NEW YORK — While many worldwide are lauding an “end” to the Iraq War today, as US troops may have largely moved out of most Iraqi cities, CODEPINK Women for Peace calls for a true, complete end to six years of devastating occupation with a speedy withdrawal of all troops, ending the use of military [...]
Alexander Cockburn’s “Twittergasms” piece today in the Nation slams much of the anti-war movement through the lens of Twitter — including CODEPINK — for failing to rally the world against Obama’s failed promises, war in Afghanistan, growing war in Pakistan, and still-not-over war in Iraq, and for joining in the conversation around the current civil [...]
This past rainy Sunday in New York City, the clouds parted for a few hours so that a group of bikini-clad CODEPINKers could shine their light upon a dark issue: Israel’s abuse and war crimes toward the people of Palestine.
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
AL-ARISH, EGYPT – Nine members of [...]
Pam Rasmussen, of Maryland, shares her experiences (with great photos!) on the 60-member aid delegation on her blog here.
Here’s an excerpt from March 11:
Sandra Ruch, in Gaza City now on CODEPINK’s 60-member international delegation delivering aid to Gazan women today for International Women’s Day, is updating her own blog with her experiences and sending updates to PINKTank. We’ll update this post with each of her updates. Read on!
On International Women’s Day, March 8, about 50 LA activists gathered at the entrance to the Universal Hilton Hotel where the annual AIPAC fundraiser was being held. We arrived about 30 minutes early to eight cop cars lined up in wait. The press outreach had been effective as three local cameras were arriving along with [...]
Hi all — I just posted this piece on Huffington Post on International Women’s Day in Gaza. You can read it here!
Here’s another update from Susan Adelman, in Gaza City now!
The Egyptians blinked!! We were contacted by the Egyptian Red Crescent just before dinner on the 7th and told that they and the Palestinian Red Crescent would facilitate the transportation of our relief supplies from Egypt to Palestine. This was a BIG signal. They also mentioned [...]
Jessie Boylan, of Australia, has also posted on her amazing blog, here, with wonderful photos.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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