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The New Year is a time where we consider the changes we would like to make in our lives. In this gathering, we will consider together what change or growth we might commit to in 2026 and frame these aspirations within the Local Peace Economy "pivots." In our webinar for the Anti-Imperialist Campaign Series, we asked attendees to take stock of where they might extract themselves from War Economy thinking and pivot to the Peace Economy in their lives. This conversation will ask the same of its attendees and give you guidance, tips, and encouragement for moving into the Peace Economy in 2026.

CONTACT Marie · marie@codepink.org

rsvp at  https://www.codepink.org/wing17

Join us for our biweekly War Is Not Green Working Group Call! When it comes to climate, the US war machine is the elephant in the room as the #1 institutional polluter in the world and with over 800 toxic bases around the world. To fight climate change, we need to demilitarize, end wars and US imperialism, free Palestine, facilitate the repatriation of Indigenous land, and get the mainstream environmental movement to join us along the way. The world's climate movement must hold anti-militarism as a core pillar!  

Let's educate each other and grow our capacity for an anti-militarist, internationalist, and feminist environmental movement!

Starting January 6, Just World Ed will be co-presenting along with the Task Force for the Americas and the U.S. Peace Council a super-timely webinar series titled “Venezuela in Washington’s Crosshairs: Breaking the Information Blockade.” (We’re thrilled that CODEPINK has also agreed to co-sponsor this project.)

The three webinars in this project will be presented on January 6, 8, and 13 and will feature the views and analyses of nine stellar experts, according to the schedule below. Roger Harris of TFA and USPC, and JWE’s Helena Cobban will be the moderators.

Mark your calendars and register to attend these timely discussions now! Register at Bit.ly/VZ-webinar or via the QR code here. (You just need to fill out the registration once for the whole series.)

Be sure to tell your friends and networks about this series! You can click on this poster art for the first session, to download and share it:

Speakers:

• Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza, from Venezuela, Orinoco Tribune editor and former diplomat
• Richard Falk, professor of international law and former UN special rapporteur for Palestine
• Corinna Mullin, US Peace Council and Anti-imperialist Scholars Collective

** Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 1:00 pm PST/4:00 pm EST: “Exposing the ‘Donroe’ Doctrine: How US attacks are reshaping the Americas”

Speakers:

• *Ajamu Baraka, Black Alliance for Peace and US Peace Council
• *Dan Kovalik, international human rights lawyer and author on Palestine, Iran, Venezuela, and Colombia
• *Michelle Ellner, Venezuelan-American with CODEPINK and Venezuela Solidarity Network

(Organizational affiliations of the presenters are for identification purposes only.)

Also of note:

We realize that this schedule of webinars may not work for many who are eager to learn more about this perilous U.S. policy. Please know that soon after each webinar concludes, we will be adding the multi-media records of it (video, audio, transcript) to a dedicated Online Learning Hub that we will soon be unveiling, accessible via this page on the Just World Ed website.

We hope that this Learning Hub, like the others we have on our website, can be of lasting use as an educational resource for activists and community organizations.

Starting January 6, Just World Ed will be co-presenting along with the Task Force for the Americas and the U.S. Peace Council a super-timely webinar series titled “Venezuela in Washington’s Crosshairs: Breaking the Information Blockade.” (We’re thrilled that CODEPINK has also agreed to co-sponsor this project.)

The three webinars in this project will be presented on January 6, 8, and 13 and will feature the views and analyses of nine stellar experts, according to the schedule below. Roger Harris of TFA and USPC, and JWE’s Helena Cobban will be the moderators.

Mark your calendars and register to attend these timely discussions now! Register at Bit.ly/VZ-webinar or via the QR code here. (You just need to fill out the registration once for the whole series.)

Be sure to tell your friends and networks about this series! You can click on this poster art for the first session, to download and share it:

Speakers:

• *Ajamu Baraka, Black Alliance for Peace and US Peace Council
• *Dan Kovalik, international human rights lawyer and author on Palestine, Iran, Venezuela, and Colombia
• *Michelle Ellner, Venezuelan-American with CODEPINK and Venezuela Solidarity Network

(Organizational affiliations of the presenters are for identification purposes only.)

Also of note:

We realize that this schedule of webinars may not work for many who are eager to learn more about this perilous U.S. policy. Please know that soon after each webinar concludes, we will be adding the multi-media records of it (video, audio, transcript) to a dedicated Online Learning Hub that we will soon be unveiling, accessible via this page on the Just World Ed website.

We hope that this Learning Hub, like the others we have on our website, can be of lasting use as an educational resource for activists and community organizations.

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Trump’s “Peace Proposal”, the UN Security Council resolution and their significance for the future of Gaza

Phyllis Bennis and Richard Falk will focus on the developments on the ground in Gaza, the US role and Trump’s “peace” plan, the consequences of the latest UN Security Council resolution, and what the UN has done and failed to do regarding the genocide.  They will also talk about the current situation in the West Bank.

Phyllis Bennis is Program Director at the Institute for Policy Studies; in 2001 helped found the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, served 6 Years on the board of Jewish Voice for Peace.  She is author of the 2025 Understanding Palestine and Israel (Interlink Books).

Richard Falk is former UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Territories for the UN Human Rights Council 2008-2014. He is Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University.  

Sponsored by Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund; cosponsored by the International Peace Bureau.

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Attendees of this webinar will hear Matthew Hoh discuss the military, economic and political state of the Ukraine War as it nears its 4th anniversary.  He will discuss the ongoing negotiations to end the Ukraine War and why ending the war is an imperative for all sides. He will summarize the current military, economic and political realities for Ukraine and Russia, as well as Europe and the US, and provide his thoughts on what a successful negotiated settlement may look like. He will also discuss the potential consequences if a political settlement to the war is not reached and it continues into its fifth year. Finally, he will discuss the dangers that will continue even if there is a peace agreement and why demilitarization and a renewed effort to rebuild a wrecked United Nations system are urgently needed.

Matthew Hoh is a disabled Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War and former Afghan War State Department Officer. In 2009, after being appointed to the Foreign Service, Hoh resigned his post in Afghanistan over the Obama administration’s escalation of the Afghan War. He is now an analyst and commentator on foreign and military policy issues as a senior fellow with the Eisenhower Media Network. He serves on the advisory boards of many peace organizations, including Veterans for Peace and World Beyond War, and is an associate member of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity.

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At this critical time, when climate change and war are devastating the planet and causing tremendous suffering, the current political climate is taking everything in the wrong direction. The system of endless growth and accumulation of wealth in fewer and fewer hands at the expense of everyone else and the earth cannot be sustained. How can we do more than hold back the most extreme antidemocratic and environmentally destructive measures and work together to realize a common vision of a livable world? Speakers Harrris Gruman, Juan Jose De Blas and Anna Prouty will address how we can transition from the current disaster/militarist economy to a peace, climate, and justice-oriented care and degrowth economy. They will lay out some of the principles and benefits of a care economy and degrowth and talk about practical steps we can take here in the US to bring about the world we want to see.

in collaboration with SacACT, Sac Climate Coalition and California Public Banking Alliance.

The event will be held at the Parkside Community Church: 5700 S Land Park Dr, Sacramento, CA 95822.  Doors will open at 5:30 PM, with live music, snacks and beverages, and a chance to build community.   The program will begin at 6:30 PM and conclude at 8:00 PM.

Evite link:Bit.ly/sacpublicbank

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Our nation and world are in a period of continuing danger and difficulty: The recently passed Pentagon budget is higher than ever and is funding a new generation of nuclear weapons; The tragic Israel/Gaza Conflict continues; The Russia/Ukraine conflict remains a source of increased danger of nuclear war;  The attacks on Venezuela opens a new front of “forever wars”. The egregious costs of the weapons buildups is draining our tax dollars from critical civilian needs, among which are K-12 public schools and higher education. This Conference continues the tradition of trying to increase cooperation and collaboration among those advocating for nuclear disarmament and social and economic justice.

Sponsored by Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund