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  Ariel and Carley, CODEPINK · [email protected]
November 16, 2020 at 5:09 PM

From the revolving doors of the Pentagon to the Biden administration

CODEPINK - Communications Conflict of interest, wouldn’t you say? President-elect Biden is expected to select notorious war-hawk Michele Flournoy, who is on the board of a top IT military contractor with ties to the war in Yemen, to be his Secretary of Defense. Help us s…
  Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK · [email protected]
November 6, 2020 at 4:53 PM

Tomorrow 12-1:30 PM BLM Plaza in D.C., Celebrate Trump's Defeat and Help Clean Out the White House

CODEPINK - Communications What: Celebrate Trump's defeat and sweep his mess out of the White HouseWhere: Black Lives Matter Plaza, Washington, D.C.When: Saturday, November 7, 12-1:30 PM ESTRSVP Dear John,  COME CELEBRATE!!! Come with your brooms, dusters, buckets or any clea…
  Ariel, Carley & Farida, CODEPINK · [email protected]
November 3, 2020 at 5:44 PM

As we march to the ballot box...

CODEPINK - Communications Dear John, Today we vote. Tomorrow we organize. It’s election day in the U.S. and we love that a mass of CODEPINKers have already voted, and many more are marching to the ballot box today! We can’t endorse any of the Presidential candidates — by law…
  Danaka Katovich, CODEPINK · [email protected]
November 2, 2020 at 4:48 PM

I’m Not Into Golf, Or Human Rights Violations in Yemen

CODEPINK - Communications Saudi Arabia is hosting a women’s golf tournament in November, and the prize money is coming from the Public Investment Fund that Crown Prince MBS controls. We think athletes should put human rights above glory which is why we are collecting pet…
  Jodie & Angela, CODEPINK · [email protected]
November 1, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Tell Kamala to stop fueling racism!

CODEPINK - Communications Get smarter about China,cooperation not a cold war! Learn more! Dear Peacemaker, The coalition of brilliant, engaged, passionate and peace-loving people from all over the globe saying no to the next Cold War is growing. Today…
  Ariel Gold, CODEPINK · [email protected]
October 30, 2020 at 5:23 PM

Where does a new Middle East arms race leave Palestinians?

CODEPINK - Communications In exchange for throwing Palestinians under the bus, Trump is about to reward the UAE with a weapons deal and he has just notified Congress. Will you help us notify Congress as well that we must STOP ARMING THE MIDDLE EAST! ACT NOW! …
  Leonardo, CODEPINK · [email protected]
October 20, 2020 at 12:02 PM

Hit the road, Almagro!

CODEPINK - Communications On Sunday, Bolivia gave the world an extraordinary example of democracy. One year after being ousted by a coup staged by the Organization of American States and supported by the United States, the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party returns to po…
  Danaka Katovich, CODEPINK · [email protected]
October 15, 2020 at 3:45 PM

Delegates to the Womens20 Need to #BoycottMBS

CODEPINK - Communications Saudi Arabia’s monarchy is hosting the Women 20 summit next week, which is the section of the G20 summit focused on women. Our U20 (Urban20) actions resulted in the mayors of LA, NYC, London, and Paris dropping out of the summit. We think if we …
  Cody Urban, CODEPINK · [email protected]
October 13, 2020 at 6:50 PM

#JusticeForJennifer ⚖️ US marine murderer walks free!

CODEPINK - Communications Act now to tell Congress to pass the Philippine Human Rights Act and end the violent military alliance between the US and Philippine governments. ACT NOW Dear John, Six years ago, Filipina woman Jennifer Laude was murdered by …
  Medea and Jodie, CODEPINK · [email protected]
October 11, 2020 at 3:02 PM

⭐ BIG ⭐ News from CODEPINK!

CODEPINK - Communications Dear John, We are writing to you today with exciting news. After 18 years of nonstop engagement of this wonderful organization, the two of us—Jodie and Medea— are stepping back from our role as co-directors so that three younger, brilliant and capab…
  Bethany Alhaidari, CODEPINK · [email protected]
October 7, 2020 at 2:21 PM

I’m a U.S. citizen who was once trapped in Saudi Arabia. Will you stand with me?

CODEPINK - Communications CODEPINK is writing to Congress asking our representatives and senators to condemn the male guardianship and kafala systems in Saudi Arabia. These systems severely limit the freedom of women and foreign workers. They harm people within Saudi Ara…
  Jodie Evans, Local Peace Economy · [email protected]
October 6, 2020 at 7:48 PM

The Time is Now!

CODEPINK - Communications Local is Global  The media is driving fear and lies for a Cold War against China; it is already contributing to racist attacks on Asians locally.  Tell the New York Times and Washington Post to stop hate towards China.     ACT NOW! …
  Danaka Katovich, CODEPINK · [email protected]
October 1, 2020 at 2:13 PM

Huge Wins: Mayors Boycott Saudi Arabia and Stand with Yemen!

CODEPINK - Communications Dear John, I come to you with good news. Responding to pressure from CODEPINK and other peace groups around the world, four mayors of the largest US and European cities have announced that they will not be attending the G20 summit hosted this year …
  Leonardo, CODEPINK · [email protected]
September 29, 2020 at 6:05 PM

Why is Senator Cardin trying to sabotage Venezuela’s elections?

CODEPINK - Communications Senator Ben Cardin joined regime change cheerleader Marco Rubio in sending a letter to the European Union, asking the EU to stop engaging in dialogue with the Venezuelan government around the country’s December legislative elections. Tell Senato…
  Carley, CODEPINK · [email protected]
September 28, 2020 at 5:12 PM

Get our $$ back

CODEPINK - Communications The Pentagon spent an extra $1 billion in funding earmarked to build up the country’s medical supplies to line the pockets of “defense” contractors instead. 😡This is OUTRAGEOUS😡 Join Representatives Barbara Lee and Mark Pocan in calling for over…
  Ariel and Medea, CODEPINK · [email protected]
September 24, 2020 at 5:03 PM

Can Trump force the UN to sanction Iran?

CODEPINK - Communications Trump, Pompeo, and Abrams aren’t giving up their efforts to destroy the last remnants of the Iran Nuclear Deal and we can’t give up our efforts for peace and diplomacy. Sign our petition to the members of the Security Council urging them not to …
  Carley, CODEPINK · [email protected]
September 21, 2020 at 5:03 PM

😡 $494 Billion for Nuclear Weapons?😡

CODEPINK - Communications Today is the International Day of Peace 🕊️ We’re commemorating by taking action against a rising Pentagon budget. Your representatives recently voted on historic legislation that would have cut the Pentagon budget by 10%. How did YOUR representa…
  Jodie and Medea, CODEPINK · [email protected]
September 19, 2020 at 6:03 PM

✨Be Inspired✨

CODEPINK - Communications Monday night, September 21st International Day of Peace, we’re inviting you to celebrate with us at the premiere of We Are Many. The premiere features a Q&A panel discussion with director Amir Amirani and renowned activists including our own…
  Leonardo, CODEPINK · [email protected]
September 16, 2020 at 1:09 PM

A DC PR firm faked news to promote coups! 😡

CODEPINK - Communications CLS Strategies, a DC PR firm linked to the U.S. government, spent $3.6 million to spread fake news on Facebook and Instagram promoting the coup government in Bolivia and the right-wing oppositions in Venezuela and Mexico. Let’s hold them account…
  Jodie, CODEPINK · [email protected]
September 15, 2020 at 7:08 PM

Free Movie: For The Peace Economy

CODEPINK - Communications To reserve your FREE seat please Click Here When: September 20th, 2020Time: Film starts at 3 pm PT (6 pm ET)Panel discussion starts at 4:15 pm PT (7:15 pm ET) RSVP Dear John, Are you ready to make a commitment to divest from …
  Danaka, CODEPINK · [email protected]
September 14, 2020 at 4:14 PM

A new hope for Yemen

CODEPINK - Communications Months ago, in the midst of the brutal war, devastating famine and deadly coronavirus pandemic, the United States suspended humanitarian aid to Yemen. But there is still hope: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wrote a letter to demand that the aid be r…
  Nancy Mancias, CODEPINK · [email protected]
September 12, 2020 at 10:00 AM

I was in Beirut to share our love & solidarity

CODEPINK - Communications Sarah, one of our Local Peace Economy partners, and me in Beirut. Dear John, I am back from Beirut, Lebanon, where I witnessed firsthand the devastation brought on by the August 4th port explosion, on top of a government that had already fai…
  Ariel Gold, CODEPINK · [email protected]
September 4, 2020 at 4:56 PM

Why are Trump and Bibi so afraid of the ICC?

CODEPINK - Communications Add your name now to our letter of apology to ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for the nefarious and shameful actions of the Trump administration. Once we collect 5,000 signatures, we will deliver the letter to attorney Bensouda. ADD …
  Leonardo, CODEPINK · [email protected]
September 3, 2020 at 2:04 PM

Tell Biden and Trump to bury the Monroe Doctrine

CODEPINK - Communications Join 100 organizations in calling on the next president, whether it’s Biden or Trump, to end the Monroe Doctrine and adopt a real Good Neighbor policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean! ACT NOW! Dear John, One thing we l…
  Ariel Gold, CODEPINK · [email protected]
August 30, 2020 at 12:56 PM

TODAY IN ONE HOUR, 10am EST, join the conversation live from Gaza—a COVID outbreak

CODEPINK - Communications John -- A COVID-19 outbreak is erupting in Gaza. Already, the besieged enclave is dealing with air strikes from Israeli warplanes, insufficient electricity, a lack of clean drinking water, and fragile healthcare system. Because of the blockade, Gaza o…
  Carley and the CODEPINK Divest team · [email protected]
August 29, 2020 at 1:01 PM

📣 Jane Fonda & Ben Cohen are divested from war!

CODEPINK - Communications Dear John, Did you hear? The City of San Luis Obispo voted unanimously to divest from weapons! Our movement is growing and we can help your city, school, and elected representatives divest from the war machine too! Sign up here and a CODE…
  Danaka Katovich, CODEPINK · [email protected]
August 25, 2020 at 6:08 PM

We’ll take a big tall glass of Yemen-aid, please.

CODEPINK - Communications Despite famine, pandemic, flooding, blockades, and brutal war, USAID hasn’t restored aid to Yemen. Contact Congress now and join me this Thursday at 5pm EST as I speak with Yemeni activist Dr. Shireen Al-Adeimi, and the founder and president of …
  Ariel and Carley, CODEPINK · [email protected]
August 19, 2020 at 6:02 PM

The fight to save the USPS is just starting!

CODEPINK - Communications The Postmaster general said they’ll postpone cuts to the USPS until after the election, all while Congress is considering handing the Pentagon another $30 billion. We can’t let them get away with trying to covertly defund one of our last remaini…
  Manal Tamimi, CODEPINK · [email protected]
August 18, 2020 at 6:02 PM

A bullet lodged next to my son’s heart

CODEPINK - Communications As an integral participant of the Palestinian resistance, I have been arrested and shot, lost family members, and had my sons kidnapped by soldiers in the middle of the night. Will you take a stand with me by supporting Rep. Betty McCollum’s ne…
  CODEPINK · [email protected]
August 14, 2020 at 5:01 PM

For Beirut with Love ❤️

CODEPINK - Communications Tell Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin: Don’t sanction Lebanon! Sign Our Petition Dear John, In the wake of the devastating, deadly explosion in Beirut, the Trump administration just announced it will be dealing another…
  Ariel Gold, CODEPINK · [email protected]
August 13, 2020 at 3:31 PM

We are winning but we need your help to keep it up

CODEPINK - Communications Fantastic news: Thanks to your pressure, Representative Brad Sherman — one of three candidates to replace Elliott Engel as chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — just flipped his stance and now supports conditioning US aid to Israel! The…
  Leonardo, CODEPINK · [email protected]
August 12, 2020 at 1:52 PM

Who watches Human Rights Watch?

CODEPINK - Communications Human Rights Watch published a misleading, error-filled report about Cuba’s medical missions that plays into the hands of the Trump administration’s campaign to label these brave doctors as slaves. Tell HRW to retract its report! ACT NOW…
  Leila and Ariel, CODEPINK · [email protected]
August 7, 2020 at 3:01 PM

Claim Your 🎥Movie Tickets 🍿— Let’s Learn About Iran

CODEPINK - Communications Dearest Peacemaker, COVID-19 has forced us to discover new ways to stay connected with one another. With Zoom dinners, birthdays, webinars, and concerts, we have adapted our abilities to connect. Now, join us on Zoom for an Iranian culture night a…
  Jodie Evans, CODEPINK · [email protected]
August 6, 2020 at 12:05 PM

⏰ 8:15 AM

CODEPINK - Communications On the 75th anniversary of the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, media like the New York Times and Washington Post are publishing hateful stories about China that could drive us towards a new Cold War. Join us in telling the New York Time…
  Carley, CODEPINK · [email protected]
August 4, 2020 at 5:37 PM

They’re doing it again, more💰for Raytheon!

CODEPINK - Communications 😡After approving a $741 billion Pentagon budget, Congress is now considering handing the Pentagon an estimated $30 billion in 💰EXTRA 💰 funding in the next COVID relief bill. Sign on to our petition to tell Congress: Bailout people NOT the Pentag…
  Ariel and Medea, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 30, 2020 at 2:13 PM

Loujain Turns 31 tonight — Join the #FreeLoujain party 🎂🎈🗣️

CODEPINK - Communications Tonight is Loujain al-Hathloul’s birthday – and we plan on celebrating! Help us flood social media with celebrations of Loujain’s life and work and demands for her freedom. Tweet and post #FreeLoujain on her birthday!   ACT NOW …
  Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 30, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Tonight 5pm at the Saudi Embassy — #FreeLoujain

CODEPINK - Communications What: Drive-By the Saudi Embassy for Loujain al-Hathloul’s 31st Birthday #FreeLoujain When: Thursday, 5:00 - 7:00 PM ET Where: 601 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC Join the #FreeLoujain BDay social media Day of action  Dear John Tonight is Louja…
  Angela, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 28, 2020 at 7:34 PM

Thank you, and here's even more!

CODEPINK - Communications Dearest Peacemaker, Thank you for adding your name to the letter for Biden calling for a No First Use policy. Together we can stop the next Cold War and raise up that China is Not Our Enemy.  We will continue to create tools to help us all ta…
  Leonardo Flores and Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 27, 2020 at 1:38 PM

⚠️️URGENT time-sensitive opportunity to help alleviate Trump's cruel Cuba policy

CODEPINK - Communications This is exciting and we must act fast: We have a rare chance to hold — and win — two historic votes in Congress to roll back parts of U.S. sanctions on Cuba on food, medicines, and remittances. There will be a vote tomorrow, Tuesday to determine…
  Jodie Evans, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 23, 2020 at 1:10 PM

How 😨 Scary is this?

CODEPINK - Communications Join us in asking Presidential Candidate Joe Biden to commit to the No First Use of Nuclear Weapons Policy. ACT NOW Dear John, The same methods that were used to drive us to war in Iraq are right now being used to driv…
  Leonardo, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 22, 2020 at 8:42 PM

POSTPONED: DC Protest Against the Police State

CODEPINK - Communications Dear John, Due to the flash flood warnings and thunderstorm, today's protest at the Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington, D.C. has been postponed until Saturday at 1 p.m. and relocated to the White House. What: March Against Tr…
  Leonardo, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 21, 2020 at 7:30 PM

Two protests in DC this week: Bolivia & the Police State!

CODEPINK - Communications   It’s been 8 months since the coup and massacres in Bolivia, let’s join local Bolivians today to demand new elections! And then on Wednesday, let’s fight the growing militarization of police here at home with a rally at the US CBP building! …
  Ariel and Carley, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 20, 2020 at 11:27 AM

😱 Sen. Schumer said WHAT?

CODEPINK - Communications Did you hear? Senator Schumer has announced his support for legislation to cut the Pentagon budget by 10% 💥👊🏼👊🏽👊🏾👊🏿💥Contact your senators and representative and tell them to support these and other progressive amendments to the National Defense …
  Izzy Goldstein and Eli Green, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 18, 2020 at 3:05 PM

A request from Jewish teens

CODEPINK - Communications Palestinian youth activist Janna Jihad The Jewish-American community tried to hide the occupation from us, but thanks to the principled work of CODEPINK and other Palestinian rights organizations, the tide is turning and people now recognize tha…
  Ariel and Medea, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 15, 2020 at 1:05 PM

Yemen has a 20% COVID-19 death rate. Can you help?

CODEPINK - Communications Yemen has suffered five years of a bloody civil war. Now, the coronavirus pandemic threatens to overwhelm the country’s struggling healthcare system and claim even more innocent lives. The US has been careless toward the suffering of the Yemeni …
  Michelle Ellner, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 10, 2020 at 9:12 PM

Guess who’s blocking COVID-19 aid?

CODEPINK - Communications What if we told you there are billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds available for countries in need and Congress is the only thing standing in the way of getting relief funds to people in need? Tell your senators and representatives to en…
  Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 7, 2020 at 3:55 PM

Israel just bombed Iran. How can we stop a war?

CODEPINK - Communications Last Thursday, Israel exploded a massive bomb at the Iranian Natanz nuclear site. It doesn’t get more dangerous than this and we have to act fast to prevent Israel from starting and dragging the U.S. into war. Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, July 8…
  Ariel and Medea, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 3, 2020 at 6:56 PM

💥BREAKING 💥Historic Congressional vote conditioning U.S. funds to Israel

CODEPINK - Communications We did it! We got Congress to introduce legislation conditioning U.S. military support to Israel so that it does not go to fund or support illegal Israeli annexation of the West Bank. It is expected to be voted on in the Senate as early as this m…
  Jodie Evans, CODEPINK · [email protected]
July 2, 2020 at 5:41 PM

😞 We’re not celebrating

CODEPINK - Communications This Saturday is “Independence Day” but as long as the U.S. remains armed to the teeth, engaged in endless wars, and with racist militarized police forces on its streets, we are anything but liberated. So, this weekend rather than celebrating, w…
  CODEPINK DC · [email protected]
July 1, 2020 at 8:49 PM

CODEPINK DC: ❌ Defund the Police, Refund the People ☮️

CODEPINK - Communications Dear John, The 4th of July has been a celebration of freedom and liberty in the United States which is why we choose to protest instead. According to Fannie Lou Hamer, there is no freedom to be celebrated because “No one is free until we are all fre…