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Oppenheimer, Einstein, and Resistance to Nuclear Destruction — the Full Story

A Discussion with historians Lawrence Wittner & Blanche Wiesen Cook Thursday, April 11, 2024 @ 7:00 PM Online Event (ZOOM) Join us for an online discussion on the past and future of resistance to nuclear weapons! REGISTER NOW Leading the…

Active Duty Air Force Airman On White House Hunger Strike for the Starving Children of Gaza

Senior Airman Larry Hebert is on day three of his hunger strike outside the White House, where he has been holding a sign that reads “Active Duty Airman Refuses to Eat While Gaza Starves.” “It’s just completely wrong and immoral…

Students Arrested at SUNY Campus During Pro-Palestine Day of Action Protest

The arrests of nine students during a March 26 protest at Stony Brook University (SBU) have prompted calls by SBU faculty for an investigation into why the arrests took place and how student dissent is policed on campus. By Susan…

International Uranium Film Festival Starts Today at Loyola University in Chicago with the Legendary Atomic War Movie “On the Beach”

Sunday the Festival Presents the U.S. Premiere of Oscar Nominated Documentary, “Building Bombs” (1990), Makes 4k Restoration Premiere at Music Box Theatre Taking place this weekend, the Oscar nominated documentary BUILDING BOMBS (1990) makes its US Restoration Premiere in Chicago.…

Julian Assange’s extradition to the US on hold

In London, the extradition of Julian Assange has been put on hold until the U.S. grants assurances he would not face the death penalty. Both his wife @Stella_Assange and U.K. leader @jeremycorbyn call for the case against the persecuted journalist…

Munich Peace Alliance for the Easter March Munich 2024

On March 24, 2024, the Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany, Annalena Baerbock, traveled for talks to Egypt, Israel, and the “Palestinian Territories” (AA). On the Foreign Ministry website, she is quoted as follows: “We stand by our…

The US Justice Department is examining allowing Julian Assange to plead to a reduced misdemeanor.

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder is in talks with the US Justice Department about a deal that would allow him to plead to a misdemeanor and possibly be freed from jail in the…

Yanis Varoufakis Speech | Night Falls In The Evening Lands: The Assange Epic | 9th March 2024

On Saturday 9 March the conference, Night Falls in the Evening Lands: The Assange Epic took place with more than 600 people attending in person and online. It featured outstanding speakers including former Greece Finance Minister, Yanis Varoufakis; specialist in…

Mexican Congressman Robles Issues Open Letter: “More Urgent than Ever: Stop the Danger of Nuclear War!”

(EIRNS)—Congressman Benjamín Robles Montoya of Mexico issued the following “Letter to Current and Former Legislators of the World,” on his letterhead of the Chamber of Deputies, LXV Legislature. It is datelined Mexico City, March 13, 2024. Current or former legislators,…

Rally at the United Nations in New York for #CSW68

The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) meets in March each year to address the widespread inequalities, violence, and discrimination women continue to face. Several ESCR-Net members joined demonstrations that took place at the United Nations headquarters…

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