Recommended Readings:
- A History of Dissent by Joe Lauria, Consortium News (posted January 3rd, 2023)
- The Western establishment doesn’t appear to understand how Western journalists could exercise their own agency and judgment to critique U.S. foreign policy without them being agents of a foreign power, writes Joe Lauria.
- The New York Times Is Diminishing Itself by Ralph Nader, ScheerPost
- The Great Inflation Debate by Thomas Ferguson and Servaas Storm / Institute for New Economic Thinking/ Scheerpost
VIDEO: Chris Hedges: 2023 Book TV Interview on C-SPAN (January 1st, 2023)
Upcoming Events:
Monday, January 9:
“Medea Benjamin: Webinar Book Talk with Peace News & Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament“
- An excellent opportunity to get a chance to hear from Medea if you missed her at the Peace Center!
- Event Page
- Time: 7PM
- Webinar Registration
- This event is co-sponsored by Peace News and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. It will be chaired by Tom Unterrainer, chair of CND.
- Event Page
Friday, January 13:
CODEPINK: “Media, Stop Cheerleading for the War!” Rally
- Event Page
- Time: 12:00PM
- Location: San Francisco Chronicle Bldg. – Mission St. & 5th, 901 Mission St., San Francisco
- Join CODEPINK SF Bay Area and partners for a picket line, banners, posters, music/chanting, flyers, textbanking, a giant “letter to the editor” writing activity, and more calling for major media outlets to demand a ceasefire, negotiations, and an end to the threat of nuclear war
- Recommended reading from organizers: ‘Nearly Every War Has Been The Result Of Media Lies’: Julian Assange, State-Corporate Media And Ukraine
- Endorsers: ANSWER Coalition, Triple Justice, XR Peace, PDA SF, DSA San FranciscoEndorsers: ANSWER Coalition, Triple Justice, XR Peace, PDA SF, DSA San Francisco
Saturday, January 14:
Take to the Streets: Peace in Ukraine — Yes! NATO Expansion — NO! Fund People’s Needs — Not War!
- Event Page
- Time: 12PM
- Location: Powell & Market St, San Francisco
On Saturday, January 14, in conjunction with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, we are building another major event in New York City that will begin with a noontime rally at Times Square followed by a march and an indoor rally/teach-in.
The New York action was initiated by the ANSWER Coalition and The People’s Forum, and is endorsed by Veterans for Peace, Code Pink, Party for Socialism and Liberation, United National Anti-War Coalition, WBAI Radio, Peace in Ukraine Coalition, NYC-DSA Anti-War Working Group, and others.
A parallel rally will take place in San Francisco on January 14, 12 noon at Powell and Market Streets.
Join us to honor the true anti-war legacy of Dr. King. In the last year of his life, before an assassin’s bullet took him, Dr. King was organizing all around the country against what he described as the “Three Evils” of our society: militarism, racism and poverty. Honoring Dr. King in a meaningful way means to build an ever stronger movement for peace and against social and economic injustice. This must include using society’s vast resources to fund healthcare, housing, education and to save the environment – rather than the bloated war machine.
Monday, January 16th:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Witness @ Civic Park, 10:30AM (Walnut Creek) – Organized by Interfaith Council of Contra Costa & Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church
Please bring your community Spirit of Love and desire for the Beloved Community! and join MDUUC and our community partner, the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County as we gather together to provide a public witness of the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior.
We will gather together at Civic Park in Walnut Creek 1375 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek, CA at 10:30 am.
Event Page
Phone: 925-597-9797
Email: eye4cee@gmail.com
Sunday, January 22:
Stop U.S Wars: Rally at Lake Merritt (Oakland – 1PM)
- Event Page (scroll down to find Oakland Action)
- Time: 1:00PM
- Location: Lake Merritt Columns; Rally, Lake Merritt Amphitheater
- Join the United National Antiwar Coalition along with a number of peace groups on SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 in Oakland, California! Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and his legacy and demand PEACE worldwide!
- Co-Sponsoring Organizations: Joe Lombardo, National Coordinator, United National Antiwar Coalition, Jeff Mackler Dir., Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal; Free Julian Assange, SF Bay Area, Rick Sterling, Task Force on the Americas; Mt. Diablo P&J Center, Pam Africa, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Vincent De Stefano, National Organizing Director, Assange Defense.org, Anna Scibek, Women for Racial and Economic Equality, Roger Harris, FreeAlexSaab and US Peace Council, Judy Greenspan, International Action Center, Cynthia Papermaster, CodePink Women for Peace, Dennis Bernstein, Host, KPFA’s Flashpoints
- Website: https://socialistaction.org, https://unacpeace.org, https://unac.notowar.net
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*Save the Date* –> Tuesday, February 7th – 7PM at the Peace Center
