For good reason, an uproar has greeted President Biden’s decision to ship cluster munitions -- one of the most terrible weapons of war -- to Ukraine. Warmakers are organized. Peacemakers have got to be even more organized. That’s why RootsAction is committed to working with grassroots antiwar organizations doing crucial work to overcome the status quo of rampant militarism. One of those groups, Massachusetts Peace Action, is hosting a free nationwide online event Wednesday, July 19 – and you’re invited. During that livestream, RootsAction national director Norman Solomon will talk about key takeaways from his new book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine. The emphasis of the discussion will be what we can do to help move U.S. foreign policy toward diplomacy and peacemaking.  On Monday, Norman appeared on Democracy Now! along with Mary Wareham from Human Rights Watch to talk about Biden’s decision on cluster munitions. Watch that segment or read the transcript.  Five weeks ago, RootsAction sent out an action alert that invited people to send an email to their representative and senators as well as President Biden with this message: “Loudly and clearly reject any U.S. use or production or shipment to Ukraine or anywhere else of any cluster bombs.” You can send that message now by clicking here. |
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