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No War With Russia: UNAC Spearheads Actions Across the Country

February 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-War, Featured

In response to UNAC’s Call for protests on February 5, against U.S. and NATO warmongering against Russia and Ukraine, there were protests across the country with about 100 people coming out for lively rallies in Oakland and in Times Square NYC. More in Brooklyn and Berkeley. Hundreds more, young and old, rallied and held vigils across the country. Here are[…]

Can Israel Stop the World from Saying ‘Apartheid’? Concealing the Suffering in Palestine

February 2, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Censorship and Propaganda, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Political Analysis, United Nations

by Vijay Prashad, Globetrotter, February 2, 2022 On January 27, 2022, the Hebrew-language news site Walla published part of the text from a telegram sent by Amir Weissbrod—who is part of the Israeli Foreign Ministry—to Israeli embassies around the world. The telegram warned the Israeli diplomats that in the upcoming 49th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council[…]

WAMM Still Saying ‘No to war’ – 40th Anniversary Celebration

January 22, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-War

by Kim DeFranco, published on Fightback News!, January 21, 2022 WAMM is a long time member and supporter of UNAC. [jb] Minneapolis, MN – Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) is still saying “No to war” as the group celebrates 40 years of organizing and fighting back. On January 16, 2022, people gathered on the spot where WAMM held its first[…]

In Remembrance of Chuck Kaufman, Anti-Imperialist, International Solidarity Organizer

December 29, 2021 UNAC Editor Action!!, Latin America, Statement

by Jim Byrne, published on Fightback News!, December 29, 2021 Tucson, AZ – It is with heavy heart that the news of the passing of longtime anti-imperialist organizer Chuck Kaufman reached communities on December 28. Born in a small Indiana town, Chuck’s life saw travels to numerous countries, most notably in the Latin American countries most firmly in the crosshairs[…]

Yes, There Were 10 Good Things About 2021

December 28, 2021 UNAC Editor Action!!, Democracy, Visions of a Future

by Medea Benjamin, December 28, 2021 This year, 2021, began with a huge sense of relief as Trump left office. We hoped to emerge from the ravages of COVID, pass a hefty Build Back Better (BBB) bill, and make significant cuts to the Pentagon budget. But, alas, we faced a January 6 white nationalist insurrection, two new COVID mutations, a[…]

“We Don’t Want to Die of Thirst, But we Don’t Want to Betray: Normalization is a Big Betrayal.”

November 29, 2021 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Action!!, Hybrid Warfare, Israel-Palestine, Palestine

by Rima Najjar, published on Countercurrents, November 28, 2021 Yesterday, I participated in demonstrations in downtown Amman against the latest step taken by the Jordanian government to normalize relations with Israel through yet another U.S.-brokered deal, this one ostensibly as a response to climate change. The deal is for Jordan to receive 200 million cubic meters (7.06 billion cubic feet)[…]

Anti Nuke Activism in the Netherlands

November 13, 2021 UNAC Editor Action!!, Civil Resistance, Nuclear Weapons

By Ann Wright and Brian Terrell, published on Ann’s FB Page The great peace and anti-assassin drone activist Brian Terrell is back on the farm in Iowa after three weeks in the Netherlands and Germany. This is a brief report on his trip to bring attention to US nuclear weapons in the Netherlands and assassin drone connections in Germany: In[…]

U.S. role exposed Masses resist Sudan coup

November 5, 2021 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, Austerity, Civil Resistance, Economic Collapse, International Aid and Debt, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Sudan

by Sara Flounders, published on International Action Center, November 2, 2021 Incredible exposure of U.S. actions to humiliate and impoverish the Sudanese people and destabilize Sudan. And the hypocrisy of it all. The U.S. wants Sudan to pay sanctions to U.S. victims of their wars when they don’t have money to eat. Of course the US would never consider doing[…]

Julian Assange Extradition Appeal: Day 1

October 27, 2021 UNAC Editor Action!!, Breaking News, Censorship and Propaganda, Journalism, Lawfare, Political Prisoners

by Nathan Fuller, published on Assange Defense, October 27, 2021 I find this truly heart breaking. After all the groundbreaking work Assange has done. After his brilliant implementation of a system for whistleblowers to securely pass on their information through a venue capable of analyzing it for verity. Despite his bravely continuing in the face horrific harassment, death threats, surveillance[…]

Solidarity with Long Time Antiwar Activist Joe Lombardo

October 18, 2021 UNAC Editor Action!!, Featured, Political Corruption, Statement

UNAC Statement on FBI Harassment of the Antiwar Movement The FBI visited the ex-wife of the UNAC coordinator, Joe Lombardo. They said that they wanted to speak with her about his trips to Russia and Venezuela. These trips were taken on behalf of UNAC to attend antiwar conferences in Russia and as part of an antiwar delegation to Venezuela to[…]