This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
American AUthor and Strategist, Founder of Symbolla: The Table Magazine of Illustrated Journalism, Managing Director at The Media Consortium
"After 10 years of delegations, peace activism and non-violent protest, Chicago-based Voices in the Wilderness (VitW) was silenced on August 12, when a federal judge ordered the group to pay a $20,000 civil penalty for delivering medical supplies to Iraq without a permit."