Voices for Creative Nonviolence is happy to help promote simultaneous screenings of the documentary FREE TRIP TO EGYPT to occur in 500 theaters nationwide at 6:30pm Central Time this Wednesday, June 12th. The film followsContinue reading
Category: Middle East
News from Cathy Breen in New York, remembering friends in Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Kurdistan and Turkey
Dear Friends, It’s been so long since I have written, that I don’t know where to begin. I pick up a binder and begin scanning through past “Dear Friends” letters. As I read, memories ofContinue reading
Mon 4/22: Let Yemen Live!!! Civil Disobedience in NYC
At 10:00 am, gather at Ralph Bunche Park, 43rd Street & 1st Avenue. At 11:30 am, march up 1st Avenue to 45th Street; Respectfully refuse to disperse from entrances to the US and Saudi Missions.
‘Every War Is a War Against Children’
We, in the United States, have yet to realize both the futility and immense consequences of war even as we develop, store, sell, and use hideous weapons. The number of children killed is rising.
“Raising Voices for Yemen” Defendants to Appear in Court on February 25
On January 2nd, 2019, eleven people from New York, New Jersey, Maine, Illinois and Iowa protested the the Saudi-led, U.S.-supported bombardment and siege of Yemen by nonviolently blocking the doors of the United States PermanentContinue 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
Nonviolent Afghans Bring a Breath of Fresh Air
17th October 2018 By Dr Hakim Above: Iqbal Khyber and Badshah Khan bring a breath of fresh air Grade 12th Afghan student Jamila Omary asked, “Do you have any plans to arm yourselves, because ofContinue reading
God Only Knows – Kathy Kelly
Above: Witness Against Torture activists protest at the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates on January 9, 2018. Credit: Witness Against Torture July 24, 2018 “If they would just confirm to us that my brotherContinue reading
Let Yemenis Live [Video] – Kathy Kelly, Syracuse, NY – 7/16/18
Introduction by Syracuse Peace Council’s Aly Wayne Kathy’s presentation: Let Yemenis Live Question and Answer Session The video from which these selctions were made can be found on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6gEE74F66g and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEwiBJmZrIs