War, Peace, Torture

100 Day Guantanamo Hunger Strike Press Conference at National Press Club

Submitted by meddo on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 4:52pm
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Date: 
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 10:00am
Location : 
DC

Location: The National Press Club 529 14th St. NW

Stop CIA Killer Drones!

Submitted by meddo on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 3:23pm
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Date: 
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 10:00am - 11:30am
Location : 
Virginia

Location: CIA Headquarters, 900 Dolley Madison, McLean, Virginia.

Event Details: The U.S. Military and Central Intelligence Agency drones have maimed and killed thousands, including innocent people in Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, without charge, trial or conviction of crime. This year alone there have been over 360 strikes in Pakistan. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reports on estimates up to 3461 people killed and 891 injured in Pakistan, in Yemen 1112 killed and 178 injured, in these two countries alone by CIA drone strikes.

Stand with us opposing CIA and U.S. Military drones used in extrajudicial killings. U.S. killer drone strikes are illegal, immoral, and must stop now!

U.S. Policy in a Time of Transition: Ending Occupation, Enhancing Israel's Security, Realizing Palestinian Sovereignty

Submitted by meddo on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 3:03pm
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Date: 
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location : 
DC

Location: SEIU Building,1800 Massachusetts Ave, NW

Event Details: The Middle East Institute is pleased to welcome Amb. Thomas Pickering, Col. Philip Dermer, and Geoffrey Aronson for a discussion of their new report entitled "U.S. Policy in a Time of Transition: Ending Occupation, Enhancing Israel's Security, Realizing Palestinian Sovereignty."  This report is the product of an independent study group chaired by Ambassador Pickering.

For More Info: RSVP here!

Shut Down Gitmo

Submitted by meddo on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 2:55pm
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Date: 
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location: Columbus Circle

Event Details: Come educate passersbys about the current petition to Shut Down Gitmo and the prisoners' hunger strike now going on for more than 100 Days!

For More Info: Visit the Facebook page!


Bus from Baltimore to Support Bradley Manning

Submitted by sbrowning622 on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 1:43pm
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Date: 
Saturday, June 1, 2013 - 10:00am
Location : 
Maryland

Location: 2640 Space, St. Johns Church, 2640 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD

Event Details: June 1st will mark the beginning of Bradley Manning’s fourth year in prison and the start of his trial. The June 1st Ft. Meade protest for Bradley Manning will be the largest action of our campaign! On June 1st people across the nation (and the globe) will converge on Ft. Meade to stand up for the Army whistle-blower who risked everything to give the public real facts about our government’s wars in the middle east and foreign policy worldwide. 

There will be a bus departing from Baltimore on June 1st going to Fort Meade.  

Art & Prop Making for June 1st Bradley Manning Rally

Submitted by sbrowning622 on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 1:38pm
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Date: 
Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 2:00pm - Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 6:00pm
Location : 
Maryland

Location: TBA, Baltimore, MD

Event Details: Join Baltimore artists and activist to help create colorful, bold signs, banners, props, and other street protest art to support the June 1st mass demonstations to FREE BRADLEY MANNING!

Contact: For more information, visit the Facebook event!

The 2005 San José de Apartadó Peace Community Massacre: the Search for Justice

Submitted by sbrowning622 on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 1:05pm
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Date: 
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location: Washington Office on Latin America, 1666 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 400

Event Details: In February, 2005, 8 civilians, including 3 children were massacred in the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó, Colombia. It soon became clear that the crime was perpetrated by paramilitaries with collaboration of the Colombian military. 

Please join WOLA, PBI, USOC, FOR and LAWG for a discussion with the human rights lawyer Jorge Molano to discuss recent advances in the case and the many obstacles that remain in the search for justice. 

The 2005 San José de Apartadó Peace Community Massacre: the Search for Justice

Submitted by sbrowning622 on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 1:05pm
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Date: 
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location: Washington Office on Latin America, 1666 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 400

Event Details: In February, 2005, 8 civilians, including 3 children were massacred in the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó, Colombia. It soon became clear that the crime was perpetrated by paramilitaries with collaboration of the Colombian military. 

Please join WOLA, PBI, USOC, FOR and LAWG for a discussion with the human rights lawyer Jorge Molano to discuss recent advances in the case and the many obstacles that remain in the search for justice. 

DC Solidarity with NATO 5 and Political Prisoners

Submitted by dsigwalt on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 11:29am
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Date: 
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 6:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location: McPherson Square, 15th & K sts. NW

DC Demonstration on Day 100 of the Hunger Strike at Guantanamo

Submitted by dsigwalt on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 11:01am
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Date: 
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 12:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location: Lafayette Square, 16th & H streets NW

Event Details: On May 17, people around the world will mark the 100th day of the current hunger strike and over 11 years of indefinite detention without charge or trial at Guantánamo by calling on President Obama to keep his promise to close the detention facility. Each detained man must be immediately released unless given a fair trial in federal court.

Join a coalition of human rights groups and activists at the White House at 12pm to deliver over 300,000 petitions and demand that President Obama use his authority to close Guantánamo!

For more details, see the facebook event page

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