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Author: Peace Ed

Peace Notes Summer 2023

Posted on August 14, 2023 Posted in Events, Events & Activities, Human Rights, In the News, Military Spending, Peace Notes, Ukraine Tagged with human rights violations, military spending, nuclear weapons, peace
Peace Notes Summer 2023

The latest PEC newsletter is out! We discuss the current state of gun violence prevention laws, military spending, upcoming local events, and the too-dang high rent!

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U.S. Cluster Bomb Shipment to Ukraine

Posted on July 8, 2023 Posted in In the News, PEC Statement, Ukraine Tagged with ukraine, wepons
U.S. Cluster Bomb Shipment to Ukraine

The PEC is alarmed by the US’s distribution of cluster bombs to Ukraine. This weapon is banned in over 100 countries due to its indiscriminate impact, which could result in disastrous consequences. It is our strong belief that peaceful conflict resolution should be prioritized, and we encourage a global prohibition on cluster bombs.

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UN report calls on U.S. to close Guantanamo Bay

Posted on June 30, 2023 Posted in Human Rights, In the News Tagged with human rights violations, United Nations
UN report calls on U.S. to close Guantanamo Bay

UN report calls on US government to close Guantanamo Bay, citing human rights violations and lack of legal justification.

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A Plan to Reduce Nuclear Dangers in a Time of Peril

Posted on June 28, 2023 Posted in In the News, Nuclear Weapons Tagged with nuclear weapons
A Plan to Reduce Nuclear Dangers in a Time of Peril

Hartung & Gledhill, Throwing More Money at the Pentagon

Posted on June 21, 2023 Posted in In the News, Military Spending Tagged with military spending
Hartung & Gledhill, Throwing More Money at the Pentagon

More than half of the taxpayer dollars that Congress appropriates every year now goes into what passes for “defense” in this country.

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National Defense Authorization Act for 2024

Posted on June 20, 2023 Posted in In the News, Military Spending Tagged with military spending
National Defense Authorization Act for 2024

The Immorality of the U.S. Government’s Budget

Posted on April 22, 2023 Posted in In the News, Military Spending Tagged with military spending, taxes, world beyond war
The Immorality of the U.S. Government’s Budget

April, the month tax filings are due, prompts us to ponder what our income taxes pay for. Are they used to provide all citizens sufficient resources and public goods for human security and well-being — the core of our national security?

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Peace Notes Spring 2023

Posted on April 10, 2023 Posted in Peace Notes Tagged with gun violence, human rights violations, kakuma, lgbtqia, military spending, nuclear weapons, parole, prison reform
Peace Notes Spring 2023

Peace Notes Spring 2023 Issue is now available!

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Kenya LGBTQ Human Rights Violations

Posted on March 29, 2023 Posted in In the News, Refugees Tagged with human rights violations, lgbtqia, refugee
Kenya LGBTQ Human Rights Violations

Gilbert Kagarura, LGBT Refugee Spokesman for the LGBT community in the Kakuma Refugee camp, needs your support.

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MI Life without Parole Sentences for Minors Declared HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION

Posted on February 21, 2022 Posted in Human Rights, In the News, Life Without Parole Tagged with human rights, parole, prison reform
MI Life without Parole Sentences for Minors Declared HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION

Juvenile life without parole sentences in Michigan put the US in violation of an Inter-American Treaty which the US signed. Four bills now in the Michigan State Senate end juvenile life sentences.

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  • Peace Notes Summer 2023 August 14, 2023
  • U.S. Cluster Bomb Shipment to Ukraine July 8, 2023
  • UN report calls on U.S. to close Guantanamo Bay June 30, 2023
  • A Plan to Reduce Nuclear Dangers in a Time of Peril June 28, 2023
  • Hartung & Gledhill, Throwing More Money at the Pentagon June 21, 2023
  • National Defense Authorization Act for 2024 June 20, 2023
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