Join us online on Monday, October 16, 2023: 8 a.m. in Honolulu, 11 a.m. in Los Angeles, 12 p.m. in Mexico City, 2 p.m. in New York.

The Monroe Doctrine has done tremendous damage for 200 years, as of December 2, 2023. (More about the Monroe Doctrine here.)

We're urging and assisting everyone to plan burial ceremonies everywhere on or about December 2nd.

Join Gabriel Aguirre, Michelle Ellner, and David Swanson online to organize a plan for a global day of local events supported by CODEPINK, RootsAction.org, and World BEYOND War.

Gabriel Aguirre, the Latin America Organizer for World BEYOND War, is from Venezuela, and is currently based in Bógota. He has been an activist and advocate for peace, social justice, international solidarity and human rights, and has more than 13 years of experience in social and community work. He has participated in multiple international events and activities on five continents, always in defense of a stable and lasting peace. He has been a representative to the United Nations to defend the foundations of a more just world without wars or sanctions. His work experience includes participation in several international missions of solidarity to countries that have had military, economic, political, and social conflicts. He has also been an organizer of various campaigns for the closure of military bases, and the lifting of sanctions on countries that suffer their consequences. He holds a degree in Political Science, with a specialization in International Relations, and a master’s degree in Public Policy. He can be contacted through his email: gabriel @ worldbeyondwar.org

Michelle Ellner is a Latin America campaign coordinator at CODEPINK. Michelle was born in Venezuela and holds a bachelor’s degree in languages and international affairs from the University La Sorbonne Paris IV, in Paris. After graduating, she worked for an international scholarship program out of offices in Caracas and Paris and was sent to Haiti, Cuba, The Gambia, and other countries for the purpose of evaluating and selecting applicants. Subsequently, she worked with community-based programs designed to promote productive endeavors in Venezuela and then served as an analyst of U.S.-Venezuela relations.

David Swanson is Co-Founder, Executive Director, and a Board Member of World BEYOND War. He is campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. He is based in Virginia in the United States. David is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. Swanson’s books include War Is A Lie. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk World Radio. He is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and was awarded the 2018 Peace Prize by the U.S. Peace Memorial Foundation.

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