Peace Action Denton is a grassroots, home grown group in Denton, Texas. We work together to promote peace and justice at home and in the world. We work in community with our friends and neighbors. Peace Action Denton believes, given the right tools, ordinary people can change the world.

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Progressive Films Program

Peace Action Denton has started a film lending library.

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Get The Facts!

A new Iraq Facts sheet has been released by Peace Action National. Download it here and help get the facts out!

What is the Cost of War?

How many deaths will it take?

Monitor the death toll of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq, and the costs to our communities at home:
http://icasualties.org/oif
http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/
http://www.costofwar.com

Ray McGovern - Torture and Accountability Friday, July 10, 2009, 7:00 pm

Posted: Wednesday July 1st, 2009

Upcoming Event: Saturday July 11th, 2009. Ray McGovern - Torture and Accountability
Friday, July 10, 2009, 7:00 pm

Co-Sponsored by Peace Action Denton and Peace Studies Program at UNT

Held at: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2200 N. Bell (at Sherman), Denton, TX 76209

Free and open to the public

Ray McGovern is a former CIA analyst and early critic of the US war on Iraq and the role of the CIA in bringing about that war. He is a co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity.
He holds degrees including an M.A. in Russian Studies from Fordham University, a certificate in Theological Studies from Georgetown University, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.

For Ray's bio, click: Ray's bio

For articles by Ray reproduced at Truthout, Click: Articles by Ray

For You Tube video, "Count Down with Keith Olbermann" story about Ray confronting Donald Rumsfeld," visit: Count Down story

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Sign the Letter to President-Elect Obama: We Need a Change in Israel/Palestine Policy

Posted: Saturday January 3rd, 2009

Join the US Campaign to End the Occupation and other national organizations such as Americans for a Just Peace in the Middle East, Council for the National Interest, Interfaith Peace-Builders, Middle East Research and Information Project, Peace Action, and many more in signing this letter by visiting http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?id=1771. Both individual and organizational endorsements are welcome.

 

Report on Gaza

Anna in Palestine

Posted: Thursday January 1st, 2009

We received this report from our friend Anna Balzer on the situation in Gaza.

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GI Rights Hotline

Posted: Thursday June 28th, 2007

*GI Rights Hotline:* Want to know your rights? Are you AWOL, or thinking of going AWOL? Want to know more about the Delayed Entry Program or Harship Leaves?/ The GI Rights Hotline is a network of nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations who provide information to servicemembers about military discharges, grievance and complaint procedures, and other civil rights. It's free and confidential. 1-800-394-9544 http://girights.org

 

Progressive Films Library

Posted: Saturday May 13th, 2006

Peace Action Denton has started a film lending library to help people see news and views otherwise not heard in the mainstream media.

This is just a random sample of the progressive films that Peace Action Denton makes available for you to borrow. If a film is not copyrighted, we will even make you a copy for a small donation. To see a complete listing of our films, click on the "My Library" link.

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