From CODEPINK - Thank you SO MUCH for everyone who joined us for our first Summer School session of the year! If you missed it, watch the recording now! We cannot wait to see you THIS Monday, June 16 8pm ET for our second session!
Session 2: Meeting the Moment: U.S. Militarism Today with Medea Benjamin & Ann Wright
Monday, June 16 8PM ET
This session unpacks how current U.S. military strategies, surveillance, and domestic policing uphold systems of white supremacy and gendered violence. We explore how feminist resistance can disrupt these patterns of state violence.
As we examine the devastating reach of U.S. militarism today, we’re honored to hear from two relentless truth-tellers: Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK co-founder, and Ann Wright, retired Army colonel and former diplomat turned dissident. Since the illegal 2003 invasion of Iraq—a defining act of modern U.S. imperialism—they’ve stood on the frontlines of resistance, from war zones to diplomatic halls, exposing the human and geopolitical costs of endless war.
From Palestine to China, Ukraine to the Congo. We’ll explore how sanctions, hybrid warfare, and global surveillance reinforce U.S. power and how these policies impact people both globally and at home. We'll also connect militarism to climate change, mass incarceration, and “America First” nationalism, including tariff wars. Together, we’ll unpack the real cost of U.S. Imperialism in a rapidly shifting world.
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Onward toward peace and justice,
Nour, Grace and the entire CODEPINK team
PS: Want to take Summer School to the next level? Join our Palestine Working Group!