Stories by Jodie Evans

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Why Is CODEPINK Part of the Occupy Movement?

Posted on Nov 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

For one, because war profiteers make up the top 0.01% of the 1% who control the country's wealth, profiting from suffering and corrupting Congress.

It Takes a Woman to Lead the Way to Peace: Mayor Kitty Piercy Leading the Way to Bring Our War Dollars Home

Posted on May 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

We must encourage Congress to make rational, long-term decisions when debating oversight of the military.

CodePink's Response to the Controversy in Cairo

Posted on Feb 6, 2011, Source: CodePink

The facts behind CodePink's day-long project to show support for the Egyptian movement.

Move W.'s 'Decision Points' to the Crime Section

Posted on Nov 10, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Join us in moving Bush's memoir to the bookstore section it belongs in... Fiction, Fantasy, Crime, you decide!

Blair Should Take a Journey to Jail

Posted on Sep 15, 2010, Source: AlterNet

How do we bring liars like Tony Blair to justice? Continue to disrupt their lies everywhere they go.

We Can't Miss This Opportunity for Peace

Posted on Jul 22, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Share your voice during the week of August 25 to 31 -- the week that most of the US troops will return from Iraq.

Why I Tried to Put the Cuffs on Karl Rove

Posted on Mar 30, 2010, Source: AlterNet

We could not allow this war criminal to tout his book around the country and get away with describing anything tied to Bush as courageous.

Leaving No Stone Unturned for the Freedom March to Get to Gaza

Posted on Dec 29, 2009, Source: AlterNet

On the Egyptian government's stonewalling passage for the Gaza Freedom March, Evans writes: "We hope the Egyptians get so annoyed they just want to get rid of us.

Obama's War Speech Woke the Sleeping Giant -- Anger Over Afghan Surge Fuels Country-Wide Protests

Posted on Dec 4, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The president's announcement of a troop surge in Afghanistan this week prompted protests in over 80 communities across the country.

Stop U.S. Meddling; Support Afghan Women at the Table

Posted on Nov 6, 2009, Source: PINKtank

Meddling in Afghanistan’s elections and U.S. failure at every turn to deliver security and justice is increasing the potency of the Taliban.

40,000 More U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan Won't Solve Its 40% Unemployment Rate

Posted on Oct 8, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Afghan Parliament member Roshanak Wardak speaks out: Most of the women do not want more troops -- they need support to sustain their lives.

Pelosi Is an Expert at 'Drowning out Opposing Views'

Posted on Aug 14, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Why Speaker Pelosi's "drowning out opposing views is un-American" remark is steeped in irony.

Hey Biden, Put Down the Pom-Poms: We Don't Want a Cheerleader for War

Posted on Jul 31, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Biden should quit his war talk and call for diplomacy, development, and accountability Afghanistan and Iraq that the US supports.

The Hell We're Leaving Behind in Iraq

Posted on Jul 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The U.S. has not taken responsibility to restore the country it destroyed.

What Do Afghan Women Think About Obama's Plans for the Country?

Posted on Jun 11, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Mariam Nawabi, a social entrepeneur and activist, shares her thoughts on Congress' rush to pass another $94 billion for war this week.

The Military Hides Under the Skirts of Women to Justify War in Afghanistan

Posted on May 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The Pentagon portrays Afghanistan as a moral battle to "protect" its women. Afghan women tell another story: more war equals suffering.

Do You Know Why Mother's Day Was Started?

Posted on May 7, 2009, Source: DELETED

Mother's Day isn't about Hallmark and Teleflora -- it's a call for women to gather for peace.

Are You Going to Pay for Bush's Wars?

Posted on Dec 15, 2007, Source: AlterNet

How much of your tax payment this year would you like to allocate for waterboarding in Iraq or an invasion of Iran?

Why Did Fox Censor Sally Field's Emmy Speech?

Posted on Sep 18, 2007, Source: Women's Media Center

Was it because she used the expletive "goddamn" or because of her anti-war sentiments?

The Peace Movement's Plan For Iran

Posted on Mar 6, 2006, Source: AlterNet

The Iranian nuclear crisis could be dramatically defused, in a stroke, if American leaders would simply say the right thing to Iranian leaders.

Testimonials of Resistance

Posted on Jun 26, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Testimonials at the World Tribunal on Iraq prove over and over again that the US and the UK are guilty of waging an illegal, immoral and unjust war.

Code Pink Counters Bush's Code Red

Posted on Nov 19, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Organziers of the Women's Peace Vigil launch a 16-week hunger strike in front of the White House to protest an unnecessary war against Iraq.

Dow Action Diary: The Fast Ends, But the Work Continues

Posted on Aug 27, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Dow Action Diary.

Dow Action Diary: Day 17

Posted on Aug 12, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Hunger strike at Dow

Dow Action Diary: Day 16

Posted on Aug 12, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Hunger strike for Bhopal

Dow Action Diary: Day 15

Posted on Aug 12, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Hunger strike for Bhopal

Dow Action Diary: Day 14

Posted on Aug 12, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Hunger strike for Bhopal

The Dow of Corporate Irresponsibility

Posted on Aug 12, 2002, Source: AlterNet

Eighteen years after the world’s worst industrial accident, Dow Chemical/Union Carbide still hasn’t properly compensated the victims or cleaned up its derelict factory in Bhopal, India. So activist Diane Wilson went on a hunger strike to force Dow to clean up its mess.
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