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The Campaign for a Peace Economy
Executive Director Kevin Martin's Press Release on White House Demonstration On October 5th twenty-three non-violent peace activists calling for an end to the US war in Afghanistan were violently pushed and dragged away from a White House gate by Secret Service officers. The group included four Peace Action staff members and five members of Peace Action chapters from across the country. Read the press release here. Paul Kawika Martin reports straight from Afghanistan Peace Action's Political Director Paul Kawika Martin is currently on a delegation to Afghanistan. Read his first blog post from the country at the Peace Blog here. Register Your Afghanistan House Party Today Peace Action chapters across the country will be hosting house parties to raise awareness about Afghanistan leading up to the 8th anniversary of that country's invasion. Visit our House Party Center for more information about registering, attending, and hosting. Join Our Call to Action Opposing the Occupation of Afghanistan 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. Taking the Right Road on Nukes Kevin Martin, Executive Director of Peace Action, was recently published in Foreign Policy in Focus. His article gives us direction for the nuclear abolition movement. 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 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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