Friday, September 21, 2018

Sign the petition demanding the Senate stop the vote on Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.

Shaunna Thomas<moveon-help@list.moveon.org>


On September 16, Dr. Blasey Ford came forward publicly about her experience of being sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Supreme Court nominee. Thanks to her bravery, we now know that Kavanaugh, in addition to being a political danger to women, is a sexual predator.1
A sexual predator does not belong on the Supreme Court. Tell the Senate to publicly oppose Brett Kavanaugh's nomination and stop the vote on his confirmation.
Dr. Blasey Ford's story is horrifying, Alfred. During a party in high school, she described how Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed, tried to pull off her clothing, and covered her mouth as she tried to scream.2

Kavanaugh's nomination was already on the rocks before Dr. Blasey Ford came forward with her story. But now, the outcry over Ford's allegations is putting pressure on every senator to come out against Kavanaugh.

Republican Senators Jeff Flake and Bob Corker have joined Democrats in calling for Kavanaugh's nomination to be delayed—and a hearing is planned for Monday.3,4

We believe survivors, and we believe Dr. Blasey Ford.

We have all the information we need to know Kavanaugh should not be a Supreme Court justice. If every Democrat and just a few Republicans come out against Kavanaugh's nomination, we have a real chance to stop this man from a lifetime nomination to the Supreme Court.

Sign the petition to send the Senate a clear message: Brett Kavanaugh has no place on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Thank you.
–Shaunna Thomas, UltraViolet Action
Sources:
1. "California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault,"
The Washington Post, September 16, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/51675?t=10&akid=216619%2E38417624%2EQEWw_E
2. Ibid.
3. "2 Republican senators want Brett Kavanaugh vote delayed," The Boston Globe, September 17, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/51676?t=12&akid=216619%2E38417624%2EQEWw_E
4. "Senate panel plans hearing for Kavanaugh's accuser to testify," Politico, September 17, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/51677?t=14&akid=216619%2E38417624%2EQEWw_E
You're receiving this petition because we thought it might interest you. It was created on MoveOn.org, where anyone can start their own online petitions. You can start your own petition here.
As Elizabeth Warren recently said, "I've seen it firsthand: By investing in MoveOn, you're investing in a team that combines the best of grassroots organizing, massive reach, digital tools, and constant innovation." MoveOn members are working every day to stop Donald Trump and to build a progressive future where everyone can thrive. But to do it, we need your support, now more than ever. Will you stand with MoveOn?
Contributions to MoveOn.org Civic Action are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. This email was sent to Alfred Johnson on September 18th, 2018. To change your email address or update your contact info, click here. To remove yourself from this list, click here.

Posted by at No comments:

Air Force: Space Force would cost $13 billion over 5 years

Global Network<globalnet@mindspring.com>
To  Global Network  

Creating a Space Force as a separate military service, as proposed by President Donald Trump, would cost an estimated $12.9 billion in its first five years, according to a detailed Air Force plan for how to go about it.
This is the first publicly available cost estimate. When the White House announced plans to establish a Space Force in August, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan declined to give a figure but said it would be in "the billions."
The Air Force's estimate is contained in a Sept. 14 memo from Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, who proposed that the Pentagon ask Congress for the authority and money to establish a Space Force headquarters in 2020.

 
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
PO Box 652
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 443-9502
http://www.space4peace.org 
http://space4peace.blogspot.com  (blog)

Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth. - Henry David Thoreau
Hide Ad
Ad Feedback
Ad Info
Posted by at No comments:

Medea Benjamin: Taking on the Military Industrial Complex: The “Launch” of the Massachusetts Raytheon Anti-War Campaign Thursday, September 27 @ 7pm Cambridge Friends Center, 5 Longfellow Park (off Brattle Street coming out of Harvard Square, Cambridge)

Medea Benjamin: Taking on the Military Industrial Complex:
The “Launch” of the Massachusetts Raytheon Anti-War Campaign
Thursday, September 27 @ 7pm
Cambridge Friends Center, 5 Longfellow Park (off Brattle Street coming out of Harvard Square, Cambridge)
 
Come hear one of the U.S.’ most prominent war analysts, anti-war speakers, and activists give us insight into ongoing U.S. wars and what we can do about them. Medea Benjamin is co-founder of CODEPINK: Women for Peace. Her latest book is Inside Iran; The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran; it aims to re-educate the American public to prevent a war with Iran. 
Medea will analyze our ongoing wars and outline a new strategy for stopping these wars focused on divestment from war contractors and the financial institutions that back them.
 
Hear about our new Raytheon Anti-War Campaign to oppose the Saudi-U.S. war in Yemen and U.S./Saudi/Israeli sanctions and threats of war against Iran. Raytheon is the largest war contractor in Massachusetts which provides various forms of critical support to the Saudi military – including the weapons and bombs inflicting a catastrophe on Yemen and its people.
 
 
Sponsored by Veterans for Peace/ Smedley Butler chapter; Massachusetts Peace Action, Friends Meeting at Cambridge/Peace and Social Concerns Committee; American Friends Service Committee
For Information: MAPA, 617-354-2169, info@masspeaceaction.org; Paul Shannon 617-623-5288
Supporters of the Raytheon Anti-war Campaign protest Raytheon’s support for the U.S.-Saudi war in Yemen at the Raytheon facility in Cambridge on August 20
 

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Massachusetts State Network for Peace and Justice" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mass-peace-justice-net+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to mass-peace-justice-net@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mass-peace-justice-net/BN6PR08MB36032BA6144FF924475FF0BEB21D0%40BN6PR08MB3603.namprd08.prod.outlook.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Posted by at No comments:

l BNP Paribas: Don’t Bank on the Bomb! Wednesday, September 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ~ BNP Asset Management, 75 State Street, Boston *(State or Aquarium T)* [image: Don't Bank on the Bomb]

Cole Harrison<cole@masspeaceaction.org>
Via  Act-MA <act-ma-bounces@act-ma.org>
To  MAPA Nuclear Disarmament,    mapa-nuke-disarm-action   and 2 others
Tell BNP Paribas: Don’t Bank on the Bomb!
Wednesday, September 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ~ BNP Asset Management, 75
State Street, Boston *(State or Aquarium T)*
[image: Don't Bank on the Bomb]

Please join us September 26, 2018 for a demonstration as part of the global
day of action against *BNP Paribas*, a French bank that provides more than
$8 billion in financing to nuclear weapons companies.

BNP Paribas offers services in corporate and investment banking, private
banking and asset management. It operates in 74 countries with almost
200,000 employees and over €2 trillion in assets.

Since January 2014, BNP Paribas has provided more than US$ 8 billion in
financing to nuclear weapon producing companies. In 2017 alone, BNP Paribas
provided around $1.4 billion USD in new loans and other financial services
that support the production and modernization of nuclear weapons.

Demonstrations are scheduled at BNP Paribas location in over 40 countries.
Join us for a demonstration September 26th, from 12:00pm-1:00PM outside of *BNP
Asset Management Offices, 75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109.   *September
26 is the United Nations’ International Day for the Total Elimination of
Nuclear Weapons <http://www.un.org/en/events/nuclearweaponelimination/>.

We are calling on BNP Paribas to stop all investments in nuclear weapons.
On July 7th, 2017 the UN adopted the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear
Weapons. This treaty bans nuclear weapons and all activities related to
them.  BNP Paribas must end all investments in nuclear weapons to keep up
with the changing times. Through coordinated action we have a strong
opportunity to get BNP Paribas to divest from these weapons of Armageddon.

Learn more: bnp.dontbankonthebomb.com   Facebook:
facebook.com/events/2026733980712146/
<https://www.facebook.com/events/2026733980712146/>

Sponsored by Massachusetts Peace Action, Don’t Bank on the Bomb,
NuclearBan.US, Veterans for Peace, Beyond the Bomb, and Women’s
International League for Peace and Freedom/ Boston Branch.

Can you help make signs for the rally?  Lead a peace song ?   Let us know!

*Download the Flyer*
<http://masspeaceaction.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/BNP-Flyer.pdf>

--
*"Not one step back"*

Cole Harrison
Executive Director
Massachusetts Peace Action - the Commonwealth's largest grassroots peace
organization
11 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138
617-354-2169 w
617-466-9274 m
www.masspeaceaction.org
Facebook: facebook.com/masspeaceaction
Twitter: masspeaceaction
_______________________________________________
Act-MA mailing list
Act-MA@act-ma.org
http://act-ma.org/mailman/listinfo/act-ma_act-ma.org
To set options or unsubscribe
http://act-ma.org/mailman/options/act-ma_act-ma.org

Posted by at No comments:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)