On January 18, Members of Congress wrote to the Ambassador of Brazil, expressing deep concern about the current state of democracy and human rights in Brazil. The letter is here.
Link to this file: https://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/1708 MoveOn petition: Stand with Keith – and condemn the smear campaign against him Key Keith documents: Keith platform: https://keithfordnc.org/platform/ Keith endorsements: https://keithfordnc.org/endorsements Keith statement on Medium: https://medium.com/@ellisonforcongress/listening-more-talking-less-2bb36e171dca Keith open letter to the ADL: https://twitter.com/keithellison/status/804452986110013440 Important pushback against the ADL’s smear campaign: J Street: http://jstreet.org/press-releases/continuing-attacks-congressman-ellison-seek-silence-legitimate-positions-israel/ Americans for Peace Now https://peacenow.org/entry.php?id=21512 Bend…
“As a Jewish refugee from the former Soviet Union, and as someone who’s worked closely with Keith Ellison for years, I know Keith Ellison represents the diverse and inclusive vision the Democratic Party needs to stand for, and I know his commitment to a 50-state deep organizing strategy that the DNC needs.” – Ilya…
Given that U.S. policy at the international financial institutions reports to the Secretary of the Treasury, Just Foreign Policy asked U.S. advocates concerned with U.S. policy in Honduras: what questions would you like to ask candidates for Secretary of the Treasury concerning U.S. policy in Honduras? What follows is a lightly edited compilation of the…
Some Resolutions and Statements against DAPL Cities:MinneapolisSeattleClevelandUrbana, ILPortlandCorvallis, OR Labor Unions and bodies:Statement by the CWA Committee on Human Rights in Support of the Standing Rock Sioux TribeATU condemns attacks on Standing Rock Sioux and Opposes Dakota Access PipelineNurses Applaud Federal Move to Halt Dakota Pipeline, Call for Permanent End to ProjectAFL-CIO Constituency Groups Stand…
The following Senators voted against tabling a motion to stop the sale of $1.15 billion in tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia. Effectively, these Senators were voicing opposition to the sale. Baldwin Blumenthal Booker Boxer Cantwell Durbin Franken Gillibrand Heinrich Heller Hirono Kirk Klobuchar Leahy Lee Markey Murphy Murray Paul Reid Sanders Schatz…
[Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA], Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL], Rep. John Conyers [D-MI], and Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC] are circulating the following letter asking President Obama to postpone the planned arms sale to Saudi Arabia so that Congress can meaningfully debate it.] Dear President Obama, On August 8, your administration notified Congress of intent to sell $1.15 billion…
Reps. Conyers and others put out the following press release on the letter. A PDF of the letter is here. UPDATE: since the below press release was sent out, three Members of Congress signed on to the letter – Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), Karen Bass (CA-37), and Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7). An updated PDF of the letter is here. — For…
Text of statement of the Office of International Justice and Peace, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: Office of International Justice and Peace 3211 FOURTH STREET NE • WASHINGTON DC 20017-1194 • 202-541-3160 WEBSITE: WWW.USCCB.ORG/JPHD • FAX 202-541-3339 HR 5293 — Conyers Amendment on Blocking of Funds Related to Transfer of Cluster Munitions U.S. Conference of Catholic…
November XX, 2015 His Excellency Mahmoud Abbas President Palestinian National Authority His Excellency Benyamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel Dear President Abbas and Prime Minister Netanyahu: We write in anguish and grief at the latest outbreak of deadly violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank. We appreciate your willingness to engage with Secretary Kerry and…