Debra Sweet | April 19, 2023 When “The Movement and the Madman” premiered last month, I asked for comments: “We’re interested in hearing from anyone who watched the new documentary, ‘The Movement…
Coordinated Global Protests to Close Guantánamo
Debra Sweet | April 19, 2023 On May 3, June 7, July 5 and August 2, (all first Wednesdays) there will be coordinated vigils and protests around the world to demand the…
A Week of Education & Action to Honor Peacemaking and Whistle-blowing
Debra Sweet | April 19, 2023 Daniel Ellsberg Week: A Week of Education & Action to Honor Peacemaking and Whistle-blowing – April 24-30 Daniel Ellsberg — the Pentagon Papers whistleblower who has…
New Vietnam War film goes one step too far
Paul Ryder | April 17, 2023 A new documentary film on PBS, “The Movement and the Madman,” spotlights the 1969 Moratorium demonstrations for peace in Vietnam. These events marked the passage of…
Report on April 5th Guantanamo Vigils
Debra Sweet | April 17, 2023 We received this report on the global Guantanamo vigils held on April 5 from Andy Worthington and want to share with all of you. See and read about…
Yes! to We Are Not Your Soldiers
Debra Sweet | April 11, 2023 {jathumbnailoff} We Are Not Your Soldiers is featured in an April article, “Veterans Push Back Against Military Recruitment in Schools,” in Yes! Magazine. We Are Not…
What our movement could stop
Debra Sweet | April 4, 2023 We’re interested in hearing from anyone who watched the new documentary The Movement & the Madman, streaming now on PBS.org. It premiered last week and pulled together…
IN CLASSROOMS DURING EARLY 2023
Debra Sweet | April 4, 2023 We Are Not Your Soldiers started out 2023 with two visits to a NYC alternative high school special education class: the January visit featured presentations by…
Global Monthly Protests April 5
Debra Sweet | March 28,2023 With the release from Guantánamo three weeks ago of the Saudi citizen Ghassan al-Sharbi, the prison now holds just 31 men, out of the 779 held by…
Two pieces of interest from The New York Times
Debra Sweet | March 28, 2023 Everyone knows I don’t love the Times, but I read it to know what those who run this country are saying, and sometimes I find enlightening…