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
Afghanistan, Drones, Guantanamo, Iraq, Middle East, Nonviolent Resistance Actions, Nuclear Disarmament, Syria, Yemen
Let Us End Our Complicity in War – Bishop Gumbleton
We’re grateful for Bishop Thomas Gumbleton’s call to end complicity with war: although addressed to members of his own faith, his words challenge all who long to abolish war and weapons. Bishop Gumbleton traveled withContinue 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.
‘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.
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