Loon Mitchel Cohen is amazed Howard Zinn signed this. Dorothy Healey, who I looked up to in LA NAM was in the CPUSA from the 30's till 1973, when she quit over the way that Al Richmond, author of , "A Long Life On The Left, " was treated by Gus Hall et. al. over the criticisms in the book over the crushing of the Prague Spring. Michael Pugliese
------- Forwarded message ------- From: Mitchel Cohen <mitchelcohen at MINDSPRING.COM> To: SPSM-LIST at LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Howard, did you sign this awful statement? Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 14:09:55 -0500
Michael P. did you actually sign this statement, which ends, horribly, in the following:
"it exemplifies ANSWER's unfitness to lead mass mobilizations against war in Iraq" ?
I just want to check with you directly, because I cannot believe you would allow you name to be used in this way.
Mitchel Cohen, editor Green Politix, Green Party USA www.greenparty.org
Published on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 by CommonDreams.org Let Anti-War Rabbi Michael Lerner Speak
Also See: The Banning of Rabbi Lerner by David Corn / The Nation 2/11/02
Rabbi Michael Lerner has been banned from speaking at the antiwar rally in San Francisco this Sunday, February 16. One of the rally organizers, Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER), has stated that it will not allow a "pro-Israel" speaker to take the stage -- despite the fact that Rabbi Lerner has been an outspoken critic of Israeli policy in the occupied territories, has endorsed ANSWER's antiwar rallies in the past, has signed the Not in Our Name petition against the war, and is widely known to be among the most progressive of American rabbis. Other coalitions organizing the rally, including Not in Our Name and United for Peace and Justice, have acceded to ANSWER's opposition to Lerner, on the grounds that they had previously accepted as a condition for participation in the demonstration the agreement that if one of the groups vetoed a speaker that all would have to agree. We, the undersigned, protest ANSWER's refusal to let Rabbi Lerner speak at this Sunday's rally. At a time when the antiwar movement needs as broad a platform and as broad an appeal as possible, ANSWER has chosen instead to put the interests of sectarianism ahead of the interests of all those who oppose this foolish and unnecessary war. We believe this is a serious mistake, and that it exemplifies ANSWER's unfitness to lead mass mobilizations against war in Iraq.
Partial List of Signers: Greg Goldin, writer Robert W. McChesney, writer Jack Newfield, writer Howard Zinn Doug Ireland, writer Ariel Dorfman, writer Marc Cooper, writer Michael Berube, Penn State Candace Falk Janine Jaquet, Nation Institute John Powers, writer Katha Pollitt, writer Suzi Weissman, professor and author Eric Alterman, writer Kateri Butler, writer Todd Gitlin, writer Suzy Marks Wally Marks Michael Pugliese Judy Bertelsen Nelson Lichtenstein Richard Falk Tom Christie, writer Eyal Press, writer Jon Wiener, historian UCI Mark Schubb Lee Smith, writer Michael Balter, writer Carl Bromley, Editorial Director, Nation Books Harold Meyerson, writer Stew Albert Judy Albert Al Wasserman Anne Wasserman Celeste Fremon, writer Matthew Rothschild, Editor, The Progressive Stanley Aronowitz Isaac Balbus David Bensman Ken Brociner Shirley Bryant Chaz Bufe Leo Casey Bogdan Denitch Tom Edminster Stuart Elliott Irene Theodore Heinstein Maurice Isserman Peter Kosenko Justin Paulson Jason Schulman Timothy Sears Clifford L. Staples Luke Weiger Arthur Wilke Ian Williams Ellen Willis Adam Shatz, writer Emily Jane Goodman Sonia Jaffe Robbins Phyllis Chesler Richard Healey Dorothy Healey Roy Ulrich, attorney Naomi Glauberman, writer Judith Long, The Nation Maurice Zeitlin, author and professor Bruce Shapiro, writer Tad Daley, UCLA Andrew Gumbel, journalist Dr. Aryeh Cohen, University of Judaism, Los Angeles Nalini Lasiewicz, Lasiewicz Foundation Barbara Osborn, Liberty Hill Foundation Fr. Chris Ponnet, Co-Chair Pax Christi USA, Los Angeles Chapter Anita Frankel, former Public Affairs Dir. Pacifica Radio Roane Carey, The Nation Reverend Ed Bacon, Rector, All Saints Church, Pasadena CA Prof. Steve Ross, USC Dr. Lawrence Littwin, CSUN Kenneth Pomeranz Ella Taylor, writer Daniel Sokatch, Executive Director, Progressive Jewish Alliance Francisco Letelier, writer Devra Weber Jules Tygiel, SFSU Ellen Carol DuBois, UCLA Mike Davis, UCI Marla Stone, Occidental College Terrence McNally Vicki Ruiz Peter Dreier, Occidental College Bobbi Murray, Journalist Ginger Varney Kevin B. Anderson, Purdue University Jody Zonenchin Robert H. Silk, Attorney Susan T. Silk. PhD, Biochemist Frank Smyth, journalist Laurie Salen Dave Anderson Sam Bottone David Nasaw, CUNY Grad Center Moshe Machover Robin Arie-Donch Amie Potsic Ana Villa-Lobos Constance Bernstein Gretchen Mackler-Lipow Arthur Lipow Maggie Helwig, writer Rabbi Shaya Isenberg, University of Florida Richard H. Schwartz, College of Staten Island Marcia Diaz Howard A. Rodman Rabbi Rachel Cowan, Nathan Cummings Foundation Scott Tucker Daniel Pope, University of Oregon Jordan Elgrably, Open Tent Middle East Coalition Don Bustany, host "Middle East in Focus" KPFK Marge Piercy Richard Applebaum
-- Michael Pugliese
"Without knowing that we knew nothing, we went on talking without listening to
each other. Sometimes we flattered and praised each other, understanding that
we would be flattered and praised in return. Other times we abused and shouted
at each other, as if we were in a madhouse." -Tolstoy