Posts Tagged ‘politics’

12-1pm Sat. Jan. 17, 2026: Global Day of Solidarity in Opposition to Imperial Wars

Location: Intersection by Ft Wainwright •64.83478, -147.7068 , map location for intersection of Airport Wy/Gaffney/Steese & Richardson Hwys , Fairbanks, AK 99701 – a short walk from various parking areas along Noble St, past Larson’s and NAPA.

Dress Extra Warmly, Bring Posters [There will be extras in case you don’t have one];

Nonviolence is a core principle of our actions, meaning we do not organize to harm other people or other living creatures.

Host Contact Info: info@alaskapeace.org

Global Day of Action in Solidarity with Venezuela by

World BEYOND War

Global Day of Action in Solidarity with Venezuela: January 17

No War, No Overthrow, No Coup, No Sanctions!

We are calling for an end to U.S. hostility toward Venezuela, including sanctions, threats, & war. 

  • End all war and hostilities toward Venezuela.
  • Cut off the funding that allows such crimes.
  • Free Venezuela’s kidnapped president.
  • Bring all U.S. troops and equipment back to the United States from Venezuela and vicinity.
  • Cancel the brutal economic sanctions, naval blockade, and no-fly-zone.
  • Renounce overthrows and the Monroe Doctrine.
  • Impeach, convict, and remove President Trump from office.
  • The United Nations Charter makes it a crime to threaten war and a crime to wage war except in defense or by UN authorization, neither of which is the case, and neither of which has even been alleged
  • President Donald Trump’s claims about the illegal drug trade regarding both Venezuela and approximately 100 people thus far killed in boats with U.S. missiles from drones are without evidence and widely considered not even plausible
  • Sanctions illegally imposed on Venezuela by the United States, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, have now been exacerbated by acts of war including the declaration of a no-fly zone and of a naval blockade
  • Even United States Army Judge Advocates General have denounced Trump’s actions as “patently illegal”
  • In a recent poll, 63% of people in the United States oppose military action in Venezuela

Friday Evening Presentation via Zoom, January 26, 2024, 7 pm

Are you curious about the roots of the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis in Palestine? How did these two groups of people come to occupy the same landscape? Join us via Zoom on Friday evening for a showing of the documentary “1948: Creation and Catastrophe”, filmed by Andy Trimlett and Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb. The film is an hour and 25 minutes long. We will have a discussion afterward.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89515216442?pwd=Qdu5xN5LyRvK1MbtroEXGtIYhsgXBT.1

Meeting ID: 895 1521 6442
Passcode: 023930

Through riveting and moving personal recollections of both Palestinians and Israelis, 1948: Creation & Catastrophe reveals the shocking events of the most pivotal year in the most controversial conflict in the world. It tells the story of the establishment of Israel as seen through the eyes of the people who lived it. But rather than being a history lesson, this documentary is a primer for the present. It is simply not possible to make sense of what is happening today without an understanding of 1948. This documentary was the last chance for many of its Israeli and Palestinian characters to narrate their first-hand accounts of the creation of a state and the expulsion of a nation. Hear stories from the Israelis and Palestinians who personally lived through events in Haifa, Jaffa, Dayr Yasin, Acre, Jerusalem, Ramla, Lydda and more. These shocking and dramatic events reveal the core of what drives the conflict today.

Reviews containing much background information can be found here, here, and here.