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Report from the Roseroots!

Every month, the Bay Area’s organizer extraordinaire Janet Weil and I put together a Roseroots Report, a roundup of all of CODEPINK local groups activities nationwide. Here’s a peek of this month’s report! CODEPINK turned up the heat in June, with actions, meetings and gatherings focused on lifting the siege of Gaza, objecting Congressional war [...]

In memory of Betty Merle, Sacramento coordinator

In honor of Betty Merle, the coordinator of CODEPINK Sacramento, who passed away Dec. 29: Betty “little ol’ Okie girl” Merle (b. March 13, 1938) launched CODEPINK in her adopted state’s capitol, Sacremento, with friend Jo Souvignier. At a celebration of Betty’s life on January 10, 2009, filled with tears, laughter and many good memories, [...]