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International Action Center (IAC)

Website:

iacenter.org/
Type:

Anti-War Advocacy Group
Formation:

1992
Founder:

Ramsey Clark
Parent Organization:

Workers World Party/People’s Rights Fund

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International Action Center (IAC) is a left-of-center anti-war advocacy group that opposes U.S. interventionism. IAC was founded in 1992 by Ramsey Clark, an anti-war activist and former Attorney General of the United States under President Lyndon Johnson. 1 2

In January 2024, International Action Center was one of several dozen groups that endorsed the March on Washington for Gaza, an anti-Israel demonstration organized by the American Muslim Task Force for Palestine, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and other groups. 3 4

Background

International Action Center is a project of the Solidarity Center located in New York City (not the Solidarity Center connected to the AFL-CIO union federation). 5 6 According to the New York address listed on IAC’s website, the Solidarity Center appears to be run by Workers World, a radical “Marxist-Leninist” socialist group that aims to start a revolution in the United States “and around the world.”  7 IAC also reportedly  receives donations through the People’s Rights Fund, which has been promoted by Workers World. 8 9

IAC was founded in 1992 by Ramsey Clark, an anti-war activist and former U.S. Attorney General in the administration of President Lyndon Johnson. 10 11

Activities

International Action Center claims to be a wholly volunteer organization. It opposes the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the imposition of sanctions by the United States onto foreign countries while advocating for “decolonization.” 12

In February 2024, co-director of the International Action Center Sara Flounders attended a webinar with panelists from the Communist Party USA, Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament, International Manifesto Group, Qiao Collective, China-US Activist Solidarity Project, the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) International Committee’s Anti-War Subcommittee, US Peace Council, and the Black Alliance for Peace. 13 14

In January 2024, International Action Center was one of several dozen groups that endorsed the March on Washington for Gaza, an anti-Israel demonstration organized by the American Muslim Task Force for Palestine, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and other groups. 15 16 The demonstrators called for an “immediate and permanent” ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, end the United States’ funding of Israel, and holding Israel “accountable” in international court. 17

References

  1. Catalinotto, John. “Ramsey Clark – Why He is Missed.” International Action Center, April 12, 2022. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://iacenter.org/2022/04/13/ramsey-clark-why-he-is-missed/.
  2. Williams, Dan. “Ramsey Clark.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ramsey-Clark.
  3.  “Endorsers.” March for Gaza. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://march4gaza.org/endorsers/.
  4. Helmore, Edward; Yang, Maya. “Thousands march on Washington to demand ceasefire in Gaza.” The Guardian, January 13, 2024. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/13/march-on-washington-ceasefire-gaza.
  5. “Donate.” International Action Center. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://iacenter.org/donate/.
  6. “Board of Trustees.” Solidarity Center. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://www.solidaritycenter.org/who-we-are/board-of-trustees/.
  7. “Solidarity Center.” Workers World. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://www.workers.org/tag/solidarity-center/.
  8. Please donate to the IAC for another year of mobilizing against war and for social justice.” International Action Center. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://iacenter.org/2023/12/27/please-donate-to-the-iac-for-another-year-of-mobilizing-against-war-and-for-social-justice/.
  9. Childs, Ed. “Britain, U.S. target northern Ireland movement.” Workers World – Periodical, October 24, 2002, Vol. 44, No. 42. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://www.workers.org/wp-content/uploads/ww20021024v44n42.pdf
  10. Catalinotto, John. “Ramsey Clark – Why He is Missed.” International Action Center, April 12, 2022. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://iacenter.org/2022/04/13/ramsey-clark-why-he-is-missed/.
  11. Williams, Dan. “Ramsey Clark.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ramsey-Clark.
  12. “No to NATO.” International Action Center, Accessed May 18, 2024. https://iacenter.org/category/no-to-nato/.
  13. Friends of Socialist China. “Peace delegates report back from China: Building solidarity and opposing the New Cold War.” YouTube – February 18, 2024. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lxMHs-3BCg.
  14. Flounders, Sara. “Oppose the new Cold War on China by opposing every U.S. war.” International Action Center, February 24, 2024. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://iacenter.org/2024/02/26/oppose-the-new-cold-war-on-china-by-opposing-every-u-s-war/.
  15. “Endorsers.” March for Gaza. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://march4gaza.org/endorsers/.
  16. Helmore, Edward; Yang, Maya. “Thousands march on Washington to demand ceasefire in Gaza.” The Guardian, January 13, 2024. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/13/march-on-washington-ceasefire-gaza.
  17. “What We Want.” March for Gaza. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://march4gaza.org/what-we-want/
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