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Nov 29: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

The United Nations’ International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People stands as a poignant reminder of the enduring quest for peace, justice, and recognition of the Palestinian cause. Observed annually on November 29th, this day serves as a platform…

Unite now to stop #GazaGenocide and start dismantling Israeli apartheid!

Let’s make November 29th a global day of action to stop #GazaGenocid! Millions of you have taken to the streets for the largest protests the world has seen in the last 20 years! We are grateful to each one of…

November 28, 2023 9 AM – Coaltion of U.S. groups hold rally & march from UN to US and Russia Mission

Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World, Pax Christi NYS, Peace Action Fund of New York State, Veterans for Peace-Chapter 34 (NYC), Nukewatch, NYC War Resisters League, and other U.S. organizations present: Survivors of Atomic Bombings of Japan, an Indigenous Elder,…

Bangladesh election not likely in early January

The much-awaited national election to the 12th Parliament of Bangladesh is likely to be rescheduled, and not postponed. By Saleem Samad The governing party Awami League’s top leader Obaidul Quader and Minister for Roads and Bridges said on Wednesday that…

Emergency Forum: No More War Crimes! Economic Development, Not Depopulation!

Join Humanity for Peace November 26 at 11am EST/ 8am PST/ 5pm CET for an Emergency Forum and Exclusive showing of the Documentary 8:15 Hiroshima: From Father to Daughter Register for the Zoom link Speakers Helga Zepp-LaRouche, Founder and Chairwoman, Schiller institute…

Long Island Peace Activists Deliver Message to Museum of American Armor: War is NOT ‘Cool’

A peace delegation with representatives from North Country Peace Group, Pax Christi LI, Veterans For Peace LI, South Country Peace Group and Conscience Bay Friends Meeting visited the Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage, NY Sunday, November 19th to…

Former NATO’s Supreme Commander sees no future for Ukraine but land-for-peace deal

James Stavridis, former  NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, writing for Bloomberg, argues that Washington should learn from “the lessons of South Korea” and negotiate a “land for peace conclusion to combat” in Ukraine. Commenting on his recent visit to Seoul in…

War Is Not a Game – Vigil 11/19 in Old Bethpage

Rally along Veterans For Peace, Long Island Chapter, on Sunday, November 19th, from 1:00pm-2:30pm, to stand in front of the Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage to show our outrage over supporting and sponsoring an event there that glorifies war.…

Nonviolent Activists Shutdown General Dynamics, Nuclear Submarine Facility in New London, CT

New London resident Jackie Allen-Doucot was among nine peace activists arrested and charged with criminal trespass this morning during a blockade of entrances to the Engineering Complex of General Dynamics/Electric Boat where nuclear submarines are designed. Holding long banners spanning…

Veterans for Peace Joins International Delegation Attempt to Reach Rafah Border Crossing With Gaza

VFP member Danny O’Brien, VFP Board member Gerry Condon, and VFP Advisory Board member, journalist Chris Hedges, are among an international delegation of writers, lawyers, journalists, activists, students, and organizers who arrived in Cairo, Egypt this week with the goal…

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