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In the midst of tectonic and dangerous geopolitical change, Europe and the NATO nations are becoming warfare, not welfare states. This will be consolidated in this month’s NATO summit.

Caught between Trump shocks, the Ukraine War, and the Russia/China quasi alliance, Europe is in the midst of war, turmoil, and massive remilitarization. In addition to increasing the danger of war, massive cuts in social welfare spending provide openings for renewed European fascism. France, Germany, Britain, and Poland are pressing military collaboration and creation of a new European Union military within and potentially independent from NATO as anti-Russian fervor takes hold. Germany’s massive rearmament adds to anxiety in Paris as well as in Moscow. And incidents in the Baltic Sea could lead to escalating – even nuclear – conflict. To help our movements respond, MAPA and Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security (CPDCS) have organized this webinar featuring Kate Hudson and Reiner Braun.

Kate Hudson is a British political activist and academic and vice-president of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and co-national secretary of Left Unity. She has served as CND chair, general secretary from 2010 to 2024, and as an officer of the Stop the War Coalition. She is a board member of the International Peace Bureau.

Reiner Braun is a German journalist, historian, and peace activist. Until recently, he was executive director of the International Peace Bureau and previously served as IPB president. Reiner has been involved in the peace movement since 1982. He worked for the Krefeld Appeal against nuclear weapons, was a founding member of the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility and was executive director of the German section of the International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms.

Cosponsored by CPDCS

rsvp at      https://actionnetwork.org/events/peace-justice-conversations-us-fueled-violence-in-yemen-sudan?clear_id=true          Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Representatives Khanna (D-CA) and Massie (R-KY) introduced War Powers Resolutions in the Senate and House, respectively, to prevent further U.S. involvement in Israel’s war with Iran. War Powers Resolutions are privileged, meaning members of Congress can fast track their bills for a debate and a vote by the full legislative body. Members of Congress must go on record with where they stand: against an unconscionable, illegal war that will lead to the deaths of more civilians, or in favor of unconditional military support to a government that continues to violate both U.S. and international human rights law.

Join a conversation with Isaac Evans-Frantz to learn more about war powers resolutions, how activists used these to help stop Saudi/U.S. bombing of Yemen, and how people in New Hampshire can take action to stop further U.S. participation in Israel's war with Iran.

Isaac Evans-Frantz is the director of Action Corps, which campaigns for US policies to save lives globally. With Isaac’s leadership, Action Corps played a pivotal role in Congress’ historic passage of the Yemen War Powers Resolution in 2019. Isaac serves on the Vermont Sierra Club executive committee and the advisory board of Freedom Forward where he has advocated for LGBTQ people globally.

rsvp at: https://www.codepink.org/sacjune30   Join us for our next chapter meeting call to talk planning in Sacramento. RSVP for Zoom registration link!CONTACT  Ryan · ryan@codepink.org

Webinar: How Nonviolence Won Independence: India and United States   

90-minute Online Webinar with Dr. Mohan Trivedi, Michael Nagler, and Rivera Sun Tuesday, July 1, 2025 1-2:30pm PT // 2-3:30pm MT // 3-4:30pm CT // 4-5:30pm ET Free, donations welcome […]

rsvp at  https://www.codepink.org/dissenters71 

 The US and Israel's attacks on Iran over the past two weeks are just the latest in a long history of U.S. attacks that only bring more pain and suffering — not for the powerful, but for everyday people. It’s families, workers, kids, and elders who always pay the price — in Iran, in Palestine, across Southwest Asia, in Haiti, Sudan, the Congo, and here at home.

Meanwhile, the US is spending nearly $850 billion on the military in 2025 — while so many of us in our generation are struggling with food insecurity, skyrocketing rent, underfunded schools, student debt, and no access to basic healthcare. Most young people in the U.S. don’t want another war. We want the government to invest in what we actually need: care, education, clean water, affordable housing, mental health support, and a real shot at a better future.

On this virtual call we will:

• Connect with other young people in rage & grief.

• Hear important analysis of WTF the US and Israel just did in Iran.

• Uplift ongoing Palestinian-led struggle against Israel’s US-backed genocide in Gaza.

• Share resources for taking action to stop war with Iran, and beyond.

Featuring special guests Clarissa Bitar, Hoda Katebi, Dissenters youth organizers, and more!

We can’t stay silent. We’re calling on young people — especially those in the U.S. who care about justice, who are scared about rising authoritarianism, and who want to build a truly regenerative society — to stand up, speak out, and take action.

Join us on Tuesday July 1 to demand No War with Iran & to Block Bombs to Israel!

CONTACT CODEPINK · info@codepink.org

rsvp at  https://www.codepink.org/lpe0702.   Laurel Mellin is a health psychologist and founder of Emotional Brain Training. This brain-based practice strengthens resilience and liberates us to think expansively, creating more peace, love, and joy. EBT further validates the local peace economy based on neuroscience and provides a personal practice consistent with indigenous practices to prevent hopelessness, depression, and addiction.

As the military-industrial complex encodes itself in our unconscious mind without our awareness, EBT can provide another way to ground ourselves and rewire our thinking in favor of the local peace economy. The techniques enhance our effectiveness day by day in navigating grief more easily, as well as in caring more deeply.

Her organization, EBT.org, equips people with the community support to develop a personal practice in resilience, optimal health and activism. The event will include a conversation about the power of the emotional brain to support the local peace economy work and introduce actionable skills to begin developing an EBT practice.

Marie Goodwin · marie@codepink.org

Every other Thursday, you will have an opportunity to meet directly with those steering CODEPINK's accountability campaign, receive guidance on next steps, ask questions, and share your input in a secure setting. You will be given the chance to share your experience, ideas and what next steps we should be taking to hold these war criminals accountable every where they go! 

In these urgent times, every action we take has a broader impact. So join us in strategizing how we are going to hold these war criminals accountable! 

CONTACT Makayla · makayla@codepink.org

We’re campaigning to divest Philly from nukes. Four of the financial institutions that manage the Pension Board’s assets — Lord Abbett High Yield, Ariel Capital Holdings, Fiera Capital, and Northern […]

rsvp at https://www.codepink.org/lpe0707    Let's get together to workshop our writing in a supportive environment: poems, short stories, songs and novel chapters (up to 1,000 words). The workshop will focus on the peace economy: works that speak to a culture of empathy, solidarity and connectedness, and resist a culture of violence and war.  Please feel free to bring work to share via a Google Doc link. All skill levels are welcome -- We hope to see you there! 

This workshop will be led by Michelle Humphrey. Michelle is a literary agent based in Tucson, AZ.

CONTACT Marie · marie@codepink.org

As fireworks light up the sky this Independence Day, we invite you to join us for a conversation that asks: What does true security look like—and for whom? From Fireworks […]

Webinar: Fireworks to Firepower: Rethinking National Security This Independence Day 

As fireworks light up the sky this Independence Day, we invite you to join us for a conversation that asks: What does true security look like—and for whom? From Fireworks […]

CONTACT Jasmine · jasmine@codepink.org

rsvp at  https://www.codepink.org/wing79    Join us for a War Is Not Green community meeting. 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! 

  CONTACT Aaron · aaron@codepink.org

The Peace Wave is a 24-hour-long Zoom featuring live peace actions in the streets and squares of the world, moving around the globe with the sun. The peace wave visits […]

Peace and Justice Conversations: Nuclear Weapons in a Time of Crisis  

Join Jackie Cabasso for a timely update on the global nuclear landscape, and why grassroots organizing matters

Speaker: Kimberly Coleman Berger, Founding Member, Badassery Group

Please register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../register/l0lAFNVxROmUvRuXU9x1vQ

After you register, you will receive the meeting Zoom link via email

For more info, please e-mail: SacPPC2019@gmail.com

rsvp at  https://www.codepink.org/freeokinawa    For over seven decades, the U.S. military has maintained a massive presence in Okinawa—occupying land, polluting the environment, and endangering local communities in the name of “security.” Today, this occupation is increasingly justified by Washington as a response to the perceived “China threat,” escalating tensions in the region while deepening the burden on Okinawan people.

This webinar will examine the devastating human and ecological costs of U.S. militarism on the island, from toxic PFAS contamination and noise pollution to sexual violence and political disenfranchisement. Okinawan voices have long demanded justice, demilitarization, and sovereignty—demands consistently ignored by both Washington and Tokyo. Join us as we unpack the history and ongoing consequences of this occupation and discuss what solidarity and accountability can look like today.

Speakers

Joseph Essertier is an associate professor at the Nagoya Institute of Technology, a scholar of modern Japanese literature, an editorial board member of the Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, and an international human rights advocate.

Film Screening: "The World Is My Country" 

Garry Davis, a song and dance man from Broadway, turned his war guilt over bombing civilians into positive action, paving the way for the movement that culminated in UN's passing […]

           Monthly Meeting: Climate Crisis and Militarism Project (CCMP)    

This series of presentations addressing climate and militarism at CCMP's general meetings occur on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6PM ET, 5PM CT, 4PM MT, 3PM PT.

rsvp at  https://www.codepink.org/pcdebrief25     This Summer join us as we skill up our anti-war organizing knolwedge and skills! Feminists Resisting Fascism combines political education and skill building for resisting. After class, join Peace Collective for a debrief halfway through the summer and to strategize our future organizing based on the skills we've gained. Peace Collective is for young anti-imperialists under the age of 30 to build foundational political education and organizing projects. Learn more about us by reading our co-authored manifesto - A World Without Empire. RSVP for the zoom link!

 CONTACT Jasmine · jasmine@codepink.org

Register for freeStates are restricting Super PACs, banning slavery and the death penalty, and imposing taxes on the mega-wealthy. How are people winning state-level victories, and how can your state do the same? Let’s ask those involved.

In the regional elections for the unicameral national Parliament in Venezuela, the alliance led by the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela increased its margin, winning approximately 90% of the 256 seats and about 82% of the votes. Additionally, it won 23 out of 24 gubernatorial races. What did the Chavista forces do this time around that differed from previous elections?

Since the May 25 elections, there has been no communication from the US government. Why has it been so uncharacteristically silent about the election results? On the other hand, Canada uncharacteristically jumped the gun on its master, the US, resulting in Yvan Gill, the Venezuelan foreign minister, decrying Canada as “the 51st state of the United States” and questioning its moral authority to comment on democratic processes.

Speakers:

Sonya Surabhi Gupta (Professor, Latin American Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia Central University in New Delhi)

Mohammad Marandi (Professor, University of Tehran)

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (Editor, Orinoco Tribune)

Cira Pascual Marquina (Popular educator, Pluriversidad, El Panal Commune, Caracas’)

Arnold August (Writer & Journalist)

Alison Bodine (Venezuela solidarity network)

Diego Sequera, (MISIÓN VERDAD)

Moderator: Radhika Desai (Convenor, International Manifesto Group.)