Friday, April 22, 2016

A View From The Left-NEW WARS / OLD WARS – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

 
NEW WARS / OLD WARS – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
 
Drone Off
CODEPINK activists from 20 states shut down the gates at Creech Air Force Base, home of the Reaper and Predator drone program, on March 31 and April 1. Join CODEPINK in calling on the Presidential candidates to end drone warfare and adopt a ten-point peace platform. We want a #President4Peace!
 
WTF! John McCain Saluting an American Communist?
In the piece titled “The Good Soldier,” McCain saluted Delmer Berg whose obituary had run March 2nd in the Times. Berg, who died at age 100, was presumably the last living American veteran of the famous Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Read on...  
 
 
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OTHER EVENTS
 
Tuesday, May 3: My Name Is Rachel Corrie. This one-person play, edited from Rachel's emails and journal entries by the late Alan Rickman and editor in chief of The Guardian Katherine Viner, chronicles the life of the 23-year-old American peace activist who traveled to Gaza in January of 2003 with the International Solidarity Movement to defend Palestinian homes from being demolished. It was there, on March 16th, 2003 that she was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer while protecting her host's home from being destroyed by the Israeli army. Tuesday, May 3, 7:30 pm. Hibernian Hall, 182-186 Dudley St., Roxbury. Facebook invitation: https://www.facebook.com/events/1724110167826809/. Advance ticket purchase: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2531586
 
Saturday, May 7: Courage and Commitment. Join Andrea James of Families for Justice as Healing, Tim DeChristopher of Climate Disobedience Center, Joia Mukherjee of Partners in Health, and Robert Meeropol of the Rosenberg Fund for Children, for a forum at the Arlington Street Church. Live music by the Leftist Marching Band and Foundation Movement. 7 pm, 351 Boylston St, Arlington St T stop, suggested donation $20. This is a benefit for the 75th anniversary of the World Fellowship Center.
 
Sunday, May 8: Mother’s Day Walk for Peace. Join the DPP group at 8 am in Town Field (Fields Corner). The route is changing this year, the Walk’s 20th anniversary; we’ll be walking through Dudley Square and Roxbury Crossing all the way to City Hall.
 
Sunday, June 5: Dorchester Day Parade. Meet us midday in Lower Mills and march with the peace contingent – it’s a great time! And come to our traditional after-the-parade backyard cookout. Watch this space for the details.
 
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CONTACTING DPP and Joining Our Work:
 
To make it easier to get involved with DPP, we've decided to publish contact info for our coordinators in every issue of this update. We will also regularly publish upcoming meetings of work committees, create a brochure or flyer about DPP, and greet new people at monthly meetings with an explanation of how we work. Here's how to reach them.
 
Facilitation Team:
Sydney Miller:       sydsail@gmail.com
Alison Gottlieb:    asgottlieb1@gmail.com
Rosemary Kean:   rosemarykean@yahoo.com

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