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John,
Twenty years after 9/11, the war on terror has remade the United States into a far more militarized actor, both around the world and at home.
A new report from the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies finds that over the last two decades the U.S. has spent more than $21 trillion on militarization, surveillance, and repression — all in the name of security.
But instead of making our communities more secure, this racist spending produces needless violence, destruction, and harm. It also diverts resources from services that respond to our communities’ real needs.
Please join us for this critical conversation with movement partners organizing to dismantle U.S. militarism, divest from the militarized budget, and reclaim our resources to invest in communities!
No Weapons, Wars, or Walls:
Divest from Militarism, Invest in Communities!
Thursday, November 4th
2pm PT / 5pm ET
You can register in advance here!
The conversationalists:
- Rosa Barrientos — Southern Borders Community Coalition and Defund Hate Coalition
- Ngakiya Camara — Dissenters, American University
- Lindsay Koshgarian — National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies
- Moderated by Khury Petersen-Smith — Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies
When we understand the connections between our struggles, and we are prepared to authentically show up in solidarity, our movements build power.
Join us for this critical conversation this Thursday night!
In solidarity,
Lindsay, Ashik, Lorah, and the NPP team at IPS
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