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The Campaign for a Peace Economy Largest Peace Group: Biden Speech Right Direction on Nukes, But Funding Weapon Upgrades Wrong Peace Action's Political Director Paul Kawika Martin was invited by the Vice President's office to attend his speech on nuclear weapons at the National Defense University. Read his whole statement on the Peace Action blog here. InSANE by Peter Deccy, Development Director When President Obama said in his State of the Union message "So tonight, we set a new goal: We will double our exports over the next five years…" we wondered aloud if that meant what we thought it meant. Four days later we had an answer. Find out what it was here. Nuclear Disarmament Deeds, Not Words, Could Help Obama Earn His NobelExecutive 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.
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. Peace Action's Paul Kawika Martin and Col. Ann Wright: Don't Escalate A Failing War Peace Action’s Political Director Paul Kawika Martin and Colonel Ann Wright respond to Obama’s decision on CNN. The pair, who had just traveled to Afghanistan in October, tell the US “Don’t Escalate a Failing War.” Read the whole story 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 aboutregistering, 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." The Campaign for a Peace Economy
Political Director Paul Kawika Martin in the Hill Read Peace Action Political Director Paul Kawika Martin's post in The Hill on how cutting the military budget could create more jobs. Read the article and then get the latest from Paul by following him on Twitter here. 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 Read Raed Jarrar and Erik Leaver's new piece on Iraq in Foreign Policy on FocusLast week, President Obama's out-of-control military brass once again leaked a statement contrary to the president's position... Click here for the full update. 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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