Dear John,

Join CODEPINK CONGRESS, our new campaign to mobilize co-sponsors and votes for peace legislation! On February 23, CODEPINK CONGRESS will feature four special guests: Huwaida Arraf, co-founder, International Solidarity Movement; Omar Baddar, political analyst & former deputy director, Arab American Institute; Ariel Gold, co-director, CODEPINK; and Estee Chandler, board member, Jewish Voice for Peace. RSVP now!

We will hold an engaging and dynamic discussion of several topics related to the equality and freedom of the Palestinian people. Topics will include the International Criminal Court’s investigation of Israeli war crimes; The Boycott-Divest-Sanction (BDS) movement; the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of anti-Semitism and its threat to free speech; and the Biden administration’s complicity with Israeli apartheid.  

Following Q & A, we will ask Biden to reverse two of Trump’s executive orders: Executive Order 13899, adopting the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism as anti-Zionism, and Executive Order 13928, sanctioning those who cooperate with the ICC. Don't miss this important conversation!

Summary of our last meeting on February 16: We were joined by guests Reps. Barbara Lee and Mark Pocan, co-chairs of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, for an exciting conversation about slashing the Pentagon budget. Watch here, and encourage your rep to join the DSRC here!

Finally, we invite you to join our CODEPINK Congress Google Group, a space for sharing events and actions. Request to be added here!

Onward toward peace and justice,
Medea, Marcy, Hanieh, Carley, and the entire CODEPINK team

P.S. CODEPINK is hiring! Check out our open positions!

P.P.S. Check out our weekly CODEPINK podcast on Spotify!