We Support CWRU Students’ Rights to Free Speech on Campus

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Cleveland Peace Action supports Case Western Reserve University students in their stand for free speech on campus, especially around the conflict in Israel-Palestine. We should mention that many leaders in Cleveland Peace Action are alumni of the University. Today’s students, including Students for Justice in Palestine and allied student groups, stand in a long tradition of legitimate on-campus protest, going back at least to the Vietnam War. Editors at the Observer have recently made a compelling case for student free speech on campus. Retribution by the Administration or onerous rules that block any prompt response to breaking news, inhibits…

Civil Disobedience at Toledo’s Air National Guard base goes UNARRESTED

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024, by Terry Lodge….. Demanding No U.S. defense of the Israeli Genocide!, this afternoon Veterans for Peace and Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition staged a demo at the entrance to the Toledo Air National Guard base at Toledo Express Airport this afternoon. As we arrived at 3 PM, I delivered a letter of demands to a sergeant who tried to explain to me that he was not authorized to accept mail. He finally took it as we departed. See Toledo Blade coverage for photos We arrived with five people who were willing to risk arrest. The entry…

Missed our Sept 3 screening? Here’s how to view this “must-see” film.

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Currently you can stream “Downwind” on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, or for free with ads on The Roku Channel. Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada? The latter was the site for the testing of 928 nuclear weapons on American soil from 1951 to 1992. The fallout is still lethally impacting Americans today.

From Oppression to Liberty in Sudan and Palestine

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Community Circle Around Gaza returns to the Root Cafe with a focus on the violence and famine in Sudan & updates on Palestine justice actions.  Sara and Selma will present their stories w/video shorts of Sudanese history & cultural expressions, & discussion.    Suggested Donation $10 to benefit Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) in Sudan  @ The Root Cafe, 15118 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107 August 29, 2024, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Please RSVP to Clevelandpeaceaction@gmail.com

From the A-bomb to Abolition: View on YouTube

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The current threat of nuclear war may now exceed Cold War levels. How worried should we be? Where are the flashpoints? Israel and Iran? Russia and Ukraine? How can risk be reduced? View on YouTube Panel discussion Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 7 pm. In person at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2592 W.14 St, Cleveland, OH 44113 and on Zoom Panelists:Daryl G. Kimball, Executive Director, Arms Control Association, Washington, DCTerry Lodge, Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition and Cleveland Peace ActionKenneth Mayers, Co-founder, Santa Fe Chapter, Veterans for Peace

Finding a Path to Peace: from the A-bomb to Abolition

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In observance of the 79th Anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we are pleased to announce a Cleveland exhibition on loan from the Dayton International Peace Museum. This Hiroshima/Nagasaki Exhibition runs from August 8th to 24th, from 4 to 8 PM, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Pilgrim Congregational Church ,2592 W.14 St, Cleveland, OH 44113. Open to the public. Groups of 8 or more, please call ahead: 216-255-1576. The exhibition offers photos and sketches by Japanese artists of the aftermath of the atomic bomb on two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki in1945. They illustrate civilians…

Israelism

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Wednesday, June 12th, 5:30 pm at the root cafe, 15118 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107. Film screening and discussion. Suggested donation $10, to benefit Operation Olive Branch. Sponsored by Cleveland Peace Action Education Fund and the root cafe. When two young Jewish Americans raised to unconditionally support Israel witness the way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives change direction. Their stories reveal a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity. Directed by two first-time Jewish filmmakers who share a similar story to the film’s protagonists, ISRAELISM is produced by Peabody-winner & 6-time Emmy-nominee Daniel J. Chalfen (Loudmouth, Boycott) along with activist and…