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Report on Rally for Peace and Solidarity in New York City on March 13, 2016
None of the major candidate are talking about U.S. wars. Keep endless wars an issue during this campaign.


New York, NY - Hundreds of people rallied in New York’s busy Herald Square for a Day of Peace and Solidarity. Called by the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), the protest brought attention to the fact that none of the major candidates are speaking about the U.S. wars and intervention happening in many parts of the world. The protest was under the slogan, “End to the Wars at Home and Abroad.” This was reflected by banners and signs that included, “Money for jobs and people’s needs, not war,” “Rebuild Flint! Rebuild our cities! End the wars,” “Defend the Black Lives Matter movement,” and “No to Islamophobia.”  [read more]



Report on UNAC's Participation in the Eastern European Social Forum

It’s now been 25 years since what is generally referred to as the “Transformation” - the transition from socialism back to capitalism in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The resulting economic and social dislocation and the rise of right-wing, anti-immigrant movements are serious issues that progressives in the region are trying to address.

To help move this process forward, representatives from dozens of organizations from more than 20 countries gathered March 11-13, in Wroclaw, Poland, for a “Social Forum of Eastern Europe& Cooperation between South & East.” [read more]

Social Forum on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EasternSocialForum

Video from the conference and march: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSxBg-qgJTc


UNAC Supports Human Rights in Odessa, Ukraine

UNAC was asked by human rights activists from Odessa, Ukraine to put together a statement supporting their call for the United Nations Human Rights Committee to investigate the events of May 2, 2014, where 46 democracy protesters were massacred. Others, are urging the UN to not investigate this event. Within a couple of hours, UNAC wrote the following statement, signed by a number of people.  Below is the statement.

Statement to the U.N. Human Rights Committee
in support of an investigation into the events of May 2, 2014, in Odessa, Ukraine

 

We the undersigned representatives of human rights organizations in the United States respectfully appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Committee to initiate an investigation into the massacre of 46 democracy protesters that took place May 2, 2014, in the city of Odessa, Ukraine.

We are making this request in support of the relatives, friends and supporters of the deceased who today are asking you for such an investigation. [read more]
UNAC will speak at the Multifaith Anti-Drone Conference to be held at the Stony Point Center at Stony Point, NY
April 8 - 9, 2016.
(UNAC supporters will receive a reduced registration fee.  Please let people know you are from UNAC when you register)

For more information on the conference:
 http://stonypointcenter.org/get-involved/latest-news/231-anti-drone%23.Vvfe_hj3arU#.Vvm8kY-cEdV

New Drone Film, "Eye in the Sky" is Propaganda
download and distribute the flyer below at a theater near you

The new drone film Eye in the Sky presents a dishonest, sugar-coated view of the U.S. killer drone operation.  It claims that they can precision-drop their bombs, only on selected known targets who will kill innocent people, so, of course, they are saving many lives.  When one child wanders into the kill zone, they agonize about the possibility of killing her, and kick it up to the U.S. Secretary of State and the British Prime Minister to get the okay.  The not-made-in-Hollywood reality is one of killing hundreds, if not thousands, of children in many countries to satisfy U.S. corporate interests.  This film gives us a window of opportunity to reach many people with the truth about drones by downloading and distributing the flyer (see link below) at local cinemas showing the film. (The back side of the flyer can be modified to include local contact information.)




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