Council for a Livable World joined other organizations from across the ideological spectrum to call on Congress to sunset the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force and repeal the 2002 Iraq AUMF. “Since its enactment on September 14, 2001, the 2001 AUMF has served as a blank check for endless, global war under multiple presidents. […]
Letters and Publications
16 Pro-Diplomacy Orgs Urge HFAC Chair Contenders to Champion JCPOA Return if Selected
Council for a Livable World joined 15 other pro-diplomacy groups to urge the potential future chairs of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to champion a return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, better known as the Iran nuclear deal, if selected. September 11, 2020 To: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives As organizations […]
Black Lives Matter
At the Center and Council, we stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and believe that all Americans must work to dismantle and destroy structural racism in our society. We support the peaceful protests happening throughout the country and denounce the Trump administration’s efforts to impede the Constitutional right to assemble. We stand with journalists who are working incessantly to shine light […]
Council joins 60-plus orgs telling Congress not to give more pandemic funding to the Pentagon
April 22, 2020 Dear Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader McCarthy, and Majority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Schumer, As Congress continues to provide urgent and vital relief to the people of the United States in response to the coronavirus pandemic, we write to urge against providing additional money to the Pentagon in this fiscal year. With the […]
Council signs onto letter expressing alarm at lack of DoD budget transparency
Council for a Livable World joined with other organizations to urge Congressional leaders not to keep Department of Defense spending secret: April 7, 2020 Dear Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Thornberry, Chairman Inhofe, and Ranking Member Reed, We write to you to express our alarm at recent reports indicating that the Department of Defense has issued […]
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