By Sharon Miller, CODEPINK San Francisco intern By now, you’re probably aware of the people’s movement to occupy Wall Street, K Street in Washington, DC, and public spaces across the United States. Maybe you’ve read CODEPINK’s alert connecting the movement for social and economic justice with the need to end the US wars in Afghanistan [...]
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
If week one of Occupy Wall Street was about surviving, week two has been about finding our voice. Some of the organizing and facilitation processes we’ve developed to make our movement inclusive and participatory have proven not to be enough, and we are constantly adapting and regrouping to ensure that everyone’s voice in this broad and vibrant coalition is heard.
Monday, October 3, 2011
I arrived at sunset as the downpour ended. Melanie is moving through the community as if it were her living room. She has made friends and allies and nurtured relationships of mutual support. And of course her headquarters is the Wiki-Leaks truck!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Posted by Sharon Miller, CODEPINK San Francisco intern As the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan approaches, and as the deficit-cutting debate heats up, the rich and powerful in the US have taken an opportunity to throw themselves a massive pity party. Jon Stewart of The Daily Show has documented a small fragment [...]
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
International Peace Day was created as a way to acknowledge the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. It’s important to remember that for all its faults, the United Nations remains the best infrastructure to create a peaceful world. And yet, when President Obama takes the podium to lecture the world on creating peace, it [...]
Monday, September 12, 2011
Today, Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa held a town hall meeting in West LA. I attended the meeting to ask him how he’s going to use the lobbying weight of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the Los Angeles DC office to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and bring the money home. Think [...]
Monday, October 10, 2011
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