{"id":21193,"date":"2022-01-24T17:36:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T01:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=21193"},"modified":"2022-01-24T17:36:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T01:36:56","slug":"articles-petitions-actions-for-scheduled-executions-this-week-events-for-mon-1-24-sat-1-29-safe-the-date-from-adrienne-fong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2022\/01\/24\/articles-petitions-actions-for-scheduled-executions-this-week-events-for-mon-1-24-sat-1-29-safe-the-date-from-adrienne-fong\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles ~ Petitions ~ Actions for Scheduled Executions this week ~ Events for Mon., 1\/24 &#8211; Sat. 1\/29 + Safe the Date (from Adrienne Fong)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Please hold the following activist in your thoughts\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jackie Barshak<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>as she is in treatment for Stage 3 lung cancer. She welcomes well wishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Iris Biblowitz<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;as&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>she continues to heal from major surgery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Melvin<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Starks<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>as he&nbsp;continues to heal<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Renay Davis<\/strong>as she continues treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOT back posting on a regular basis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Please include<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;<strong>Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is \u2018child friendly\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>***<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>ASL interpretation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Let me know if your event needs this service .<strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please post your actions on Indybay<\/strong>:<em>&nbsp;<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12\">https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/calendar\/?page_id=12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;See Indybay &nbsp;for &nbsp;other listings of events<\/em><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ARTICLES<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A.&nbsp;Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill at Least 82 People in Yemen, Including African Migrants&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;&#8211; January 24, 2022<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2022\/1\/24\/headlines\/saudi_led_airstrikes_kill_at_least_82_people_in_yemen_including_african_migrants?fbclid=IwAR2uNSyNlrnq3kmYjhUrn_4-7y-oVjZ8NEy7OPyraizGb-sDcR2BtAmLTTI\">Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill at Least 82 People in Yemen, Including African Migrants | Democracy Now!<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>See Petition # 1<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">B. High Court Allows Assange to Appeal to Supreme Court&nbsp;<em>\u2013 January 24, 2022<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2022\/01\/24\/high-court-allows-assange-supreme-court-appeal\/\">https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2022\/01\/24\/high-court-allows-assange-supreme-court-appeal\/<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C. Walk For \u201cLife\u201d Disrupted by Women\u2019s Rights Protest&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 January 23, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2022\/01\/23\/18847529.php?fbclid=IwAR1Grt8x_jLKyhnVZNCyqsn_h27PicATDVEhtmVvzgpmhJThxO93HMH-_vY\">Walk For &#8220;Life&#8221; Disrupted by Women&#8217;s Rights Protest : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>See petition # 5<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">D. Buddhist Monk and Peace Activist Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh Dead at 95&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&#8211; January 22, 2022<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/2022\/01\/21\/buddhist-monk-and-peace-activist-thich-nhat-hanh-dead-95?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_campaign=echobox&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR1MA4aa41X1ZuNJk2iWWvrJs82tBwN9afj6Fz1E-BlJ4gl74MsMkVKbObk#Echobox=1642818263\">Buddhist Monk and Peace Activist Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh Dead at 95 (commondreams.org)<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Rest In Peace\u2026Thank you for all you have given the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#x2665;&nbsp;<strong>Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#x2665;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E. UKRAINE CRISIS: US \u201cToolboxes\u2019 Are Empty&nbsp;<em>\u2013 January 22, 2022<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2022\/01\/22\/ukraine-crisis-us-toolboxes-are-empty\/?fbclid=IwAR0OxORWx9bgGCxgANF39JOV7LuuPUnolyOaxmhvJ8EZoX73b7zHpH_ETzs\">UKRAINE CRISIS: US &#8216;Toolboxes&#8217; Are Empty &#8211; Consortium News<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>See Petition # 3<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F. Total Death From COVID Much Lower Than Reported&nbsp;<em>\u2013&nbsp;<\/em><em>January 22, 2022<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1O7ugdwv3iY\">Total Deaths From COVID MUCH LOWER Than Reported &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">G. SF Police Refuse to Admit Man Killed by Officers Had Airsoft Guns&nbsp;<em>\u2013 January 21, 2022<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/public-health-safety\/sf-police-shooting-airport-guns\/\">SF Police Curiously Refuse to Admit Man Killed by Officers Had Airsoft Guns (sfstandard.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">G. Second court victory for Palestine Action&nbsp;<em>\u2013 January 20, 2022<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/blogs\/asa-winstanley\/second-court-victory-palestine-action?utm_source=EI+readers&amp;utm_campaign=7f3d5fa5e1-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_e802a7602d-7f3d5fa5e1-299173401\">Second court victory for Palestine Action | The Electronic Intifada<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">H. Blaming the Victims\u2014Not the System\u2014for Bronx Fire Deaths&nbsp;<em>\u2013 January 19, 2021<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fair.org\/home\/blaming-the-victims-not-the-system-for-bronx-fire-deaths\/\">Blaming the Victims\u2014Not the System\u2014for Bronx Fire Deaths &#8211; FAIR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I. Aafia Siddiqui, Political Prisoner&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 January 19, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2022\/01\/19\/aafia-siddiqui-political-prisoner\/\">Aafia Siddiqui, Political Prisoner &#8211; CounterPunch.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>J. Glenn Greenwald: How Deep State Has WEAPONIZED January 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u2013 January 6, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ye_7nJ4WtP4\">Glenn Greenwald: How Deep State Has WEAPONIZED January 6th | Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8 PETITIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. President Biden: End ALL U.S. involvement in Yemen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.winwithoutwar.org\/act\/biden_end_yemen_involvement?source=em20210122&amp;t=7&amp;referring_akid=7533.294094.C8FuGT\">President Biden: End ALL U.S. involvement in Yemen | Win Without War<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Tell the president it\u2019s time to end ALL U.S. support for the Saudi-and Emirati-led coalition\u2019s war.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Don&#8217;t Let the Iran Deal Die<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/YRsx718gjE24uC9gLbp0gA2?emci=ca7fe2c3-8b7c-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&amp;emdi=f2124a3c-927c-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&amp;ceid=299454\">US Hard Line on Iran Risks Collapse of Nuclear Deal (everyaction.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A year into the Biden presidency, he is&nbsp;continuing Donald Trump&#8217;s reckless policy towards Iran. &nbsp; The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the JCPOA or Iran Nuclear Deal, worked until Trump pulled the US out of it.&nbsp; Biden has so far&nbsp;failed to return to the deal. &nbsp; Because the US won&#8217;t rejoin the deal, your administration isn&#8217;t talking directly with Iran in the Vienna negotiations. &nbsp; Now tensions are rising again&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. No War in Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/petitions\/no-war-in-ukraine?link_id=12&amp;can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&amp;source=email-choose-nonviolence-in-2022&amp;email_referrer=email_1418889&amp;email_subject=pursue-peace-and-nonviolence-in-2022\">No War in Ukraine (actionnetwork.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Stop Deporting Cameroonian Refugees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.grassrootslaw.org\/sign\/cameroon-refugees\/?akid=6281.1460114.okbEZb&amp;rd=1&amp;source=ema20220124-6281&amp;t=2\">Add your name: Stop deporting Cameroonian refugees | Grassroots Law<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Petition to Congress: Demand abortion within reach, regardless of zip code<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/petitions\/sign-the-petition-to-congress-demand-abortion-within-reach-regardless-of-zip-code-2?source=2022AbortionWNReach_DKPACs&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.actblue.com%2Fdonate%2Fdkreprojustice2022%3Frefcode%3D20220118SWAbortionWNReach&amp;link_id=1&amp;refcodeEmailReferrer=email_1417324&amp;can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&amp;email_referrer=email_1417324&amp;email_subject=re-sign-the-petition-to-congress-demand-abortion-accessibility-regardless-of-zip-code\">https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/petitions\/sign-the-petition-to-congress-demand-abortion-within-reach-regardless-of-zip-code-2?source=2022AbortionWNReach_DKPACs&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.actblue.com%2Fdonate%2Fdkreprojustice2022%3Frefcode%3D20220118SWAbortionWNReach&amp;link_id=1&amp;refcodeEmailReferrer=email_1417324&amp;can_id=4d8abb95a7895a1648b41bfa1ad2bb3b&amp;email_referrer=email_1417324&amp;email_subject=re-sign-the-petition-to-congress-demand-abortion-accessibility-regardless-of-zip-code<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Tell Your Members of Congress to co-sponsor the Burma Act of 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/tell-your-senators-and-congressperson-to-co-sponsor-the-burma-sanctions-bill?clear_id=true&amp;source=email-help-end-genocide-in-four-simple-and-effective-ways-2\">Tell Your Members of Congress to co-sponsor the Burma Act of 2021 &#8211; Action Network<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. Biden: Do Not Designate the Houthis as a Terrorist Organization!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codepink.org\/houthisyemen\">Biden: Do Not Designate the Houthis as a Terrorist Organization!- CODEPINK &#8211; Women for Peace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. Tell Liberty &amp; Chubb: Insure Our Future Not Off Shore Oil and Gas<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;SIGN:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/act.ran.org\/page\/37437\/action\/1?ea.tracking.id=e_en&amp;en_og_source=e_en&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_source=EngagingNetworks&amp;utm_campaign=climate&amp;utm_content=Climate+-+Offshore+Insurers+Brazil+-+1.20.2022+C+10:01:24&amp;ea.url.id=1138695&amp;forwarded=true\">Insure our future, not offshore oil and gas! | Rainforest Action Network &#8211; Fighting for People and Planet (ran.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Actions Needed on Scheduled Executions this week &amp; Other Death Penalty issues:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please also hold the families of those murdered in your thoughts\/prayers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Matthew Reeves<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>is scheduled to be executed January 27, 2022, in Alabama<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call&nbsp;Governor Kay Ivey at 313-242-7100<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Petition:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/petitions\/stop-the-execution-of-matthew-reeves-in-alabama\/?fbclid=IwAR1dieqluJ99-bvO7Pb750jQLBO99nb3xG8vtJVZ04kgiEcTtqVLKbyYcsg\">Stop the Execution of Matthew Reeves in Alabama &#8211; Action Network<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em><strong>NOTE:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><em>On January 7, 2022, a federal judge issued an injunction that should postpone this execution by allowing Reeves to wait until Alabama&#8217;s gas chamber is ready and allowed to be used.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11SjlS0z2-hbwfdJT2gG_IIwSrWNTj29WxAGOnmiG5uM\/edit\">This order<\/a>&nbsp;is based on the fact that Reeves is too intellectually disabled to have signed up to be gassed rather than injected when prison guards passed out the form<strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reeves was 18 years old at the time of the crime. A neuropsychologist determined that he \u201chas significant deficits in multiple areas of adaptive functioning\u201d and because those deficits appeared before age 18, it was concluded that Reeves is intellectually disabled. This information was never presented at trial.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Donald Grant&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>is scheduled to be executed January 27, 2022, in Oklahoma<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call&nbsp;Governor Stitt at 405-521-2342 (Press 0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Petition:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/petitions\/stop-the-execution-of-donald-grant-in-oklahoma?fbclid=IwAR3SF1CxCyIRk83FEaxpIYAh7LXn1hbCYPDoLNmQFaH-Hj91TVg5mrEID2s\">Stop the Execution of Donald Grant in Oklahoma &#8211; Action Network<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Donald Grant\u2019s mental illness and congenital and acquired brain damage was so severe that it took five years for Mr. Grant to be stabilized where he could somewhat assist his attorneys in his defense. There was no assurance Mr. Grant was even competent to be put on trial, but he was in 2005 and sentenced to death.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The jury who sentenced Mr. Grant to death received limited evidence of his severe, documented mental illness. The jury never saw pictures of Mr. Grant\u2019s visible brain damage or had an expert explain the impact this damage and his undisputed mental illness had on his crime and behavior.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kevin Cooper:&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Documentary Film teaser- The People VS Kevin Cooper:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carlsonfilms.com\/\">Carlson Films<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Cooper has been on death row since 1985 for the murder of four people in San Bernardino County in June 1983. Prosecutors said Cooper, who had escaped from a minimum-security prison and had been hiding out near the scene of the murder, killed Douglas and Peggy Ryen, their 10-year-old daughter, Jessica, and 10-year-old Chris Hughes, a friend who was spending the night at the Ryen\u2019s. The lone survivor of the attack, eight-year-old Josh Ryen, was severely injured but survived.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For over 36 years, Cooper has insisted he is innocent, and there are serious questions about evidence that was missing, tampered with, destroyed, possibly planted, or hidden from the defense. There were multiple murder weapons, raising questions about how one man could use all of them, killing four people and seriously wounding one, in the amount of time the coroner estimated the murders took place.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The teaser alone gives a good overview of the case, and helps explain why so many believe Cooper was wrongfully convicted<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Monday, January 24 \u2013 Saturday, January 29<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday, January 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Monday, 4:00pm (PT); 7:00pm (ET),&nbsp;FBT &#8211; End Family Separation Now<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online registration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/domesticworkers.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_pQg6HiPKS-un5WHm9LfOqQ?ms=jan-supporter-call&amp;emci=36f82d3f-3d7a-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&amp;emdi=ef2d5f73-3d7a-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&amp;ceid=106342\">Webinar Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can submit a comment here:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/immigrationjustice.us\/advocacy\/take-action\/ensure-family-separation-never-reimplemented\/?utm_source=fbt&amp;utm_medium=ptnr&amp;utm_campaign=famsep#\/112\/\">Ensure Trump&#8217;s Family Separation Policy is Never Reimplemented &#8211; Immigration Justice Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join Families Belong Together to take action to end family separation now! We are thrilled to be joined by special guests Kate Melloy Goettel of the American Immigration Council, Leidy Perez-Davis of Asylum Seekers Advocacy Project, and Daniel Galindo of the American Civil Liberties Union who will share their expertise about the latest updates in immigration policy and the ongoing horrors of family separation. Ensuring families are never separated again is going to take all of us&#8211;come learn how to take action and join the movement to end family separation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Monday, 4:00pm(Pt); 7:00pm(ET),&nbsp;Meet the Big 5: How the Military-Industrial Complex Controls Politics<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online register:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZ0qcOqvrjoiHd1WXVE1xB65s5G5AM2R5wzB?emci=58a7c568-cc7b-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&amp;emdi=8a82a25c-d37b-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&amp;ceid=299454\">Meeting Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We talk a lot about the military-industrial complex, but what exactly is it, who makes it up, and why are they so important?<br><br>A new coalition groups opposing their local war companies has joined together to form the War Industry Resisters Network, focused on corporate control over US foreign policy.<br><br>The political influence of several weapons manufacturers has made these companies extravagantly wealthy, all while the United States has wasted trillions of dollars on military adventurism and destroyed large parts of the Middle East and Central Asia, killing at least hundreds of thousands and displacing tens of millions. The 5 major companies with the most influence and power are:<br><br>Raytheon Technologies<br>Lockheed Martin<br>Boeing<br>Northrop Grumman<br>General Dynamics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll take a look at these companies, their partnership with the US government, and their influence over the US Congress and the Executive Branch, under both Democratic and Republican presidents.<br><br>Why, despite public opposition, do military budgets continue to rise and arms sales to authoritarian governments continue?<br><br>To answer these questions we\u2019ll be joined by experts including:<br>William D. Hartung, Christian Sorensen, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Massachusetts Peace Action<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Monday, 5:00pm (PT); 8:00pm(ET),&nbsp;Prospects for Peace in Korea in 2022<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online registration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZAvcOCoqT0iG9X6s-D2uBszYOdlN6vLWpBp?emci=58a7c568-cc7b-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&amp;emdi=8a82a25c-d37b-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&amp;ceid=299454\">Meeting Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simone Chun, Ph.D., researcher in US foreign policy in the Korean Peninsula; former Assistant Professor at Suffolk University; currently a member of Korea Peace Network, associate at Korea Policy Institute and Board of Advisors at CodePink.&nbsp; &nbsp;She will speak on the 2022&nbsp; South Korean presidential election and the Korea peace movement.<br><br>Jessica Lee is a Senior Research Fellow on East Asia with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.&nbsp; She previously led the Council of Korean Americans to advance the voice and influence of the Korean American community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: New England Korea Peace Campaign<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, January 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Tuesday,4:00pm (PT); 7:00pm(ET),&nbsp;Orwellian Control, Public Denial, and the Murder of President Kennedy<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online registeration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZwrd-6hpz4rG9TmppuHEiLyUAyCGO4zu46n?emci=58a7c568-cc7b-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&amp;emdi=8a82a25c-d37b-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&amp;ceid=299454\">Meeting Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does understanding the true nature of American society matter in our struggle to&nbsp;turn the United States toward peace? &nbsp; If so, what light does the assassination of President Kennedy and its cover-up throw on this issue?<br><br>Continuing a discussion which began with our webinar about James Douglass&#8217;&nbsp;JFK and the Unspeakable: &nbsp;Why He Died and Why It Matters.&nbsp; We will be exploring these questions with Dr. Martin Schotz, author of History Will Not Absolve Us: Orwellian Control, Public Denial, and the Murder of President Kennedy available for free online at &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ratical.org\/ratville\/JFK\/HWNAU\/\">https:\/\/ratical.org\/ratville\/JFK\/HWNAU\/<\/a>&nbsp;.&nbsp; Of central importance is the President&#8217;s June 10, 1963 American University address about world peace.&nbsp; For a commentary on this speech and its context see&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ratical.org\/ratville\/JFK\/JFKatAUjubilee.html\">https:\/\/ratical.org\/ratville\/JFK\/JFKatAUjubilee.html<\/a>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Massachusetts Peace Action<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, January 26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Wednesday, Food Not Bombs Food Share (Weekly)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/420752759524441\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D%5d%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\">Cookhouse:&nbsp; St. John The Evangelist Church, 110 Julian Avenue (at 15th).&nbsp; Please ring the doorbell at the door on Julian closer to 15th Street.<\/a><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/420752759524441\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D%5d%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\">Food Pickups:&nbsp;110 Julian Avenue-3:00PM to 4:00PM\u2013Help Needed!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/420752759524441\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D%5d%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\">Cooking:&nbsp;&nbsp;110 Julian Avenue\u20134:00 PM to 6:30 PM\u2013Help Needed!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/420752759524441\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D%5d%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\">Sharing:&nbsp;16th and Mission BART Plaza\u20136:30 PM\u2013Help Needed!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/420752759524441\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D%5d%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\">Cleaning Up:&nbsp;&nbsp;110 Julian Avenue\u2013after Cooking\u20136:30 PM \u2013 7:30 PM\u2013Help Needed!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/420752759524441\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D%5d%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\">Please note:&nbsp;servings may be canceled in the event of heavy rain!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sffnb.org\/serving-schedule\/\">Serving Info | San Francisco Food Not Bombs (sffnb.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, January 27<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Thursday, 12:00Noon \u2013 1:30pm, Defend 5,000 Striking South African Clover Workers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>San Francisco Israeli Consulate<br>456 Montgomery St.<br>SF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Day of Action<br>Defend 5,000 Striking South African Clover Dairy Workers<br>Rallies In New York, Los Angeles &amp; San Francisco At Israeli Consulates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actions will be held at Israeli consulates, embassies, South African consulates, embassies, and the Israeli bank Mizrahi Tefahot which is owned by the Wertheim family and is the third largest bank in Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clover is the largest dairy company in South Africa with 5,000 workers. In 2019, the ANC government allowed it to be taken over by the Israeli billionaire Wertheim family. They promised to protect jobs until October 2022, but they are now laying off thousands and shutting plants in rural communities with plans to import Israeli product. The company also imposed a 20% cut in wages.<br><br>The South African Federation of Trade Unions, General Industrial Union of South Africa, and Food and Allied Workers union are also demanding that the company be nationalized and that it be run under workers control. They are also supporting an international day of solidarity action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wertheim family also control the Coca-Cola franchise through the Central Bottling Company, CBC.<br><br>They support and fund Israeli settlements on Palestinian land and the Israeli Defense Forces. They also have a Coca-Cola plant on Palestinian land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 18th, in an escalation of the attacks on striking workers by Clover bosses, rubber bullets were fired at workers injuring them at the Clover Clayville plant in Johannesburg. The use of rubber bullets by Clover\u2019s private security forces is linked up directly with the treatment of Palestinians except they use bullets to terrorize and murder Palestinians.<br><br>Workers\u2019 demands are clear:<br><br>1. The unconditional re-instatement of all retrenched workers<br><br>2. The complete scrapping of all austerity measures including the 20% salary cuts<br><br>3. The disinvestment of Milco SA\/CBC<br><br>4. Nationalization of Clover SA and its complete trans- formation into a co-operative run by workers and com- munities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: United Front Committee For A Labor Party UFCLP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2022\/01\/23\/18847524.php\">Defend 5,000 Striking South African Clover Workers : Indybay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, January 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NO Mothers on the March at SF Police Officers Association today<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, January 29<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. Saturday, 10:00am (PT); 1:00pm (ET),&nbsp;Restoring our Environment with Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online registration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_XqqV8ULBS6-jj8UVSoK7fw\">Webinar Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The struggle to heal a land degraded by occupation and colonialization<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this webinar, Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh will describe the catastrophic environmental impact of Israeli settler colonialism on the land of Palestine. He will also share how Palestinian civil society organizations are working to research, educate about and conserve Palestine\u2019s natural world, culture and heritage in the face of the Israeli state\u2019s human rights and environmental abuses. The talk will be followed by a Q&amp;A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh is founder and volunteer director of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS) at Bethlehem University (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpalestinenature.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0JQshv8ub97QkyCIWaqDLe5hvhqd7j2m3Ukigj9u-cpRpY9klTLW2L0vo&amp;h=AT2izU95-CQi6S28j91ZnBQA-SyJlRXskHMm7iIkEgo6YczpFpOSCuuDyIXTndWZR7gv1ZYQWpAwRCWvCxoPbHFSE2f8gZCRL2QjLVAj-GKGobrLFfp0dBb9J222p2W9TA&amp;__tn__=q&amp;c%5b0%5d=AT33LZNt7L_nLpeCtnfWhldNExtKXOuBLCFIxTmSHYLc57PRYoAOvsMBWqymLTKq50pEQzBdwcmRiJKjGoB6WysiAteadpSGwE9Z4Kyi37ESkD8726Z8TmBVNq4prjyFDCk90fQDfyMC_AQnh9MSHNNa\">http:\/\/palestinenature.org<\/a>). Qumsiyeh published over 160 scientific papers, over 30 book chapters, and several books on topics ranging from cultural heritage to human rights to biodiversity conservation to cancer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Middle East Children\u2019s Alliance, US Palestinian Community Network, AROC&nbsp; + Other groups<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Info:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/634736881307457?emci=dbd071d9-e57a-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&amp;emdi=550f8c6f-3f7d-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&amp;ceid=2453100\">(1) Restoring our Environment with Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. Saturday, 11:00am (PT);&nbsp;Haiti at the Crossroads: Rebuilding Popular Democracy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Webinar registration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_77cGvweBS6SRfXDSTfkyVA\">Webinar Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haiti is now at a crossroads. Hundreds of organizations, including Fanmi Lavalas, the people\u2019s party, have signed onto the Montana Accord, calling for the end of the dictatorship and a new transitional government. The ruling PHTK party is now totally isolated, dependent on U.S. support for survival.<br><br>Please join the Haiti Action Committee for a webinar as we begin our 30th year of solidarity with the popular movement in Haiti.<br><br>We will discuss the fast-changing events on the ground in Haiti as well as the ongoing refugee crisis, which has seen over 10,000 Haitians deported back to Haiti from the U.S. over the last few months.<br><br>For more information, contact the Haiti Action Committee at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:action.haiti@gmail.com\">action.haiti@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp; or go to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haitisolidarity.net\/\">www.haitisolidarity.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9. Saturday, 11:00am-3:00pm (PT); 2:00pm-6:00pm(ET),&nbsp;Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War: Rebuilding a Broader Movement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online registration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.everyaction.com\/BvZwDcZyKEKbYeL6a7qWpg2\">Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War: Rebuilding a Broader Movement (everyaction.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Congress appropriating funds for new and upgraded nuclear weapons and delivery systems, the need to counter these misguided policies has become acute. The 2022 Conference will follow the general pattern of<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/masspeaceaction.org\/event\/reducing-the-danger-of-nuclear-war-2021\/\">&nbsp;previous conferences<\/a>, but with increased emphasis on coordinating efforts of advocates, and expanding outreach to organizations and constituencies outside the world of nuclear disarmament advocates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See site for agenda &amp; breakout sessions:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/masspeaceaction.org\/event\/reducing-the-threat-of-nuclear-war-rebuilding-a-broader-movement\/\">https:\/\/masspeaceaction.org\/event\/reducing-the-threat-of-nuclear-war-rebuilding-a-broader-movement\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host:&nbsp;Massachusetts Peace Action<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Save the Date<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, February 1, 1:00pm (PT); 4:00pm (ET),&nbsp;Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and All Anti-Racist and Anti-Imperialist Freedom Fighters!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online registration:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_1BcPYG8RTN2JAOze6mnmmw?fbclid=IwAR0vYCl9I1AkS2q92Q9Nab0xluGsb1lqq-d5OC1Ywzs5Nc2rHAtkTzIqdhc\">Webinar Registration &#8211; Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(This is an international webinar)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answering the call to action from the 338,000 members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) for an international campaign to free Mumia Abu-Jamal, labor organizations, political and social justice activists as well as prominent individuals from around the world will assemble on February 1, 2022, for an online, global forum to demand:<br><br>For International Workers Action\u2014<br>Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and All Anti-Racist and Anti-Imperialist Freedom Fighters!<br><br>You can read about the updated speakers list and endorsements here:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IWAFAPP\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IWAFAPP\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: International Workers Action<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please hold the following activist in your thoughts\u2026 Jackie Barshak&nbsp;as she is in treatment for Stage 3 lung cancer. 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