HISTORICAL PUBLIC RESPONSES

Violence (Overview)

 
There has been a near unanimous call to address the issues of violence in the United States. Our cities, our neighborhoods, our schools, our families, our media, the very fabric of U.S. life seems to be crying out for peace -- more

Racism

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The United States has always prided itself on equality of opportunity...   That promise has not only been broken with respect to the African-American community in our nation, but all efforts to rectify past damage are being questioned --more

Treatment of Children

In the current debates over welfare and immigration ...., everyone's rights seem to be paramount except those of children. The public rhetoric would lead one to believe that only adults have rights --more

Statement on US Force in Kosovo

April 5, 1999 - Therefore, the Seamless Garment Network does not support the ongoing U.S. and NATO bombing campaigns in Iraq and Kosovo. Violence begets violence. The complex problems in Iraq and Kosovo are only being exacerbated by the bombings. --more

Partial Birth Abortion

From the very beginning of the public debate over partial-birth abortions, many traditional adversaries in previous abortion debates have found common ground. The abortion debate in this country has often broken down over key paradigms -- more

Arms Race

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 A nation that consistently treasures and respects human life would not choose economic strategies that are known to imperil the victims of brutal foreign governments. --more​

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Statements on Iraq War

In a series of statements from 1998 through 2003, CLN (then Seamless Garment Network) spoke out to call for an end to continuing threats of U.S. military strike in Iraq... more

Statements: Execution of McVeigh and Garza

[CLN] opposed the June 11 execution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, and opposes the execution of Juan Raul Garza on June 19, 2001. ... fighting violence with violence is not a logical way to solve problems, or as the slogan says: "Why do we kill people who kill people to show that killing people is wrong?"  --more   

Assisted Suicide

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To argue in some abstract way about the abstract right of an isolated terminally ill patient to take his or her life is absurd and empty. A caring community and society is in solidarity and compassion with the terminally ill person -- more

Death Penalty

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We are alone among the developed nations of the world in still executing our fellow human beings under the code of law. Every ... study has shown that it has no practical effect whatsoever on deterring crime. --more

Statements on Sept 11

In a series of statements in September and October 2001, CLN (then Seamless Garment Network) condemned the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and called for bringing those responsible to justice through an international tribunal. --more