#antiwar

"Hand off Iran! No new war in the Middle East!"

"What was built to destroy will be outlived"

Hundreds of Jewish anti-war demonstrators have been arrested during a Passover seder that doubled as a protest in New York, as they shut down a major thoroughfare to pray for a ceasefire and urge the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, to end US military aid to Israel.

The 300 or so arrests took place on Tuesday night at Grand Army Plaza, on the doorstep of Schumer’s Brooklyn residence, where thousands of mostly Jewish New Yorkers gathered for the seder, a ritual that marked the second night of the holiday celebrated as a festival of freedom by Jews worldwide.

It's the start of another month, which means a new @atavist issue is here!

With thousands of soldiers dying in Vietnam, a group of friends in Buffalo, New York, devised a plan to save lives. Here's a sneak peek into Stephen Wood's story:

He and other peace activists came to view the contents of draft boards’ filing cabinets as no different from bombs or bullets: They were just tools that helped the government kill. Crucially, destroying files could be accomplished without any violence, unless you counted the destruction of property, which raiders did not. They believed that some property simply didn’t have a right to exist.

Independence Day was born for freedom, equality and peace. Yet for years, our nation has been trapped in endless overseas wars and bloated military spending, while ordinary Americans are left behind.

We witness unresolved housing crises, unaffordable healthcare, and underfunded education at home. Our tax dollars go to bombs and overseas conflicts instead of supporting our communities. Endless wars cost countless lives, tear the world apart, and drain the lives of ordinary people.

True patriotism is not endless war — it is standing for our people and fighting for peace.

On July 4th, everyday Americans will gather in dozens of cities across the country.

We march not for confrontation, but for a simple, urgent message:

End all overseas military interventions. Stop endless wars.

Redirect military funding to people’s livelihoods, education, healthcare and housing.

Choose dialogue over conflict, and peace over violence.

This is the voice of ordinary American people. No one wins in war. Peace belongs to every single person.

If you are tired of war and long for a stable life, join us or share to stand in solidarity.

Accountability won’t happen on its own, it takes a daily fight against militarism, not just outrage in crisis.

Read More: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/antiwar/as-trump-bombs-iran-we-need-to-reckon-with-the-american-war-machine

@odinucci Ran into a friend Mike Prysner of @empirefiles ..one of over a hundred of veterans who came to DC & were arrested for protesting the war in Iran, genocide in Gaza, and endless funding for these forever U.S. wars and Israel.

Veterans, including those who are disabled and their families, carried tulips, the national flower of Iran, where its over 170 varieties symbolize love and sacrifice.

"Marxism comprises many principles, but in the final analysis they can all be brought back to a single sentence: it is right to rebel." - Mao (1939)