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Representative Eliot Engel's foreign policy views are far more militarist than those of the vast majority of Democrats.

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Engel backed the 2003 attack on Iraq. In fact Engel, writes Stephen Zunes, "was among a rightwing minority of Congressional Democrats who voted to authorize the illegal, unnecessary, and predictably tragic U.S. invasion of that oil-rich country."

Engel has opposed efforts to end U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s bombing of Yemen, which has killed many thousands of civilians outright and threatens millions more with starvation and disease.

Click here to add your name to this petition:Do not appoint Eliot Engel to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Engel was one of only a handful of Democrats to oppose the Iran anti-nuclear agreement.

He has opposed the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, called for expanding NATO to include Ukraine and Georgia, and supports Morocco’s illegal annexation of occupied Western Sahara.

With contempt for the lives of Palestinian people, Engel has defended the Israeli occupation and illegal settlementsas well as Israeli bombing of civilian targets. He has praised Trump for moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. He has opposed the United Nations, the World Court, the European Union, and human rights groups for criticizing Israel's government.

Despite Rep. Engel's seniority, the Democratic Party must not give the chair of this important committee to someone whose views are closer to Trump's and the Republicans' than to the views of the majority of Democrats.

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New book examining the nuclear age clearly

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From `Rising Up with Sonali' Pacifica Radio

Fallout: Disasters, Lies, and the Legacy of the Nuclear Age
Fred Pearce

https://www.amazon.com/Fred-Pearce/e/B001HMRS9Q

Donald Trump has promised to revive the US's nuclear capabilities, both in terms of upgrading weapons systems, and more recently in offering government subsidies to nuclear power plants that are going bankrupt. But the track record of nuclear power - whether through weapons or power plants - is simply not well understood. Now, a new book by Fred Pearce takes us on a global tour of the nuclear age going back decades to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, US nuclear testing inside the country and outside, the Soviet Union's nuclear activities, and disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima. Fred Pearce, has reported on environmental, science, and development issues from 85 countries over the past 20 years. He was the environment consultant at New Scientist from 1992-2018 and writes regularly for The Guardian newspaper and Yale University's e360 website. His books include The New Wild, When the Rivers Run Dry: The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century.
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SUNDAY: The Yemen Catastrophe: Origins and Actors with Valentine M. Moghadam

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The Yemen Catastrophe: Origins and Actors with Valentine M. Moghadam
Sunday, December 9 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ~ Community Church of Boston, 565
Boylston St (Copley Square)

Since 2015, the Saudi-led coalition bombing campaign to dislodge the
Houthis has created a humanitarian catastrophe for the Yemeni people and an
international headache for Saudi allies. Is an end in sight? The
presentation will provide a brief historical overview and a description of
the local, regional, and international actors involved and complicit.

*Val Moghadam* is Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at
Northeastern University. She has previously held posts at Purdue University
and Illinois State University, and at the WIDER Institute in Helsinki and
UNESCO in Paris. Born in Iran and the author of many books and journal
articles, her geographic area of specialization is the Middle East and
North Africa. Prof. Moghadam is a board member of Massachusetts Peace
Action and a member of the Boston branch of WILPF.

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*"Not one step back"*

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12/08 Peña: observing International Human Rights and Global Migrants Days

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You are invited to participate with encuentro5 community and friends to
commemorate,//celebrate and observe * International Human Rights and
Global Migrants Days (*declared by the United Nations) and to
honor*Berta **Cáceres**and Rosa Parks*, on *Saturday December 8, 2018
 7:pm 'til late. **9 Hamilton Pl. across from Park St. Station
 (Green/Red lines) and next to the Orpheum Theater/*/te invitamos//a
compartir con la comunidad de encuentros5 y sus amistades para
conmemorar, celebrar y observar los Días *Internacional de los Derechos
Humanos y *de*los Migrantes* (declarados por las Naciones Unidas) y para
honrar a *Berta Cáceres y Rosa Parks*, //el *sábado 8 de diciembre del
2018  7: pm hasta tarde. 9A Hamilton Pl. cruzar de la estación del tren
Park St. (líneas verdes / rojas) y al lado del teatro Orpheum.*/

*//*

*/To view flyer/para ver volante /*http://encuentro5.org/home/
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for more information/para más información (617) 922-5744
<tel:(617)%20922-5744>

*//*

*Rosa Parks and **Berta **Cácere*s**were Warriors who resisted
oppression and fought for human rights and  liberation in their effort
to create a world without borders where human beings can move freely
without restrictions with dignity and respect.//*Rosa Parks y */*Berta
**Cáceres */fueron guerreras que resistieron la opresión y lucharon por
los derechos humanos  y liberación en sus esfuerzos para crear un mundo
sin fronteras donde los seres humanos puedan moverse libremente sin
restricciones con dignidad y respeto./

//

*Rosa Parks, **an African American woman from the South*, was a
prominent human rights symbol in the usna (united states of north
America) Civil Rights Movement of the ‘50s/’60s. She was also known as
the *“**first lady of civil rights"*and ‘*mother of the freedom
movement.*’ While Rosa Parks was very active on multiple levels in the
Civil Rights Movement, she was best known for her refusal to give up her
seat to a white man on a Montgomery city bus in Alabama and was arrested
for violating segregation law. This single act of *nonviolent
resistance* sparked the Montgomery bus boycott that lasted
eleven-months, resulting in the desegregation of the city's buses. This
action was followed by and triggered a wave of protest that reverberated
throughout the nation. Her passionate commitment to the struggle for
human rights and liberation continues to fuel *antiracist and liberation
movements* and the struggle for the acknowledgement of *Black Women in
leadership*.

*Berta **Cáceres was** a fearless Honduran indigenous woman*and leader
in the struggle for women’s equality, land rights and was an
environmental activist. She co-founded and coordinated the Council of
Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH).
Unfortunately, Berta was murdered by unknown assassins in the midst her
work. However, her passion and legacy lives on and will continue to
inspire women, Indigenous Peoples, the Landless and all engaged in
struggles and movements for human rights, dignity and liberation.

*/Rosa Parks,/*/*una mujer afroamericana del sur*, fue un símbolo
prominente en el Movimiento de Derechos Civiles de USNA de los años
50/60. Ella fue una activista por los derechos civiles y humano. Ella
también fue conocida como la *"primera dama de los derechos civiles" y
"la madre del movimiento de liberación". *Mientras Rosa Parks fue muy
activa en múltiples niveles en el Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles,
fue mejor conocida por no ceder su asiento a un hombre blanco pasajero
en un autobús de la ciudad de Montgomery en Alabama. y fue arrestada por
violar la ley de *segregación*. Este solo acto de resistencia (pasiva)
provocó el boicot de autobús de Montgomery que duró once meses,
resultando en la *desegregación *de los autobuses de la ciudad. Esta
acción fue seguida por y desencadenó una ola de protestas que repercutió
en toda la nación. Su compromiso apasionado con la lucha por los
derechos humanos y liberación continúa alimentando los movimientos
*antirracista*s *y de liberación* y la lucha por el *reconocimiento de
las mujeres negras en el liderazgo.*/**

*/Berta Cáceres,/*/* una intrépida mujer valiente indígena hondureña y
líder* en la lucha por la igualdad de las mujeres, los derechos a la
tierra y también una activista ambientalista. Ella cofundó y coordinó el
Consejo de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH).
Desafortunadamente, Berta fue asesinada por asesinos desconocidos en
medio de su trabajo. Sin embargo, su pasión y legado viven y continuarán
inspirando a las mujeres, los Pueblos Indígenas, los Sin Tierra y todos
los involucrados en luchas y movimientos por los derechos humanos, la
dignidad y la liberación./

*Immediately following program an end of year celebration will begin.
Bring musical instruments and dancing shoes**//i//nmediatamente después
del programa comenzará una celebración de fin del año!//traiga
instrumentos musicales y zapatos de baile!*

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From The Archives-Evaluating the Relationship Between MIT and the Saudi Monarchy Thursday, December 6 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm ~ MIT Room 1-190, 33 Mass. Ave., Cambridge

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