10 Ways We Pretend War Is Not a Crime and How to Change Them
The concept of defensive war has been used to excuse numerous aggressive wars.
NPR, the Pentagon, and U.S. Foreign Policy
While of dubious value, it is common practice at NPR to seek perspective on wrongdoing from the wrongdoers themselves.
The ICC Just Announced It Will Treat War As a Crime
How can war’s status as a crime effectively deter the world’s leading war-maker from threatening and launching more wars, large and small? How can laws against war actually be put to use?
Peace and Democracy Conference | Medea Benjamin, David Swanson, Leah Bolger, Norman Solomon
The U.S. bombings in 8 countries in the past 8 years have all been illegal under the U.N. Charter.
Peace and Democracy Conference | Medea Benjamin, David Swanson, Leah Bolger, Norman Solomon
The U.S. bombings in 8 countries in the past 8 years have all been illegal under the U.N. Charter.
Outlawing War – Let St. Paul Know About the Kellogg-Briand Pact
GEOGRAPHY OF THE HEART By Steve Mckeown  Veterans for Peace Newsletter  Summer 2017 On August 5th, come join us at the St. Paul Farmers Market from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. to hand out leaflets to let people know about this street named after the only person from Minnesota to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize, More
David Swanson | Police Brutality against Blacks Rooted in US Foreign Policy
Highlighting the role the Israeli military plays in the training of US law enforcement forces, Swanson related the shooting culture to US foreign policy.
Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream | Pete Seeger (Video)
Last night on the anniversary of the signing of the Kellogg-Briand Pact, Veterans for Peace, Chapter 27, Women Against Military Madness, and other groups with offices at 4200 Cedar in Minneapolis, dedicated a Peace Pole in the front of the building.
David Swanson | ‘War is a Lie’ (Video)
"David Swanson's War Is A Lie should be required reading. It lays bare the hypocrisy of American 'do-as-I-say, not-as-I-do' foreign policy, exposing the lies and the deliberate glorification of military disasters." - Medea Benjamin, author, peace activist
â–¶ Kathy Kelly: “When You Are Free, I Will Be Free”
https://vimeo.com/133312169 Kathy is a tireless peace activist, pacifist, author, founder of Voices in the Wilderness and now a co-leader and co-founder of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. She spoke about the Christian Peacemakers Team and their role and incarceration in Iraq and about U.S. militarism and activism and dedication to peacemaking. Link to  videos of Peacestock’s The More
FAIR: Leading Papers Incite ‘Supreme International Crime’
From the article: The spirit of Kellogg-Briand was embodied in the formation of the United Nations, whose charter commits its signers to renouncing war and the threat of war: All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.
When the world outlawed war . . . the Kellogg-Briand Pact
[youtube=http://youtu.be/A7kpzT8Sr5E]At the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Peace Bridge with Veterans for Peace, Chapter 27  Bell RingingWalking Across the bridge with flags unfurledColeen at the bridge with peace signs on the anniversary of the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact Â