PEACE CENTER ACTIVIST ALERT

Week of April 21, 2025

TUESDAY, APRIL 22nd, 5 - 6 PM

A DEMONSTRATION FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING -

THE WORK CONTINUES!



MEET EACH TUESDAY AT THE CORNERS OF

MT DIABLO BLVD & MORAGA ROAD

LAFAYETTE

 Let’s continue to show that our community is awake to what is going on in our country and that we are not sitting quietly at home expecting things to change or to go away on their own. 

Instead, we’re choosing to go out and make our voices heard in a show of support and solidarity for our beliefs. 

Bring your own signs or make one when you arrive.

JOIN US!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23rd, 4 PM

Club Room at Creekside

1010 Stanley Dollar Drive

Walnut Creek (Rossmoor)

Friends of Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center

present a Special Event marking:

50 Years Since the END

of the US War on Vietnam

April 30, 1975 U.S. forces hastily departed from Vietnam. The war finally ended.

Paul Cox, featured speaker, was a Marine infantry man in Vietnam who initially supported the war, then turned against it.

Cox is now a national board member of Veterans for Peace and a leader in a project where US soldiers meet and develop bonds of friendship with their Vietnamese counterparts. He is also a leading educator on the long term effects of Agent Orange and other chemicals.

Event includes:

• Music and poetry to celebrate the end of the war. 
• Reflections of Rossmoor residents on war-time experiences. 

The US war on Vietnam cost the lives of over 58,000 US troops and an estimated three million Vietnamese civilians and soldiers. 

For more information call 510-506-3727.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25th, 4:30

SF FEDERAL BUILDING

90 7th Street, San Francisco

SATURDAY, APRIL 26th, NEW TIME! 11:30 - 12:30

DEMONSTRATION AT TESLA DEALERSHIP -

BROADWAY PLAZA, WALNUT CREEK

The "Tesla Takedown Protest"

This is a weekly action, lasting one hour.

Organized by:

ReSisters Indivisible Group, Contra Costa County

Meet in front of the Tesla dealership.

Bring your signs and march with the group from there.

Street is blocked off to through traffic

Parking is available in the Broadway Plaza Main Parking lot.

Suggested readings/videos/podcasts:

BILL MCKIBBEN: Pope Francis and the Sun

"Just in case I thought one couldn’t feel more forlorn right now, the word came this morning of the death of Pope Francis. It hit me hard—not because I’m a Catholic (I’m a Methodist) but because I had always felt buoyed by his remarkable spirit. If he could bring new hope and energy to an institution as hidebound as the Vatican, there was reason for all of us to go on working on our own hidebound institutions—and if he could stand so completely in solidarity with the world’s poor and vulnerable, then it gave the rest of us something to aim for."

TARIQ KENNEY-SHAWA: Silencing the Shifting Opinion About Israel

"On Oct. 7, 2024, marking one year since Hamas’ Al-Aqsa Flood operation, the conservative D.C.-based Heritage Foundation introduced Project Esther as their latest and most brazen effort yet to crush Palestinian solidarity.

Framed as an initiative to combat anti-semitism, Project Esther exclusively targets voices and groups critical of the Israeli regime. It calls for collaboration between public and private entities to employ censorship, intimidation and lawfare to delegitimize and dismantle organizations advocating for Palestinian rights. However, Project Esther — and the broader pro-Israel efforts to counter growing Palestine solidarity — did not begin with the genocide in Gaza."

CHRIS HEDGES: Israel is About to Empty Gaza

"Israel is poised to carry out the largest campaign of ethnic cleansing since the end of World War II. Since March 2, it has blocked all food and humanitarian aid into Gaza and cut off electricity, so that the last water desalination plant no longer functions.

The Israeli military has seized half of the territory — Gaza is 25 miles long and four to five miles wide — and placed two-thirds of Gaza under displacement orders, rendered “no-go zones,” including the border town of Rafah, which is encircled by Israeli troops."

JUDGE NAPOLITANO interviews COLONEL DOUGLAS MCGREGOR: Will Zelensky and Neocons Reject Peace?

From last week:

RICHARD WOLFF and MICHAEL HUDSON on China Strikes Back as Trump Ignites New Tariff War

LARISA BROWN - THE TIMES (UK edition) The untold story of British military chiefs’ crucial role in Ukraine

The extent of the UK’s involvement in the 2023 spring offensive against Russia — the last-minute dashes to Kyiv, battle plans and intelligence — has remained largely hidden. Until now

PROFESSOR JASON STANLEY: Is the US descending into fascism? | DW News Interview

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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