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Category: In the News

‘Incredible brutality’ prevalent in battle for Myanmar

Posted on August 17, 2024 Posted in Human Rights, In the News, War Tagged with human rights violations, myanmar
‘Incredible brutality’ prevalent in battle for Myanmar

UN NEWS: Conflict in Myanmar between the military junta and opposition forces is increasingly brutal, with both sides likely responsible for international crimes including summary executions,

Does the United States Need More Nuclear Weapons?

Posted on August 5, 2024 Posted in In the News, Nuclear Weapons Tagged with cold war, military spending, nonukes
Does the United States Need More Nuclear Weapons?

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World

Posted on July 26, 2024 Posted in Climate, In the News Tagged with hunger, nohunger, nutrition, sofi2024
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World

Around 733 million people suffered from hunger in 2023. The world is not on track to achieve #SDG2, #ZeroHunger by 2030

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
Are budget boosters actually breaking the military?

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

by Sang-Min Kim and Audrey Balliette

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

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.

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

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.

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PeaceNotes- 2024 Winter Newsletter

Posted on March 6, 2024 Posted in Events & Activities, In the News, Israel-Gaza War, Newsletter, Palestine, Peace Notes, Ukraine Tagged with gaza, Palestine, ukraine
PeaceNotes- 2024 Winter Newsletter

The latest PEC newsletter is out! We discuss the Palestine-Israel war, Doomsday Clock, Africa’s Invisible Conflicts, local activism events, and more!

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Africa’s Invisible Conflicts: Focus on the DRC

Posted on March 4, 2024 Posted in Human Rights, In the News, Newsletter Tagged with africa, congo
Africa’s Invisible Conflicts: Focus on the DRC

As an Africanist, I have been frustrated throughout my professional life with the lack of meaningful coverage of African stories, particularly of stories that focus on the positive developments throughout the continent.

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Doomsday Clock Keeps on Ticking

Posted on March 4, 2024 Posted in Climate, In the News, Newsletter Tagged with climate, climate crisis, doomsday clock
Doomsday Clock Keeps on Ticking

With the tinder in many places awaiting just a spark to set ablaze, most of us give it not a second thought. But thankfully there are groups of citizens around the globe doing what they can to reduce the chance that a spark might engulf us all.

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