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.Read the rest of this entry »
SAVE THE DATE: April 28, SAT: The 8th Annual Brooklyn Peace Fair at the Brooklyn College Student Center!
The 8th Annual Brooklyn Peace Fair will be held at the Brooklyn College Student Center on Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 11 am to 5 pm.
The theme is Ending War, Promoting Peace.
Featured Speakers:
Jeremy Scahill, investigative journalist, author and Democracy Now! correspondent
There will be workshops held on a variety of current issues. There will be community organizations, workshops, kids’ activities, peace and justice resources, button making, music, poetry, dance, informational tables + more!
The event is free and open to everyone!
To endorse the event, table or take out an ad in the Peace Fair Journal, check out 2012 Peace Fair Forms.
To find out more about how join the committee, to lead a workshop or to table at the event, please email peacefair@brooklynpeace.org or call 718-624-5921.
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.
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.
Next meeting: Tuesday, February 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 »
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