From the Coalition for Peace Action (http://www.peacecoalition.org/): Prof. Elaine Scarry of Harvard, has written a book on the President’s ability to launch nuclear weapons totally on his own authority. It is profoundly undemocratic and contradicts the US Constitution’s balance of … Continued
From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): Urge you members of Congress to cosponsor legislation blocking funding for a preemptive strike on North Korea. Have you been seeing these headlines? Washington Post: Can Anyone Stop Trump From Attacking North Korea? [1] The Nation: … Continued
From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): Urge your Members of Congress to oppose sanctions that would kill the Iran nuclear deal! Take action now at http://org.salsalabs.com/o/161/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=22449! As you may have heard, President Trump announced his plan to “decertify” the Iran nuclear agreement. … Continued
From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): Urge Congress to speak up! Defend the Iran nuclear deal and support diplomacy with North Korea Things are getting serious. As President Trump continues insulting and threatening North Korea, undermining hopes for diplomacy and increasing the … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Scroll down for link to sign-on page. Dear President Trump: As people of faith, we write to you out of profound concern over the rise in tensions between the United States and North … Continued
From the Coalition for Peace Action (http://www.peacecoalition.org/): President Trump’s UN speech threatening the “total destruction” of North Korea has led to a dramatic escalation of cascading tensions and counter-threats. North Korea subsequently has threatened to do an atmospheric H-Bomb test … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): We need your help to share #CounterActHate messages on social media, in particular Twitter, tomorrow, September 9. One easy way is through this Thunderclap – http://thndr.me/XfTyWI – which you can use to … Continued
From the Project on Government Oversight (http://www.pogo.org/): August 28, 2017 Police forces fire tear gas grenades from an armored vehicle in Ferguson, MO, August 17, 2014. (Photo: loavesofbread / Wikimedia Commons) The Trump administration is removing restrictions–including important oversight measures–on a program that puts … Continued
From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): On August 21, President Trump announced a “new” strategy for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. In it, he made clear that the one thing that he won’t be changing is waging ongoing and unending war. After … Continued
The Pennsylvania Council of Churches, Chris Satullo of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Rabbi George Stern, formerly of the Neighborhood Interfaith Movement and the Jewish Social Policy Action Network are working together to develop a program aimed at providing safe spaces … Continued