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Official release: CODEPINK women across America to mark Iraq War’s sixth anniversary

Official release: Nine members of international women’s delegation stay behind in Gaza

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     March 12, 2009    CONTACT: Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK co-founder, 018 9561919 or 972-059-706-4075 Tighe Barry, CODEPINK activist, 011-2019-4812932 (in Cairo) Jean Stevens, CODEPINK national media coordinator, 508-769-2138 (in U.S.) Nine members of international women’s delegation stay behind in Gaza A Palestinian delegate is detained at border, will attempt to cross again March 15 [...]

Official release: Parents of Rachel Corrie, American killed in Gaza, to join Alice Walker on 60-person aid delegation to Gaza this week

Official release: US $300 mill. aid pledge to Gaza not enough, says historic 60-person delegation to Gaza

WASHINGTON — With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s announcement Monday of $300 million in aid for war-torn Gaza, members of the 60-person international delegation set to arrive in Gaza this week call on the Obama administration to push for a lifting of the Israeli blockade of Gaza, to work with the democratically-elected Hamas rather than [...]

Official release: CODEPINK calls Obama’s announcement of timetable, residual troops in Iraq a “broken promise”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Feb. 27, 2009    CONTACT Jean Stevens, CODEPINK media coordinator, 646-723-1781. CODEPINK calls Obama’s announcement of timetable, residual troops in Iraq a “broken promise” Americans must continue to push for change WASHINGTON — CODEPINK Women for Peace is disheartened by President Obama’s announcement this morning for troop withdrawal by Aug. 2010, later than [...]

Official release: CODEPINK heartbroken by Obama’s continued military aggression in Afghanistan; Calls for real change

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Feb. 19, 2009    CONTACT Jean Stevens, CODEPINK national media coordinator, 646-723-1781 CODEPINK heartbroken by Obama’s commitment to continued military aggression in Afghanistan: Calls for real change, humanitarian aid and reconstruction WASHINGTON — CODEPINK Women for Peace is heartbroken and discouraged by President Obama’s decision to deploy an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan, [...]