This event is co-sponsored by US-China Peoples Friendship Association – New England Chapter; CODEPINK; and Institute for Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts – Boston.  As US foreign policy and media coverage has turned more and more negative towards China, racist incidents against Asians and Chinese Americans are more frequent. This is not new, mainstream US… Read More »online – US Foreign Policy Towards China and Its Impact on Racism Against Asians Nationally and in Boston

Every Thursday Stop Wars – Weekly vigil – At the corner of 16th & J Sts. Sacramento.  @ 4 pm – 5 pm.   FMI: 916-448-7157, sacpeace@dcn.org.

Thursday, March 16th 6:00 pm  Magali Kincaid, Wellstone President, has learned many lessons after her run for local office in 2018 and she wants to share those lessons so that we can all have the resources and tools to change our community!! Join her!! RSVP today! RSVP to Adelantegente@gmail.com

PACC 2023 Virtual Conference Registration Join us for our 2023 virtual Conference titled Centering Palestinian Narratives, People, and Visions from March 17 to March 19. Dates of the Conference: Friday, March 17 from 6:30 pm EST to 8:30 pm EST Saturday, March 18 from 11 am EST to 2 pm EST Sunday, March 19 from… Read More »2023 virtual Conference – Centering Palestinian Narratives, People, and Visions from March 17 to March 19.

Stitching Palestine Film Screening and Panel Discussion Registration Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScL7YsHcaonEM_d7Zm_RO8RoXeIcQanTbf0W4en5OT7iv0Byg/viewform The DSA BDS & Palestine Solidarity Working Group is excited to announce the national screening and panel discussion of the film, Stitching Palestine on Saturday March 18th at 1PM ET/ 10AM PT. This feature length documentary is centered around twelve Palestinian women who sit before… Read More »online – Stitching Palestine Film Screening and Panel Discussion

All Out Saturday, March 18,              12 Noon 24th and Mission, SF                  Stop Endless US Wars! No War in Ukraine! No to NATO! No Weapons, No Money for the Ukraine War Coinciding with the 20th anniversary weekend of the criminal U.S.-invasion of Iraq a major set of actions including a demonstration at the White House… Read More »San Francisco March (Part of National Action) – 20th Anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq

A Conversation with Jamal Al-Tahir, an Iraqi Living in Moscow On the 20th anniversary of the start of the US war against Iraq on March 19, 2003, MAPA is privileged to present a talk with Jamal Al-Tahir, a retired Iraqi engineer who is now lives in Moscow with his Russian wife. MAPA Board Member Jeff… Read More »online – Iraq 20 Years Later

Please join the No Way to Treat a Child campaign for a webinar next week on March 21 at 12 p.m. Eastern / 9 a.m. Pacific. In anticipation of new U.S. legislation advocating for Palestinian children's rights, we will analyze bills from previous congressional sessions to build a collective understanding of U.S. complicity in violating Palestinian… Read More »webinar – No Way to Treat a Child campaign

Very impactful bank protest event (coordinated with bank protest events all across the country) highlighting the link between our money going in the front door of Wells Fargo (via bank accounts and credit cards) and out the back door via loans from Wells Fargo to fossil fuel companies that make climate chaos worse. Please join… Read More »Stop Dirty Banking- National Day of Action

On Tuesday, March 21, join CODEPINK Congress for the next Capitol Calling Party featuring special guests David Swanson, Danaka Katovich, and Lindsay Koshgarian. President Biden has proposed a record $886 billion military budget for 2024. This budget  includes $170 billion for new bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles and ballistic missile submarines; $30 billion for missile defense, $11… Read More »online – Tuesday, March 21 Capitol Calling Party

Nuclear Weapons Today—peril and promise Wed March 22 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT Wednesday March 22nd @ 8pm ET The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has set the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds before midnight, but some have said that’s not even close enough. Indeed, with the US abandoning nuclear proliferation treaties, spending… Read More »online – Nuclear Weapons Today—peril and promise

Put People Over the Pentagon! Wed March 22 @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm EDT Join a livestream hosted by Public Citizen on Wednesday, March 22nd at 8:30 pm ET to hear from Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Mark Pocan, Rev. Dr. William Barber II of the Poor People’s Campaign, and other special guests about the… Read More »online – Put People Over the Pentagon! Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Mark Pocan, Rev. Dr. William Barber II

Dave Inder Comar Attorney and Executive Director of Just Atonement Inc. Kali Rubaii Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Purdue University Nazli Tarzi Political Analyst Ross Caputi – Moderator – Co-author of The Sacking of Fallujah: A People’s History The Anglo-American invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003 was catastrophic for Iraqi society, causing hundreds of thousands of… Read More »online – Resisting Imperial Memory: Confronting the History of U.S. Aggression in Iraq

Every Thursday Stop Wars – Weekly vigil – At the corner of 16th & J Sts. Sacramento.  @ 4 pm – 5 pm.   FMI: 916-448-7157, sacpeace@dcn.org.

When: Mar 25, 2023, 12:00 PM EST March 25th marks the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the Saudi-led coalition’s bombing of Yemen. We cannot let there be a ninth! Please join a coalition of US and international groups including Peace Action, Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation, Action Corps, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Stop… Read More »International Yemen Can’t Wait Online Rally

Register at : https://www.codepink.org/03272023 Join CODEPINK, World BEYOND War, Andrew Behar with As You Sow, and Hannah Reid Rubinek and Jacey Bingler from Sunrise US on Monday, March 27th at 5pm PT/8pm ET for a discussion about the mounting controversy surrounding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, and how this impacts divestment from weapons, fossil fuels,… Read More »online – Attacks on ESG Investment and What They Mean for our Movements to Divest

The MOVEMENT and the “MADMAN” will premiere on Tuesday, March 28 at 9pm / 8pm (CT) on all PBS stations and will also stream on PBS.org during and after the premiere. The film tells the little-known story of how, in the fall of 1969, two of the largest demonstrations in U.S. history at the time caused President Nixon to abandon his secret, self-described “madman” plans for a massive escalation of the Vietnam War, including the possible use of… Read More »The Movement and the “Madman” (online film premiere)

Peace Collective Book Club Join the Peace Collective in conversation about Socialist Reconstruction. Register for this event to receive the zoom link.

Virtual event Host Contact Info: Greta, greta@worldbeyondwar.org Join World BEYOND War, Veterans For Peace Chapter 136, and Partners For Palestine, FL for a webinar on March 29 at 7pm ET featuring Dr. Yara Asi. (Find the event time in your time zone here.) Life for Palestinians living in the occupied territories is at a new… Read More »Webinar: Palestinian Health and Human Rights Under Occupation

What Should U.S. Policy Towards Taiwan Be? Wed March 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT A Panel Discussion with Zhiqun Zhu, Mike Mochizuki, and Michael Klare What should U.S. policy toward Taiwan be? Can U.S.-Chinese military operations and tensions over Taiwan be defused? If so, how? With the U.S. and China engaged in provocative… Read More »online – What Should U.S. Policy Towards Taiwan Be?

This Vietnam Veterans Day, see from Vietnamese perspectives on the Vietnam War by joining us & @LunaOi_VN on 3/29 at 8PM ET for a discussion and live film screening of The Little Girl of Hanoi, a 1974 Vietnamese film on the US bombing campaigns. RSVP: http://dsaic.org/vietnam-film

Every Thursday Stop Wars – Weekly vigil – At the corner of 16th & J Sts. Sacramento.  @ 4 pm – 5 pm.   FMI: 916-448-7157, sacpeace@dcn.org.

Spring is here and kids in the Zahrat Al-Yasmeen kindergarten are back into short-sleeved T-shirts and playing in the playground and the olive grove adjoining the school. Families are preparing for Ramadan even as events on the ground in Bethlehem and other cities intrude savagely on everyday life. And now that spring is here, we are… Read More »Webinar on Kindergarten Education for Palestinian Refugee Children

Mary Olson Speaker:  Mary Olson, Founder and Director, Gender and Radiation Impact Project (GRIP) Education in the USA doesn’t include much on international bodies like the UN, agreements like Treaties, or other international laws, and so we are generally unaware of enormous progress being made on nuclear weapons at the global level. Olson will introduce,… Read More »online – Cutting through the Chatter: Gender Matters in the Atomic Age

FILM & DISCUSSION: Nonviolence: The Tactics and Strategies of Winning Campaigns Start: Monday, April 03, 2023 • 7:00 PM • Eastern Standard Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00) Each session will feature a brief, documentary film on a significant and effective nonviolent campaign. In the discussion following the film, a Facilitator, supported by a Guest Expert,… Read More »online – FILM & DISCUSSION: Nonviolence: The Tactics and Strategies of Winning Campaigns

Peace and anti-war movements around the world have called for a ceasefire and negotiations to end the Ukraine War. Pope Frances, President Lula of Brazil have echoed that call, while China has called for a ceasefire and put forward its peace proposal. Yet the deadly and devastating war goes on. Join leading U.S. and European… Read More »online – What Will It Take to Get to a Russian-Ukrainian Ceasefire and Negotiations?

On April 4, 1967, exactly one year before he was murdered, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave an historic sermon at New York’s Riverside Church on the profound connection between US militarism abroad with violence, racial repression, and widespread deprivation on the home front. Over 50 years later, from Ukraine to Uvalde, the crises… Read More »online – Beyond Vietnam: Militarism, Racism and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Enduring Legacy

You must register in advance for this meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Do you think the Left needs to move beyond critique and towards constructive action? Do you think we can do so in a way that is honest,  vulnerable, and respectful of differences? If… Read More »online – Principled Struggle: What Does it Mean, and Why it Matters

BANNED: The Campaign to Ban TikTok Tue April 4 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT You are invited to join our Tuesday CODEPINK CONGRESS Calling Party to talk with special guests about the US campaign to ban TikTok and ramp up aggression towards China. Chat with peacemakers and experts Tuesday, April 4th at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET:… Read More »online – BANNED: The Campaign to Ban TikTok

with Michael Klare and Indigo Olivier Wednesday, April 5 @ 8pm A webinar sponsored by the War Industry Resisters Network and Massachusetts Peace Action Michael Klare will report on his research on the Pentagon’s quest to exploit academic research on emerging technologies – artificial intelligence, robotics, and hypersonics, among others – for military purposes. As… Read More »online – Invading the Campus: The Military Industrial Complex’s Quest for Academic Know-How

Solidarity, Community and Well Being: The Surprising Rewards of Degrowth Thu April 6 @ 7:00 pm EDT Where in the world are we going? Our fossil-fueled growth economy is driving climate catastrophe. We need a paradigm shift. The term “degrowth” refers to a set of visions, principles and strategies being discussed and developed by activists… Read More »online – Solidarity, Community and Well Being: The Surprising Rewards of Degrowth

register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tceuhrzsvHdymeeZRwb-i7X50FJa-HMR4#/registration PDA Sunday Progressive Town Hall Description Join us every Sunday as we discuss how we beat Trumpists with progressive policy positions and progressive candidates. April 9 we will be debriefing the big wins in Wisconsin, Chicago, and elsewhere on Tuesday, and laying out our plans for more electoral and legislative victories. Also… Read More »online – PDA Sunday Progressive Town Hall

Breaking Through Cold War Thinking Mon April 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT MAPA’s JFK Peace Speech Committee will host its monthly showing and discussion of President Kennedy’s critically important address on world peace, given at American University in June 1963. We will view the speech, followed by a discussion of how to… Read More »online – Breaking Through Cold War Thinking

register at:  https://www.codepink.org/ukraine_community_call_04112023 CODEPINKers Ukraine Organizing Call On Tuesday, April 11th, join CODEPINK and activists to talk about the urgent needs for peace and diplomacy in Ukraine. Bring your questions and concerns to this community call where we will be sharing talking points and learning more about how we can call for peace in Ukraine.… Read More »online – CODEPINKers Ukraine Organizing Call

Fighting the Right: Lessons from Florida Tue April 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT An online forum from the frontlines with Paul Ortiz, historian and president, United Faculty of Florida, UF, and Sharon D. Wright Austin, political scientist, University of Florida Moderated by Sarah Sklaw, Historians for Peace and Democracy What’s happening in… Read More »online – Fighting the Right: Lessons from Florida

How Massachusetts Legislation Can Lead the Nation Tue April 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Speakers Arline Isaacson, Isaacson Political Consulting – The successful struggle for gay marriage rights Jordan Berg-Powers, former executive director, Mass Alliance – What a progressive Legislature might accomplish Rep. Mike Connolly, Cambridge/Somerville – Promoting Housing as a human… Read More »online – How Massachusetts Legislation Can Lead the Nation

Ukraine on Fire: Screening and Discussion Wed April 12 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT We will hold a virtual film screening of “Ukraine on Fire”, a 2016 film directed by Igor Lopatonok, with Oliver Stone as executive producer and interviewer.   After watching the film, which runs about 90 minutes, we will moderate an… Read More »online – Ukraine on Fire: Screening and Discussion

Challenging the Australia-UK-US Alliance & the Imperative of Diplomacy With China Thu April 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT The March 13 Biden-Albanese-Sunak summit in San Diego to demonstrate alliance solidarity and to sign the multi-billion AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, US) nuclear submarine deal accelerated the pace of the U.S. and China sleepwalking… Read More »online – Challenging the Australia-UK-US Alliance & the Imperative of Diplomacy With China

Every Thursday Stop Wars – Weekly vigil – At the corner of 16th & J Sts. Sacramento.    FMI: 916-448-7157, sacpeace@dcn.org.

Sacramento stands with #Palestine on Al-Quds Day and every day to say HANDS OFF AL-AQSA! Stand with @sjp.csus , @sacstate.s4s , Masjid Al-Fatima Mosque, @answer_sacramento , @aaprpinternational , @sacramentopsl and Sacramento Peace Action. This Friday on Al-Quds Day, 16th & J street at 4:30pm as we continue to demand the end to the horrific attacks… Read More »Sacramento Rally – HANDS OFF AL-AQSA!

Holloman AFB, Southern New Mexico Co-sponsored by CODEPINK & Ban Killer Drones Mark your calendars & Join Us!  Come for all or part of the week! Dear U.S. Peacemakers, Breaking News: The campaign to nonviolently stop the US killer drone program orchestrated out of Creech AFB, Nevada is EXPANDING!  Our Spring Action is moving to the southern New Mexico desert, at Holloman… Read More »SHUT DOWN DRONE WARFARE – Spring Action Week: April 15 – 22, 2023

register at: https://www.codepink.org/04182023 Tuesday, April 18 Capitol Calling Party On Tuesday, April 18, join CODEPINK Congress for the next Capitol Calling Party - guests TBD. RSVP and stay tuned for more information!

WEBINAR: Canadian book launch of "Sanctions, a wrecking ball in the global economy" Description The report, "Sanctions: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy", is a comprehensive overview of sanctions on more than 40 countries, imposed by the US and in turn by many of its allies . It covers both decades-long sanctions against countries… Read More »WEBINAR: Canadian book launch of “Sanctions, a wrecking ball in the global economy”

Hugo Chavez Delegation Returns from Venezuela Thu April 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Thursday April 20th @ 7pm Venezuela has  been a major target of US restrictive measures that include   devastating sanctions and policies opposed to the social justice and equity direction for the country’s development laid out by the late Hugo… Read More »online – Hugo Chavez Delegation Returns from Venezuela

Every Thursday Stop Wars – Weekly vigil – At the corner of 16th & J Sts. Sacramento.   FMI: 916-448-7157, sacpeace@dcn.org.

register at: https://www.codepink.org/earthday23webinar Earth Day Webinar: Stamping Out The Military Bootprint This Earth Day, CODEPINK is making sure that "War Is Not Green" permeates the national conversation. After all, we know we cannot fight climate change without ending war. The Thursday before Earth Day, join us for webinar that will take us into the depths… Read More »online – Earth Day Webinar: Stamping Out The Military Bootprint

Introducing the Commonwealth Peace and Justice Agenda Sat April 22 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT Saturday, April 22, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 pm  – by Zoom The Massachusetts Peace & Justice Network has partnered with allied legislators to create the Commonwealth Peace and Justice Agenda, a set of bills to the Massachusetts state… Read More »online – Introducing the Commonwealth Peace and Justice Agenda

Peace in Ukraine: Pathway to Peace Series Part 2 Join CODEPINK, Humanity Rising and Ubiquity University for a Peace in Ukraine Educational Series Part 2 co-hosted by Jodie Evans and Jim Garrison. Monday: Citizen Diplomacy with Cynthia Lazeroff Tuesday: Where Are We Now? with Colonel Larry Wilkerson Wednesday: US Empire with Chris Hedges Thursday: Negotiations with Mark Gerson Friday: Next Steps… Read More »online – Peace in Ukraine: Pathway to Peace Series Part 2

Dan Ellsberg Week Mon April 24 - Sun April 30 A week of education and action to honor peacemaking and whistleblowing Daniel Ellsberg — the Pentagon Papers whistleblower who has been an inspiring activist for peace since the early 1970s — recently wrote a public letter disclosing that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, with a… Read More »online – Dan Ellsberg Week