August 6. Saturday Save the Date. 10 AM. Commemorate Hiroshima/Nagasaki in
Lewiston this year near the
Bernard Lown Peace Bridge(photo). View
Dr. Lown at the 2008 historic dedication &
Maine Public's Interview. (Climate, poverty and nuclear weapons) Find out more about Dr. Lown and his vital work..
Stay tuned. Peace Action Maine is scheduling a
film and discussion in commemoration of Nagasaki & Hiroshima.
July 16 Saturday a.m.! Invitation from the
Rachel Craig-Tom Sturtevant Peace Brigade. Photo:Leisner
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) The House of Representatives just authorized nearly $840.2billion dollars (yes, that’s billion with a “B”) on the Pentagon. Both Reps. Pingree and Golden voted yea.(
Roll call vote on the NDAA.)
John Raby reviews the new June military blockbusters
Northman and
Top Gun Maverick for.
you- in Part 1 followed
by his Part 2 so you can stay home!
Photo: Wikimediahttps://gofund.me/6f4df30f https://gofund.me/6f4df30f
Ukraine Somerville Maine's Brian Milakovsky continues to help deliver humanitarian aid and evacuate people (July 13th) from
Soledar, Bakhmut, Chasov Yar, Kramatorsk, Slavyansk Druzhkovka, Novolugansk, Kodema. Donations welcomed HERE . He shared recent footage of the town he lived in for 6 years. It's in ruins.(photo:Brian M.)
July 30 Peace & Planet Conference 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. with even more speakers added:
Go HERE to register, shared by Joseph Gerson.
June 18. It happened! #MeetUsInDC! Read the recap and
next steps for the Poor Peoples Campaign,here
is that link for the
next 7 steps ahead.
Kudos to those who heard
Smilin' Trees Disarmament Farms call to assemble in protest at General Dynamics/ BIW: stop building these Aegis destroyers.
FMI on more to come.
Common Ground Country Fair 2022!
Mark it on your calendars, Sept. 23, 24, 25.
Heidi Peltier:(Sr. Researcher) New:
What the Pentagon Doesn't Need
Lest we forget the
COSTS OF WAR:
-8 TRILLION Dollars
-1.2 BILLION Metric Tons of GHGases,
-37 MILLION Displaced,
-801,000 Dead.
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