CINDY SHEEHAN ON VOICES FOR NATURE AND PEACE (INTERVIEW OF CINDY)
Talking politics with the well-known antiwar activist
Cindy Sheehan is an anti-war activist and an anti-imperialist
rabble-rouser. She became politically active after her son, a soldier,
was killed in Iraq in April 2005. Shortly thereafter she formed Gold
Star Families for Peace, made up of other families who opposed US
militarism. She became nationally-known in August of 2005 after
establishing a protest camp near President George W. Bush’s ranch in
Texas. Hundreds of people participated in the protest, which was called
“Camp Casey” after Sheehan’s son. At this time, the media nicknamed her
“Peace Mom.”
Sheehan has run for office three times, including against Congressman
Nancy Pelosi. She rejects the US American political duopoly and is a
member of the Peace and Freedom Party. In 2018, she formed the Women’s
March On the Pentagon, which has been organizing an annual emonstration
against war and imperialism at the Pentagon in Washington DC. She has
been arrested multiple times for protesting.
Sheehan has authored eight books including “Dear President Bush,”
“The Obama Files: Chronicles of an Award-Winning War Criminal” and “Myth
America:10 Greatest Myths of the Robber Class and the Case for
Revolution!”
She also publishes a blog and produces a podcast at Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox, with new content every week.
In our conversation, recorded on March 3rd, 2020, we talked about
antiwar activism, US imperialism, the futility of electoral politics,
the environmental crimes of the US military, how propaganda supports
war, how political organizing is affected by technology and social
media, and other topics. It was a real honor to speak with her.
Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox:
https://cindysheehanssoapbox.blogspot.com/
https://cindysheehanssoapbox.blogspot.com/
March On the Pentagon:
https://marchonpentagon.com/
https://marchonpentagon.com/
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