TODAY IS THE DAY! Hundreds of organizations are coming together for #PeaceInUkraine and against endless US wars!
If you’re in DC come join the CODEPINK contingent! Just look for our team by the big pink wheelbarrows. Watch this space for live updates throughout the day…
"The war machine is impoverishing and endangering all of us!" @DrJillStein
Such an important message! #FreeAssageNOW! Jail the war criminals!
"I wanna know why my government is sabotaging peace talks!" Our @medeabenjamin giving a vital message for #PeaceInUkraine
"Governments do not willfully publish their crimes. We need fearless publishers, fearless whistleblowers." Julian Assange's brother @GabrielShipton speaking on solidarity with his brother and press freedom! #FreeAssangeNOW
"We are the vanguard of a new anti-war, anti-imperialist movement!" Joe Lombardo of @UNAC1
US OUT OF GUAM! CHamoru artist and activist Naek Flores speaking about the powerful Indigenous-led resistance to US military occupation of Guam. Follow @PrutehiLitekyan to keep up with this important struggle! #WarIsNotGreen
"The military has absolutely everything to do with the climate crisis!" Our #WarIsNotGreen campaigner Teddy Ogborn laying out the intersection of the war machine and war on the planet!
"I would encourage you all to remember Africa in your work." @HermelaTV of @African_PF closing out the speeches by calling out mainstream media's constant warmongering!
That's a wrap for today but the anti-war movement is just getting started!
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Over 1,000,000 Iraqis were killed, another 9,000,000+ were displaced, and some 2,000,000 were disabled. People were killed directly by violence, and others by stress-related heart attacks, ruined sanitation, or lack of healthcare because of war.
The US tortured thousands of Iraqis as part of the “War on Terror,” killing many. The lucky survivors face lasting physical & psychological damage. It was authorized by the highest levels of Gov. They recognized torture use but have never formally apologized or paid reparations
B*rthright is a free, 10-day trip offered to young Jews (18-32), to visit Israel and the Golan Heights. The goal is to manufacture a connection and a sense of ownership over the land.
Birthr*ght produces an idealized image of Israel as a project for the self-determination of Jewish people, effectively erasing the occupation from the narrative.
Starting yesterday, 10/25, the US-funded National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is co-hosting the “Global Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy (WMD)” in Taiwan. Let’s take a look at what the NED’s presence in Taiwan means for democracy and peace. (spoiler: it’s not good)
First, some context.
China has been a founding member of the United Nations since 1945. At the time, the country was also in the midst of a civil war at that time. At the end of the war, the Kuomintang government, Republic of China (ROC), faced defeat and retreated to Taiwan.
The Communist Party of China established the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The PRC was soon recognized by many countries in the Global South as the victor in the civil war. However, the US and many in the West took their time recognizing the PRC. history.state.gov/historicaldocu…
Of the enormous war budget, most of it is going to private companies. This means taxpayer money is being continuously funneled away from public goods and into the pockets of war profiteers. 3/ jacobin.com/2022/10/pentag…
The bravery of Kurdish and Iranian women demanding justice for #MahsaAmini is remarkable. We stand with them as they fight for equality and freedom for the women of Iran. leftvoice.org/say-her-name-p…
As we witness this struggle continue, it is imperative we resist any and all moves from the US and other Western powers to unilaterally intervene to secure their own interests. Women bear the harms of sanctions and war more than anyone else.
There is a long history of US-backed state violence in Iran that protestors are acknowledging and resisting. Now is not the time to settle geopolitical battles, but to prioritize justice and peace.
This week at the UN General Assembly, leaders from across the Americas made strong stands with the people of Cuba and Venezuela against US economic and political warfare.🧵
"The only legitimate sanctions are those imposed by the Security Council to enforce decisions taken to maintain international peace and security... Argentina calls for the lifting of the blockades imposed on the people of Venezuela and Cuba"
- @alferdez 🇦🇷
"Today, the war punishes the world's poorest... We proclaim a return to respect for the self-determination of the peoples rejecting the infamous and brutal blockade... It is time to seriously discuss the multipolarity of the world."
-@XiomaraCastroZ 🇭🇳