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Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice (ACPJ) is a coalition of individuals and organizations who work to promote peaceful and just relationships through education, dialogue, and action.

02/19/2024

Looks like another great Human Rights Symposium at Pulaski Academy this coming Saturday. Hosted by the Amnesty International Club.

01/26/2024

I am not writing to take sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Those for one side or the other may see my neutrality as taking sides, the opposite side, but I am for both. What I am against is violence, killing, and dispossession. I condemn all terrorism, including the horrific attack on innocent Israeli citizens on Oct. 7, and I equally oppose all military responses to terrorism.

Some say I am naïve to think that terrorism can be stopped by anything but overwhelming force, but it seems naïve to me to think that killing can be stopped by more killing. The American-led Global War on Terror has not ended terrorism in over two decades. Arguably, it has increased terrorism worldwide. The goal of terrorism is almost always to provoke a military response. When our first reaction is to use bombs, terrorists get exactly what they wanted. That may seem counterintuitive, but terrorists thrive on chaos and conflict. For them, the worst thing that can happen is that dialogue and peace follow.

Answers are admittedly not easy, but we must start by calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, if for no other reason than to end the killing of innocent children, far higher in this war than in any other recent wars. Instead of sending military aid, we must provide substantial humanitarian aid for the innocent victims. Finally, we must encourage resumption of the peace negotiations that the terrorists were so desperate to wreck.

DONNAL WALTER

01/23/2024

Please join us for the 2024 ACPJ - The Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice Annual Membership Potluck. Kwami Abdul-Bey, Speaker. Saturday, February 10, 5:30 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church.
https://www.facebook.com/events/890938269375516

01/15/2024

Which city did MLK describe as the most "Hate-filled" and "Hostile" he had ever seen?

Marker to honor Black man lynched in NLR in 1906 09/30/2023

"One hundred and seventeen years after this racialized terror lynching of a clearly innocent Black man by a multitude of persons unknown, we will install a historical marker at the same intersection where this still unsolved crime occurred to memorialize Blackwell's life and his humanity," said Kwami Abdul-Bey, one of the co-founders and co-conveners of the Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement. "His story may not be one that we can read about in our history books, but it will now be one that we can learn from by reading this prominently placed marker."

Marker to honor Black man lynched in NLR in 1906 A free-standing historical marker will be installed at an intersection in downtown North Little Rock to honor a Black man who was lynched at the site in 1906, according to the Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement.

08/06/2023

Was the Bomb Needed to End WWII?

In 2020 my wife organized a program remembering the 75th anniversary of the bombings Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While preparing for a radio interview promoting the event, she told the host that these atomic bombings were not necessary. The host, who typically supports issues of peace, completely took my wife to task. He countered saying that as terrible as the bombings were, they were completely necessary to shorten the war and save American lives. Over the past 75 years, this narrative has become accepted by Americans as a de facto justification for the bombings.
This started with President Truman, who stated that dropping atomic bombs was needed to end the war, prevent a US invasion of mainland Japan, and save at least 250,000 US casualties. In good faith, President Truman may have believed this, but an honest examination of the facts suggest otherwise.

In the years following the bombing, many of our country’s most respected military leaders refuted this argument, stating that the bombing was NOT necessary.

“The use of [the atomic bombs] at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender because of the effective sea blockade and the successful bombing with conventional weapons.”
Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to President Truman

“The Japanese had, in fact, already sued for peace. The atomic bomb played no decisive part, from a purely military point of view, in the defeat of Japan.”
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet

“The first atomic bomb was an unnecessary experiment ... It was a mistake to ever drop it ... [the scientists] had this toy and they wanted to try it out, so they dropped it.”
Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr.

“The atomic bomb had nothing to do with the end of the war at all.”
Major General Curtis LeMay, XXI Bomber Command

"Based on a detailed investigation of all the facts, and supported by the testimony of the surviving Japanese leaders involved, it is the Survey's opinion that certainly prior to 31 December 1945, and in all probability prior to 1 November 1945, Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped…, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated."
Findings of President Truman’s United States Strategic Bombing Survey. This report was compiled by a board of experts assembled to produce an impartial assessment of the effects of the bombing in World War II.

“I (believed) that Japan was already defeated and that dropping the bomb was completely unnecessary, and secondly… I thought that our country should avoid shocking the world… by the use of a weapon… no longer mandatory… to save American lives. It was my belief that Japan was, at that very moment, seeking some way to surrender with a minimum loss of “face.”
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower

U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, Twentieth Air Force commander General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, and Chief of Staff of the United States Army General George C. Marshal also felt the use of the atomic bomb was unnecessary.

This is a sampling of the arguments stating that dropping these bombs was NOT necessary. In recent years academic research has expanded on these themes.

Since 1945, The US has gone into major wars under similar false pretenses. Too often we are deceived by “official” arguments and propaganda that are not true. We cannot afford to do this again.
Today when we hear leaders talk about the continued need to maintain and expand our nuclear arsenal, we need to speak out and present the truth around this issue as well.

Each year Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Arkansas WAND and others present remembrance events on the anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. At these events we discuss this history, the cost and threat of our current nuclear arsenal, and steps we can take now to prevent this from happening again.

08/04/2023

“I (believed) that Japan was already defeated and that dropping the bomb was completely unnecessary, and secondly… I thought that our country should avoid shocking the world… by the use of a weapon… no longer mandatory… to save American lives. It was my belief that Japan was, at that very moment, seeking some way to surrender with a minimum loss of “face.”
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower

In remembrance of the anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice will host an information table at the Riverdale 10 Cinema during the screenings of Oppenheimer August 4-6. At these events we will share information about the history, the cost and threat of our current nuclear arsenal and discuss steps we can take now to prevent this from happening again.
https://acpj.us/hiroshima/

08/04/2023

“The atomic bomb had nothing to do with the end of the war at all.”
Major General Curtis LeMay, XXI Bomber Command

In remembrance of the anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice will host an information table at the Riverdale 10 Cinema during the screenings of Oppenheimer August 4-6. At these events we will share information about the history, the cost and threat of our current nuclear arsenal and discuss steps we can take now to prevent this from happening again.
https://acpj.us/hiroshima/

08/04/2023

“The first atomic bomb was an unnecessary experiment ... It was a mistake to ever drop it ... [the scientists] had this toy and they wanted to try it out, so they dropped it.”
Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr.

In remembrance of the anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice will host an information table at the Riverdale 10 Cinema during the screenings of Oppenheimer August 4-6. At these events we will share information about the history, the cost and threat of our current nuclear arsenal and discuss steps we can take now to prevent this from happening again.
https://acpj.us/hiroshima/

08/04/2023

“The Japanese had, in fact, already sued for peace. The atomic bomb played no decisive part, from a purely military point of view, in the defeat of Japan.”
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet

In remembrance of the anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice will host an information table at the Riverdale 10 Cinema during the screenings of Oppenheimer August 4-6. At these events we will share information about the history, the cost and threat of our current nuclear arsenal and discuss steps we can take now to prevent this from happening again.
https://acpj.us/hiroshima/

08/04/2023

“The use of [the atomic bombs] at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender because of the effective sea blockade and the successful bombing with conventional weapons.”
Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to President Truman

In remembrance of the anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice will host an information table at the Riverdale 10 Cinema during the screenings of Oppenheimer August 4-6. At these events we will share information about the history, the cost and threat of our current nuclear arsenal and discuss steps we can take now to prevent this from happening again.
https://acpj.us/hiroshima/

07/16/2023

Each year on or around August 6, ACPJ and others hold a public rally to memorialize the detonation of the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. We share short speeches, poems, music, art, and other ways of emphasizing the ongoing threat of nuclear weapons to our civilization. We also paint handheld signs calling attention of passing traffic to this message. It's hard to say what impact we've had doing this, but it seems important not to forget these horrors, so we have continued year in year out.

But this year we may have help. The Oppenheimer movie comes out this Friday, a week before the Hiroshima memorial. Several ideas come to mind. What if we hold our annual rally close to a theater? What if we get permission to "table" at a theater. The potential exposure could much greater than on Kavanaugh Blvd. Comments and other ideas are welcome.

06/27/2023

ACPJ is hiring! We are seeking a part-time Administrative Officer. Please see our Job Description.http://acpj.us/board/ACPJ%20Admin%20Officer.pdf

05/24/2023

Announcing the APJMM/EJI Racial Justice Essay Contest 2023 Summer Challenge with up to $5000 in scholarship prize money. The contest is open to ALL rising freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors in ALL public and charter high schools within Pulaski County.

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