PEACE CENTER ACTIVIST ALERT

Week of December 30th

YEAR-END WRAP-UP AND A REQUEST!

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30th - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1st

5 - 5:15 PM - Pacific Time

ONLINE FREE ZOOM EVENT

Join Rabbis for Ceasefire each night of Chanukah to light candles over Zoom. BYO menorah!

FIND CANDLELIGHTING HANDBOOK HERE

REGISTER FOR EVENT HERE

Monday, January 13th - 22nd



10th Annual Week of Action

to RECLAIM MLK'S LEGACY!

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK IS HERE



Wednesday, January 15th, 2024, 11 AM

14th and Broadway, Oscar Grant Plaza, Oakland

10th Annual March to Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy

SPEAKERS & PERFORMANCES: We are honored to welcome performances and an exciting roster of speakers, including Linda Sarsour of MPower Change, Fredrika Newton, the co-founder of the Huey P. Newton Foundation, Oakland Poet Laureate Ayodele Nzinga, Malkia Devich-Cyril of Media Justice, Nicole Lee of Urban Peace Movement, and more.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19th, 1 PM

SAN FRANCISCO CIVIC CENTER PLAZA

January 19th, the day before Inauguration Day, the people will come together to demand a future that centers the needs of the people over the interests of the wealthy elite.

With voices raised for workers’ rights, immigrant rights, and environmental justice, we will call for an end to the genocide in Gaza, the U.S. war machine, and the rule of billionaires.

This is just one of over a hundred cities and towns across the country where people will come together for a nationwide mobilization opposing Trump’s ultra-right, billionaire agenda. 

ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS ARE FOUND HERE

MONDAY, JANUARY 20th, 1 - 3 PM

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

1965 COLFAX STREET, CONCORD

CELEBRATING Rev. Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. with a day of HEALING, REFLECTION AND JUSTICE

IT'S BEEN A BUSY YEAR!

Thanks to the regular support of our members, other donors and fundraising events, we've managed to initiate and/or assist in the organization of a good number of important events and impactful programming.

PEACE CENTER EVENTS FROM 2024 THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE!

Now, more than ever, we must coordinate our community efforts towards making the world a more peaceful and safer place to live.

PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A YEAR-END DONATION TO THE CENTER?

THANK YOU!

As a small non-profit, we rely heavily on donations to keep our doors open!

Use the QR code below or access the donation link on our website: https://ourpeacecenter.org/donate/

To send checks directly to the Center -

Make payable to: Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center

and mail to our address at 1035 Carol Lane - Lafayette, CA 94549. 

The Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center is a tax-deductible 501 (c)(3) non-profit.

Informative readings/videos/podcasts:

GLENN DIESEN: The Case for Dismantling the Rules-Based International Order

"The so-called “rules-based international order” aims to facilitate a hegemonic world, which entails displacing international law. While international law is based on equal sovereignty for all states, the rules-based international order upholds hegemony on the principle of sovereign inequality."

JOE LAURIA: John Pilger: Afflictor of the Powerful

"During a lifetime of extraordinary journalism on both paper and the screen, John Pilger, who died one year ago on Monday, showed the world the suffering caused by U.S.-led aggression in mostly poor nations that had the temerity to hinder Washington’s path to global dominance."

From last week:

CHRIS HEDGES INTERVIEWS REV. DR. MUNTHER ISAAC: The Meaning of Christmas, Standing with the Oppressed

ALAN MACLEOD: How the West Rebranded Al-Qaeda’s Jolani

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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