Divest from the War Machine Campaign
Divestment is a tangible tactic to defund war. About the Campaign Grassroots-led war divestment campaigns are springing up all over the world, from students organizing to divest university endowments, to
Divestment is a tangible tactic to defund war. About the Campaign Grassroots-led war divestment campaigns are springing up all over the world, from students organizing to divest university endowments, to
The closing of U.S. bases and the removal of U.S. military personnel from foreign countries are critical to the elimination of war. This campaign is a major focus for World
World BEYOND War believes that education is a critical component of a global security system and an essential tool for getting us there. We educate both about and for the
I understand that wars and militarism make us less safe rather than protect us, that they kill, injure and traumatize adults, children and infants, severely damage the natural environment, erode civil liberties, and drain our economies, siphoning resources from life-affirming activities. I commit to engage in and support nonviolent efforts to end all war and preparations for war and to create a sustainable and just peace.
I understand that wars and militarism make us less safe rather than protect us, that they kill, injure and traumatize adults, children and infants, severely damage the natural environment, erode civil liberties, and drain our economies, siphoning resources from life-affirming activities. I commit to engage in and support nonviolent efforts to end all war and preparations for war and to create a sustainable and just peace.
The University of Virginia research park, across Rt. 29 North from the National Ground Intelligence Center, is hosting a conference on weapons technologies that has been promoted as dealing with economically beneficial matters. And why not? Both the military facility
By Popular Resistance Resist! On June 10th, a coalition of organizations held a protest at the White House to welcome home Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The protest was a counter-balance to the reprehensible attacks on Sgt. Bergdahl and his family in
By TomDispatch On the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Brian Williams led off NBC Nightly News this way: “On our broadcast tonight, the salute to the warriors who stormed the beaches here in Normandy…” It’s such a commonplace of
By Elliott Adams, WarIsACrime.org June 6th came once more. D-day was a long time ago and I didn’t intend to make anything of it. I was surprised by the emotional turmoil I felt, by how I felt about that day
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The Chinese government’s treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority has become one of the most contentious issues in U.S.-China relations. American officials regularly denounce the Chinese leadership for what it claims is the “genocide” of the Uyghurs, while Chinese leaders deny the claims and say Washington’s obsession with the issue is obstructing normal bilateral relations.
What is the truth of the matter? Obtaining accurate, unbiased information on the treatment of the Uyghurs in China’s far-western Xinjiang Autonomous Region is difficult. Nevertheless, international human rights groups like Amnesty International and Human Rights groups have found evidence of mass detentions and other severe abuses of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. But does this constitute genocide? The evidence for this remains contested.
And granted the evidence of widespread abuses of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, how should the U.S. government and the American public respond? Investigating and condemning China’s abysmal human rights record is one thing, but making it the centerpiece of U.S. policy at the expense of other critical issues, like war avoidance and climate change, is another. Besides, Chinese leaders have regularly pointed out, America’s human rights record is hardly unblemished either.
The Committee for a Sane U.S.-China Policy has organized this webinar with experts on the Uyghur situation to address these questions and discuss appropriate U.S. responses.
Committee for a Sane U.S.-China Policy, https://www.saneuschinapolicy.org/ Email: SaneChinaPolicy@gmail.com
Photo: A group of foreign journalists were taken to Xinjiang as part of China’s plan to showcase the far western region’s ‘social and economic progress’ amid increasing international criticism of a systematic crackdown against Muslim minority Uyghurs. (AFP/Picture for representation)
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