September Week of Action

National Call-in & Write-In Day to Congress 

Tell Congress: No More Escalation (CODEPINK-one-click message)

Tell Congress to oppose weapons shipments to Ukraine - (DSA International-one click)

Tell the Nations' Governments: Ceasefire and Negotiate Peace (World Beyond War)

Tell Your Senators to Vote No on the 2023 Military Budget (CODEPINK-one click)

AND/OR 

Call the congressional switchboard at 202-224-3121

Email your House & Senate reps at their website.

Tell Congress: Support and work for these steps to end the war:

• Call for a ceasefire.

• Support peace negotiation and oppose escalatory actions by the US.

• Support the US/NATO parallel talks with Russia to address broader pan-European security issues, including the removal of US nuclear weapons stationed in NATO countries.

• Freeze all weapons transfers, and pause military actions by all belligerents.

• Support debt relief and debt cancellation for Ukraine as it copes with the destruction of the war.

National Write-In Day to the White House and State Department

Whitehouse Email: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

State Department Contact Form: https://register.state.gov/contactus/ContactUsForm

Tell the President & Secretary of State Blinken to:

• Call for a ceasefire.

• Offer U.S. support for peace diplomacy between Ukraine and Russia. The Istanbul proposal by Ukraine and the earlier Minsk agreements provide possible models.

• Directly engage with Russia to reduce tensions, avert miscalculation, and to build a viable European security arrangement that includes nuclear arms reductions.

• Specifically, offer withdrawal of US nuclear warheads stationed in NATO countries in exchange for Putin not installing weapons in Belarus. This could be implemented when Russia and Ukraine implement a peace settlement.

• Support debt relief and debt cancellation for Ukraine as it copes with the destruction of the war.

• $$$ for Climate, Jobs, Healthcare & Housing, NOT Weapons to Enrich War Profiteers.

Note: Former President John F. Kennedy resolved the Cuban Missile Crisis by agreeing to remove US missiles from Turkey in return for Russia removing nuclear missiles from Cuba. Presently, the US has installed nuclear weapons in five NATO countries. Biden and Putin could meet to discuss denuclearization and a resumption of arms control agreements abandoned under the Bush and Trump administrations.

National Call-In Write-In & Tweet Day to Media 

(Wash Post, NY Times, CNN, MSNBC) 

Tell the media to stop driving war – click to send a message.

and/or

Contact the media to request anchors & journalists feature alternative voices to resolve the crisis in Ukraine.

Suggested guests: Medea Benjamin, cofounder CODEPINK and coauthor with Nicolas J. Davies of the soon-to-be-released "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless War"; Ann Wright, retired diplomat; Jeffrey Sachs, economist; John Quigley, professor and former US negotiator in Crimea; Katrina vanden Heuvel, publisher, The Nation; Norman Solomon, cofounder, RootsAction; David Swanson, executive director, World Beyond War.

Send an email to: 

• Washington Post
  Executive Editor: Sally Buzbee 
  [email protected], 800-477-4679
  
  
• NY Times
  Executive Editor: Joe Kahn
  [email protected]
  
  
• CNN
  Host: Fareed Zakaria
  fareed.zakaria[email protected], @FareedZakaria
  
  
• MSNBC
  Host: Rachel Maddow
  Rachel@msnbc.com, @Maddow

Other options for contacting the media:

- New York Times: To report errors regarding our coverage, send an email to [email protected] or leave a message at 844-NYTNEWS (844-698-6397).

- Washington Post: The online Help Center directs questions about The Post to the appropriate departments for resolution. The Help Center is also available by phone at 800-477-4679.

- CNN: Call 404-827-1500 and select option 1 to leave a news tip or story idea by phone. The CNN corporate office phone number is 404-827-1700, or you can fax them at 404-827-2600. The customer service number for CNN’s Washington D.C. bureau is 202-898-7900.

- MSNBC: Send an email to the editor at MSNBC News. The 2 main emails are [email protected] and [email protected]. Or, you can locate the page for MSNBC News on Facebook or Twitter to write to MSNBC news directly. Find the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NBCNews/. Their Twitter page is at https://twitter.com/NBCNews. Typically,
it will pop up with a separate window where you can write your message. Viewers may call msnbc Media Relations at 212-664-6605 or send an email to [email protected].

Day of Rallies Outside and Delegations Inside Congressional Offices (or on ZOOM)

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