Jenna Lennon, 19, of Chicago, and her mother Elizabeth joined us for our 24-hour vigil in Lafayette Park, their first CODEPINK event ever. They were both psyched and deeply passionate about our mission, and we were thrilled to have them! Jenna penned this beautiful, loving piece of her thoughts on the weekend for us. Enjoy!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
CODEPINK, along with Jewish and Muslim women, plan to flood President-Elect Obama’s Washington DC Hotel with White Roses on Friday delivering the message, “Please do not be silent. The children of Gaza need your help.” In the plea to the President Elect to speak out, CODEPINK harkens back to the White Rose Society-the WWII non-violent resistance [...]
Friday, January 2, 2009
On New Year’s Day, Deepak Chopra sends this letter to President-Elect Obama on how to create peace. Join CODEPINK in making a personal New Year’s Resolution for Peace here. 9 Steps To Peace for Obama in the New Year by Deepak Chopra You have been elected by the first anti-war constituency since 1952, when Dwight D. Eisenhower was [...]
Monday, December 29, 2008
Let Obama Know Peace is a Priority. The Obama Transition Team has once again opened up for questions on their official site, Change.gov. Questions can be voted up or down by members of the community and the Obama Team will answer the most popular questions after the New Year. Let Obama know that peace, including [...]
Friday, October 31, 2008
After saving Queens woman from foreclosure, CODEPINK pressure Washington to bailout Main Street QUEENS, NY — The day Jocelyne Voltaire’s home here of 21 years was scheduled for auction, CODEPINK Women for Peace learned of her tragic story and appealed to its members for help. In two hours, $15,000 in donations had poured in, enough to [...]
Friday, September 12, 2008
CODEPINK and other peace orgs — a whopping 12 — are gearing up for Sept. 20, the day of our Million Doors for Peace campaign! We’re recruiting thousands of people to knock on one million of their neighbors’ doors and ask them to sign a pledge to bringing the troops home within one year. Katrina [...]
Thursday, May 14, 2009
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