social movements

Peace Action West’s Political Director Rebecca Griffin’s excellent op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle focused on public opinion and opportunities to end the war while stressing [...]

A smart and inspiring appeal from the Nobel Peace Laureates Summit in Chicago, which our National Field Director Judith Le Blanc is attending on behalf of Peace Action and International Peace [...]

New Jersey Peace Action Executive Director Madelyn Hoffman had a terrific op-ed in the Bloomfield Life last week, titled Moving to a Culture of Peace linking local gun violence, military spending [...]

–Executive Director Kevin Martin In just over a month, peace activists and allies from other social justice movements from around the country and around the world will gather in Chicago [...]

By Judith LeBlanc Peace Action and the American Friends Service Committee have initiated a network of peace, faith, economic and racial justice groups to convene a Counter Summit for Peace and [...]

  BY MADELYN HOFFMAN GUEST COLUMNIST Bloomfield Life, December 28, 2011   As 2011 ends, it is time to reflect upon continuing U.S. involvement in overseas wars and the impact that involvement has [...]

Last week and weekend in Paris, I was honored to represent Peace Action at the international conference of our good colleagues le Mouvement de la Paix (French Peace Movement). I was the only U.S. [...]

The following is excerpted from recent speeches I gave at the Nebraskans for Peace annual conference in Lincoln, NE and the Chicago Area Peace Action annual dinner in Wilmette, IL. Move the [...]

This program, Worldview, with host Jerome McDonnell, is one of the best on public radio. It’s on five days a week, focusing on international affairs. I’ve known Jerome for over 20 [...]

While today marks the sad anniversary of ten years of the U.S. war in Afghanistan, we must remember the people of Afghanistan have suffered decades of war. We take heart in the struggle to end [...]