Peace Action
Founded in 1957, Peace Action, the United States' largest peace and disarmament organization with over 100,000 members and nearly 100 chapters in 34 states, works to achieve the abolition of nuclear weapons, promote government spending priorities that support human needs and encourage real security through international cooperation and human rights.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Peace Action: Another Tax Day, Another Win for the Arms Industry On Tax Day, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: “As people across the nation pay taxes and tighten their belts accordingly, it bares remembering that an astronomical amount of our tax dollars, roughly $1 trillion,... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, April 13, 2018 Peace Action Condemns Illegal Syria Strikes, Calls on Congress to Reclaim War Powers In response to U.S. military strikes against Syrian government forces, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace Action, released the following statement: “President Trump’s decision to strike Syrian forces was impulsive, dangerous and a clear violation of domestic and international law. This... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, April 09, 2018 Striking Syria Is Dangerous and Illegal In response to President Trump’s threat of military strikes against Syrian government forces, Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action, released the following statement: “President Trump’s threat to attack Syrian forces in response to a chemical weapons attack is a reckless, knee jerk reaction to a... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, March 23, 2018 John Bolton’s Appointment is a National Security Nightmare In response to President Trump’s announcement that John Bolton will take over as national security advisor effective April 9, 2018 , Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace Action, released the following statement: “You would be hard pressed to find anyone who’s ever held public office in the U... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Pompeo Nomination Puts Leading Hawk in Charge of U.S. Diplomacy In response to news of Rex Tillerson’s firing and C.I.A. Director Mike Pompeo taking his place as Secretary of State, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace Action, released the following statement: “By tapping Mike Pompeo to be Secretary of State, Trump is handing over the reigns of U.S... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, March 09, 2018 Trump Has an Opportunity to Advance Lasting Peace on the Korean Peninsula In response to South Korea’s announcement at the White House that President Trump has accepted Kim Jong-un’s invitation to meet in person, Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action and convener of the Korean Peace Network, released the following statement: “Kim Jong-un reiterating his country’s... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, March 08, 2018 In Letter to Trump, Over 200 Organizations and Individuals Call for Maximum Engagement in Korea With this week’s tremendous diplomatic breakthrough between North and South Korea, the Korea Peace Network, a grassroots coalition of peace activists, scholars and Korean-American leaders, sent an Open Letter on March 8 to President Donald Trump urging his support for peace and diplomacy. The... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, March 06, 2018 Peace Action Applauds Diplomatic Breakthrough in Korea, Calls for Maximum Engagement Yesterday witnessed a historic diplomatic breakthrough between North and South Korea. North Korea agreed to continue its freeze on nuclear and missile tests while it engages in talks with South Korea, to hold a summit meeting next month between its leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Peace Action: Senate to Vote on Ending U.S. Role in Yemen Civil War Today, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced bipartisan legislation that would remove U.S. forces from hostilities between the Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels in Yemen pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, setting up a rare vote in the Senate to... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, February 07, 2018 128 Organizations Issue Olympic Truce Call to Action Today, 128 organizations and 42 prominent activists issued an Olympic Truce Call to Action imploring groups and individuals to host or attend events or take other action during the period of the Olympic Truce ( February 2 — March 25 ) to promote peace and diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula and... Read more |