Trump is pressuring Gov Josh Green to expedite the renewal of 65-year old military leases in Hawaii, and the Dem governor is capitulating. Grateful that a global team is partnering with Hawaii experts to analyze the true costs of US military occupation. Here’s some events coming up!

"To Win Against the Right, We Must Challenge U.S. Militarism." Absolutely. Really good piece breaking it down.

🚨New #Beans ☕️ with @muellershewrote.com & @dgcomedy.bsky.social #MSWMedia 🏳️‍🌈 Guest: @christineahn.bsky.social Listen: the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/episodes/we-...

What’s going on with Israel’s war on Iran? My colleagues @ips-dc.org Phyllis Bennis and Khury Petersen-Smith break it down. www.commondreams.org/opinion/stop...

Lee Jae-Myung is poised to be the next South Korean President, which is a victory for democracy and creates an opening for peace. My piece in @truthout.org on the role for peace movements to get ahead of Trump. truthout.org/articles/und...

TONIGHT: Don't miss @christineahn.bsky.social joined by a panel of journalists, labor leaders, and experts on South Korea's resistance movements. Last chance to register:

Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return "If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."

South Koreans may have ousted a far right authoritarian president, but they haven’t addressed the forces that will keep threatening democracy. Great piece in @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social about this by Kap Seol. jacobin.com/2025/04/kore...

Even in the chill Aloha state, hundreds came out for the #Handsoff protest. Multi-racial, multi-generational, multi-issue all united by our love for democracy, freedom and justice.

South Korea’s pro-democracy movement is a shining model of the power of people to fight back the tyrannical impulses of leaders. @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @ips-dc.org @womencrossdmz.bsky.social

On April 17, join us for an online roundtable with leading experts to discuss the South Korean pro-democracy movement, especially the critical roles of activists, labor, and media. Panelists include Francis Dae-Hoon Lee, Wolsan Liem, Kap Seol, and @christineahn.bsky.social. Register now:

Honored to deliver the 2025 Cyril Foster Lecture at Oxford University on May 8! I’ll be speaking with Ret. Lt. General Dan Leaf on “Ending Wars: Pragmatic Approaches to Peacebuilding.” If you’re in London please come! www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/event/cyril-...

Chung v. Trump, Constitutional right to free speech and protest upheld for now. The Korean American community stands with you, Yunseo! www.newsweek.com/yunseo-chung...

Thank you Phyllis Bennis for lifting up the story here — the Yemeni civilians.

That moment when you realize that the person sitting in the packed conference room at the UN Conf on Status of Women is @amygoodman.bsky.social @democracynow.org and got right away our Feminist Peace Playbook. @madrespeaks.bsky.social @marieberry.bsky.social @womencrossdmz.bsky.social

Really proud to be @ips-dc.org which provided analysis for faith leaders who gathered at the Capitol to condemn the Trump-GOP agenda. Rev. Barber said, “The only way wannabe kings can be kings is if we bow. But bowing is not in our DNA.” @sarahanderson.bsky.social inequality.org/article/bish...

Thank you @sarahlazare.bsky.social @stephensemler.bsky.social for exposing Trump’s fake Pentagon budget cuts. He knows it’s politically popular, but like Biden, is beholden to the blob. We’ve got the majority with us, we just need an organizing strategy. inthesetimes.com/article/trum...

Beautiful oped by my colleagues @ips-dc.org taking a stand for trans kids & fams. “We hope that parents everywhere can raise our voices in defense of this more inclusive world against those who seek to destroy it — especially by targeting children and families.” otherwords.org/were-parents...

Excellent oped by @rexhuppke.bsky.social in @usatoday.com. Nails it.

No words.

Watch out Asia Pacific. US militarization of region won’t be scaled back. “According to the Post, the memo calls for continued “support agency” funding for several major regional headquarters, including Indo-Pacific command, northern command and space command.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Assume no one else will speak. Assume no one else will march. Assume no one else will fight. Assume it has to be you. That’s how we stop fascism.

Really important piece on the link between MAGA and the attempted coup in South Korea. We need to watch what’s happening in South Korea; a lot of linkages to oligarchs here and the MAGA playbook.

The human cost of plutocracy - via @inequality.org @altusaid.bsky.social #saveforeignaid

I spent Inauguration Day with Gloria Steinem, a reminder that the antidote to fascism is feminism, that we are linked not ranked, and the struggle is long and intersectional. Happy to see our DMZ crossing pic on her book shelf. She’s impacted so many lives and movements.

In case you want to understand what’s happening in South Korea, the vigilantes assailing democracy, this is a good summary. jacobin.com/2025/01/sout...

Opinion: Around the world, feminist activists have successfully combatted autocracy — most recently in South Korea. U.S. grant makers concerned about Trump’s strongman tendencies should take note. Read the full essay at: phlnthrp.com/4gRUgU9 @christineahn.bsky.social

Thanks to the amazing activist Christine Ahn @christineahn.bsky.social for making the link to Jan 6 and MAGA and how we must learn from SK to defend democracy!

Thrilled to have @christineahn.bsky.social writing for us in @truthout.org today about the context around Yoon’s martial law declaration in South Korea, and why those of us facing an ascendant right internationally should be taking notes.

Good morning Bluesky! Here’s my piece @truthout.org on how South Koreans are a shining model of fighting back authoritarians. truthout.org/articles/sou...

Many predicted that Yoon would impose #martiallaw because he appointed his high school alumnae to the Seoul Metropolitan Defense Command and to the military intelligence agency which are central to implementing martial law. 🧵

Many predicted that Yoon would impose #martiallaw because he appointed his high school alumnae to the Seoul Metropolitan Defense Command and to the military intelligence agency which are central to implementing martial law. 🧵

“This lawsuit has been about justice and accountability for three Iraqi men — our clients, Salah, Suhail and Asa’ad — who exhibited just awe-inspiring courage and resilience,” says attorney Baher Azmy.

Aloha Bluesky! Happy to share feminist de-mil scholar Cynthia Enloe’s new book Twelve Feminist Lessons of War. Here’s pics of when I first met Cynthia in Oakland in 2005 when Linda Burnham and I organized the first fashion resistance to militarism while at the Women of Color Resource Center.