EREZ, ISRAEL — More than three dozen Americans and Israelis rallied today at the border checkpoint here into Gaza, hoping to be let through into the war-torn area with playground building materials, food and other products to delivered to the Gazan people, after Israel authorities barred them from entering. Patch Adams, the American clown-doctor documented [...]
WHAT: “Voices of Peace” panel discussion, presented by CODEPINK Women for Peace WHEN: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. May 8 WHERE: Eatonville restaurant, 2121 14th St. NW, D.C. WASHINGTON — In Congo, Sri Lanka, Iran, Syria and other countries wracked by war and political turmoil, women play a vital role in rebuilding society, stabilizing families, [...]
WASHINGTON — During Israeli Pres. Shimon Peres’ speech today at the annual AIPAC (American Israeli Political Action Committee) policy conference at the Washington Convention Center, CODEPINK members raised banners saying “Want Peace? End the Occupation,” “What About Gaza?,” and “No Money for War Crimes.” As the six activists were forcibly dragged away from the stage, [...]
WASHINGTON — Representing the voice of millions of Americans and those worldwide, CODEPINK calls on Congress to reject President Obama’s outrageous request for an additional $83.4 billion to be spent on ineffectual, destabilizing, immoral wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite Obama’s campaign promise never to ask for war funding as a supplemental bill as opposed [...]
WASHINGTON — This Mother’s Day weekend, in an inspiring, empowering vigil to hear the voices of women living under occupation, CODEPINK Women for Peace invites all women, men and children to spend 24 hours outside the White House in a family-friendly gathering of feminine energy, sister and motherhood, a self-reflective reclamation of the original purpose [...]
Monday, June 8, 2009
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