28] Biden’s Clean Energy Plan – May 31
29] How Arab Americans Will
Vote in 2024. – May 31
30] What's next for CCAN
Maryland? – May 31
31] The Politics of
Israel-Palestine in the U.S. – May 31
32] Defund NoVA Police
Working Group Meeting. –
May 31
33] Letter to the Editor
Party –
May 31
34] Human rights in the
Philippines – May 31
35] Jim McGovern on H. Res. 77 – May 31
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28] – EDF Action [takeaction@email.edfaction.org] wants to
talk with you on Wed., May 31 at noon ET How Biden’s Clean Energy Plan benefits
consumers. We hear again and again about all of the benefits available to
consumers in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law (BIL). But many people aren't aware of how the tax
incentives and rebates can benefit them and their families! EDF Action has
brought together a team of experts from Consumer Reports and Rewiring America
that will help guide us on how to do just that. Register at
https://www.mobilize.us/edfaction/event/564694/?edf=238&ub_tg=610&ub_o=3&ub_cta=4&utm_source=mobilize&utm_campaign=edaf_none_upd_mem&utm_medium=event&utm_id=1685025030&utm_term=1685025030.
29] – On Wed., May 31 at 2 PM ET, Jim Zogby will discuss his column, "How Arab Americans Will Vote in 2024." Register for the next ‘Coffee and a Column’ event via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdO6orD4iH9Wa7xZ3wkQKmP5vMnbw7cco?emci=5cb69961-00ff-ed11-907c-00224832eb73&emdi=9954f60f-03ff-ed11-907c-00224832eb73&ceid=389907#/registration.
30] – CCAN [info@chesapeakeclimate.org] is hosting an action member meetup on Wed., May 31 at 7 PM. What's next for CCAN Maryland? The CCAN Action Fund had many victories during the 2023 Maryland Legislative Session, most notably, passing the Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources or POWER Act. It will enable us to harness enough offshore wind energy to power every home in Maryland! But what comes next? The organization wants your input! RSVP at https://act.chesapeakeclimate.org/page/52666/data/1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=utm_membership&utm_content=MD-May+Action+Member+Meetup-0523-c3+13:47:39&ea.url.id=1791508.
31] – Massachusetts Peace Action [info@masspeaceaction.org] on Wed., May 31 at 7 PM ET is holding a webinar The Politics of Israel-Palestine in the U.S. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcOysqDsqHdebeAqnqNDbIkXpIWxdw_H5?emci=7c07dc54-68fd-ed11-907c-00224832eb73&emdi=ec00b3dc-89fd-ed11-907c-00224832eb73&ceid=269591#/registration. Every year US taxpayers subsidize Israeli military spending to the tune of almost $4 billion (almost $5 billion in 2022). More $billions are expended to replace tax deductible contributions to so-called Israel -centric “charities” like “US Friends of the Israel Defense Forces,” AIPAC’s “educational” arm or financial support for illegal Israeli settlements on occupied land.
Congress regularly passes legislation proposed by Israel’s US supporters, like the recent H.Res.311 – “Encouraging the expansion and strengthening of the Abraham Accords to urge other nations to normalize relations with Israel,” which, among other things, pledged to continue the flow of US taxpayer funds to Israel. The resolution was adopted in the House, with almost no debate, by a vote of 401-19. The US also makes sure that Israel is not held accountable at the UN for its violations of international law and numerous Security Council and General Assembly resolutions. Recent opinion polls show that an increasing number of people in the US – and a plurality of Democrats – are skeptical about the nature of the Israeli government, its continuing occupation and illegal settlement building, while denying millions of Palestinians of any political rights. It is commonplace now for international human rights organizations and millions of Americans to characterize this system as Apartheid. Yet the leadership of both parties remains steadfast in financing Israel’s military and resisting any calls to hold it accountable.
This
MAPA webinar will look at the politics and influence behind these one-sided US
policies toward Israel and Palestine with two well-informed experts. Lara Friedman is the President of the
Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP), and Michael Arria is the U.S.
correspondent for Mondoweiss, where he’s worked for the last five years.
32] – The Northern Virginia Democratic Socialists of America [novabranch@mdcdsa.org] on Wed., May 31 at 7 PM ET are holding a Defund NoVA Police Working Group Meeting. If you’re interested in getting involved, RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEcShQX51IL2Z1sNff7bqiYz68vAtPjUxpTuIrfvAK8iBDqA/viewform?link_id=1&can_id=3fcd7916f2ff367c3b859d45270fd1d5&source=email-nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events-80&email_referrer=email_1819087&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&link_id=4&can_id=3fcd7916f2ff367c3b859d45270fd1d5&email_referrer=&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&link_id=10&can_id=1fa1c3a36a20576b182f8a8edc4fa21c&email_referrer=email_1860255&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events&link_id=4&can_id=4b9d4061aec5469758759317ac0f5285&email_referrer=email_1926049&email_subject=nova-branch-dsa-upcoming-actions-and-events. This group challenges oppressive institutions in the community and looks for a better future.
33] – Join a Letter to the Editor Party, hosted by Common Cause, on Wed., May 31 from 8 to 9 PM ET. Write letters to local media outlets about issues facing our country, from voting rights to ending mass incarceration. For this letter to the editor party, discuss Article V and work to civically engage our communities on the dangers of the Article V constitutional convention. Get tips. Sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/dfadcoalition/event/418654/?followup_modal_context=newsletter. You will be provided tools to quickly send a letter to all local news outlets.
34] – Pax Christi USA [johnny@paxchristiusa.ccsend.com] wants you to register for a panel discussion on human rights in the Philippines on Wed., May 31 from 8 to 9 PM ET. RSVP at https://paxchristiusa.org/2023/05/17/may-31-witnessing-in-solidarity-a-panel-on-the-ongoing-human-rights-crisis-in-the-philippines/. Besides Pax Christi, the panel discussion is co-hosted by BAYAN and Migrant Roots Media.
35] – Join a meeting with H. Res. 77 sponsor Congressperson Jim McGovern on Wed., May 31 at 8 PM ET for Growing Support for Nuclear Abolition. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kpx5EeLkSrmdmxoUj49XQA#/registration. H. Res. 77 is entitled Embracing the goals and provisions of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. In Maryland, only Representatives Raskin and Ivey are co-sponsors. A number of us have held meetings with aides, but we have been unable to convince Mfume or Sarbanes to co-sponsor.
To be continued.
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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