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.
Tag: The United Arab Emirates
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
Press Release: Fast for Yemen Dec 29-Jan 12
Photo: from NYC Yemen protest, credit Felton Davis PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: December 28, 2018 TWO-WEEK FAST CALLS FOR AN END TO WAR IN YEMEN AND DRAMATIC MEASURES TO AVOID FAMINE; PARTICIPANTS BEGIN INContinue reading
A Shift: Repudiating War on Yemen – Kathy Kelly
Photo: Houthi-allied tribesmen demonstrating in Yemen for peace talks – Hani Mohammed/AP December 19, 2018 Twenty years ago, a small delegation organized by Voices in the Wilderness lived in Baghdad while U.S. cruise missiles attackedContinue reading
Dec. 4 Backpack Graveyard Vigil – Peace Action Wisconsin
Peace Action Wisconsin sent us this picture of their impromptu December 4th vigil at Milwaukee’s Federal Courthouse. We’ll add more photos to this page when we get them!
Report from Nov 29 Women Against War Albany NY Vigil
Children are starving in Yemen because of US bombs. 34 Backpack Vigil in Albany on Thursday, November 29th Noon to 1 PM. Originally published on http://www.womenagainstwar.org/wordpress/children-are-starving-in-yemen-because-of-us-bombs-34-backpack-vigil-in-albany-on-thursday-november-29th-noon-to-1-pm/ Despairing of getting House and Senate leadership to allowContinue reading
Seeing Yemen from Jeju – Kathy Kelly
December 4, 2018 Several days ago, I joined an unusual Skype call originated by young South Korean founders of “The Hope School.” Located on Jeju Island, the school aims to build a supportive community betweenContinue reading