Category: Advocacy
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End of American Decency: People Are Dying
On Friday morning, the staffers at a half dozen U.S.-funded medical facilities in Sudan who care for severely malnourished children had a choice to make: Defy President Donald Trump’s order to immediately stop their operations or let up to 100 babies and toddlers die. They chose the children.
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In Gratitude for USAID
An open-letter to my representatives in Congress (Senator Josh Hawley, Senator Eric Schmitt, and Congressman Sam Graves) about how one USAID program may have saved my husband’s life.
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2024’s Top Ten Nonviolence News Articles
Ten of 2024’s best articles from Waging Nonviolence, a news source focusing not just on the problems facing our world, but the solutions — specifically the ones put forth by ordinary people and the movements they build to push for change.
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Crisis in South Korea: Understanding the Turmoil Rocking South Korea’s Democracy
This webinar, directed toward an American, Christian audience, provides some context for South Korea’s martial law situation, which has been in the news lately, and offers some ways for Americans to stand in solidarity with South Koreans.
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Solidarity with South Koreans 🇰🇷
A summary of the last week in South Korea and an invitation to express your solidarity with the Korean people. We need each other! #Solidarity #Justice #Peace #Participation #Democracy
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U.S. Disregard for the Rule of Law
The United States’ Senate failed to block offensive weapons sales to Israel, disregarding U.S. law to block weapons sales to nations that violate human rights or prevent delivery of U.S. humanitarian aid. #USA #Israel #Gaza #Weapons #Senate #Failure #RuleOfLaw #WarCrime
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Saving Civilian Lives
Cross-posting this email received from Mubarak Awad, founder of Nonviolence International, with more from me afterward. Wednesday, we are expecting to see Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) in the US Senate blocking offensive arms sales to Israel to be brought to the floor by Senator Sanders – and supported by Senators Merkley, Schatz, Welch, Van…
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Warheads to Windmills: Great Ideas for Resisting the War Machine – Let’s Pressure the Profiteers
This is a week of action resisting the war machine. Yesterday, the target of our actions was Huntington Ingalls Industries. Today, we are targeting the message to L3Harris. No matter where we live, we have the ability to resist the merchants of death. Will you join us?
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Are you planning to take part in this year’s Campaign Nonviolence Action Days?
In 2024, join us in advancing peace and nonviolence, and addressing the entwined issues of violence, war, poverty, racism, and environmental destruction. #CampaignNonviolence #ActionDays
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Open Letter to the Governments of Iran, United Arab Emirates, Russia, and Ukraine calling on them to STOP sending weapons, ammunition, military equipment, and troops to Sudan
For the return of peace in Sudan, we ask: – The United Arab Emirates to stop supplying ammunition to the Rapid Support Forces; – Iran to stop supplying drones to the Sudanese Armed Forces; – Russia and Ukraine to halt the flow of weapons, military equipment and troops to Sudan. Please sign the petition!
