Movements against the occupation: Codepink, women for peace
[Episode 80]
A group of American women created a grassroot organization which is drawing the media’s attention all over the world thanks to its strong actions and astuteness in comunicating the need to stop the Bush administration from invading Iraq. It was named Codepink and it is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming activities. The effort of its activists will take over 1,000 people from over 40 countries to Gaza on December 27th, who will march with Palestinians in Gaza on December 31 in thee Gaza Freedom March.
One of their strong supporters, Ann Wright, goes into details about the logistic and the reasons which led to the organization of this massive event a year after the Israeli assault to Gaza.
