Skip navigation
CODEPINK
    • ACTION ALERT: Episode 156: Militarism and the Climate Crisis
    • ACTION ALERT: Check out our activities for the Week of August 1, 2022
    • ACTION ALERT: Episode 153: A Blueprint for Organizing from Young Organizers
  • Codepink Store
  • Donate
  • Get Involved
  • Act Now
    Action Calendar CODEPINK Congress Action Alerts Follow CODEPINK Volunteer: Be a Peacemaker CODEPINK Store Donate to CODEPINK Recommended Movies Recommended Books
  • Issues & Campaigns
  • Pink Updates (current)
    Last Week at CODEPINK Action Alerts PINK Tank ~ Blog CODEPINK Radio CODEPINK Webinars Press Releases In the News Blogs from Iran Local Peace Economy Daily
  • About
    Founders, Staff & Community What is CODEPINK Jobs and Internships Our Allies CODEPINK Advisory Board Contact Us CODEPINK Logo
  • Tweet
  • Share
  • Email
  • WhatsApp
  • LinkedIn
  1. HOME
  2. PRESS RELEASES

On Anniversary of Iraq War, CODEPINK to Conduct “Spring Cleaning of Congress”

CODEPINK Press Release

March 18, 2015

Contact: Alli McCracken, CODEPINK National Coordinator,[email protected], 860 575 5692

Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK Co-founder, [email protected], 415-235-6517

On Anniversary of Iraq War, CODEPINK to Conduct “Spring Cleaning of Congress” with Creative Actions in Offices of Senators Sabotaging Talks with Iran, including Sen Tom Cotton

Where: Meet in the Dirksen Senate Building Cafeteria and from there we'll visit offices.

When: Gather in cafeteria at 9:30am, depart for first office at 10:00am. At11:00am we'll visit Senator Tom Cotton's office (Russell Senate Building room B-33).

Washington, DC –– On Thursday, March 19, the peace group CODEPINK will "clean up" offices of Democrats and Republicans who are using dirty tricks to sabotage President Obama's nuclear negotiations with Iran. Activists will tour various offices with cleaning utensils to “scrub away” the fingerprints of military contractors and groups like AIPAC who are gunning for another war. At11:00 am, they will offer an "extreme makeover" to the office of Senator Tom Cotton, whose open letter to the leadership of Iran was an effort to bury the nuclear talks. Activists will redecorate his room accordingly.  

This action is timed to coincide with the anniversary of the war in Iraq that left that nation in shambles and cost Americans over a trillion dollars and thousands of lives. It also comes on the heels of the reelection of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was recently in Washington to pressure Congress to tighten sanctions with Iran instead of pursuing negotiations.

“With all the dirty tricks to sabotage nuclear negotiations with Iran, it’s time for a spring cleaning session in Congress,” said CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin. “We'll dust away the cobwebs of war and wipe up the bloody fingerprints of AIPAC lobbyists and defense contractors!”

CODEPINK's Spring Cleaning is part of a series of events called Spring Rising 2015 from March 18-21, hosted by a coalition of peace groups. Spring Rising includes actions, rallies, and lectures to commemorate the beginning of the Iraq war, speak out against US military intervention in the Middle East, and support nuclear talks with Iran. The full schedule can be found here.

##

Continue Reading

Joint CODEPINK/WILPF US Statement to States Parties at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference

Organizations Condemn President Biden’s Trips to Meet with Israeli and Saudi Government Officials

We stand firmly against the occupation of...

CODEPINK Condemns SCOTUS Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Press Release - Block parties not blockades

Show all posts

Showing 1 reaction


Sign in with

Facebook Twitter

Or sign in with email

    or Create an account


    Create an account

      or Sign in with email
      Please check your e-mail for a link to activate your account.

      • BestAdultHookup
        BestAdultHookup commented 2022-07-29 08:06:28 -0400
        Thank you for sharing. Read the tiny print before moving forward with a hiring procedure because many house cleaning https://www.manta.com/c/mh1nw12/riverside-house-cleaning-agents firms offer services that some clients may not wish to accept. It’s never too early to start looking for Riverside House Cleaning Agents if you’re just starting off with housework!
      CODEPINK - Women for Peace
      seach
      • ACT NOW
      • ACTION CALENDAR
      • CODEPINK CONGRESS
      • ACTION ALERTS
      • FOLLOW CODEPINK
      • VOLUNTEER: BE A PEACEMAKER
      • CODEPINK STORE
      • DONATE TO CODEPINK
      • RECOMMENDED MOVIES
      • RECOMMENDED BOOKS
      • ISSUES & CAMPAIGNS
      • DIVEST FROM THE WAR MACHINE
      • PALESTINE
      • ACCOUNTABILITY: EXPOSING WAR CRIMES
      • IRAN
      • SAUDI ARABIA
      • LATIN AMERICA
      • THE PEACE COLLECTIVE
      • THE FEMINIST FOREIGN POLICY PROJECT
      • CUT THE PENTAGON
      • PINK UPDATES
      • LAST WEEK AT CODEPINK
      • ACTION ALERTS
      • PINK TANK ~ BLOG
      • CODEPINK RADIO
      • CODEPINK WEBINARS
      • PRESS RELEASES
      • IN THE NEWS
      • BLOGS FROM IRAN
      • LOCAL PEACE ECONOMY DAILY
      • ABOUT
      • FOUNDERS, STAFF & COMMUNITY
      • WHAT IS CODEPINK
      • JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS
      • OUR ALLIES
      • CODEPINK ADVISORY BOARD
      • CONTACT US
      • CODEPINK LOGO
      © 2022 CODEPINK | All Rights Reserved | Created by Code Nation on NationBuilder