At 11 a.m. on January 7, opponents of military base construction in Okinawa will gather in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., in support of a petition which has gathered well over 100,000 signatures. Against the wishes of […]
By Marc Eliot Stein, October 14, 2018 How can activists call attention to a terrible problem everybody already knows about, a crisis so familiar we are nearly numb to it? Nuclear proliferation is this kind of problem, and this is […]
Will The Real Gene Sharp Please Step Forward?
Will The Real Gene Sharp Please Step Forward?
In a recent interview with Jacobin, lawyer and political activist Marcie Smith expands on an essay she wrote earlier this year calling Gene Sharp — the late founder of nonviolent theory — “one of the most important Cold War defense intellectuals the U.S. has produced.” Unfortunately, the int...Thank you to CODEPINK: Women For Peace for sharing. We must address the connection between the war machine and the climate crisis today #climatecrisis
Don't "Make War" on Climate Change
We can’t save a burning planet with the same militarist paradigms that have repeatedly set it on fire.On This Day: This date marks the annual observance of the United Nations’ Nelson Mandela International Day.
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Should Britain recognise a sovereign Palestine now? Event report
The discussion centred on these questions:
1. Can Britain recognise a Palestinian state alongside Israel?
2. Should we?
3. Will we?
4. What good (if at all) would it do?
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Should Britain recognise a sovereign Palestine now? Event report - World Beyond War . . .
By The Balfour Project, July 14, 2019 Talk by Sir Vincent Fean at recent Meretz UK Event Meretz UK hosted an event on 7th July in London’s Jewish Community centre JW3, to discuss the prospects, advantages and likely outcomes of …Encouraging news ...
It’s our right to boycott for justice
#BDS is a nonviolent struggle demanding Israel respect the rights of the Palestinian people. Tell Congress to respect the First Amendment and stop dishonest attacks on our #RightToBoycott. Tell Congress to oppose H.Res.246 and cosponsor historic H.Res.496
