column for the Lansing State Journal.

The World Health Organization says we spend $300 billion a year due to interpersonal violence in this country alone. More than $400 billion is spent on the Pentagon each year, with an additional $500 billion spent on the present conflagration we have pre-empted our way into internationally.

It is time for a level of maturity in ourselves and our government that reflects a deeper, more responsible wisdom. We need to quit reacting to our fears and become proactive in our desire to effectuate a safe and secure environment. (more…)