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Peace Economy Project researches military spending, educates about hazards of an unchecked military industrial complex and advocates for conversion to a more stable, peace-based economy. https://peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/about/contribute/

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We hope you join us on Friday☮️💻

05.03.2026 02:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Peace isn't just about what we prevent.
It's about what we build. 🏘️
Schools, healthcare, housing, and infrastructure are all forms of safety. 🏥🚸
❔What makes you feel secure in your community?

27.02.2026 21:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Weekly Brief Feb. 24: Domestic Militarization Watch | February 24, 2026 🛑DHS Shutdown Enters Week Two, Confusion Remains on TSA Impacts The partial government shutdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has entered Day 10 after Do...

Check out this week’s Domestic Militarization brief💻‼️ peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/we...

26.02.2026 21:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Domestic militarization isn’t just about gear, it’s about mindset. When social problems are treated like wars, communities are treated like enemies. We deserve safety rooted in care, not combat.
CALL TO ACTION: Learn more and start the conversation.

23.02.2026 21:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Learn more about our Domestic Militarization Watch
Your donation can help to fund this research, acquire public tools, and deliver community education — link in bio! 🫶
Every contribution helps expose systems of harm — and build pathways toward safety, dignity, and peace. ☮️

19.02.2026 20:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Weekly Brief Feb. 17: Domestic Militarization Watch | February 17, 2026 🛑Partial Government Shutdown over DHS Funding to Continue A partial government shutdown began Saturday, with Congress scheduled to be out of Washington until Feb. 23, as Democrats an...

Weekly Brief Feb. 17: Domestic Militarization Watch peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/we...

18.02.2026 19:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Weekly Brief Feb. 9: Domestic Militarization Watch | February 9, 2026 🏫“Operation Metro Surge” Continues Despite Reduction in Agents - Minnesota School Districts Sue Feds to Block ICE Activity Near Schools On February 4th, White House border czar, Tom H...

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13.02.2026 01:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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In just FIVE more days…

Join us at the Valentine’s Day Vigil Against Gun Violence on Feb 14, 12 PM at the Deaconess Foundation.

Stand with us.💙

#EndGunViolence #LoveDemandsSafety

10.02.2026 00:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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08.02.2026 21:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Awful Truth About Gaza Before October 7 | Following is a guest essay from Yumna Zahid Ali, Karachi, Pakistan. Before October 7 The insistence that the war began on October 7, 2023, is not a neutral act of historical framing; it is a narrowing...

The awful truth about Gaza didn’t begin on October 7.

This guest essay examines how militarization, siege, and war economies shaped Gaza long before that date—and why ignoring those systems makes peace impossible.

Read here: peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/th...

29.01.2026 21:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Gabe Gore to Speak at Vigil Against Gun Violence The Peace Economy Project is honored to announce that Gabe Gore, St. Louis Circuit Attorney, will speak at our Valentine’s Day Vigil Against Gun Violence on Saturday, February 14, in St. Louis. This a...

The Valentine’s Day Vigil Against Gun Violence is happening Saturday, Feb. 14 in St. Louis, featuring remarks from Gabe Gore, alongside survivor advocacy organizations and community voices.

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#PeaceEconomyProject #GunViolencePrevention #StLouis

26.01.2026 20:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Statement on Protest, Immigration Enforcement, and Safety Peace Economy Project believes that places of worship and community gathering should remain spaces of safety, reflection, and care.

Our values guide how we respond during moments of conflict.

We’ve shared a public statement on protest, community safety, and care-centered public policy.

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20.01.2026 21:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Peace Economy Project Statement on Reports of Potential Insurrection Act Deployment | The Peace Economy Project is deeply concerned by reports that the Trump administration may be preparing to deploy active-duty military forces into U.S. cities under the Insurrection Act. The Insurrect...

The Peace Economy Project is concerned by reports that the Trump administration may deploy active-duty troops in U.S. cities under the Insurrection Act.

Military force is not a substitute for democratic accountability or community safety.

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#InsurrectionAct

19.01.2026 19:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Deaths in Detention Warn of Horrors Behind ICE’s Prison Walls At least 32 people died in ICE jails in 2025, and four more have already died in ICE custody this year.

32 people died in ICE detention in 2025 — the deadliest year outside COVID.

This Truthout investigation reveals what’s happening behind ICE’s prison walls — and why secrecy is the point.
🔗 Read & share. truthout.org/articles/dea...

#ImmigrationJustice #EndICE #HumanRights

19.01.2026 15:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The militarization of U.S. communities is no longer abstract—it’s funded, normalized, and expanding.

📄 New article + research brief:
The Rising Crisis of Domestic Militarization in America

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#Militarization #Policing #ICE #NationalGuard

13.01.2026 19:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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When Safety Isn’t Safe: Immigration Enforcement, Policing, and Survivors

🎧 NEW Voices of Peace EPISODE

How do policing and immigration enforcement affect whether survivors seek help at all?

Featuring:
• Jessica Mayo
• Rashell Kahn,

This episode centers survivor voices and challenges punitive ideas of “safety.”

Listen now → open.spotify.com/episode/5bc7...

12.01.2026 18:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Escalation in Venezuela raises urgent questions about U.S. war powers.
As U.S. officials claim large-scale military action, key questions about congressional authorization, civilian harm, and executive authority remain unresolved. peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/es...

03.01.2026 14:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Little-Noticed Strike With Big Implications for U.S. Power New reports reveal a CIA drone strike in Venezuela. We break down what’s known, what’s unclear, and why it raises concerns about oversight and militarization.

A little-noticed reported CIA drone strike in Venezuela raises important questions about oversight, covert authority, and the expanding use of force. Here’s what we know so far.

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31.12.2025 17:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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There's still time to give before the year runs out. peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/ab...

30.12.2025 20:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We’re documenting how immigration enforcement, surveillance, and militarized power intersect—and who pays the price.

If you believe in transparency, human rights, and peace:
💝 Donate to support this work peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/ab...

#DomesticMilitarization #AbolishICE #FundPeace

24.12.2025 14:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ICE-Domestic Militarization Watch | Welcome to the Domestic Militarization Watch The Domestic Militarization Watch (DMW) is an initiative of the Peace Economy Project (PEP) dedicated to monitoring how military practices, spending, and i...

DMW is Live!

We’re documenting how immigration enforcement, surveillance, and militarized tactics are expanding inside the U.S.—and what it means for our rights and communities. @alexjn.bsky.social
@ella-writes.bsky.social

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#AbolishICE #EndMilitarization

23.12.2025 21:58 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ICE-Domestic Militarization Watch | Welcome to the Domestic Militarization Watch The Domestic Militarization Watch (DMW) is an initiative of the Peace Economy Project (PEP) dedicated to monitoring how military practices, spending, and i...

🚨 NEW CAMPAIGN LAUNCH 🚨

We just launched ICE & Domestic Militarization Watch, tracking enforcement, surveillance, and the erosion of civil liberties in U.S. communities.

🔎 Learn more: peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/ic...

#DomesticMilitarization #AbolishICE #CivilLiberties

22.12.2025 16:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Day of Love and Action: Valentine’s Vigil Against Gun Violence | This Valentine's Day, Peace Economy Project invites you to gather in love, remembrance, and collective action at our Valentine's Vigil Against Gun Violence.

Join us at the Valentine’s Day Vigil Against Gun Violence on Feb 14, 12 PM at the Deaconess Foundation.

We honor lives lost—especially the women whose deaths at the hands of intimate partners rarely make headlines.

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#EndGunViolence #LoveDemandsSafety

16.12.2025 20:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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📣 Follow PEP for updates on militarization, transparency, and human rights.

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09.12.2025 20:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Unwellness Empire: Part II – Scars of Oppression How do the wounds of imperial violence live on in the mind and body?

NEW: Imran’s Unwellness Empire: Part II – Scars of Oppression.

Colonial violence doesn’t end—it mutates.
It lives on in memory, identity, biology, and generations of families.

Different histories, same architecture of trauma.

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09.12.2025 19:43 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Stand for Peace: Urge Congress to Act Now Pass the West Bank Violence Prevention Act (H.R. 3045 / S. 2667) Your voice can help save lives. A devastating rise in extremist settler violence is sweeping through Palestinian communities in the Wes...

Settler violence in the West Bank is surging. Congress must act.
Tell your representatives: Pass the West Bank Violence Prevention Act (H.R.3045 / S.2667).
Accountability saves lives. #PeaceEconomyProject peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/st...

09.12.2025 19:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thank you! 💛✊🏽

Because of your support, we raised $4,005 on Giving Tuesday.
Your generosity strengthens our work to end militarization and build a peace-centered future.

We’re grateful for you. #GivingTuesday #ChoosePeace

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03.12.2025 16:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Today is Giving Tuesday, and Peace Economy Project is pushing for something bold:
a future where communities are funded, not militarized.

Your support truly matters — and it’s needed today more than ever.
Give here: peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/ab...

#GivingTuesday #FundPeaceNotWar

02.12.2025 16:14 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Donate | The donation page for the Peace Economy Project to help support our work researching military spending and advocating for a more peace-based economy.

✨ MATCH UNLOCKED! ✨

Thanks to a generous board member, our $1,000 Good Now Farms match is now LIVE.

Every donation until midnight is doubled (up to $1,000).

Want to help build a real peace economy? Now is the moment.
💛 Donate: peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/ab...

#GivingTuesday #PeaceEconomy

01.12.2025 20:22 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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COMING SOON: Domestic Militarization Watch.
A new initiative from Peace Economy Project tracking how militarization is shaping life inside the United States.

Because our communities deserve to know.
#DomesticMilitarizationWatch #DMW

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26.11.2025 21:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0