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Osama Bin Laden Is Dead; Let the Peace Begin

Posted by in Featured, Global Exchange News & Events, Stop Funding War, World News & Events on 3rd May, 2011 | No Comments

Photo Credit: CODEPINKMedea Benjamin shares her views about the death of Osama Bin Laden and how this should be a time of profound reflection.
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Move Over AIPAC!

Posted by in Global Exchange News & Events, Stop Funding War on 29th April, 2011 | No Comments

AIPAC_Poster_ImageFrom May 21 to 24, 2011, in Washington DC, join Global Exchange, CODEPINK, the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and a coalition of over 100 organizations at the historic gathering to Move Over AIPAC and building a New US Middle East Policy! The gathering will expose AIPAC’s negative influence on U.S. foreign policy and promote an alternative approach that respects the rights of all people in the region.
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Why I’m going to Move Over AIPAC

Posted by in Stop Funding War on 27th April, 2011 | No Comments

AIPAC_Poster_ImageThe following is a guest blog post by Rae Abileah of CODEPINK. Global Exchange has partnered with CODEPINK and over 100 peace and justice groups for the Move Over AIPAC! conference taking place in Washington, D.C. on May 21-24, to expose the AIPAC lobby and build the vision for a new US foreign policy in the Middle East.
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From Cairo to Madison: Hope and Solidarity are Alive

Posted by in Featured, Global Exchange News & Events, World News & Events on 21st February, 2011 | 7 Comments

image.cidFrom the streets of Cairo, Egypt to Madison, Wisconsin, Global Exchange Co-founder Medea Benjamin delivers another ‘from the frontlines’ report sure to inspire you.
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Send A Message of Solidarity and Peace to Egypt

Posted by in Global Exchange News & Events, World News & Events on 3rd February, 2011 | 10 Comments

CIMG0182“Something wonderful is being born here: an inclusive, grassroots, democratic movement which is, even in this time of extreme crisis, enacting ideals of nonviolence, creativity, courtesy, public service…what can I say? This revolution is not just Egyptian; it belongs to everyone who believes in the possibility of a better way for us all to live together.”
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VIDEO: The Gaza Freedom March

Posted by in Stop Funding War, World News & Events on 5th January, 2011 | No Comments

gazaOn December 27, 2009, on the one-year memorial of the major Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, concerned people from around the world met in Cairo to travel to Gaza, despite the siege, for the Gaza Freedom March, calling for an end to the siege of Gaza. Only 100 marchers were allowed into Gaza; protests in Cairo generated international attention. Over 150 solidarity actions occurred around the world including Israel, the West Bank, Switzerland, New York, and Minnesota. Check out the video for more on this.
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Reading the Coca Leaves: Climate Change, Cancun and Bolivia

Posted by in Uncategorized on 11th December, 2010 | No Comments

DSCN1168Reflecting on the close of the UNFCCC climate talks, Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK and Global Exchange, writes of her experience on the ground in Cancun.
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Transparency and Truthtellers

Posted by in Featured, Stop Funding War on 9th December, 2010 | No Comments

medeaFOXWhen news came out yesterday that Berkeley’s City Council was considering passing a resolution to honor Pfc. Bradley Manning for leaking information to Wikileaks and call for his release, FOX News approached Medea Benjamin to appear on “America Live with Megyn Kelly” to discuss her reaction to the resolution.
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Dear Jon Stewart, Sane People Protest Crazy Wars

Posted by in Stop Funding War, World News & Events on 29th October, 2010 | 3 Comments

0903_codepink_lg_groupIt’s too bad that Stewart is ridiculing antiwar activism, while promoting his slacktivist Rally for Sanity.
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PEACE CHARADE – A “Peace Talks” Parody

Posted by in Stop Funding War on 3rd September, 2010 | No Comments

Mideast TalksSee what’s going on behind the scenes in the “peace negotiations” between Israeli and Palestinian officials, announced by Secretary Clinton for September 1st, 2010.
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