Category: Jennie’s Posts
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Support Students and Free Speech
Rumeysa Ozturk was arrested and her student visa revoked for political speech. She has been charged with no crime. Read my open letter to my US government representatives, and write your own in support of students and free speech.
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Feeding Sudan
In these last 10 days of Ramadan, would you commit to stand with Sudanese people through a one-time financial gift or a sustained commitment to fundraise for the needs of one family?
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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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What is your image of “peace”?
Reflections on peace during this second week of advent. #Peace #Advent #PowerWith #Christian #Meditation
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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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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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Americans, we have a choice.
This is not a drill. Some of my thoughts on ‘the enemy within’ and the choice America faces.
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Commemorating 24 years of UNSCR 1325 – the Women, Peace, and Security Resolution.
24 years ago this month, the UN Security Council passed UNSCR 1325 – the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Resolution – and, yet, women’s participation in peace negotiations is still far too low. Our world tastes too much of war, and women have had enough.
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Did you know that 17% of things made in the USA are for warmaking?
In 2019, 17% of US manufacturing was military. That’s huge. (I don’t know the 2024 percentage, although the Pentagon’s budget has risen in the last 5 years – outpacing inflation.) Imagine that your local supermarket were a reflection of USA manufacturing. You would walk in those automatic doors, feel the cool air-conditioning sweep over your…
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What might be the US Presidential candidates’ future foreign policy toward the Korean peninsula if elected?
A recap of this month’s study group – and a few reasons why I’m super proud of my fellow study buddies.
Seeds Will Grow 