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Trump’s pardon of Blackwater guards convicted for killing Iraqi civilians provokes outrage
The September 16, 2007 Nisour Square massacre of 17 Iraqi civilians, including two young boys, by Blackwater employees led to worldwide condemnation of the use of private military contractors in war zones. In addition to those killed, at least 20 other Iraqis were...
The Poor People’s Campaign; Calling for Light, Love and Leadership
The Poor People’s Campaign; Calling for Light, Love and Leadership In light of the events of January 6th, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival produced a video showing the split realities of how non-violent protest has been met versus the...
Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp Begins Its 20th Year
Almost unnoticed amidst the chaos of the final days of the Trump Administration, the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba began its 20th year of operation on January 11, 2021. In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the Bush Administration sent 780 Muslim men and...
The World Says No to War on Yemen!
Join the Global Day of Action to end the war in Yemen, January 25, 2021, which has killed 250,000 people and created what the UN has pronounced “the worst humanitarian crisis anywhere in the world.” This protest is timed to take place just days after the inauguration...
CODEPINK Statement on White Supremacist Attack on the Capitol on January 6th
As a feminist peace organization known for our peaceful and creative disruptions inside of the United States Capitol Building, we want to respond to some equivocation we’ve seen between our work and the events that took place on January 6th, 2021 at the United States...
Webinar: Introduction to the History & Dynamics of U.S. Asia-Pacific Policies
Asia-Pacific Work Group Tuesday January 12 8 p.m. (EST) Register at: Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_235ewCESQAOUgR_B_yjz3Q The newly launched Asia-Pacific Working Group will host at webinar providing background and...
Poor People’s Campaign Launches 14 Policy Priorities for the First 100 Days to Heal the Nation
On December 7, The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, released a set of 14 policy and legislative priorities for the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris administration. The 14 policies priorities are: Enact comprehensive and just COVID-19 relief...
The World Says No to War on Yemen! International Protests, Monday, January 25, 2021
Since 2015, the Saudi-led bombing and blockade of Yemen have killed tens of thousands of people and devastated the country. The U.N. calls this the largest humanitarian crisis on Earth. Half the country's people are on the brink of famine, the country has the world's...
Get Ready for Nuclear Ban Treaty Entry-into-Force Action Day: Jan. 22, 2021
On January 22, 2021, people around the world will celebrate the day that the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force (EIF Day). Please join the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance (OREPA), Nukewatch, The Nuclear...
Less Than Six Months From National Parliamentary Elections Protests, Violent Government Repression, and Economic Crisis Engulf Iraq
Anti-government protests in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) escalated and in some cases turned violent over the last two weeks, in the governorates of Sulaymaniyah and Duhok. In Erbil, the third governorate in the KRI, streets in major cities were packed with...
Young Peacemakers
We are at a new moment. The multiple crisis of the COVID 19 pandemic, heretofore unrecognized systemic racism and violence against BIPOC, economic collapse, and the spiraling climate crisis have so laid bare the deep flaws in our country and culture that we cannot...
UFPJ organizer moderates international webinar
On Friday, December 4th UFPJ National Organizer George Friday moderated a webinar sponsored by World BEYOND War, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom-US Section & Black Alliance for Peace on the United States African Command (AFRICOM) and Human...