Tompkins County Against War and Occupation is a shared internet resource for Tompkins County War Resisters and those working to end the U.S. occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan and the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza which is perpetuated by US policy and support. Tompkins County is located in the Fingerlakes region of New York and includes the City of Ithaca, Villages of Trumansburg, Lansing, and Freeville, the Towns od Enfield, Newfield, Caroline, Danby, Groton, Ithaca and Ulysees.
Ithaca, NY. Activists across the nation are demanding that TIAA-CREF, one of the largest financial services in the US, stop investing in companies that profit off of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands and peoples.. Despite their slogan of “financial services for the greater good,” they have recently censored a shareholder resolution calling for an investigation of these companies, and have moved their annual shareholder’s meeting from New York City to Charlotte, NC, in an attempt to avoi...
Ithaca, NY was one of many cities across the U.S. whee activists rallied with only hours notice to call for the release of the Audacity of Hope. On Friday, July 1, 2011, the U.S. Boat to Gaza - The Audacity of Hope - was stopped by the Greek Coast Guard. After a stand off that unfolded over several hours a 2nd Greek Coast Guard boat arrived. This boat carried heavily armed Greek commandos and this shifted the dynamic. Soon after a decision was made to bring the boat back to a dock in Athens, n...
People gathered at the corner of Meadow and Clinton Streets in Ithaca, NY in solidarity with the Egyptian people on February 4, 2011, declared "Departure Day" (D-Day) by the protesters in Tahrir Square.
Nuclear Power and its Impact on Native Americans. Ithaca College, March 31, 2010. This event is part of a 700-mile Walk for a Nuclear-Free Future from Western NY to New York City to call attention to the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at UN in May 2010.
Nuclear Power and its Impact on Native Americans. Ithaca College, March 31, 2010. This event is part of a 700-mile Walk for a Nuclear-Free Future from Western NY to New York City to call attention to the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at UN in May 2010.
Nuclear Power and its Impact on Native Americans. Ithaca College, March 31, 2010. This event is part of a 700-mile Walk for a Nuclear-Free Future from Western NY to New York City to call attention to the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at UN in May 2010.
Nuclear Power and its Impact on Native Americans. Ithaca College, March 31, 2010. This event is part of a 700-mile Walk for a Nuclear-Free Future from Western NY to New York City to call attention to the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at UN in May 2010.
WELCOME THE WALKERS FOR A NUCLEAR FREE FUTURE 2010 passing through the Six Nation Native American Territories and NY State, walking to the UN by May 2 for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference of 190 Countries.They are coming to call attention to the intertwined problems of nuclear weapons and nuclear power. This two-month sojourn is the brainchild of Jun Yasuda, a remarkable Buddhist nun of the Nipponzan Myohoji order. The Japanese-born peace pilgrim has lived in the U.S. for 20 yea...
WELCOME THE WALKERS FOR A NUCLEAR FREE FUTURE 2010 passing through the Six Nation Native American Territories and NY State, walking to the UN by May 2 for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference of 190 Countries.They are coming to call attention to the intertwined problems of nuclear weapons and nuclear power. This two-month sojourn is the brainchild of Jun Yasuda, a remarkable Buddhist nun of the Nipponzan Myohoji order. The Japanese-born peace pilgrim has lived in the U.S. for 20 yea...