Peace Ed, Author at Peace Education Center

Time to retire the phrase ‘Military Industrial Complex’

Posted on July 25, 2024 Posted in Militarism, Military Spending Tagged with bloated budget, department of defense, Military Industrial Complex

Responsible Statecraft: Sorry Ike: it’s a bit too dated and no longer the right moniker to describe what we’re up against

Are budget boosters actually breaking the military?

Posted on July 24, 2024 Posted in In the News, Military Spending Tagged with defense budget, election 2024, military spending

A Synopsis of ICJ Finding Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territory in Violation of International Law

Posted on July 23, 2024 Posted in Human Rights, In the News, Israel-Gaza War Tagged with gaza, human rights violations, ICJ, international court of justice, Israel, Palestine

by Sang-Min Kim and Audrey Balliette

PeaceNotes Summer 2024 Issue

Posted on June 19, 2024 Posted in Israel-Gaza War, Newsletter, Palestine, Peace Notes, PEC Statement, War Tagged with gaza, human rights violations, military spending, Palestine, peace, ukraine

The summer PeaceNotes issue is out! We discuss the war in Gaza, the national student anti-war movement, gun buybacks, Ukraine, and more!

PEC STATEMENT Opposing Efforts to Punish Critics of Israel’s War Crimes in Gaza

Posted on June 7, 2024 Posted in In the News, Israel-Gaza War, PEC Statement, War Tagged with gaza, Israel, Palestine

The Peace Education Center stands against Israel’s actions in Gaza, condemns U.S. complicity, and urges protection of free speech from legislation like the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act that conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism.

PEC’S Statement on police attacking non-violent protesters of Israel’s genocide in Gaza

Posted on May 4, 2024 Posted in Israel-Gaza War, Palestine, PEC Statement Tagged with gaza, Israel, Palestine

The Lansing Area Peace Education Center calls for educational, law enforcement and political leaders to cease their physical and McCarthy-era-like political attacks on college students and their supporters peacefully protesting Israel’s war crimes in Gaza

An Earth Day Present to the Planet From Congress: $95 Billion for War

Posted on April 25, 2024 Posted in Climate, In the News, Military Spending, War Tagged with climate crisis, cost of war, earth day, military budget

The future of both climate and war is largely shaped by domestic and international spending, and military spending has traditionally been greater than any genuine climate investments.