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No War, No Overthrow, No Coup, No Sanctions!
We are calling for an end to U.S. hostility toward Venezuela, including sanctions, threats, & war.
- End all war and hostilities toward Venezuela.
- Cut off the funding that allows such crimes.
- Free Venezuela’s kidnapped president.
- Bring all U.S. troops and equipment back to the United States from Venezuela and vicinity.
- Cancel the brutal economic sanctions, naval blockade, and no-fly-zone.
- Renounce overthrows and the Monroe Doctrine.
- Impeach, convict, and remove President Trump from office.
Join us for a Global Day of Action on Saturday, January 17 in solidarity with Venezuela by organizing an action in your town! Actions can take many shapes and sizes, from rallies, vigils, and sit-ins at U.S. embassies, military bases, elected officials’ offices, marches and protests in town squares, to teach-ins and forums, to letter-writing, phonebanking, petitioning, passing local resolutions, and much more.
World Beyond War
Watch “Cuba Analysis exclusive: Ana Maldonado reports from Caracas on the US attack” on YouTube
Columbus Community conversation, January 15
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Columbus Community conversation, January 15
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Mr. Mayor and Council,
Community conversation on Thursday, January 15, Columbus Public Library focused on Mauldin and Jenkins Internal Audit Risk Assessment Report. Turnout exceeded my expectations. Attendance goal was 25. There were over 40 participants. Please see attached photos.
There were only five (5) candidates present. Bryant, Kelly and Lajoye were very good at presenting their campaign priorities. Simi Barnes (District 1) and Sherrie Aaron (District 3) were also excellent in sharing how they will be accountable to their constituents. (Looking forward to a visit from Sherrie Aaron soon as well as other candidates who were unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts.)
My goal is to work for an historic turnout particularly in Districts 3 and 7 where voter turnout is low.
Attendees were mostly community activists including several members of Indivisible. I noted several attendees who ran for District Council 7, District 7 school board, Coroner and State Representative. I predict there may be other candidates who qualify in March for Municipal as well as State Representatives and Congress.
Honored that Arthur Day from Phenix City Council was present. At the close he said, “I came to see how Columbus is getting organized.” I will be back in touch with him to say Phenix City has been a model in my efforts to wake up Columbus ;>)
Very pleased that WTVM News Leader 9 was with us from hello to goodbye. Only media coverage.
Two ROTC high school students agreed to work with SARN on Lifting Up East Wynnton survey efforts to identify homeowners who have been in their homes for generations. It’s an oral history project that kicks off at Columbus Public Library Auditorium, February 26, 5pm-7:30pm.
I predict May 2026 will be highest voter turnout in Columbus Consolidated Government history. I fully expect Nancy Boren to request additional resources.
Congratulations to Chief Stoney Mathis on yet another honor in his amazing career. Give him anything he wants to continue the amazing job of improving Public Safety outcomes in Columbus. On that note, consensus from attendees acknowledged that $650,000 is way too much to spend on an operational audit by consultants. I predict questions about spending on consultants will continue to come up.
Next candidates forum sponsored by SARN will be Thursday, April 9, South Columbus Public Library, 4pm-5:30pm. Start time might change to 5:30pm, if South Columbus changes its late night from Wednesday to Thursday.
Many thanks to Panera Bread on Macon Road for the big totes of coffee and hot chocolate with cups, sweetners, cream.
Thanks to Publix Milgen Plaza for 48 bottles of water.
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SARN at the October 18, 2025, No Kings rallies
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Dear friends,
Thank you to everyone who registered for the Women in Conflict Zones Webinar that took place on March 19. We had over 600 registrants from around the world! If you missed it or want to share it with a friend, here is the link to the recording on YouTube.
Watch the recording
Thank you to our incredible speakers for sharing their stories about the impacts of war and militarism in their countries. And thank you to the 5 sponsoring organizations that helped make the event happen: CODEPINK, Convention for Pan-Africanism and Progress (CPP), International Peace Bureau, Southern Anti-Racism Network, and World BEYOND War.
We also want to extend our thanks to the 38 organizations that endorsed the webinar and helped promote it to their networks. All of the endorsers are listed on the event website here: https://worldbeyondwar.org/womenandwar/
In peace,
Greta Zarro
Organizing Director
World BEYOND War
greta@worldbeyondwar.org
Webinar: Women in Conflict Zones
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 12:00pm ET
On March 19 at 12pm ET, an important event will take place to amplify the voices of women who have been affected by conflict in various parts of the world. The Women in Conflict Zones webinar, sponsored by World BEYOND War, Southern Anti-Racism Network, International Peace Bureau, Convention for Pan-Africanism and Progress (CPP), and CODEPINK, aims to shed light on the profound impacts of war on women and children and to discuss measures being taken to mitigate these effects.
SARN booklet of supporters celebrating 25th anniversary
Theresa El-Amin Speaks at the Oct 8 Columbus Council Meeting on the topic of “CACC scandal”
Ms. El-Amin said: “Employees should not be arrested for bad job performance when management is doing the same things they were doing. I don’t see Ms. Short or any of these other folks going out in handcuffs.”
See the video here
Eyewitness Accounts from Lebanon on Expanding Israeli War Crimes
Watch the video here
Advancing Human Rights by ending mass incarceration: Conversation with Warden Herbert Walker, Muscogee County Prison Work Camp, September 9, 2024
Watch the video here
Ms. Theresa El-Amin: “The Consolidated Government Has Not Benefited ‘Black’ People!”
Watch the video here
Photos of the Event
Listen to recordings of the Midwest tour
Ohio, May 21 here.
Michigan, May 23 here
Women Speak on Palestine
On Sunday, March 24, women in WILPF participated in a conversation about Palestine solidarity and ending the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
Watch the video.
Black History Month — SNCC Women Speak
Watch the video.
Gaza Solidarity Vigil
On Thursday, November 9, 8:30am at corner of Fort Benning Road and Victory Drive in Columbus GA, members of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Fannie Lou Hamer Branch called for a CEASEFIRE in the Israel-Gaza conflict that began on October 7 with a surprise attack by the Hamas government of Gaza inside Israel.
Israel retaliated with thousands of bombs in the Gaza strip killing over 10,000 civilians including over 4,000 children.
WILPF, an international peacemaking movement, was founded in 1915 and has 52 sections in countries around the world.
WILPF has called for a week of CEASEFIRE actions worldwide to end the slaughter of innocent children and civilians in Gaza.
The US section of WILPF started the Fannie Lou Hamer Branch in March 2021 in Columbus GA. The vigil on November 9 was co-sponsored by the Fannie Lou Hamer Branch and the Southern Anti-Racism Network.
“None of us are free until the Palestinians are free.”, said Theresa El-Amin quoting Nelson Mandela.
Contact: Theresa El-Amin, Fannie Lou Hamer Branch Organizer and SARN Board Chair, sarnetwork@gmail.com
Watch the video of the action here.
Southern Anti-Racism Network (SARN) 25th Anniversary Biennial Meeting in Atlanta on June 24, 2023. Seated Efia Nwangaza, Guest Speaker on Human Rights, Theresa El-Amin, SARN Founder and Board Chair; Standing Jennifer Disney, Board Secretary, Julette Pope, Board Treasurer
WTVM news clip from the March 9 event
Second Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Branch Human Rights Conference
December 10, 2022
Watch the session on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) here.
Watch the session on ending mass incarceration and the expungement of criminal records here.
Statement from PEAC Institute and New Detroit, A Racial Justice Organization, to the States Parties of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Read the statement here.
Watch the video of the June 5 celebration.
WILPF-US Fannie Lou Hamer Branch
One-Year Anniversary Celebration
Watch the video from the Sunday, March 13 event.
First Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Branch
Human Rights Conference
Saturday, December 11, 2021, 10AM -2PM Pacific, 1PM – 5PM Eastern
The First Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Branch Human Rights Conference, organized by the Fannie Lou Hamer branch of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF US) and sponsored by the Southern Anti Racism Network, was held on Saturday, December 11.
WILPF US awarded a mini grant of $1,500 to the Fannie Lou Hamer branch for this conference.
The conference consisted of an opening plenary, breakout sessions, and discussion. Plenary topics were:
- Ending Mass Incarceration/Abolishing the Death Penalty,
- Immigration Justice,
- the UN International Decade for People of African Descent /Reparations,
- the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Watch video recordings of the conference
1st Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Branch WILPF Human Rights Day Conference, 12-11-2021
Evaluation & Debrief – 1st Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Human Rights Conference
UN Decade/Reparations – 1st Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Branch Human Rights Conference
Recording from the main room of the Conference
For more information contact Theresa El-Amin at theresa(at)projectsarn.org, 919-824-0659.
SARN Mission Statement
SARN develops campaigns and projects in the South to end racial disparities in criminal justice, economic opportunities, education, environment/housing and health care.We’re a network of activists who cross the lines of race, gender, class, age and immigration status to challenge divisions in the movement to end white supremacy.
Building a Village
We are building a village to support high academic achievement and positive behavior for all students in Muscogee County, Georgia. We are parents, students, educators, community activists, people in business and people of faith who believe it takes a village to raise a child.
Strategic Priorities
Parent Participation and Support
High Expectations for All Students
Academic and Social Support Services
Early Childhood Learning Opportunities
Teacher Quality, Retention, and Support
Ending School-to-Prison Pipeline
High suspension rates of African American and disabled students, the education achievement gap and the growing prison population are inextricably linked. Community education about this social concern is necessary to end the school-to-prison pipeline.