Sara Flounders at Rhodes Forum 2014

Sara Flounders is an American political writer and [1]has been active in progressive and anti-war organizing since the 1960s. She is a member of the Secretariat of Workers World Party, as well as the main leader of the International Action Center.[2]

Flounders organized delegations to Iraq during the years when international sanctions were in place, following the 1991 Gulf War. She participated in demonstrations against the Iraq War and in support of a Palestinian state during the Bush administration.[3] She traveled to Sudan after Operation Infinite Reach, and to Yugoslavia during the war. She has visited Syria and Iran and organized delegations to Lebanon. She has traveled on several occasions to Gaza.

Flounders sits on the board of directors for the International Anti-imperialist Coordinating Committee, is founder and an organizer with United National Antiwar Coalition, and is Secretary of the National Board of the National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms. She works on legal defense efforts for Lynne Stewart, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and other prisoners.

She has alleged that slave labor is present in U.S. prisons which has disproportionately affected people of color.[4][5] She organized a rally in 2010 in support of the Ground Zero mosque, saying "Our message is we stand together in face of racism, a mobilization for war and against anti-Muslim bigotry."[6][7] She joined American politician Cynthia McKinney in 2012 to campaign for the release of Pakistani national Aafia Siddiqui from U.S. detention.[4][8] In 2021, she campaigned in support Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab amidst allegations from some activists that he faced mistreatment and unjust imprisonment.[9][10]

Flounders is a co-author and editor of over 10 books on U.S. militarism and war.[11] Her recent books include “Capitalism on a Ventilator – The Impact of COVID-19 in China and the U.S.” World View Forum in 2020, which was initially banned by Amazon.[12] In 2023 she released the anthology: “SANCTIONS – A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy”, focusing on the impact of U.S. sanctions on over 40 countries.[13] Her views have been reported in outlets such as Aporrea,[14][15] TRT World,[16] The Daily Star,[17] and Jornal do Brasil.[18]

Publications

  • Flounders, Sara (1998), NATO in the Balkans: Voices of Opposition by Ramsey Clark and others, World View Forum, ISBN 978-0-9656916-2-8
  • Flounders, Sara (2004), Haiti: A Slave Revolution: 200 Years After 1804, World View Forum, ISBN 978-0974752105
  • Flounders, Sara (2012), War Without Victory: The Pentagon's Achilles Heel (1st ed.), NYC: World View Forum, ISBN 978-0895671776

References

  1. ↑ "Sara Flounders – Anti-War Committee". September 23, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ Breno Altman (August 9, 2016). "Secret FBI program coordinated political repression in the United States". Opera Mundi (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sara Flounders | Videos Sorted by Most Recent Airing". C-SPAN. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "IPS seminar on US justice system examines its myths and realities". Institute of Policy Studies (Pakistan). December 4, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ Guyette, Curt (November 14, 2012). "Blackout". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Opposing Ground Zero mosque rallies calm". United Press International. September 11, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ "9/11 Demonstration Planned In Favor Of Ground Zero Mosque". CBS New York. September 9, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ Malik, Yaqoob (December 7, 2012). "US activists seek Afia's release". Dawn. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ Saheli Chowdhury and Stephen Lalla (May 25, 2021). "US Extradition of Alex Saab is Illegal & Unfounded: Lawyers & Legal Experts". Countercurrents.org. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  10. ↑ Roger D. Harris (June 10, 2021). "US Compels Small African Country to Imprison Venezuelan Diplomat – International Human Rights Delegation Files Habeas Corpus to Free Alex Saab". Pressenza. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  11. ↑ Sara Flounders; Barry Sanders (September 19, 2014). "Do We Need a War on U.S. Military Carbon Emissions?". The Real News Network. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  12. ↑ Janet (November 18, 2020). "Oppose Amazon Censorship of 'Capitalism on a Ventilator: The Impact of Covid-19 in China & the U.S.'". International Action Center. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  13. ↑ John Perry (January 10, 2023). "Sanctions: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy". Council on Hemispheric Affairs.
  14. ↑ Flounders, Sara (December 27, 2016). "¿Qué hay detrás de las opciones del gabinete de Trump?". Aporrea (in Spanish). Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  15. ↑ Colussi, Marcelo (April 24, 2020). "El virus de la hipocresía". Aporrea (in Spanish). Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Is the US provoking China?". TRT World. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  17. ↑ Jamal, Eresh Omar (January 4, 2017). "The biggest underreported stories of 2016". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  18. ↑ "'Oposição moderada' recebe armas e dinheiro dos EUA mas 'odeia' os americanos" ['Moderate opposition' receives weapons and money from the US but 'hates' Americans]. Jornal do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). September 18, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

https://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Ventilator-Impact-COVID-19-China/dp/0895671964


https://www.coha.org/sanctions-a-wrecking-ball-in-a-global-economy/


https://hollywoodprogressive.com/literature/sanctions



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