updated Fri. July 5, 2024
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Common Dreams
April 13, 2018
As President Donald Trump's torture-supporting secretary of state pick Mike Pompeo testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday—amid a flood of opposition from anti-war groups, environmentalists, and LGBTQ rights organizations—commentators and activists have argued thatÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
April 13, 2018
The Palestinians were invited as participants to the ceremony organized by the Combatants for Peace and the Israeli and Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace groups as an alternative to the standard Israeli Memorial Day events. On this day, families who lost some of their members in the war also haveÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
April 13, 2018
The Palestinians were invited as participants to the ceremony organized by the Combatants for Peace and the Israeli and Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace groups as an alternative to the standard Israeli Memorial Day events. On this day, families who lost some of their members in the war also haveÃâà...
Jewish Journal
April 12, 2018
This is the first time we've witnessed such a concrete expression of a Palestinian demand that is an absolute deal-killer: The “return” of up to 5 million Palestinian refugees to Israel proper. Even the most leftist peace groups concede that Israel could never allow that. This delusional “right of return,” whichÃâà...
Sputnik International
April 10, 2018
Jointly owned by the Paris-based Safran group and the Europe-wide armaments manufacturer MBDA, Roxel manufactures an assortment of propulsion systems intended for air to air, air to ground and ground to ground launched missile systems, something anti-war groups fear are being purchased byÃâà...
Memphis Flyer
March 29, 2018
The work of several anti-war organizations, plus 250 student government officers and student newspaper editors were necessary to draw the massive number of people to Washington. What these young adults from Parkland High School managed to put together last week was nothing short of miraculous.
ReliefWeb
March 28, 2018
In Burundi, CARE would not work with local civil society organisations and peace groups to resolve community tensions and promote social cohesion, trauma healing and the importance of a truth and reconciliation process. In Niger, OXFAM would not support women in gaining legal entitlement to land andÃâà...
The New Political
March 27, 2018
Haddad said supporting Syrian peace organizations such as businesses, research institutions and hospitals would not only foster dialogue between opposing groups, but also deliver much needed aid to the Syrian people. He is correct. Haddad outlined a potential situation for dialogue: The Kurds in theÃâà...
The Sydney Morning Herald
March 27, 2018
It was then that I first saw Rob was forwarding internal group emails from climate change, animal rights and peace groups to a strange email address. I had a sinking feeling. I felt like I knew then he was working for someone. But I didn't know if it was a private investigator or the New Zealand police. I startedÃâà...
Common Dreams
March 27, 2018
The White House announced earlier this month that Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will sit down for in-person talks—a positive development peace groups attributed to diplomacy from the South. But according to Bolton, the talks are just an excuse for Pyongyang to further develop its nuclearÃâà...
The New Political
March 27, 2018
Haddad said supporting Syrian peace organizations such as businesses, research institutions and hospitals would not only foster dialogue between opposing groups, but also deliver much needed aid to the Syrian people. He is correct. Haddad outlined a potential situation for dialogue: The Kurds in theÃâà...
Common Dreams
March 20, 2018
With Vote Looming, Anti-War Groups Call on Nation to Demand Congress End US-Backed Slaughter in Yemen. "Congress," declares ... Anti-war groups are urging Americans to call their members of Congress to demand they end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. (Photo: Win WithoutÃâà...
The Guardian
March 19, 2018
I've put notorious gangsters behind bars who use rape and mutilation to build their reputation. I just can't work out where the comparable danger is from London Greenpeace, or anti-war groups. If the spycops had infiltrated paramilitary groups or terrorist organisations, then of course I would concede a risk,Ãâà...
HuffPost
March 19, 2018
Peace groups slam the Pentagon's narrative. In a response to Defense Department document, the Friends Committee on National Legislation, Win Without War and the Yemen Peace Project say the administration is trying to weaken congressional oversight. They also say that public American pressure onÃâà...
Slugger O'Toole
March 19, 2018
Agree with him or not, he was one of the most intelligent political thinkers I have had the privilege to know. He also kindly dedicated his autobiography, The Informer, to peace groups New Consensus, the Peace Train and Families against Intimidation and Terror, which he said were unyielding in oppositionÃâà...
CNBC
March 19, 2018
The Saudis will likely seek to minimize opportunities for Salman to be put on the spot about the arrests, but anti-war groups planning demonstrations in several cities could also create troubling optics. Demonstrators are gathering Tuesday morning in front of the White House and on the steps of City Hall inÃâà...
Southside Pride
March 19, 2018
The Minnesota Peace Action Coalition (MPAC), a coalition of peace and anti-war groups in the Twin Cities, is organizing a protest on Sunday, April 15, as part of national spring anti-war actions taking place around the U.S. The demonstration begins at 1:30 p.m. with a gathering at Hennepin and LagoonÃâà...
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
March 16, 2018
World Storytelling Day events take place on or around March 20 in 25 countries. And in St. Paul, storytellers will be slinging tales Tuesday, March 20, for adults and Saturday, March 24, for children at Landmark Center. The event, which has taken place since 2003, isn't all “once upon a time.” A global themeÃâà...
People's World
March 12, 2018
Maine Veterans for Peace, local peace groups, and individuals have long protested BIW's mission. Bruce Gagnon, veteran peace activist and founder of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, has provided leadership. Over the course of years, activists have held vigils in front ofÃâà...
Markets Insider
March 6, 2018
The report, called "Don't Bank on the Bomb," includes data from major retirement funds, pensions, and other publicly disclosed investments from January 2014 through October 2017. Peace organizations behind the report aim to encourage "divesting from nuclear weapon[s] producers." However, the reportÃâà...
The Nation.
January 16, 2018
But the summit could be upstaged by 16 women representing peace groups from the United States, Canada, and other countries involved in its planning. They have come to Vancouver to press for diplomatic and economic initiatives to peacefully resolve the Korea crisis and ultimately bring a formal end toÃâà...
Al-Monitor
December 31, 1999
The Civil Administration in the West Bank has increased the information it requires from peace groups that organize face-to-face encounters between Palestinians and Israelis, and some activists say the new demands go much too far. Facebook/crackinthewall/Charlie Avremi. Israeli and Palestinian womenÃâà...
africanews
December 31, 1999
“NGOs & media which have either their own or other anti-peace organizations agenda are spreading information that are baseless & far from the truth.” Ambassador of Ethiopia to Kenya, Dina Mufti, told FBC that it is difficult for all sides to know the exact number of people who have crossed into Kenya fromÃâà...
Jewschool
December 31, 1999
Over the past three decades, Chazan has been a frequent guest speaker for American Jewish peace groups as well as an important advisor for many ... She is also active in a variety of women's, human rights, and peace organizations and served as the president of the New Israel Fund from 2008 to 2012.
Buffalo News
December 31, 1999
She continued to mentor other youth in the Youth Assistance Program and local peace organizations, and for two more years, she continued to work as a corrections officer in a local maximum security prison, daily coming into contact with prisoners who life trajectories were not unlike those who had killedÃâà...
The Oshkosh Northwestern
December 31, 1999
"I know there are peace organizations but I cannot name a one, and I certainly don't know if there are any active in Oshkosh? Can't remember anyone marching for peace in Oshkosh's parades. All we hear about is Oshkosh Corp, essentially a subsidiary of the federal government and the military-industrialÃâà...
