Isolationism
Policy against engaging in international relations
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| 2024 | Randall Terry received the party's presidential nomination. |
| November 2023 | The United States House Committee on Natural Resources announces an investigation into Code Pink. |
| October 31 2023 | Code Pink activists disrupted Secretary of State Antony Blinken's Senate hearing testimony on Israel aid, with several protesters, including David Barrows and retired colonel Ann Wright, being arrested while calling for a ceasefire. |
| October 7 2023 | Black Alliance for Peace coordinated with multiple organizations to protest the Israeli bombing of Gaza following Hamas's attack on Israel, calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Gaza and reaffirming support for Palestinian rights. |
| October 4 2023 | 11 Code Pink protestors occupied Senator Bernie Sanders' office in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, calling for negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war. All 11 protestors were arrested by Capitol police for obstructing the office. |
| August 2023 | The New York Times reports on Code Pink's changed stance towards China, with Jodie Evans now viewed as a strong supporter of the country. |
| August 2023 | US Senator Marco Rubio requests the Department of Justice to investigate Code Pink for potential Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) violations. |
| June 2023 | Code Pink activists visit the offices of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition, denying accusations of forced labor in Xinjiang and suggesting a visit to the region. |
| May 2023 | On World Press Freedom Day, Code Pink members interrupted a talk between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Washington Post columnist David Ignatius to call for Julian Assange's release. |
| February 2023 | Code Pink protesters attempt to disrupt the inaugural hearing of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party by holding up a sign and shouting. |
| February 2023 | Code Pink activists confronted President Joe Biden in a Washington, D.C. restaurant, calling for peace and an end to the war in Ukraine, before being asked to leave by staff. |
| 2022 | Code Pink protested in Oakland and San Francisco, criticizing the United States for sending arms to Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| October 2022 | Code Pink initiated a petition asking the US Department of Justice to drop charges against Colombian businessman Alex Saab, whom they described as a political prisoner involved in Venezuela's social programs. |
| 2021 | Constitution Party further increased voter registration to 137,367, continuing to hold a 0.1% voter registration percentage. |
| 2020 | Democratic Party assisted Constitution Party candidate in the United States Senate election in South Carolina, potentially acting as a strategic spoiler against the Republican Party candidate. |
| 2020 | Constitution Party increased voter registration to 118,088, still maintaining a 0.1% voter registration percentage. |
| 2020 | Code Pink launches its 'China Is Not Our Enemy' campaign, marking a shift in the organization's stance towards China. |
| October 18 2020 | Constitution Party's national committee meeting held, where Don Blankenship announced his intention to run for the party's presidential nomination. |
| May 2 2020 | Don Blankenship won the Constitution Party's presidential nomination at its virtual convention, with William Mohr selected as the vice-presidential nominee. |
| April 14 2020 | Constitution Party of Virginia's state committee voted to reaffiliate with the national Constitution Party, but was rejected by the national party on May 2. |
| January 2020 | Code Pink, along with other civil society groups, organized a 'national day of action' protesting against US military presence in Iraq following the US drone attack that killed Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Thousands of protesters marched in over 80 cities across the United States, calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and opposing potential conflict with Iran. |
| July 2019 | Code Pink members who occupied the embassy visited Venezuela during the Foro de São Paulo, met with Nicolás Maduro, and were given gifts including a book on Simón Bolívar and a replica of Bolívar's sword. |
| May 16 2019 | The last four Code Pink activists were forcibly removed from the Venezuelan embassy by US State Department's Diplomatic Security Service and US Secret Service agents. |
| May 14 2019 | US authorities issued an eviction notice to the Code Pink activists occupying the Venezuelan embassy. |
| April 10 2019 | Code Pink activists received keycards from Venezuelan diplomats and occupied the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, securing entrances with chains and locks during the Venezuelan presidential crisis, while Juan Guaidó's ambassador Carlos Vecchio attempted to gain access. |
| March 2019 | Code Pink representatives visited Iran, held a press conference with Fars News supporting Iran's right to missile defense systems, and met with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. |
| January 2019 | Code Pink arranged a peace delegation to Iran, which was criticized by Joshua Block, president and CEO of the Israel Project. |
| 2018 | Constitution Party registered 105,668 voters, maintaining a consistent 0.1% voter registration percentage. |
| 2017 | Jodie Evans marries Neville Roy Singham, after which 25% of Code Pink's funding begins to come from groups connected to Singham. |
| 2017 | Code Pink receives over $1.4 million in donations from two groups connected to Neville Roy Singham, representing approximately 25% of their total funding. These donations are linked to Singham, who is the husband of Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans. |
| November 6 2017 | U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu filed a notice of nolle prosequi in the case against Desiree Fairooz, effectively ending the legal proceedings. |
| September 2017 | Desiree Fairooz was set for retrial after her initial conviction was reversed by District Court Judge Robert Morin. |
| April 2017 | Ajamu Baraka founded the Black Alliance for Peace, establishing an anti-war movement organization rooted in the Black community in the United States. The founding members collectively agreed on ten core principles including self-defense, anti-imperialism, intersectionality, and Black unity. |
| January 2017 | Code Pink member Desiree Fairooz was arrested for laughing during Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing as United States Attorney General. |
| 2016 | The Constitution Party updated its platform, explicitly stating that Social Security is a form of individual welfare not authorized in the Constitution and reaffirming its position on taxation and monetary policy. |
| 2016 | Darrell Castle received the party's presidential nomination. |
| 2015 | Code Pink members attended a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing and called for Henry Kissinger's arrest for war crimes, leading to Senator John McCain ordering their removal. |
| 2014 | BAP joined efforts to support the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) initiative to establish the Americas as a 'Zone of Peace', aiming to remove forces supporting war, state violence, colonialism, patriarchy, capitalism, and imperialism. |
| 2014 | Code Pink was awarded the U.S. Peace Prize by the U.S. Peace Memorial Foundation for their anti-war leadership and creative grassroots activism. |
| March 3 2014 | During an International Women's Day Delegation to Gaza, co-founder Medea Benjamin was detained and assaulted by Egyptian authorities at Cairo airport, having her shoulder dislocated before being deported to Turkey. |
| 2012 | The Constitution Party adopted a platform calling for phasing out social security and reducing the role of the United States federal government through cutting bureaucratic regulation and spending. |
| 2012 | Virgil Goode received the party's presidential nomination. |
| October 2011 | Code Pink returned to Creech Air Force Base with other protest groups to mark the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, calling it the 'largest anti-war demonstration ever at Creech Air Force Base'. |
| 2010 | Constitution Party secures 338,593 Senate votes, representing 0.5% of the total vote, marking one of its strongest electoral performances |
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