American Voices Abroad

A coalition of individuals and groups composed of U.S. citizens living abroad who share the following general objectives:

• to promote peace, to oppose wars of aggression by the United States, and to take action toward these ends in relation to U.S. policy,
• to promote economic and social justice in U.S. policy,
• to affirm the rights of all people to democratic self-determination and the right to resist injustice and tyranny,
• as a coalition, to maintain nonviolence in our tactics and direct actions,
• to raise awareness that a fully and accurately informed public is essential to the survival of democracy.

Our goals following from the above objectives are:

• to call for the repeal of the USA Patriot Act and of any other new legislation infringing upon inalienable rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution,
• to reject the Bush administration national security strategy of Sept. 2002 which includes the doctrine of preemptive and preventive war,
• to oppose the occupation of Iraq and to work toward withdrawal of U.S. troops; to support viable self-determination for Iraq; and to demand multilateral measures to rebuild that country.
• to promote openness and transparency in the U.S. government,
• to insist upon free and fair elections in the United States,
• to encourage pluralism and diversity in US society, media, and political debate,
• to promote fair trade agreements which foster human development and general prosperity instead of the current system of maximizing exploitation,
• to promote recognition of the United Nations as the primary forum for international law,
• to demand and promote responsible and just US foreign policy with respect for international law,
• to promote resolution of international conflicts through an international justice system,
• to address US domestic economic justice issues and reorient budgetary priorities away from war,
• to develop a worldwide network of U.S. citizens living abroad to promote our objectives and support those in the United States and our countries of residence with whom we share goals,
• to promote dialogue between our countries of residence and the United States of America.