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 […]
Letters and Publications
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 […]
Council joins letter urging Congress to repeal 2002 AUMF
The Council joined more than 30 other organizations in urging Congress to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq. The full text of the letter is below: January 27, 2020 Dear Members of Congress, It is now more clear than ever that, until it is repealed, the 2002 Authorization for […]
Council joins others in signing letter against unauthorized war with Iran
September 17, 2019 The Honorable James Inhofe Chairman, Senate Committee on Armed Services Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Adam Smith Chairman, House Armed Service Committee Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Jack Reed Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mac Thornberry Ranking Member, House Armed Service Committee Washington, D.C. 20515 […]
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