BFP Welcomes Withdrawal of US Troops from Iraq
Statement by Brooklyn For Peace on Withdrawal of US Troops from Iraq
Brooklyn For Peace welcomes the removal of all American ground troops from Iraq. We are relieved that thousands of American soldiers will be coming home to their communities, and that the Iraqi people will be free of foreign occupation.
These developments are the long overdue and long awaited result of the persistent work of the international peace movement and the formidable resistance inside Iraq. In the absence of these pressures, it is clear that US military forces would have remained beyond the end of 2011–the deadline set down in the Status of Forces Agreement signed by President Bush.
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National Defense Authorization Act passed in Congress:
Brooklyn Reps Voted NO!
Schumer and Gillibrand voted YES!
The $662 billion Defense Authorization bill passed in Congress and was signed by President Obama on Saturday, December 31. In addition to $662 billion for the “defense” budget, this bill also includes very dangerous provisions mandating “indefinite detention” for terrorism suspects without formal charges or trial. These gross violations of the constitution and of international law are the logical accompaniment of US militarism.
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Rally Marked 2 Months of Occupation
In a huge and historic outpouring, New Yorkers massed by the tens of thousands in Foley Square on Thursday, November 17, 2011.
We were there to mark the 2-month birthday of Occupy Wall Street, the groundbreaking movement that has changed the agenda, discussion and dynamic of political change in the country.
Check out the photos from the event.
If you are interested in working with our Peace and Economic Justic Committee, we welcome you to come to our meetings.
Next meeting: Monday Dec 19, 7:30 pm.
E-mail pej@brooklynpeace.org for location
Occupy Brooklyn! Occupy Your Block!
Occupy Brooklyn is a movement of Brooklynites organizing in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street.
From Canarsie to Cobble Hill, Bay Ridge to Brownsville, the 99% are uniting against greed and corruption in our nation and neighborhoods.
We’re dismantling social barriers that have turned neighbors into strangers.
We’re rethinking how we live, learn, and work together, and building communities that are fairer and more just.
#Occupy Brooklyn
More info: www.occupybk.org
Work with Peace & Economic Justice Committee, Brooklyn For Peace!
Next meeting: Mon Nov 28, 7 pm
Email pej@brooklynpeace.org for location and more info on how you can participate!
BFP Supports “Occupy Wall Street!”
The General Assembly of “Occupy Wall Street” has stated the following grievances (and many others) against corporations which place profit over people and self-interest over justice:
- They continue to create weapons of mass destruction in order to receive government contracts.
- They purposefully keep people misinformed and fearful through their control of the media
- They continue to block alternate forms of energy to keep us dependent on oil.
- They have participated in the torture and murder of innocent civilians abroad.
Click here for more info on Occupy Wall Street including daily schedule of activities, and how you can participate.
Read blog by poet and BFP member Jan Clausen who has been reading poetry daily (rain or shine) since October 10 while holding her sign: BECAUSE THEY’RE TRYING TO DRIVE OUR PLANET OFF A CLIFF.”
Work with our Peace and Economic Justice Committee on local actions to support Occupy Wall Street. E-mail pej@brooklynpeace.org
Ten Years of War in Afghanistan: Ten Years Too Many!!
Demanding peace and new priorities while marching through Grand Army Plaza and up Flatbush Avenue: Sat Oct 22, 2011.
In another sign that protest against the tragic status quo of our times is growing, Brooklyn For Peace and its allies in Brooklyn, staged an event on Saturday, October 22, 2011, to mark the 10th anniversary of the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
Called as a community rally and march around the slogans of –
“Ten years of war — Ten years too any!
End the wars!
Bring all our troops home now – safe and alive!
Bring our war dollars home for jobs and vital services!”
– speakers blasted the wars and the skewed priorities of Congress in approving one-and-a-quarter trillion dollars over the last ten years on the two wars while our cities crumbled and Americans lost jobs and homes. They demanded that Congresss and the President move the money from war to urgent pulbic needs. They called for and to the cutbacks and layoffs that are devastating the communities and for fair taxation policies that would make the wealthiest and the large corporations pay their proper share of taxes. Read the rest of this entry »
