Marla
Ruzicka, a passionate advocate for
peace, was with us on our first CODEPINK
visit to Iraq in 2003 and chose to stay
on to help the innocent victims of the
war. She was killed by a car bomb in
Iraq in April 2005.
Marla
Ruzicka gave her life to a question
“How many Iraqi’s
died?" Her story should
capture the imagination of this country
and penetrate the halls of power with
a simple question, “How
many?” Marla should be remembered
with an answer.
Learn
how and why CODEPINK
was started, be inspired by our creative
actions from Baghdad to Washington DC
to build a movement to stop war and nuture
love for the human family. This 10-minute
video can also be purchased from
the CODEPINKstore.
A
Global Call for Peace!
On the second anniversary of the war,
people all over the world march and speak
out against war and for their vision of
a more peaceful world.
Mothers
Say No to War
A Report by Geoffrey Millard and Scott Galindez
Code
Pink launched
a 24-hour Mother's Day peace vigil in front
of the White House. Participants include
Susan Sarandon, Cindy Sheehan, Ann Wright,
Patch Adams, and Medea Benjamin. TruthOut's
Geoffrey Millard and Scott Galindez filed
this report from Washington, DC.
Dr.
Martin Luther King's Legacy
Produced by CODEPINK
"A
true revolution of values will say of
war, 'This way of settling differences
is not just.'…I call on Washington today,
I call on every man and woman of goodwill
all over America today: Take a stand on
this issue. Tomorrow may be too late;
a book may close. And I don't know about
you -- I ain't going to study war no more."
In “Not For Broadcast,” a coffee vendor
warns activist Media Benjamin that if
the United States invades Iraq all Arabs
will unite against the United States.
As we follow the woman’s group through
Iraq, personal interactions with Iraqi’s
take on added relevance. After Texas fisher
woman, participates in an amusing mock
marriage in an Iraqi home she comments
it’s a “whole lot like Texas.” Whether
playing marbles with Iraqi children, or
listening to the Southern draw of an Iraqi
Official (he had lived in Atlanta) the
trailer exemplifies many scenes in the
documentary. When our vehicle breaks down
in the Iraqi desert, Amira Matsouda paces
on the side of the road worried of what
is come to her homeland. Occasionally
inter cut with President Bush’s State
of the Union speech “Not For Broadcast”
contrasts the Bush Administrations highly
coordinated political campaign with CODEPINK’s
personal experience.
The
Full Monte Production is currently
seeking funds to expand the trailer into
a short documentary. We welcome support
and contributions to share this story
of pre-war Iraq. Please e-mail
for further information.
Six
weeks before the war: In the
months before the war The Bush administration
controlled headlines with political and
diplomatic pressure, while Saddam Hussein
strung along the weapons inspectors with
the international media in tow. The American
public rarely saw the Iraqi people on
television. In an apparent attempt to
affect the media, CODEPINK
was granted Visas. And from the streets
of Baghdad CODEPINK
hoped to attract the media’s attention
to the fate of the Iraqi people. While
numerous cameras showed up at CODEPINK’s
colorful demonstrations, the message did
not get home.
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Marla
Ruzicka
"A
true revolution of values will say of
war, 'This way of settling differences
is not just.'…I call on Washington today,
I call on every man and woman of goodwill
all over America today: Take a stand on
this issue. Tomorrow may be too late;
a book may close. And I don't know about
you -- I ain't going to study war no more."