Announcements
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “Putin's Move on Donetsk, Lugansk Is Illegal But Falls Short of New 'Invasion'” By Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, posted February 22 Argues that there is still room to avert a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and that it is right to withhold the heaviest potential sanctions for such an…
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Dear H-PAD members and supporters, This is a reminder about Historians for Peace and Democracy’s strategy session tomorrow (Monday) from 11am-12:30pm. The session will begin with 2 short presentations from historians, Diana Sierra Becerra and Karlos Hill, who have been collaborating with community organizations. The presentations will provide concrete examples of ways that historians are…
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H-PAD Endorses National Center Webinar/Teach-In As a part of our activities in opposition to the right-wing culture wars, H-PAD urges supporters to attend and to publicize the National Center webinar and teach-in. Register Here for the Webinar **** Also . . . Join our Continuing Campaign Against Censorship in the Colleges and Universities H-PAD has joined…
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Colleagues, Radical History Review, along with Historians for Peace and Democracy, organized ten sessions for the 2022 American Historical Association Conference, January 6-9. Because of COVID, two sessions were cancelled and the other eight have been rescheduled as indicated on the attached PDF. RHR/H-PAD AHA Conference Committee Rescheduled-RHR-H-PAD-AHA-2022-Sessions.pdf
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Legislative Alert: Members of Congress from both political parties need to hear from constituents: a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine crisis is urgent and necessary. The Biden Administration policy of pouring more weapons and troops into the area and refusing to compromise on NATO expansion is an impediment to peace. To reach members of the House and Senate, call…
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Legislative Alert! We Need Diplomacy, not a Military Buildup! As the tensions over the Russian-Ukraine conflict ratchet up, US policy grows more dangerous, Unfortunately, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate (Rep. Meeks and Senator Menendez) are working on legislation to expedite the shipment of $500 million in weapons to Ukraine and threatening punishing sanctions on…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “Common Security Approaches to Resolving the Ukraine and European Crises” By Joseph Gerson, Pressenza, posted January 23 A long, historically rich discussion of “three interrelated crises” involved in the current Ukraine standoff, with suggested steps for negotiated resolution. It includes a helpful ethno-linguistic map of Ukraine. The author is…
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THE UYGHURS OF CHINA: WHO THEY ARE, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY A Panel Discussion with: · Garner Bovington, author of The Uyghurs: Strangers in Their Own Land and professor of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University · Kate Kizer, human rights advocate and columnist at Responsible Statecraft · Alkan Akad, China Specialist, Amnesty…
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Historians for Peace and Democracy A CALL TO ACTION American democracy is under attack as never before – and educators at every level are on the front lines of the new culture wars. Reactionary and opportunistic politicians and operatives tied to the Republican party hope to mobilize voters in 2022 by…
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The following lists were compiled by Carolyn Eisenberg. New Cold War with Russia and China United States tensions with both China and Russia have become increasingly prominent, dangerous, and central to US foreign policy. It is no surprise that conflict with these two countries is once again providing a rationale for extravagant military spending. Earlier…