(Photo: 11 month old Wadah Askri Mesheel in a Yemen clinic, eight hours before his death from malnutrition. Credit: Tyler Hicks/NYT) November 29, 2018 On November 28, sixty-three U.S. Senators voted in favor of holdingContinue reading
Month: November 2018
What Will It Take to Save the Children of Yemen? – Jeremy Varon
November 29 2018 I sifted through the children’s backpacks laid at the Isaiah Wall, across from the United Nations, looking for one labeled with the name of an 11 year-old boy. That’s the age ofContinue reading
Open Letter to Senator Bernie Sanders
David Swanson of World Beyond War sent out this open letter today in advance of a Senate vote on Senator Sanders’ bill to suspend direct U.S. troop involvement in the war on Yemen. People wishingContinue reading
For Yemen: 11/30 Fed Plaza Vigil, 12/1 Shireen Al Adeimi
Please consider attending one or both of these two upcoming Chicago events calling for an end to War on Yemen: 1) Chicago Area Peace Action Rally Friday, November 30, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.,Continue reading
Youth Perspectives on the Yemen War
Voices’ friend Paul Grajnert was at our August 30th vigil at Federal Plaza in Chicago, held to protest the August 9th slaying of 34 Yemeni schoolchildren by U.S.-backed Saudi-coalition forces using a U.S.-supplied missile. WeContinue reading
Ending the War in Yemen- Congressional Resolution is Not Enough!
Brian Terrell November 15, 2018 On November 14, the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives blocked a resolution that its supporters say would end U.S. participation in the war and famine in Yemen.Continue reading
Voices Rising for Yemen – Final Day
Over these past three days, Voices and a coalition of justice-minded organizations have been at and around the United Nations in New York City protesting the ongoing U.S.-Saudi attack on famine-imperilled Yemen. Details are availableContinue reading
Voices Rising for Yemen: Further Resources
Thank you for visiting this mirror of our further resources page for the November 6-8 2018 “Voices Rising for Yemen” actions in New York City. Below please find a list of Suggested Further Actions forContinue reading
Yemen Protests November 6 through 8 in New York City
PROTESTS AT THE SAUDI CONSULATE AND SEVERAL MISSIONS TO THE UN BEGIN ON NOVEMBER 6, CALLING FOR AN END TO WAR IN YEMEN AND DRAMATIC MEASURES TO AVOID FAMINE; PROTESTERS WILLING TO RISK ARREST FOLLOWINGContinue reading