Join us as we kick off our April series leading up to Earth Day 2025. This month, we are highlighting the impact of U.S. war, militarism, and imperialism on people and the planet around the world. This first teach-in will cover the cost of war and the fueling forces of imperialism, militarism, and colonialism to the land, which is what sustains life and culture. We will cover the impact of these imperial wars to land in Palestine, the Philippines, the Congo, NATO's impact in the Balkans, and more.
In order to combat the climate crisis, we need to confront US militarism and imperialism. The U.S. military is the #1 institutional polluter in the world, with over 800 poisonous bases around the world, consistently building up pointless escalation and presence in every hemisphere. In moments of crisis at every level, we need to center our movements toward common targets and our collective futures.
Live Speakers:
Mohammed Ursof, Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy: Mohammed Usrof is a Palestinian climate and political activist from Khan Yunis, Gaza. He's the founder and Executive Director of the Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy and a research assistant at Georgetown University. His research revolves around the political economy of the Gaza Strip, environmental justice in the Middle East, Palestinian identity, and the NGOization of grassroots movements. He is the current lead negotiator of the Palestinian Youth Climate Negotiations team and was previously a COP28 UAE Youth Climate Champion International Climate Delegate. His involvement at COP28, COP29, and the SB60 involved participation in several panels on conflict zones and climate change, cliamte finance and adaptation, just transition, and food systems, which led to his current advocacy efforts in Europe and the Middle East.
Diana, Anakbayan USA: Anakbayan USA is an overseas chapter of Anakbayan Philippines – the Philippines based National Democratic youth and student organization fighting for sovereignty and genuine democracy in the archipelago. Anakbayan USA has 30+ chapters across the US and is organizing against state neglect, wage theft, tuition hikes, deportations, counterinsurgency and more.
Diana is Anakbayan’s Solidarity Chair. As a longtime youth worker and educator, Diana was organized by the struggle of Lumad youth in the Philippines to protect their ancestral land against foreign mining companies.
Marcy Winograd, CODEPINK: Marcy Winograd volunteers as the Coordinator of CODEPINK CONGRESS and a co-producer of CODEPINK Radio. A long-time anti-war activist, Marcy also volunteers as Co-Chair of the Peace in Ukraine Coalition, advocating for a ceasefire and diplomatic resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Pre-recorded Speakers:
Kambale Musavuli, Center for Research on the Congo-Kinasha, Friends of the Congo (formerly): Kambale Musavuli is a researcher, political analyst, and technologist specializing in Central and West African affairs, with a focus on African sovereignty, digital innovation, and geopolitical strategy. He is the founder of Aether Strategies and serves as International Spokesperson for the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa.
Marsela Pecanac, ACT: Marsela Pecanac is an activist, organizer and fundraiser. She grew up in Yugoslavia, and lived through the siege of Sarajevo in the early 90’s. Marsela’s career has interwoven seemingly disparate worlds: first human rights and media, then commercial and values-based banking, and now social impact. Her current nonprofit board activities include Rainforest Action Network (executive board) and Threshold Foundation (elected president) in the US. Marsela works with Patagonia on the Balkan’s Blue Heart of Europe campaign to save Europe’s last free flowing rivers, and she founded Atelier for Community Transformation “ACT”.
Hosts
Aaron Kirshenbaum, CODEPINK: Aaron is CODEPINK's War is Not Green campaigner and East Coast regional organizer. Aaron holds an M.A. in Community Development and Planning and a B.A. in Human-Environmental and Urban-Economic Geography from Clark University. They have worked on internationalist climate justice organizing and educational program development, as well as Palestine, tenant, abolitionist organizing, and anti-zionist organizing in Jewish spaces.
Jodie Evans, CODEPINK: Jodie Evans is the co-founder of CODEPINK and the after-school writing program 826LA, and serves on the CODEPINK Board of Directors.
WHEN
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WHERE
Zoom
CONTACT
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