The U.S. is escalating further its heinous, genocidal attacks on Cuba. It has tried and failed to destroy Cuba for almost 70 years. It will not succeed now.

Israel just intercepted and boarded humanitarian flotilla boats in international waters near Cyprus targeting doctors, aid workers, and peace activists trying to break the siege on Gaza. Demand the immediate release and safety of everyone detained aboard the flotilla.

Israel has intercepted at least 21 boats part of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza. Support the flotilla: Track them: buff.ly/FEdthYC Amplify updates Organize rallies Contact Congress

Throughout history, real change has come when ordinary people collectively withdraw their labor and participation from systems of exploitation. Let's build the movement for a general strike. 📚 Sign up for resources, local support networks and updates on General Strike U.S. buff.ly/2ouccVH

🇨🇺 Our CODEPINK delegation has landed in Holguín, Cuba! We are bringing urgently needed food & medicine and travelling to learn about how Cubans in the east of the island are resisting under U.S. blockade.

Representative Sherman (D-CA) is a vocal supporter of Israel and the heinous US war on Iran. In Congress, we called him out for his deadly warmongering and disgusting support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Stop supporting Israel.

This week at CODEPINK, we: ☮️ Disrupted War Crimes Secretary Pete Hegseth ☮️ Called on the AMA to speak up for Dr. Abu Safiya ☮️ Opposed US genocidal blockade on Cuba & more! Check it out: www.codepink.org/may_11_2026

"There is something profoundly unsettling about watching the homeland of Bolívar... casually imagined by the White House as territory to absorb under another empire’s flag", says Michelle Ellner. 🔗 codepink.substack.com/p/venezuela-...

The US blockade on Cuba is genocidal aggression aimed to cause the Cuban people to suffer. In recent years, the escalation of the blockade has resulted in 1,800 preventable deaths of infants as medical imports are blocked, tourism is prevented, and the U.S. imposes an energy blockade.

💗 L.A. HARBOR PEACE WEEK Next week, as the U.S. military turns L.A. harbor into a military fairground for "Fleet Week," join us for a week of resistance to war. Find all the details at codepink.org/peaceweek26

Mario Díaz-Balart says CODEPINK should register as foreign agents while he’s taken over nearly $1 million from the Israel lobby. The same politician pushing sanctions on Cuba and more war with Iran is accusing peace activists of serving foreign interests.

TOMORROW Join Teri Matteson with Kurt Hackbarth and Jose Luis Grenada's of Soberania to discuss the "Hondurasgate" scandal to take down left-leaning governments in Latin America. Tune in: youtu.be/Ay3vDln7bRM?...

Today marks 78 years since the Nakba, where more than 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their land in the violent founding of “Israel”. We stand with the Palestinian struggle for liberation today and always.

"As a Palestinian born in the 21st century, I am the generational product of Nakba survivors and the trauma that came with it", writes CODEPINK's Jenin. 🔗 codepink.substack.com/p/the-fuel-t...

We’re with Doctors Against Genocide at the American Medical Association Headquarters to demand they stand with Palestinian doctors. The AMA must speak up for the release of their colleague, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, being tortured in prison by Israel.

The US has kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. For years, the US has justified intervention in Venezuela that culminated in this abduction. Join us to send a message of solidarity so Maduro and Flores know they are not alone. buff.ly/vuxKT03

Join us tomorrow in DC for a lunchtime teach-in and community discussion on war, peace, and international law. Join us to send a message to Senator Fetterman that Pennsylvanians oppose endless war & collective punishment. RSVP: www.codepink.org/0514dc

This is a threat of colonization. As the U.S. escalates its war on Cuba, it is threatening total invasion of Venezuela. This is an empire that tries to destroy all sovereignty and independence.

In Congress, an Iranian American activist was arrested for speaking out against war. Another activist was arrested simply for trying to amplify her voice. Meanwhile, the people demanding billions more for bombs sit comfortably in the Senate calling it “security.”

"YOU HAVE THE BLOOD OF THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE AND IRAN AND LEBANON ON YOUR HANDS!" Two activists disrupted the Lockheed Martin-Politico "Security" Summit in DC this morning in protest of the arms manufacturer's complicity in the genocide in Gaza and the wars on Iran and Lebanon.

"Where were you when our people were pulling their children out from under the rubble of the bombs you invited into our country?" This morning, an Iranian-American activist confronted Reza Pahlavi for supporting for the US-Israeli war on Iran a "security" summit in D.C.

What shall we do with a drunken Pete Hegseth? The song was funny. The war crimes are not.

"I am an Iranian-American and I am against this war of aggression." This morning as war criminal Pete Hegseth asked Congress for a $1.5 trillion war budget, an Iranian American activist disrupted the proceedings to denounce his war crimes in Iran.

"THIS IS NOT ABOUT SECURITY! THIS IS ABOUT DEATH AND DESTRUCTION! THIS IS ABOUT PROFIT!" At the Lockheed Martin-sponsored Politico "Security" Summit, CODEPINK activist Olivia DiNucci just disrupted Adam Smith, ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee.

NOW: We just confronted war criminal Pete Hegseth as he entered a congressional hearing on the $1.5 trillion war budget. We demand funding for our communities, not for war crimes.

From Gaza to Iran to our own streets, the U.S.-Israel AI partnership is fueling surveillance, militarism, and genocide. All with our tax dollars. We disrupted the AI convention to say: No AI for genocide. Fund healthcare, housing, climate justice, and communities. not endless war.

💗 THURSDAY IN DC Join Pennsylvania constituents and allies for a lunchtime teach-in and community discussion on war, peace, and international law. Send a message to Sen. Fetterman that Pennsylvanians oppose endless war, collective punishment, & human rights violations. More info:

💗 WEDNESDAY IN DC! Come hear Guido Reichstadter, the extraordinary father and former Marine who climbed the arch of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge and remained there for five days, calling for an end to the war on Iran and much more. More info: buff.ly/9VMCWJq

BREAKING: CODEPINK’s Olivia just disrupted Energy Secretary Chris Wright at an AI expo promoting war technology. Inside, company after company was bragging about AI for warfare, surveillance, and destruction while our communities are neglected. No more wars for oil. No more AI for war.

💗 Mothers Day is a call for peace! This weekend, join CODEPINK chapters working to support peace in their communities and around the world. Find more info at codepink.org/mothersday

Yesterday, an Israeli court extended the illegal detention of Global Sumud Flotilla activists Thiago Ávila and Saif Abu Keshek detention by 6 more days. We demand their immediate and unconditional release.

🇨🇺 Sign up by FRIDAY to join our next humanitarian delegation to Holguín, Cuba! 🗓️ Saturday, May 16 – Thursday, May 21 💵 Cost: $800 from Miami

"By rendering U.S. policy as background noise rather than as an active force shaping the very reality being filmed." — CODEPINK's Michelle Ellner responds to CBS's latest segment covering the blackouts and other shortages in Cuba. Read the article on Substack: buff.ly/HCV2FKk

The U.S. has committed another war crime in Iran. On Monday, the U.S. military reportedly attacked two passenger boats in the Strait of Hormuz, killing 5 civilians.

On Friday, the U.S. approved $8,600,000,000 in weapons sales to militaries across the Middle East, including: 🇮🇱 Israel 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇰🇼 Kuwait 🇦🇪 UAE

"Do towns that pride themselves on family values want to be the workforce behind a killing machine capable of murdering young girls?" In her latest article, CODEPINK's Melissa Garriga uncovers the dark side of the data center boom that's promised to benefit rural communities across the country.

Pete Hegseth is responsible for war crimes. Accountability begins with the truth. Hegseth has refused to answer Congress's questions about the bombing, but we won't stop demanding answers. Help us push CNN to put Hegseth on the hot seat: codepink.org/hotseat

🇨🇺 Cuba’s story is often told by politicians, headlines, and people who have never experienced the reality on the ground. 🗓️ Weds, May 6 🕕️ 6PM ET 💻️ RSVP for Zoom: buff.ly/2OpfQxd

What is the U.S. blockade doing to the people of Cuba? Join us Friday, May 8 at 9PM ET with Medea Benjamin to break it down and what we can do about it. 🔗 www.codepink.org/508cuba

A Marine veteran is on top of a bridge three days and counting, risking everything to say what millions feel. Guido climbed that arch because silence is not an option. We’re here to support him. To stand witness. To say clearly: we do not want another war.

On May 4th, 1970, the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students for protesting against the US war on Vietnam. This is the pamphlet circulated to promote the protest:

🚨 EMERGENCY GATHERING Join us TODAY at 1pm at the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC to stand with Marine veteran Guido Reichstadter, who has been protesting the US war on Iran by occupying the bridge's arch since Friday. HANDS OFF IRAN! HANDS OFF LEBANON! FREE PALESTINE!