Anti-Militarism: News & Updates

Lamentations and Light: Solidarity Witness for Justice for Immigrants

​​​​​​​Our local witness is being organized to coincide with the “Our Lady of Sorrows” advocacy day that The Dorothea Project is holding on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. and its sojourn/lobby day in DC on Tuesday, September 15, 2026--"Our Lady of Sorrows".  The Dorothea Project was born out of the compassion young mothers throughout the US feel for immigrant mothers and families--knowing that ICE is ripping mothers away from their babies and children, and detaining pregnant women in deplorable and inhumane conditions.

On Saturday, Sep 12, we will vigil in solidarity with those participating in the national advocacy day.  After a brief meditative walk to Market Square (1979 West 25th Street at Lorain Ave), we will light candles to honor those suffering in immigration detention, calling by names those who have died this year in ICE custody. We will have postcards write messages to our congressional representatives that we will later deliver to local congressional district offices.

Join CAIR Ohio Cleveland's 24th Annual Fall Banquet 🎉 to stand with our local work for justice, civil rights, and public education about Islam and Muslims. Your presence supports legal assistance for community members and outreach that builds understanding across Greater Cleveland.`

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Join us for an online gathering celebrating 40 years of peacemaking around the world!

This year Community Peacemaker Teams marks its 40th anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, we’re hosting a special webinar, bringing together stories spanning four decades of transforming violence and oppression.

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Join us for our Annual Celebration: Banned Book Bingo in partnership with Red Wine and Blue on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

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Hosted by the Muslim Counterpublics Lab (MCL), this conference marks the anniversary of 25 years on the Blobal War on Terror and 250 years of the American Empires. The goal of this conference is to confront the decades of structural violence that has been justified under the veil of battling "terrorism" by bringing together scholars, organizers, advocates, survivors, jounalists, and community members to examine lessons from the War on Terror, explore what resistance to this framework of state violence has looked like, and ask how we can imagine a future where infrastructure of the War on Terror is finally abolished. This conference will also hold space to mourn and remember survivors and the millions of victims of the War on Terror, as we continue to demand accountability, justice, and reparations. 

As you know, the president’s 2027 budget needs all hands on deck to be passed. Already, people have started to feel the pressure on their pocketbooks from the wars and cuts to food assistance and healthcare caused by the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” You may not see it, but there is pain and suffering for many Ohioans. It has been the largest single transfer of wealth from the poor to the wealthy in our country’s history.

As a local chapter of the national Repairers of the Breach movement, we are part of the organizing of 1,000 Marches to the Polls, a nonpartisan mobilization across more than 35 states, timed to early voting. The plan is built. The materials are ready. Now we need you.

Join us to march.  We will gather in front of the Old Stone Church at 91 Public Square. Look for our signs, hear our voices. Together we will be seen and heard.

Amid a deadly surge in migrant detention fatalities and intensifying ICE mass deportation efforts, this webinar invites people of faith to learn how UCC leaders are taking action and how to actively resist the detention system.

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Join the ACLU of Ohio's Policy & Advocacy Team for an introduction and examination of our latest toolkit, Eyes on You: The Rise of Mass Surveillance in Ohio. In recent decades, the list of surveillance technologies utilized by our government has not just expanded; it’s grown exponentially. Learn how to fight back against Big Tech and protect privacy rights in your community.

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