Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Register Now! Nov 9: Rising Up for a Livable Future -

Massachusetts Peace Action Cole Harrison<info@masspeaceaction.org>
To  Al Johnson  

Dear Al,

Massachusetts Peace & Justice Network: Kevin Martin; State Peace Bills

Sunday, October 27 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm ~ Worcester Friends Meeting, 901 Pleasant St

Kevin Martin Special Guest
The Massachusetts Peace and Justice Network‘s fall meeting will be held Sunday, October 27, from 1:30 – 4:00 pm, at the Worcester Friends Meeting, 901 Pleasant St.   There are three agenda items.
1) Kevin Martin, national president of Peace Action, will speak on peace issues in the Presidential race, report on peace organizing in various parts of the country (he recently did a swing through Montana, Utah, and Idaho), and address issues such as the Pentagon budget, nukes, Yemen, Korea, Iran, Venezuela, Palestine-Israel.   
2) The network’s Commonwealth Peace and Justice Agenda is under discussion on Beacon Hill this fall, with 5 different hearings covering the 9 bills we have sponsored.  Five of the bills we sponsored (No First Use, Nuclear Ban Treaty Alignment, Back from the Brink, People’s Budget, and Build Bridges Not Bombs) had their hearing on September 24; People's Budget had a second hearing yesterday; Taxpayers Information is on Oct 31; State Flag & Seal (along with an anti-BDS bill that we oppose) on Nov 19.  Our Nuclear Weapons Divestment and Divest from the Yemen War/Raytheon bills will be heard in mid-November..   
On October 27, we’ll regroup in Worcester, recap the work already done, and make updated plans for the November crunch.
3) Each participating group is requested to speak and present their updates, proposals, and ideas.
The meeting is open to all people working for peace and justice in Massachusetts.  Activists from neighboring New England states are also invited to join the discussion.

Cole Harrison
Thank you for joining in this important discussion!
Coleman Harrison
Cole Harrison
Executive Director
Massachusetts Peace Action


Visit our website to learn more about joining the organization or donating to Massachusetts Peace Action!
We thank you for the financial support that makes this work possible. 
Massachusetts Peace Action, 11 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138
617-354-2169  • 
info@masspeaceaction.org • Follow us on Facebook or Twitter
Massachusetts Peace Action Email  
To remove yourself from our email list, click here to unsubscribe 

Student debt driving recruiting; Bob Musil, former Army Captain, podcast

Courage to Resist Jeff Paterson<jeff.paterson@couragetoresist.org>
Courage to Resist
The U.S. Army wants a 500,000 active-duty force by the end of this next decade, about 25,000 more than today. And preying on low income high schoolers facing the national student debt crisis is apparently how they intend to do it. Read more
“When I tell people that there were over 4,000 junior officers, lieutenants, and captains, inside the U.S. military brought suit against the Secretary of Defense for war crimes, who carried out demonstrations, who were quite active in their opposition, they are just astounded.” Listen now
This historic Courage to Resist podcast was produced in collaboration with the Vietnam Full Disclosure effort of Veterans For Peace — “Towards an honest commemoration of the American war in Vietnam.” This year marks 50 years of GI resistance, in and out of uniform, for many of the courageous individuals featured. If you believe this history is important, please ...
COURAGE TO RESIST ~ SUPPORT THE TROOPS WHO REFUSE TO FIGHT!
484 Lake Park Ave #41, Oakland, California 94610 ~ 510-488-3559
www.couragetoresist.org ~ facebook.com/couragetoresist

Upon The 50th Anniversary Of The Death Of "King OF The Beats" Jack Kerouac-In Honor Of Jean Bon Kerouac On The 60th Anniversary Of “On The Road” (1957)- Ti Jean Kerouac’s “Lonesome Traveler”

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the post.