Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm (EDT) - Livestream & in person at The People's Forum320 W 37th St, New York, NY
Drawing the Line At the Pentagon for the People Mini-Summit
Join us for a movement-building mini-summit-- an opportunity to learn and network with both environmental and climate justice organizations, as well as anti-war, anti-militarist, and anti-imperialist organizations. These are two sectors of organizing that share common goals and common targets, that are two sides of the same coin, but often don’t get to interface with each other. This mini-summit will bring together organizations from a spectrum of organizing spaces to address the impact of the war economy on the planet, and the Pentagon’s contribution to local and global climate catastrophe as the #1 institutional polluter on the planet. The summit will include speakers like Steven Donziger and representatives from the Youth Climate Finance Alliance, Palestinian Youth Movement, Veterans for Peace Climate Crisis and Militarism Project, and the Black Alliance for Peace to speak on concrete campaigns, strategies, resources, and lessons that can be shared and built on.
This mini-summit sits right ahead of the "Draw the Line" global days of action for climate justice from September 19-21st. In NYC, many will be converging for the Draw the Line U.S. anchor march, "Make Billionaires Pay”– we want to take advantage of this rare opportunity. We’ll discuss pre-existing campaigns that offer concrete opportunities for collaboration: pressuring like logistics companies like Maersk, investment firms, banks like Citi Bank, military air shows, and companies like Palantir. In addition to our panel and educational speakers, we are making sure that we will have ample time for community building and networking! All are invited to attend, especially those who are organizing on the front lines against militarism and environmental destruction.
In order to fight for the people and planet, create an unstoppable revolution for the earth, and meet all of our goals, we need to build a mass movement. The U.S. military is the largest institutional polluter in the world, with over 800 toxic bases that violate sovereignty, act as launching pads for war and dangerous training exercises, and leak dangerous chemicals. And without war, imperialism, and ecocide, global fossil fuel and mineral extraction would not be nearly as possible. Join us to build power and unite for our collective survival.
RSVP in person or join our virtual livestream! Please email aaron@codepink.org for any questions, tabling requests, or endorsements. Additional details about speakers, endorsements, tabling, and more details are forthcoming.
In Partnership With:
The People's Forum • 350.org • Climate Justice Alliance • The Black Alliance for Peace • The Palestinian Youth Movement • Youth Climate Finance Alliance • National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies •The Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy • Veterans for Peace • Veterans for Peace Climate Crisis & Militarism Project • Grassroots Global Justice Alliance • Climate and Community Institute/Transition Security Project • World Beyond War • Wage Peace • DISABILITY PEOPLE'S FORUM UGANDA • Veterans for Peace Chapter 92 • Plowshare Peace & Justice Center
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