Voices in the Wilderness

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Voices in the Wilderness was a U.S.-based peace and anti-sanctions campaign group, co-founded by activist Kathy Kelly, that opposed economic sanctions and military actions against Iraq in the 1990s and early 2000s.

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Voices in the Wilderness canonical 1

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instanceOf anti-war organization
non-governmental organization
peace organization
activeInPeriod 1990s
early 2000s
advocatedFor lifting sanctions on Iraq
nonviolent resistance
peaceful resolution of conflicts
associatedWith Catholic Worker movement NERFINISHED
faith-based peace activism
basedIn Chicago NERFINISHED
coFoundedBy Kathy Kelly NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticized U.S.-led Gulf War policies
humanitarian consequences of sanctions on Iraqi civilians
dissolvedInto Voices for Creative Nonviolence NERFINISHED
focusesOn U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East
humanitarian impact of sanctions
hasActivity bringing medicines to Iraq in defiance of sanctions
publishing reports on conditions in Iraq
speaking tours in the United States
hasFounder Kathy Kelly NERFINISHED
hasLanguage English
hasMotto nonviolence
hasPurpose ending sanctions on Iraq
promoting peace and justice in Iraq
legalStatus target of U.S. Treasury Department enforcement actions
mainIdeology pacifism
movement anti-sanctions movement
anti-war movement
notableMember Kathy Kelly NERFINISHED
operatedIn Iraq NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
opposed U.S. military actions against Iraq
United Nations sanctions regime on Iraq NERFINISHED
economic sanctions against Iraq
organized civil disobedience actions
peace delegations to Iraq
public education campaigns about Iraq sanctions
subjectOf U.S. government legal actions
usedMethod civil disobedience
conscientious objection
nonviolent direct action

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Kathy Kelly coFounderOf Voices in the Wilderness