by Medea Benjamin “I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him,” said Dr. Martin Luther King as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. These words will guide me and other passengers aboard the Gaza [...]
Monday, June 20, 2011
Shortly after I graduated college in 2000, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1325 which mandates women’s equal involvement in conflict resolution. While the U.S. participated in the unanimous passage of that resolution, it has failed to implement it in any of its military interventions. The result? Ten years into the U.S. occupation, Afghanistan remains the most dangerous [...]
Friday, June 17, 2011
The Metro Economies Policy Committee passed the War Dollars Home Resolution unanimously. As Jackie Cabasso of Mayors for Peace explained, #USCM2011 Metro Econ Cmmttee used consent calendar-type process to adopt 13 resolutions simultaneously. Noone pulled Bring Our $$ Home!! Unpacking that tweet: business is done at the US Conference of Mayors by consent. A member [...]
Thursday, June 16, 2011
By Medea Benjamin Senate Armed Services Chair Carl Levin—a Democrat from Michigan--had just put down the gavel, marking the end of the confirmation hearing for Leon Panetta to be the next Secretary of Defense, when Detroit-born CODEPINK activist Tighe Barry jumped up. “Shame on you, Senator Levin, for supporting endless wars while Detroit is dying,” he shouted. “Your constituents are eating cat food while you’re funding a champagne war.” Levin shook his head in disgust, dismissing Barry as some kind of kook, and walked out of the room[...]
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
This afternoon members of CODEPINK and No Women No Play, a women’s rights organization advocating on behalf of Saudi women, gathered outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy to express their support for Saudi women. This Friday, June 17th, women throughout Saudi Arabia are taking a stand and will publicly drive throughout the country. Women in Saudi [...]
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
This morning CODEPINKERS and members of the Bradley Manning Support Network rallied outside of the federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. The issues at stake: government transparency and basic civil liberties. We rallied today to express our support for whistle blower David House, who appeared at the Federal Grand Jury after receiving a subpoena in May. [...]
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
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