Please pre-register here to participate in Thursday’s educational webinar on the war and accompanying famine in Yemen with Destroying Yemen author Dr. Isa Blumi. It will take place from 2pm-3pm Eastern Time (Dr. Blumi isContinue reading
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Weapons that Protect White Privilege Prevent Sustainable Community Change – Kathy Kelly
Kathy Kelly reflects on weapons and systems white people use to protect their white privilege, recalling that Dr. King called U.S. militarism “a demonic suction tube.”
Our Disaster – Kathy Kelly
June 1, 2020 An entire generation of Yemeni children has suffered the traumas of war, many of them orphaned, maimed, malnourished, or displaced. The United Nations reports a death toll of 100,000 people in that nation’s ongoingContinue reading
Death, Misery and Bloodshed in Yemen – Kathy Kelly
by Kathy KellyOctober 16, 2019 Writing about his visit to the world’s largest weapons bazaar, held in London during October, Arron Merat describes reading this slogan emblazoned above Raytheon’s stall: “Strike with Creativity.” Raytheon manufacturesContinue 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.
Can We Divest from Weapons Dealers? – Kathy Kelly
March 8, 2019 Impoverished people living in numerous countries today would stand a far better chance of survival, and risk far less trauma, if weapon manufacturers such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, and RaytheonContinue reading
Angela Swan Art for Yemen 2018
Our friend Angela Swan has created this art exhibit in Milwaukee where she is an MFA candidate at the UWM Peck School of Arts. It is focused on the U.S.-and-Saudi-engineered disaster of war and famineContinue reading
Four Arrested for Sit-In at Mitch McConnell’s Office
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 10, 2019 Witness Against Torture Activists Arrested for Sit-In at Senator Mitch McConnell’s office Activists call on McConnell to schedule a vote on the War Powers Act, allowing discussionContinue reading
British Councillor Endorses Corbyn Stance, Denounces U.K. Yemen Complicity
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Maya Evans 07973 484 202 mayaevans@fastmail.co.uk or Mary Dobbing: 07719 551 016 Photo credit: George de Castro Day British Councillor Endorses Corbyn Position and Denounces UK Complicity in War CrimesContinue reading
Civil Disobedience at Day 3 of Yemen Fast – video
On January 2nd, 2019, eleven people including Voices’ Kathy Kelly and Brian Terrell were arrested blocking the entrance to the US Mission to the United Nations in New York City – part of an ongoingContinue reading