CALENDAR OF EVENTS

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER16th, 2024

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th at 7 PM start

DUBLIN CITY HALL, 100 Civic Plaza

The Dublin city council will be revisiting its investment policy at this meeting.

Starts at 7pm, but investment policy is under agenda item 8.1, which is estimated to be addressed around 8pm (no guarantees, might be earlier or later).

Use your voice to tell them that you don’t want your tax dollars to be invested in the profiteering off of war crimes, occupation, and apartheid. This goes hand-in-hand with an ethical investment policy that divests from the ravages of the fossil fuel industry, that continues to pollute the planet for the sake of profits.

Be part of the movement!!! See QR code with talking points and more details.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th at NOON

REPEATS ON FRIDAYS

WEEKLY PALESTINE SOLIDARITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Weekly updates on what is happening in Palestine, calls to action, and solidarity work for organizations, activists, and supporters, particularly in the Bay Area.

Co-sponsored by Arab Resource & Organizing Center, Bay Resistance, Center for Political Education and Anti-Police-Terror Project

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM MEETING

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd

THREE DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - ONLINE ORGANIZED BY WORLD BEYOND WAR

Ending all wars means closing all military bases. The United States of America, unlike any other nation, maintains a massive network of foreign military bases around the world, over 900 bases in more than 90 countries and territories.

These bases are costly in a number of ways: financially, politically, socially, and environmentally. U.S. bases in foreign lands often raise geopolitical tensions, support undemocratic regimes, and serve as a recruiting tool for militant groups opposed to the U.S. presence and the governments its presence bolsters. In other cases, foreign bases are being used and have made it easier for the United States to launch and execute disastrous wars, including those in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, and Libya. Across the political spectrum and even within the U.S. military there is growing recognition that many overseas bases should have been closed decades ago, but bureaucratic inertia and misguided political interests have kept them open.

Join us virtually – or in-person in Australia, Germany, Colombia, and the U.S. – for the 3-day #NoWar2024 Conference to learn about the impact of the USA’s military base empire and how to resist it. The conference will travel virtually across the globe, visiting sites near U.S. military bases, from Australia, to Germany, to Colombia, with the concluding event in Washington, DC, the heart of the U.S. military base empire.

MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTER HERE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, NOON - 2 PM

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

SAVE THE DATE!

CIVIC CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO

"From San Francisco to Palestine: Ceasefire! Arms Embargo! Let Gaza Live!"

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, 7 - 9 PM

BERKELEY FELLOWSHIP HALL

1924 CEDAR ST. BERKELEY

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, 11 - 2

1035 CAROL LANE, LAFAYETTE

at Creekside Commons

Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center

PLEASE JOIN US

AS WE CELEBRATE OUR 55th YEAR!

~ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON ~

WE’RE HAVING A POTLUCK,

FAMILY-FRIENDLY, GET-TOGETHER!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th

11 am—1 pm

Outside in our beautiful courtyard &

inside overlooking Las Trampas Creek

ALL ARE WELCOME!  

We hope you’ll join us at our luncheon on the 28th! It’s an opportunity to see new faces, meet new members, break bread together, and share ideas for Center priorities/events for the coming year.

     For headcount purposes and/or questions

please contact the office at (925) 933-7850

or info@ourpeacecenter.org.

Please let us know how many will be in your party.

Leave first and last name and contact info/phone number.

THANK YOU!

Potluck suggestions by last name: A-D: appetizers / E-H: beverages /

I-L: salads & veggies sides / M-P: breads / Q-T: main dish / U-Z: desserts 

THE PEACE CENTER

Creekside Commons

1035 CAROL LANE, LAFAYETTE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28th, 2 - 5 PM

CIVIC PARK - GAZEBO

1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek

Join your friends and all those concerned with climate justice!

Rally 2-3 pm at Civic Park’s gazebo. 

March through downtown Walnut Creek 3pm

returning back to Civic Park by 5pm.

Open mike at the gazebo for those that want speak!

 Bring your signs, banners, noise makers, we do have an

Art Build planned and will release details once we have it. 

All the information can be found by clicking the QR code on the flyer.

See you at the Rally & March and thanks for all your support!

Informative readings/videos/podcasts:

AMY GOODMAN INTERVIEWING RALPH NADER: "A Horrifying Undercount": . . . True Gaza Death Toll Could Be many Times Higher

 "The official death toll in Gaza has been suspended at around 40,000 for months, as Israel's devastation of the territory makes it increasingly difficult to properly recover and identify the dead. Nader says that the true cost in Palestinian lives could already be "well over 300,000," and that "if the true count was known, it would devastate the mythology that the Biden administration and Congress are furthering, that the Israeli government does not purposely target civilian populations."

JOHN MEARSHEIMER: Who Caused the Ukraine War?

"The answer to this question matters enormously because the war has been a disaster for a variety of reasons, the most important of which is that Ukraine has effectively been wrecked. It has lost a substantial amount of its territory and is likely to lose more, its economy is in tatters, huge numbers of Ukrainians are internally displaced or have fled the country, and it has suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties. Of course, Russia has paid a significant blood price as well." 

LINKS FROM LAST WEEK:

BISAN OWDA's INSTAGRAM: 630,000 students in Gaza missing school for 2nd year

ALASTAIR CROOKE : Afraid of Free Speech

ADDITIONAL ONLINE SOURCES FOR ACTIONS and INFORMATION ON PALESTINE/GAZA

World BEYOND War has

a DIVESTMENT campaign!

About the Campaign

Grassroots-led war divestment campaigns are springing up all over the world, from students organizing to divest university endowments, to municipalities and states coming together to divest public pension funds. Divestment means organizing to remove public and private assets from weapons manufacturers, military contractors, and war profiteers.

Public pension and retirement funds especially are often invested, directly and indirectly, in weapons companies. Teachers and other public servants whose interests lie with promoting human needs have their retirement security tied up with maintaining or enlarging the war industry. Every dollar currently invested in weapons and war is a dollar that could be better spent on job creation, education, housing, healthcare, food security, and so much more.

War profiteering is largely normalized today. We’re working to stigmatize the war machine. World BEYOND War assists divestment campaigns led by our chapters, affiliates, other coalitions, and individuals around the world.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN HERE

NOW WHAT????

The Frontlines event on May 4th was very powerful and emotional.

FRONTLINE EVENT WAS REPORTED ON LOCAL NEWS!

We heard from several attendees that they felt compelled to act in a meaningful way. Sometimes it feels a bit overwhelming... where do we start?

In terms of direct aid going to Gaza specifically, we recommend Baitulmaal, who have been able to get aid in.

The other organization we recommend is HEAL Palestine which is focused on rebuilding and rehabilitating Gaza. Its founders are the same founders of PCRF.

There is also Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) which evacuates children who are in need of medical treatment abroad and Medical Aid for Palestinians which offers medical services to Palestinians in Palestine and Palestinian refugees in neighboring countries.

For a full list of resources, you can access the document we put together: tinyurl.com/FrontlinesResources

One thing we are asked to do, again and again, from the people in Gaza is to raise awareness about their situation. Talk to your nearest and dearest about the ongoing genocide.

Remember, we all have a role to play and collectively, our small actions add up. Don't give up, keep raising awareness, keep boycotting, keep donating, keep advocating, KEEP CALLING YOUR LOCAL REPS!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. 

- From the Frontlines Organization Team

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