Minnesota Anti-War Committee

The Minnesota Anti-War Committee began in December 1998 with 13 people who committed civil disobedience to protest the bombing of Iraq. We organize vigils, rallies, marches, educational forums, street theater, and civil disobedience actions to challenge the injustices of U.S. foreign policy. We believe in peace through justice, and we stand in solidarity with oppressed people here and abroad. The Anti-War Committee works against direct US intervention around the world, including the inhumane use of drones to terrorize civilian populations. Our work to resist political repression began when the FBI raided our office and the homes of many of our members and friends in September 2010. Because Israel is the top recipient of US military aid (supporting apartheid, last Summer’s horrific bombing campaign against Gaza, and the occupation the Palestinian people have been resisting for 65 years), ending US aid to Israel is at the top of our agenda. In addition to working for a just foreign policy, the Anti-War Committee is committed to justice in this country. We support the Black Lives Matter movement and an end to racist police violence. We support the Welfare Rights Committee, the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition and the Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Minnesota. We support justice for all, regardless of sexual orientation, and make Twin Cities GLBT Pride our biggest outreach event of the year.