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The Campaign for a Peace Economy
200 hold anti-war rally outside West Point gates Last night at West Point, President Barack Obama announced the new course for the US military presence in Afghanistan: escalation. At the same time, Peace Action New York State joined other peace organizations outside of the West Point gates to protest his decision. Read the full article here. Check out Paul Kawika Martin's reports straight from Afghanistan Peace Action's Political Director Paul Kawika Martin recently went on a delegation to Afghanistan. Read his blog posts from Kabul here and here. Register Your Afghanistan House Party Today Peace Action chapters across the country are still hosting house parties to continue building support against the troop escalation in Afghanistan. Visit our House Party Center for more information about registering, attending, and hosting. Join Our Call to Action Opposing the Occupation of Afghanistan Sign our better plan to bring peace to Afghanistan. Tell President Obama "we have a better plan: focus on diplomatic cooperation and humanitarian aid, mitigate civilian causalities by scaling back military force." Your Contributions Needed for NPR (No, Not National Public Radio) Executive Director Kevin Martin and Fellow Lisa Putkey in Common Dreams on the Nuclear Posture Review here. Nuclear Disarmament Deeds, Not Words, Could Help Obama Earn His Nobel Executive Director Kevin Martin responds to President Obama's Nobel acceptance speech. Petition to Obama for a Nuclear Free World President Obama pledged to demonstrate leadership for nuclear disarmament and abolition. Help us support that pledge by adding 100,000 signatures to an international petition for abolition to be delivered before the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at the United Nations in May 2010. Nuclear Weapons Policy Guide Internationally there are three primary treaties that will be worked on in the coming year, which need to be strengthened and supported by the United States -- Click the links below to find out more. Executive Director Kevin Martin in Truthout On July 3rd, Peace Action Executive Director Kevin Martin points out the hypocrisy of the United States' nuclear policies in a great new article in Truthout. The Campaign for a Peace Economy
Sign our petition to Shift Military Spending The U.S. military budget has soared to over $700 billion in the last eight years, help us bring the budget back to Earth. Peace Action- Military Spending Primer - What does all the money for military go towards? Find out with our military spending primer. The Pacific Freeze Campaign Peace Action is proud to endorse a new initiative to educate people about the dangerous effects of nuclear weapons. This initiative, and also the Disarmament for Development initiative of the International Peace Bureau, is novel and important as they look at military spending on a global scale. Peace Action West's Political Director Rebecca Grifin on Sanctions Prevent
Accidental War with Iran Listen to Obama's Norooz message to Iran "Iraq Outraged by Blackwater Case Dismissal" Raed Jarrar, a senior fellow with Peace Actio, talks to RT about the Blackwater case dismissal. Watch the video here. Listen to Senior Peace Action Fellow Raed Jarrar give the latest on Iraq Raed Jarrar, a senior fellow with Peace Action, speaks on DemocracyNOW! about the political situation in Iraq revolving around the elections. Listen here. Peace Action Speaks Out on Obama's Plan for Iraq Student Peace Action Network facilitates Counter-Recruitment Victory This past April the Student Peace Action Network played an important role in supporting Counter Recruitment advocacy at Northeastern University. Click here for the full update. Bring the Guard Home - It's the Law! Advocacy campaign to to return the national guard back to your state. This is the Peace Action Website.
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