| Artist by Claudia Qi This print is a part of the Dissenters’ portfolio and booklet, DE-MIL-I-TA-RISE. Dissenters is a movement organization leading a new generation of young people to reclaim resources from the war industry, reinvest in life-giving institutions, and repair collaborative relationships with the earth and people around the world.They are building local teams of young people across the country to force institutions to divest from war and militarism, and reinvest in what our communities actually need. From campuses to congress, they are building grassroots power to cut off war elites once and for all.In an effort to lift up this important work, Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative organized the DE-MIL-I-TA-RISE portfolio and booklet for use in Dissenters organizing campaigns, popular education projects, and cultural programming. |
Recommended Reading(Week of August 8th)
Patrick Lawrence: Reeking of Butter – Scheerpost https://scheerpost.com/2022/08/07/reeking-of-butter/
Hiroshima at 77: John Pilger — Another Hiroshima is Coming — Unless We Stop It Now https://consortiumnews.com/2022/08/06/hiroshima-at-77-john-pilger-another-hiroshima-is-coming-unless-we-stop-it-now/
Is Nuclear Winter Coming? “Six scientists, including Carl Sagan, who proved nuclear war would produce “nuclear winter” were at first dismissed by the establishment. On Saturday they will receive an award as the world is the closest to nuclear war since 1962”
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/08/04/is-nuclear-winter-coming/
“The Chris Hedges Podcast: Dissecting the Mythology of War” https://scheerpost.com/2022/08/04/the-chris-hedges-podcast-dissecting-the-mythology-of-war/
Making the Unthinkable Impossible: VIRTUAL RALLY AND ACTION FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT (AUGUST 9, 2022 – 8AM PDT)
We invite you to mark the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with Tri-Valley CAREs and other peace and justice groups that are part of the Livermore Conversion Project. The link is https://enlightenedfilms.com/august-rally/
Our director, Andrew Kodama, served as the emcee for this program!
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From Tri-Valley CARES:
Our theme this year is “Making the Unthinkable Impossible: Abolish Nuclear Weapons!” For the third time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Livermore rally will be virtual. The rally was broadcast Saturday, August 6, and will also be broadcast this Tuesday, August 9, from 9:00 am – 10:30 am pacific time. It will also be archived and viewable on the link at any time after the broadcast. Again, the link is https://enlightenedfilms.com/august-rally/
The program features Pentagon planner and whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, Nagasaki A-bomb survivor Nobuaki Hanaoka, Russian peace and democracy activist Oleg Bodrov (in Russia), international anti-nuclear power activist, Marie Inoue, Bay Area climate activists Sara Shor and Tova Fuller, and our very own Livermore Lab watchdog Marylia Kelley.
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| From Win Without War: Rep. Barbara Lee and other Democrats are championing an amendment that will reverse Congress’s attempt to add $37 BILLION in unnecessary Pentagon spending to next year’s budget. This week, Congress is debating next year’s Pentagon budget. Every weapons contractor wants a piece of the pie, and they’re shamelessly lobbying for it. And many members of Congress are listening to those lobbyists. When all is said and done, next year’s Pentagon budget could be a whopping $850 billion. President Biden already proposed to give more money to the Pentagon, but the war hawks in Congress voted to add BILLIONS MORE to the budget. Every year, the Pentagon keeps getting more and more money. That is — unless you take action to stop it. This amendment will undo a reckless spending increase and bring the budget back down to the level that President Biden submitted. A vote on this amendment could happen any day now. This is a fight we can win, especially because we’re on the same side as the White House. But it won’t happen unless we show up to give back to the Democrats in Congress pushing this forward. |
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 DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE – SOCIAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SPEAKER SERIES The Social Justice Program at Diablo Valley College, which started in 2018, hosts a variety of social justice speakers and topics to help elevate attention to social justice issues. Please view the flyers below for some of their upcoming events + visit their website for more information! https://www.dvc.edu/academics/departments/social-science/social-justice/index.html |