Disarming Earth Day: The Poison of US Bases & Global Military Presence

Join us for the second teach-in of our series leading up to Earth Day 2025. This month, we plan to highlight the impact of U.S. war, militarism, and imperialism on people and the planet. This second teach-in will cover the cost of the physical launching pads of war and the imperialism, militarism, and colonialism: US bases, military exercises, and other aspects of its global presence. The US has over 800 bases around the world, which act as testing sites, mini-terriorites and colonies, and are extremely poisonous and dangerous to those around them.

In order to combat the climate crisis, we need to confront US militarism and imperialism. The U.S. military is the #1 institutional polluter in the world, with over 800 poisonous bases around the world, consistently building up pointless escalation and presence in every hemisphere. In moments of crisis at every level, we need to center our movements toward common targets and our collective futures.

Speakers:

Nodutol for Korean Community Development

O'ahu Water Protectors

Diaspora Pa'Lante Collective

David Vine

Hosted by:

Aaron Kirshenbaum, CODEPINK