When we heard on Sunday that P.J. Crowley had resigned as spokesman for the State Department after criticizing the Pentagon’s treatment of suspected whistleblower Army private Bradley Manning, my CODEPINK colleagues and I knew we had to respond. How outrageous that yet another person gets punished for simply telling the truth–Crowley called Manning’s treatment “ridiculous, [...]
Monday, March 14, 2011
CODEPINK Women for Peace opposes attempts by the American Jewish Committee and the Israeli government to cancel tonight's US premiere of Julian Schnabel’s film, Miral, at the United Nations. It is only through a humane and nuanced discussion of the lived history and current realities of Palestinians—in Israel, in Gaza and the West Bank, and in the Diaspora—that a lasting and just peace for all people in the region can be attained. Efforts to intimidate and silence those who wish to further that discussion have no place in the American political landscape.
Monday, March 14, 2011
On this sad and shameful "anniversary" of the US bombing and invasion of Iraq, we know some things, and we don't know others. We know that this war was based on lies, was opposed by an unprecedented coordinated wave of global protests, was not approved by the UN Security Council, and was completely unnecessary and illegal.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Radio coverage by the Boston Community Reporters Project here. Joining in: Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, Raging Grannies, City Life, Veterans for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, UPJ, and many more. Melanie Griffith from City Life talks about the need for affordable housing, going unfunded as we squander resources on wars and occupations. [...]
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Yesterday George W. Bush made a guest appearance as the keynote speaker at the 2011 MAILCOM conference held at the Washington Hilton Hotel, and we had totally forgotten about it. It's been a wild week for the CODEPINK DC office; Hillary was around the last few days, and yesterday morning we went to a House Appropriations Committee on Defense hearing with Robert Gates (Defense Secretary) and Mike Mullen (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), and then we dropped by a panel discussion about democracy in Egypt hosted by the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee. Bailing on the panel discussion, at the last minute Medea and I drove over to the Hilton Hotel, and I scoped out the situation while she parked the car. We had our signs folded up and hidden in our purses, they read BUSH: WAR CRIMINAL and BUSH LIED, THOUSANDS DIED.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
February 18th, 2011 On February 17th the King of Bahrain unleashed his police forces upon sleeping protesters, including women and children sleeping in their tents in Pearl Square in the middle of the capital. The King had not long ago apologized for his government’s recent murder of two peaceful protesters. Under fire from rubber-coated bullets, [...]
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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