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Thursday, August 01, 2019

#PresidentForPeace: Join the Discussion as we Live-Tweet the Debates Massachusetts Peace Action

Massachusetts Peace Action Brian Garvey<info@masspeaceaction.org>

7/30/2019 12:23 PM

To Al Johnson

Democratic Candidates Debate tonight and tomorrow!

One of these Candidates could be our next Commander in Chief.

Will they be a #PresidentForPeace?

Dear Al,

The top 20 candidates vying for the Democratic nomination will debate tonight and tomorrow in the city of Detroit. Massachusetts Peace Action will be live-tweeting using the hashtag#PresidentForPeace to share our perspective. We'd love for you to join the conversation! The two debates, which will air on CNN from 8 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. each night. Despite the fact that these candidates are running to be Commander in Chief, in control of America's armed forces, issues of foreign policy and militarism are often put on the back burner.

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art of the debate? It is important that peace supporters do what we can in the months ahead to inject an anti-war point of view into the national political debate, and ensure that the candidates take up the issues of peace and war.

Join MAPA's discussion on the presidential election! The debates are occurring as the US-Saudi war in Yemen rages on, President Trump continues to threaten war with Iran, a record-breaking military budget is about to be approved in Congress, a new cold war-- including a nuclear arms race-- is gathering steam with the U.S. vs. Russia and China, and the U.S. is pursuing regime change targeting Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua.

Join the discussion: As the debates start, MAPA is launching a 2020 Presidential Discussion Google Group. Any MAPA member who wants to participate in the discussion should respond to this email, or go to https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mapa-2020-presidential-discussion and click "Join". You will be added to the group. MAPA will also be live-tweeting during the debates. We encourage you all to join in! This will allow Massachusetts peace activists to exchange ideas on the presidential race.

To see our comments search for #PresidentForPeace and be sure to add that hashtag to your own comments! Also, check out CodePink's terrific graphics and sample tweets for use during the debates!