Tag: Foreign Policy
By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, November 12 2015
Help War RefugeesNearly 60 million people worldwide have been driven from their homes by war and persecution. Half of the displaced are children. For once, instead of spending billions on war, we can use our resources to provide humanitarian relief and save lives. Call Congress and demand they do more by supporting the Graham-Leahy bill […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, September 10 2015
Moments ago, the Senate failed to reach cloture on legislation rejecting diplomacy and the Iran nuclear accord, a resounding defeat for anti-diplomacy forces. Anna Galland, executive director of MoveOn.org Civic Action, had the following statement reacting to the news, declaring it a “major, people-powered victory for diplomacy over war”: “This afternoon, diplomacy won as war […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, September 10 2015
Anna Galland, executive director of MoveOn.org Civic Action, had the following statement in response to President Obama’s directive for the United States to welcome at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next fiscal year: “Today, President Obama has set far too low a goal for Syrian refugee resettlement in the United States. While we appreciate […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, September 9 2015
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, August 25 2015
Alexandra Flores-Quilty, president of the United States Student Association, had the following statement in support of the historic nuclear agreement with Iran: “As a leading voice for students and young people across the country, I support this strong and diplomatic agreement that will prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and avoid another unnecessary and […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, August 25 2015
Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA, offered the following statement in support of the historic nuclear deal with Iran: “CASA and I strongly support this historic and very significant agreement with Iran that seeks diplomacy rather than war. “Latino communities, like the rest of this country, will not benefit from a needless war. We have […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Monday, August 24 2015
Terry O’Neill, president of the National Organization for Women, had the following statement in support of the historic nuclear agreement with Iran: “The National Organization for Women (NOW) supports this diplomatic agreement with Iran, which prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapons and which aptly addresses a pressing national security issue through diplomacy rather than […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Friday, August 21 2015
The organizers will work to mobilize thousands of MoveOn members in key states to urge members of Congress to stand for diplomacy over war. MoveOn.org Civic Action has hired nine full-time “No War With Iran” Regional Field Organizers as part of a major, grassroots campaign to urge Democratic members of Congress to support the historic […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, August 20 2015
UPDATE 8/29: As of August 29, more than 185,000 MoveOn members had pledged to withhold $43 million in donations to any Democrats, and party committees supporting them, who successfully undermine diplomacy. — Major names—from Ben & Jerry to Democratic donor Lawrence Hess—join the strike. More than 100,000 MoveOn members nationwide have pledged to withhold more than […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, August 18 2015
MoveOn.org Political Action Executive Director Ilya Sheyman had the following statement in response to news that Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) will oppose the nuclear deal with Iran and will try to put the nation on the path to war: “Senator Menendez has chosen to try to put us on the path to another war in […]
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