What happened to the art of diplomacy? Let’s revive it! Hear from the diplomats on how diplomacy should work, as well as prospects for diplomacy to resolve the war in Ukraine and lower the tension between the US and the People’s Republic of China. With NATO expanding to the Pacific and the Ukraine crisis posing an existential danger, the pursuit of diplomacy must take center stage. Guest co-host Col. Ann Wright, former US deputy ambassador to Afghanistan, will be among the moderators.

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Featuring

Ambassador Chas Freeman is a visiting scholar at Brown University and a veteran diplomat with a long resume, including Director for Chinese Affairs at the US State Department (1979-1981), interpreter during President Nixon’s historic visit to China in 1972, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1989-1992), Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (1993-1994) and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1986-1989) during the historic US mediation of Namibian independence from South Africa.

Economist Jeffrey Sachs is a professor and the former Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. He has been advisor to three United Nations Secretaries-General, and currently serves as a sustainability adviser to Secretary General António Guterres. We will watch a video by Sachs on the essential components of a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, and the role of China in reaching a diplomatic resolution to the war in Ukraine.

Take Action!

Host a Living Room Movie Chat with Medea Benjamin's video presentation of her new book “War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict,” co-authored with Nicolas J.S. Davies. You can also view a how-to guide with an event script and questions to help you get started!

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Join our CODEPINK Congress Google Group, a space for sharing events and actions. Request to be added here!

Become a CODEPINK Congress liaison in your district to mobilize support for demilitarization and progressive foreign policy! Sign up here as a volunteer organizer.

P.S. Our co-founder Medea Benjamin is currently on a book tour to talk about her latest release, War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict, co-authored with Nicolas Davies. If you are interested in bringing Medea to your community, in attending upcoming events in your area, or in ordering the book, click here for more info! 

Finally, if you missed our last meeting, you can view it here on YouTube. View the entire CODEPINK Congress archives here.

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