racial justice

As peace activists and organizers, we unequivocally stand in solidarity with the black community in the US and around the globe in demanding justice and dismantling white supremacy. We honor the [...]

George Floyd should still be alive today.  Since we can’t bring him back to his family, we must take action for justice. We need to take action for justice for George as well as for Breonna [...]

On Saturday, the egregious display of racism and bigotry in Charlottesville served as a reminder: we have a long way to go to end the ugly history of white supremacy in the U.S. As we reflect on [...]

-by Kevin Martin, President, Peace Action and Peace Action Education Fund Election loser by nearly three million votes Donald J. Trump, his Team Oligarchy Cabinet (17 of his appointees have more [...]

Update: This statement was written before Thursday night’s events in Dallas. Media outlets are reporting that 10 police officers and one protester were shot by snipers at a protest against [...]

The tragic death of Michael Brown at the hands of the Ferguson police is a reminder that the upsurge in violence is not restricted to the Middle East or any one place.  It’s right here in our own [...]

Our former Peace Action board of directors co-chair, Bill Towe, passed recently. Here is a wonderful remembrance of Bill in the Raleigh News and Observer including quotes from his children, Maria [...]

On Saturday, August 24, Peace Action will join the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs, Justice and Freedom. You can march with us and the National Nurses United and Progressive [...]

Published on Common Dreams  8/21/13 http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/21-3 By Judith Le Blanc After Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic and heroic 1967 “Beyond Vietnam” speech, where he [...]

Lead article today on Foreign Policy in Focus. Would love your comments regarding our nation’s progress on Dr. King’s triple evils of racism, extreme materialism and militarism. [...]