33] Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2023 – April 25 - 27
34] End sole authority – April 25
35] Time to Care Coalition meeting – April 25
36] Get Russia out of Ukraine – April 25
37] Deep canvassing –
April 25
38] Support the STEP Act – April 25
39] Honor Dan Ellsberg – April 25
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33] – Pax
Christi USA <jcoode@paxchristiusa.org> wants you to know about the
Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2023: Swords into plowshares from Tues., April 25 at 8
AM ET through Thurs., April 27. The
theme is Achieving enough for all and pursuing peace. Pax Christi USA is
honored to join many other faith-based advocacy groups to co-sponsor this
year’s Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD), an online three-day event
organized by the ecumenical Christian community and its partners and
allies. EAD is a conference that
provides education and advocacy tools on a variety of issues of social justice.
Themes over the years have included migration, immigration and refugees; hunger
and food justice; racism, class and power; mass incarceration; development and
gender; and #goodtrouble.
In the book of Micah (4:3-4) we read: “They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid.” The theme could not be more timely -- wars in Ukraine, Yemen, Sudan, and too many other locations are decimating the populations, inflicting tremendous pain and suffering, forcing people to become refugees, to say nothing of the wasted resources and the ecological destruction. Ongoing state-sanctioned threats in Palestine, Nicaragua, the Philippines, and so many other locations, lead to unjust incarcerations, disappearances, extrajudicial murders, and create poverty, trauma, and deep anxiety. Here in the United States, a grossly distorted military budget robs millions of citizens of the support they need for housing, food, health care, and education, which are the things that truly build peace.
34] – The Union of Concerned Scientists [action@ucsusa.org] is inviting you to an event on Tues., April 25 at noon ET -- Ending sole authority to launch a nuclear strike. Register at https://secure.ucsusa.org/a/2023-4-25-sole-authority-webinar?contactdata=jY2B4nx%2bv0T6OIIUttK8S4W%2fd7Y2FkiItayUBziXLh4hBn5mcLLhmU4vMCYEcpOB337LtgLYN214hwmJgMLANwo%2fhNw47bkk4nfz7D%2byp4KRVnEhROJuE9ks0deAymCPl7m4C7LUbizlEdd7NjXz%2fMs6Etq4ZX8Ep%2bMk24P5Eqq63WBfvlH1EHeYWOzcN%2fukHLCe4s%2fYOF%2fFeJUvjGcvU%2fg%2b7wwhcRF4qHAWEomk2mVxptNDEbYBCURuTGySnJfLvbYxIKlam6yALopz8bncug%3d%3d&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=email&emci=3153086a-08d7-ed11-8e8b-00224832eb73&emdi=b651e1a9-bed7-ed11-8e8b-00224832eb73&ceid=1507036.
The Ukraine war and President Putin's ongoing references to Russia's nuclear weapons have reignited awareness of the role that nuclear weapons play in international security policy. What is less well-known is that in the United States, the president—and the president alone—has the authority to issue an order to use nuclear weapons, perhaps starting a nuclear war. What can we do to change that reality? Lisbeth Gronlund, PhD: Research Affiliate, Laboratory for Nuclear Security and Policy, Department of Nuclear Science, MIT, will discuss the risks inherent in the current policy and how to modify it to include more people in any decision to use nuclear weapons. Stephen Young, Senior Washington Representative, Global Security Program, UCS—will talk about why pushing for changes to current policy make sense now and how you can help.
36] – Join the Baltimore Nonviolence Center on Tues., April 25 from 4:30 to 5 PM ET at 33rd and N. Charles Sts. The invasion of Ukraine has the potential to become a war extending throughout Europe. Putin has destroyed Aleppo and Grozny and has threatened the use of nuclear weapons. Russian soldiers were sent into the area around the contaminated and still radioactive Chernobyl nuclear plant. Now they are stationed in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe. People who believe in peace and justice should come forward and take the risks of peace. The burial sites continue to expose ruthless war crimes by the invaders, Contact Max at mobuszewski2001 at Comcast dot net or 410-323-1607.
37] – On Tues., April 25 from 6 to 7:30 PM ET, take an Introduction to Deep Canvassing: The Proven Method to Change Hearts and Minds hosted by People’s Action. Visit https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/558924/?followup_modal_context=nonexclusive_newsletter_most_popular_virtual. Are you an organizer, community leader, or activist looking to engage with your community around deeply polarizing issues? Are you an individual hoping to understand how to have compassionate, non-judgmental conversations across lines of difference? Or, are you someone who’s heard about this thing called “deep canvassing” and you’re curious to learn more? Join in on Zoom at https://ppls.ac/zoom1. This information session will cover the core components of deep canvassing and help you decide if a two-day, six-hour “Deep Canvass 101 Skills Training” is for you. Learn more at https://www.mobilize.us/peoplesaction/event/557290/.
38] – Metro DC DSA [info@mdcdsa.org] is calling for folks to testify to end police stops for minor traffic violations in Montgomery County at a hearing on the STEP Act at 7 PM on Tues., April 25. The Silver Spring Justice Coalition (SSJC), which Montgomery County DSA participates in, is supporting the STEP Act, a bill that would prohibit Montgomery County police from stopping people for minor traffic violations and limit their ability to prolong stops by pressuring drivers to consent to searches of their cars. This bill is an important step towards reducing extreme race-based disparities in traffic enforcement in Montgomery County. A public hearing on the bill will be held at 7pm on April 25, 2023.
The SSJC is also encouraging supporters to attend the County Council hearing. RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd574501A0iZg5YfCQxQfwfUPYlr5Z_w7QB3LHXc9X0ONVu5g/viewform?link_id=8&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&source=email-metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-march-31-2023&email_referrer=email_1873058&email_subject=metro-dc-dsa-weekly-newsletter-for-apr-7-2023.
39] – Danaka, CODEPINK [info@codepink.org] wants you to know that Daniel Ellsberg faced up to 115 years in prison for telling the truth. Join a special webinar to honor Dan Ellsberg & other whistleblowers on Tues., April 25 at 7PM ET! RSVP at https://www.codepink.org/danielellsbergweek?utm_campaign=daniel_ellsberg_week&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink.
In 1969, Daniel Ellsberg copied and leaked the Pentagon Papers which told the people of the United States that they were being lied to about what was happening in Vietnam. A few months ago he found out he was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer. CODEPINK is joining its partners in declaring it Daniel Ellsberg week. Here from Julian Assange's brother, Gabriel Shipton, CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, and Jesslyn Raddack, attorney and member of Daniel Hale's support team.
Donations can be sent to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206, Baltimore, MD 21212. Ph.: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.
"The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and everything to lose--especially their lives." Eugene Victor Debs
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