UNAC - The Antiwar Movement

The necessity for antiwar and justice work has never been more urgent.  We see a continuation of endless wars, coups, sanctions, oppression, massive income inequality, and a cascading climate catastrophe...

Most of the conflicts we see are caused or backed by the U.S. and the current administration and a bipartisan Congress and judicial system that pretends big differences but actually serves the rich and powerful.

2019 was a very busy year.  We took several solidarity and fact-finding trips to countries including Venezuela, Ukraine, Syria and Cuba and reported back to counter the U.S. government narrative when we returned.  We organized actions in Washington, DC when NATO came to town and called for protests to stop threats against Venezuela, Iran and other countries under attack by the U.S.  These took place in cities around the country. We protested US aggression when the United Nations General Assembly came to New York and helped build public meetings for representatives of the Venezuelan delegation and countries that have been sanctioned and attacked by the U.S. UNAC, the major antiwar coalition in the U.S. has played a significant role in organizing antiwar actions and standing in solidarity with those struggling under imperialism’s domination.  We maintain an important activist network using social media channels, a blog, and network alerts to spread the word about what is happening and call for action, disseminate information and support struggles that are generally suppressed by the propaganda machine.

We gave full support to the Venezuelan Embassy Protectors when they were arrested for staying in the Venezuelan embassy to protect it from right-wing forces trying to organize a coup in Venezuela.  This support included raising funds for their legal expenses and building meetings in a number of cities.  We also supported the campaigns for freedom for Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning.

We organized two panels at the Left Forum in New York and continued to publish our blog with many articles expressing facts and perspectives that we cannot access in the U.S. corporate media.

Next year looks to be another important year for UNAC and the antiwar movement.   As the U.S.-sponsored coup in Bolivia is being resisted by millions across that country, the U.S. corporate media is not reporting it, but we are doing our best to let people know what is really going on.

We are building a coalition to oppose U.S.-imposed brutal economic sanctions and economic warfare against countries (39 countries to date) that will not submit to the dictates of Washington and Wall Street.  The purpose is often the same: destabilization, regime change, and theft of resources.

As much attention is focused on the impeachment process and the upcoming elections, 2020 will feature important mass gatherings at the Democratic and Republican conventions.  UNAC will play an important role in exposing our misleaders and demanding social justice, climate justice, and an end to the endless wars.

We will hold our next national conference in New York City, February 21, 22, 23, "Rise Against Militarism, Racism and the Climate Crisis - Building Power Together."  We encourage our supporters to attend this important gathering.

United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) -  unac@lists.riseup.net



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