WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS #57

 

   WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #57, January 19, 2022 

 

Peacemaking

January 22, Celebrate! The First Anniversary of the Entry Into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
Helen Keller v. War; Strike Against War
Nonviolence International
US Peace Prize
About Face v. Permanent War
Struggle against AUMF and Iraq War Power continues

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January 22, Celebrate! The First Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).  Link globally around the world at orepa.org.
Also Bring the Treaty and the Struggle to End Nuclear Weapons to Arkansas: by subscribing to The Nuclear Resister.   Some of the articles in the Dec. 15, 2021 number:  “Digging for Peace: Resisting Nuclear Weapons; “Resisting the International Arms Trade Across England”; “Surprise Arrests in Two States for Drone War Foe”; “Day of Mourning Statement” by Leonard Peltier;

 

HELEN KELLER AGAINST WAR

Strike Against War, delivered before the Women's Peace Party ...

https://www.afb.org › helen-keller › books-essays-speeches

Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought. Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder. Strike against ...
Transcription for Helen Keller's speech "A Protest Against ...

https://www.afb.org › HelenKellerArchive › p=helenkeller...

It is doubtful if the workers themselves can stop war: but they can do much to defend themselves against attacks upon their rights by by their fellow-workers in ...

 

NONVIOLENCE

Past, Present, and Future  11-19-21

David Hart, Nonviolence International <info@nonviolenceinternational.net>	)

Dear Dick,
I’ve been reflecting on the power of learning from the past, the challenges of the present, and deep fear of the future. This weekend I had the joyous opportunity to celebrate with founders of the Movement for a New Society (MNS) as they gathered for their 50th Anniversary and later to join the War Resisters League (WRL) for their 100th. Both groups had enormous influence on my personal and political development and helped sustain me for the long and difficult work of social change. 

This time looking at our proud past came at the end of a week when the current team of interns welcomed back previous interns for a conversation (led by the great Sarah Nahar). We gathered to reflect on: Despair and Personal Power in a Time of Crisis: Strengthening ourselves for the work ahead.  . . .

At Nonviolence International, I am lucky to get to work with exceptional young leaders and I want you to meet them, learn from them, and have the opportunity to support them. 

We’ve just posted a new page on our website where you can get a sense of each of our interns and the work they are doing. For this email let me tell you this… they are amazing! Each one of the four are diving in to take on significant leadership on core projects. Click here to learn about their background, education, and plans for the future. 

NVI is committed to celebrating and learning from our proud history, grappling with the challenges of this moment, and rising to our obligation to help shape a better future. That commitment is made real in many ways including our Spotlight on Nonviolence video series at YouTube.com/Nonviolence . In that series you will find inspirational conversations conducted by our young interns with NV leaders of all ages. You can meet our three wonderful Spotlight cohosts here. Recent videos include conversations with George Lakey of MNS and Joanne Sheehan of WRL. Both of these exceptional leaders shaped my life through their powerful examples and deep intellects. Seeing them in conversation with NVI interns is a joy for me. Hope it will be for you too. 

I’ll close with a few inspirational quotations from Civil Rights Legend, Rev. James Lawson, who recently led a workshop I attended. He said, “In the 21st century, we must have bold NV movements that make all we did in the 20th century look anemic. If we don’t create these sustained creative campaigns humanity may not be able to sustain itself.” 

Jim said, “I am neither hopeless about this or helpless. I marvel at the awakening that has been going on for the last 60 years. It is astonishing to me. Having grown up in the 30s and 40s, the awakening that I see is the consequence of intense struggle that has been largely the impact of a NV awakening."

He told us, “Somewhere in the US today there is a group that is planning NV campaigns that will eclipse all we’ve done in the past.”

Someone asked an important question, “Can we build an intergenerational NV movement for peace and justice?” This wise elder answered… clearly and without hesitation… "YES, YES YES, of course we can. We are already doing so.”

Please help us make that vision a reality by:

1.    Watching the new Spotlight on Nonviolence videos they have created and sharing them with friends, family, and your larger networks. The almighty algorithm requires me to say, “please like and subscribe.” 

2.    Following us on all social media - YouTube, Twitter and Facebook and ask others to do so. 

Be Well, 

David Hart, Co-Director

PS Our wonderful new partner Solidary 2020 and Beyond organized recent impressive webinars we were proud to co-sponsor. Please check them out.

Nonviolence International
http://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/
Nonviolence International
PO Box 39127, Friendship Station NW, Washington, DC 20016, United States
This email was sent to j.dick.bennett@gmail.com.

US PEACE PRIZE Presentation

The US Peace Prize will be awarded on November 4. This year’s nominees are: Julian Aguon, Bruce Gagnon, David Hartsough, National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth, and World BEYOND War. You may read about their antiwar/peace work in the US Peace Registry. The announcement and 2021 presentation will be made at the beginning of this online event. Click here to register. The US Peace Memorial Foundation honors Americans who stand for peace by publishing the US Peace Registry, awarding the US Peace Prize, and working to promote and raise funds for the US Peace Memorial in Washington, DC. We celebrate these role models to inspire other Americans to speak out against war and work for peace. US Peace Memorial Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity.

 

A "peacetime" military  10-26-21

Natasha - About Face Veterans via email.actionnetwork.org	6:30 AM (1 hour ago)
Hi Dick- I remember the moment I realized my service in the military wasn’t what it was supposed to be. It’s a moment a lot of us remember - September 11th, 2001. And thanks to About Face, I am able to do something about it. Serving the Air Force, we were told that our work was being done during ‘peacetime’ - that is, I was supporting a global network of hundreds of bases that were constantly monitoring shipping routes, conflict zones, and countries we determined as threatening to democracy. Truth is, we were never at peace, but I didn’t know it. After 9/11, there has never been a return to even a pretense of peace. Permanent war is now justified as a fight against terrorism. With your investment in our work, together, we can stop it. Make a donation to About Face today and help us bring an end to endless war. One of the strongest ways we stop war is by having the people who fought them speak out against it — to expose what’s really happening behind closed doors.- For example: - why is Biden asking for the biggest military budget ever even after the war in Afghanistan is ‘over’? Why is congress approving a 5% raise for the military? Will we ever return to a peacetime military? We witness war profiteering first hand, as trillions are handed over to contractors in no-bid contracts while aid for people decimated by war evaporates and veteran’s benefits are privatized out of reach. We will make all war profiteers pay and are organizing to speak out this veteran’s day. Can we count on you to support us in ending these wars? Thank you for having our back. Together, we will take on the deadly forces of war and win. Sincerely, Natasha Erskine CO-Director, About Face About Face: Veterans Against The War

Effort to Repeal AUMF removed from National Defense Authorization Act, Push to repeal Iraq war powers snags in overloaded Senate
As the NDAA goes down to the wire, the congressional attempt to reclaim AUMFs is a casualty of war.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/07/congress-aumf-war-powers-repeal-scrapped-523888

What can I do?  Your car is a mobile, miniature billboard: Two good ads: I’m Goin’ Broke Payin’ for War.    It’s the WAR Department.