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These women of Ukraine

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Here is the full video of Ukraine's women-warriors' address to Russians. I am so proud. pic.twitter.com/EOzS9YlU9W — Nika Melkozerova (@NikaMelkozerova) March 7, 2022 They remind me so much of the YPJ, the Women’s Defense Forces of the Syrian Kurds. Even though I am against war and against violence, I believe in the right of self-defense, and I have always admired the Kurdish project of Rojava and the Kurdish attempt to form a cooperative economy centered around the rights of women. As in Ukraine, the Kurds have had to use force of arms to keep nearby armies from killing them. The … Continue reading →

Ukraine speaks

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Ukrainians are just like you. But the war affects just everything: how we live, how we love and how we take care of the people most dear to us. Help us save lives. Demand your governments to act now. Together, we can and must stop Putin ✊🇺🇦#StandWithUkraine #CloseTheSky pic.twitter.com/WGzogeCVlJ — Ukraine / Україна (@Ukraine) March 7, 2022

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How can I save my little boy…

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From Oppenheimer’s deadly toy? I spent a lot of time in the ’80s working with other peace activists to keep Reagan and Gorbachev from escalating nuclear threats between the U.S. and Russia. There were huge protests like these in Berlin back then. In Berlin, more than 100,000 people protest against Putin's actions and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Activists say that the number of protesters could reach 500,000 people pic.twitter.com/xxbMJrn3Wv — Hromadske Int. (@Hromadske) February 27, 2022 The people want peace. Putin threatens us all.

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