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Peace Antiwar Group Demands Action from Rep. Becca Balint on Gaza Ceasefire House Resolution 10/28/2023

From the organizers:

The hospitals in Gaza have no electricity and already hundreds of people every day are dying – and it does not stop without a ceasefire. Becca Balint has not co-sponsored the "Immediate Ceasefire" House Resolution, unlike 18 of her fellow representatives.

We held a demonstration outside of Becca Balint's office in Burlington calling for her to back the Resolution introduced by Rep. Cori Bush.

Only 45-60 trucks, for a population of 2 million, have been allowed to enter Gaza in the last two weeks, 5% of the bare minimum necessary for survival according to the UN.

Even as the Israeli Army has held two expeditionary excursions into Gaza in the last 3 days, in preparation for a devastating ground invasion that will look like the urban warfare of Mosul and Grozny, and even as Bernie Sanders has called from the Senate Floor yesterday for an immediate humanitarian pause, Becca Balint has chosen to spend her time introducing a resolution censuring Marjorie Taylor Green for antisemitism.

We have no problem with that idea, but already 7000 people have died, and the Biden Administration has made clear its inclination to sweep that number under the rug as it questions the accuracy of the Palestinian Health Authority figures–while all the most trusted humanitarian organizations in the world say that the Authority has always provided accurate figures. And humanitarian organizations all over the world including the UNHRC call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire as aid workers, dozens of UN personnel, and dozens of journalists have been killed in just the last two weeks.

Organized by Vermont Peace/Antiwar Coalition (VPAC), Green Mountain Veterans for Peace (VFP), Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF).

What's Going On?: Gaza, Palestine/Israel Today 10/19/2023

Host Sandy Baird is joined by guests Robin Lloyd and Wafic Faour to discuss the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Palestine/Israel.

Emergency Rally for Gaza: Stop The Genocide Now 10/18/2023

From the organizers:

Now is the time to take action to stop this war, end the siege, provide humanitarian aid to desperate people, and stop the US government from continuing to support, fund, and arm this genocide.

Vermonter's Thoughts on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 10/10/2023

Nadeem Abdelsamad and Meryl Getty ask Burlington residents to share their feelings and opinions on the conflict between Israel and Palestine, as well as their go-to news sources on the subject.

Peace in Ukraine Demonstration 10/04/2023

From the organizers:

Peace antiwar group demands to meet with Senator Bernie Sanders. We support a ceasefire and negotiations in the war in Ukraine. 

The war in Ukraine has taken tens of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian lives, uprooted millions, contaminated land, air, and water, and worsened the climate crisis. We, the Coalition, are deeply upset, seeing the war divert billions of dollars that could be addressing urgent human needs. We are especially distraught, seeing the F-35 jet bombers flying over our heads, in training to bomb women and children and men in countries around the world -- and to the front lines in the war in Ukraine. We have attempted to speak directly with our elected officials, especially Bernie Sanders, to understand how they plan to end this debacle and continuous military buildup. We have been rebuffed. Together with Code Pink, Veterans for Peace, and The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, we are taking part in a week of actions called by the national organization Peace in Ukraine, September 30 – October 8.

For more information: VT Peace/Anti-War Coalition via ActionNetwork.org

Skywatch: Stop the Escalating War in Ukraine, the US Funding, and the F-35 09/14/2023

From Skywatch:

Skywatch hosts Jimmy Leas and Danaka Katovich interview guest Medea Benjamin, who is Co-founder of CODEPINK, Women for Peace.

Opposition to the escalating war with Russia in Ukraine is growing: A CNN poll shows that 55% of Americans are opposed to any more funding for the war. Skywatch guest, Media Benjamin will talk about the campaign Code Pink is launching in Washington DC in October calling on Congress to do just that: stop the funding now. After decades of pointless wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and now Ukraine, it's time to build a new antiwar movement to take on the military-industrial complex, the endless wars, the F-35, and all such weapons spending.

What's Going On?: Conflict in France and Ongoing Wars 07/11/2023

Host Sandy Baird is joined by Eric Agnero to discuss the conflict in France and other ongoing wars.

What's Going On?: Discussion about Mikhail Gorbachev and the Queen 09/13/2022

Host Sandy Baird discusses with Eric Agenro and Kurt Mehta, Esq., about the recent deaths of Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union, and Elizabeth II, Queen of England.

Education and Enrichment for Everyone: The War in Ukraine and Russian Public Opinion 09/09/2022

A presentation from Will Pyle, Frederick C. Dirks Professor of International Economics, Middlebury College.

VICII: Sanctions: Warfare by Other Means 04/06/2022

From VICII:

"Join VICII and Peter Lackowski, who has been visiting Venezuela since 2005, witnessing the effect that sanctions have had on that country and its revolution. Will sanctions continue to work for the US as they have in the past? Or will a new alignment of nations make sanctions ineffective?


As the war in Ukraine continues, the United States and its allies have put in place what they call "sanctions" against Russia. These are economically coercive measures that have become one of the principal means of exerting US power, and have caused considerable suffering among the populations of the targeted countries.

Since Venezuela has been subjected to US sanctions for several years, it is a good example to use in considering the phenomenon of sanctions. What is their purpose? How do they work? What are their effects? How can a country respond to them? Can they be overcome? What are the limitations on what can be accomplished by sanctions when they are applied to a country the size of Russia rather than a country like Venezuela? What about blowback--will sanctions on Russia end up damaging the economies of the US and its allies?"

 

For more information: vicii.org

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