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 [...]
Vicenza, four hours north of Rome between Venice and Milan, is a classically Italian city with two important footnotes.
Jane Hamsher Wants YOU (to call Congress and tell \'em to stop funding war!)
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, they [...]
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 to [...]
CODEPINK holds overnight vigil for a People’s Bailout on eve of second AIG hearing
Will represent public outrage when Geithner and Bernake testify
WHAT: CODEPINK to camp/vigil outside House building, attend second AIG hearing
WHEN: MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (camp-out/vigil) through 10 a.m. March 24 (hearing)
WHERE: Outside Rayburn House Office Building (camp-out/vigil); 2128 Rayburn House Office Building (hearing), Washington
WASHINGTON — [...]
Today I joined Medea Benjamin, Blaine Clark, Leslie Angeline, Jay Marx, David Swanson, Cindy Sheehan and Bev Rice at the incredible Capitol Power Plant mass action today at the Capitol Plant in Washington, protesting its “clean coal,” timed with the incredible PowerShift 2009 Conference that began Friday night.
(Here’s me, Desiree, Leslie, and Medea with [...]
In a few minutes, the House finance committee will face CEOS of “the Big Three” American auto companies and debate whether it should approve a bailout for the auto industry. CODEPINK will be at the hearing (they were yesterday — check out this Associated Press photo of Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson staring disdainfully at Medea [...]
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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