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Ellsberg, Swanson, Nader & Benjamin- On Iraq, Afghanistan, Manning & Wisconsin

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Activist Resources

On March 18, Daniel Ellsberg, David Swanson, Ralph Nader, Medea Benjamin, and others gave moving speeches on the need to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and on the strategies that they would encourage us to follow.  On March … Continue reading →

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Barbara Lee & Bernie Sanders: War in Afghanistan & War on the Middle Class

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Activist Resources

Earlier this week, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D- CA) submitted a proposal to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), asking the DNC to pass a resolution “Supporting Ending the War in Afghanistan and Transferring the Funding to Job Creation, other Crucial Domestic … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden on “The Long War;” Sign up for Tom’s Free Online School of Activism

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Activist Resources

Long-time antiwar activist Tom Hayden recently taught the first of four sessions in his School of Activism.  The session was both informative and inspiring.  Tom describes this series as a “workshop on the long war and our future.”  He explained … Continue reading →

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End the Wars! Move the Money! And A Video: Mike Zweig on Democracy Now

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Activist Resources

Code Pink Says Bring Our War Dollars Home I support the national “Move the Money Campaign.” The campaign calls for an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a substantial reduction in the military budget.  It calls for … Continue reading →

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Veterans for Peace Demonstrate at White House- 131 Arrested

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Activist Resources

Veterans for Peace (VFP) and hundreds of supporters rallied on December 16 at the White House, calling for President Obama to “Stop these wars!”  Veterans for Peace has reported that 131 demonstrators were arrested.  VFP noted that the arrested included … Continue reading →

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The Tillman Story: The Mystery and the Cover-Up

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Activist Resources

I recently attended a showing of the film, “The Tillman Story.”  This film, about the death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. As many of my readers know, … Continue reading →

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Code Pink Holds Contest Protesting President Bush’s Book

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Activist Resources

Code Pink is conducting a contest involving President Bush’s new book, Decision Points.  Code Pink asserts, “We think Bush’s book belongs in the Crime section and we plan to put it in its place … Join us in moving Bush’s … Continue reading →

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It’s Veterans Day. Let’s Support the Troops, Not the Wars.

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Activist Resources

Many of us followed the midterm election campaigns pretty closely.  Not too many of us, however, heard much mention of the wars we are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.  This was terribly unfortunate, but not really surprising.  Neither the Democrats … Continue reading →

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