Our emergency international delegation to Honduras, organized from the United States by CODEPINK, Global Exchange and Non-Violence International, began its fact-finding mission in the wake of the June 28 coup that overthrew President Manuel Zelaya. We started out with a briefing by the Network of Sustainable Development (Red de Desarrollo Sostenible) a 15-year-old organization devoted to [...]
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Who controls access to minors when it comes to recruiting them? Is it their parents, school administrators, or international law? International law forbids the recruitment of those under the age of 15, while the 1989 UN Child Convention defines a minor as under 18. Into that gap fall a million advertisements delivered by mass media. Plus several [...]
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
In case you missed it, the New York Times featured an Op-Ed piece last week celebrating the strength of women’s voices in the movement in Iran - both in 1979 and now today. An excerpt: From Day 1, Iran’s women stood in the vanguard. Their voices from rooftops were loudest, and their defiance in the streets [...]
Thursday, June 18, 2009
CODEPINK calls for end to violence against peaceful Iranian protesters Urges Obama administration to affirm promise for diplomacy, end sanctions WASHINGTON — In the midst of public unrest and outrage in Iran over the country’s recent election, CODEPINK stands with the people of Iran at this time of crisis and supports their right to free and fair elections, [...]
Monday, June 1, 2009
The war in Afghanistan is escalating. In recent weeks, both the House and the Senate have approved Obama’s supplemental bill which includes funding for the additional 21,000 troops set to deploy to Afghanistan. As CODEPINK protests this escalation and looks for alternative solutions, it is important that we educate ourselves about the history, culture, and [...]
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The 2006 death of 14 year old Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi was shrouded in mystery due to a deeply corrupt military cover up. Dedicated journalists (like those at Women’s Media Center) have helped to keep this story and Abeer’s memory alive–read the latest here. As the last man accused stands trial, we learn more about [...]
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
A hundred peace loving women, a thousand long stemmed roses and what seemed like a MILLION hand knitted squares from all over the world created an amazing scene of beauty and peace–and all done with love and hope. We have hope for the end of war, for the preservation of community, for the survival of [...]
Thursday, May 7, 2009
By Rae Abileah This past Monday morning as I walked briskly with a mass of well-dressed, mostly Jewish people headed into a huge auditorium room, I felt as if I could have been one of a horde of Jews rushing to get into our synagogue to pray on Rosh Hashanah. On any other day, I may [...]
Thursday, April 23, 2009
In the wake of the torture memo bombshell and a finger pointing extravaganza on Capitol Hill, Nancy Pelosi stated today that Congress was never briefed on the use of waterboarding. That statement seems to beg the question- what would they have done had they known? Considering the poor track record on issues of accountability- one [...]
Monday, March 30, 2009
CODEPINK has launched a weekly radio show at http://pinktalkradio.org/. Join us every Sunday at 5:00 pm EST/2:00 pm PST. Did you miss yesterday’s episode? It is available on-demand here. This week features an interview with members of Presidio permanente No Dal Molin from Vicenza, Italy, who have been staying at the DC House as they lobby in [...]
Thursday, July 2, 2009
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