Consistent Life News
Issue #5, Fall 2005
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IISA Edits New Book
by Rachel MacNair

The Institute for Integrated Social Analysis (IISA) is the research arm of Consistent Life. IISA Director Rachel MacNair and CL supporter Stephen Zunes are editing a book: Violence, Nonviolence, and Consistency. It will cover the history of the consistent life ethic, the similar dynamics of violence across all the issues, connections of specific issues, and the connections of solutions to all issues of socially-approved violence. Several fine authors have already agreed to write specific chapters.

MacNair and Zunes are looking for help from grassroots CL members on several fronts.

They need statements for one chapter from single-issue groups indicating how their issue is foundational for stopping violence in all its manifestations. Missouri Right to Life, for example, explains that they don't address other issues because they believe establishing a right to life for the weak is foundational to stopping violence on everything else. People who oppose the death penalty have made the same type of argument regarding government sponsorship of violence. Groups opposing war, poverty, and racism can certainly make the case as well, along with other issues not included in the official Consistent Life statement. A collection of these would make a good chapter. Leads on finding such statements would be much appreciated.

For another chapter, they need short pieces criticizing the consistent life ethic, from all different kinds of opponents.

Please send all writing or leads to: admin@rachelmacnair.com.

Rachel MacNair serves both as Director of IISA and Vice President of Consistent Life.