By Chuck Kaufman September 14, 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). As one of ANSWER’s founders, I take great pride in the role I played in helping to motivate the movement that brought to the streets the largest numbers of anti-war…
Militarism
Action alerts, Honduras, Militarism
Condemn Militarization & Murder in Honduras
Action Items: Call and write to the Department of State: Call Benjamin Gedan, Honduras Desk Officer, at (202) 647-3482, or email him at: [email protected] Tell him that it is a violation of US law for US-supplied weapons to be used to repress civilian populations and that you demand that the US cut off all military…
Action alerts, Militarism
October 2011 Coalition: Occupation for Peace
On October 6, 2011, the war in Afghanistan begins its second decade. In October, 2011, the new federal budget kicks in, cutting everything of value while funding more wars and tax breaks for billionaires. And on October 6, thousands of us will begin the occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C. This is not your…
Action alerts, Latin America solidarity - general or not otherwise covered, Militarism
November 18-20, 2011: Converge at the gates of Ft. Benning
Stand up for dignity, justice, solidarity and self-determination at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia! Shut Down the SOA and Resist U.S. Militarization in the Americas! (The following alert was originally sent by our friends at SOA Watch.) Join thousands of solidarity activists, torture survivors, union workers, people of faith, students, immigrants, veterans and others…
Action alerts, Honduras, Militarism
Emergency Actions Needed – Honduras
The following emergency alert is a compilation of alerts initiated by the Friendship Office of the Americas and Rights Action. * Honduras Rigores community threatened with violent eviction * Calls needed by Spanish speakers * Emergency funding needed for community whose homes were destroyed * Watch video of police destroying homes On July 1, a…
Action alerts, Latin America solidarity - general or not otherwise covered, Militarism
October, 8-10-2011: National Action at the U.S. Southern Command
This alert was originally published by SOAW. For over 200 years the United States, with its military, has been interfering in the internal affairs of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. We want that to end! So on Invasion Day (Columbus) Weekend we will hold a series of events and actions centering around…
Action alerts, Militarism
Nuclear weapons forever? Check out these federal budget choices!
Washington policymakers are figuring out how much money they’ll spend next year on a long list of important issues. And there are real differences among three budget blueprints that have been offered: the Obama budget, the Congressional Progressive Caucus People’s Budget and the Ryan (GOP) budget. As we approach the August 6th and 9th anniversaries…
Eco-Solidarity, Latin America solidarity - general or not otherwise covered, Militarism, News
Costa Rica Bans Depleted Uranium Weapons
By Carol Marujo (Dr. Marujo, a US citizen living in Costa Rica, is a freelance writer, a peace activist and a member of the Friends Peace Center and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.) Costa Rica became the world’s second country to ban depleted uranium weapons on June 9, 2011. President Laura Chinchilla…
Action alerts, Indigenous rights & liberation (Abya Yala, Americas), Militarism
Opposing US Militarism on “Columbus Day”
The following alert was originally circulated by our friends at SOAW. October, 8-10-2011: National Action at the U.S. Southern Command, Doral (Miami), FL “We’ll renew the base on one condition: that they let us put a base in Miami — an Ecuadorean base,” – Rafael Correa on keeping the U.S. airbase in Ecuador. For over…
Action alerts, Militarism
Online Poll Gets 10,000 Responses – Let’s Keep It Growing!
Congress just passed a new “defense” bill. Many Representatives tried to cut the Pentagon budget – by defunding the Afghanistan war, cutting specific weapons, and voting against the entire bill. But in the end, the Pentagon was the only government agency that is getting a double-digit increase. “The military budget is not on the table,”…
