[ Reader Comments: Enough IS Enough!; Seizing Russia’s Frozen
Assets - Readers Ask: What About Israel?; Supreme Ballot; Texas
Abortion Law; Chicken Soup; Forum: What Should Progressives Do About
Biden?; Protect the Squad & Block the Right in 2024; more]
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TIDBITS – JAN. 11, 2024 – READER COMMENTS: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!;
SEIZING RUSSIA’S FROZEN ASSETS – READERS ASK: WHAT ABOUT ISRAEL?;
SUPREME BALLOT; CHICKEN SOUP; FORUMS: WHAT SHOULD PROGRESSIVES DO
ABOUT BIDEN?; PROTECT THE SQUAD & BLOCK THE RIGHT;  
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January 11, 2024
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_ Reader Comments: Enough IS Enough!; Seizing Russia’s Frozen
Assets - Readers Ask: What About Israel?; Supreme Ballot; Texas
Abortion Law; Chicken Soup; Forum: What Should Progressives Do About
Biden?; Protect the Squad & Block the Right in 2024; more _

Tidbits - Reader Comments, Resources, Announcements, AND cartoons -
Jan.11, 2024, xxxxxx

 

* ENOUGH IS ENOUGH  --  SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS
 (SOLIDARITYINFOSERVICE)
* RE: SEIZING RUSSIA’S FROZEN ASSETS IS THE RIGHT MOVE  (NANCY
FEY; MIKE LISTON; TED PEARSON; JESUS M. FIGUEROA VIGO; BERNARD
SAMPSON)
* JOURNALISTS KILLED  ..  IN GAZA IN 93 DAYS, IN ALL OF WORLD WAR
II
* RE: WE DESERVE MEDICARE FOR ALL, BUT WHAT WE GET IS MEDICARE FOR
WALL STREET  (DANIEL MILLSTONE)
* SUPREME BALLOT  --  CARTOON BY ROB ROGERS
* RE: $8.5 TRILLION IN UNTAXED ASSETS: DATA SHOWS WHY ‘WE NEED A
BILLIONAIRE INCOME TAX’  (ROBERT LAITE; NORM LITTLEJOHN)
* TELSA RECALL: RACIST AUTOPILOT  --  CARTOON BY CLAY JONES
* RE: TIDBITS – JAN. 4, 2024  (ETHAN YOUNG; MODERATOR)
* RE: DOES CHICKEN SOUP REALLY HELP WHEN YOU’RE SICK? A NUTRITION
SPECIALIST EXPLAINS WHAT’S BEHIND THE BELOVED COMFORT FOOD
 (LEONARD J. LEHRMAN; TIM SHEARD)
* TEXAS ABORTION  --  CARTOON BY MIKE STANFILL

RESOURCES:

* FUNDING STUDENTS WORKING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE  --  THE DAVIS-PUTTER
SCHOLARSHIP OPENS IN JANUARY AND APPLICATIONS ARE DUE APRIL 1

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

* JAN. 13 LABOR CONTINGENT - MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR GAZA  --
 NOTE: UPDATED LOCATION  (SEIU LOCAL 500 RANK-AND-FILE FOR
PALESTINE)

* REDUCING THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR WAR 2024  -  ONLINE CONFERENCE  -
 JANUARY 13  (CAMPAIGN FOR PEACE, DISARMAMENT AND COMMON SECURITY)

* FREE VIRTUAL SCREENING OF 'GUMBO COALITION' IN HONOR OF MLK, JR.
DAY  (WORKERS UNITE FILM FESTIVAL)

* “WHAT SHOULD PROGRESSIVES DO ABOUT BIDEN?” - A VIRTUAL PANEL
DISCUSSION  --  JANUARY 16  (ROOTS ACTION)

* FROM THE PRIMARIES TO THE GENERAL ELECTION: PROTECT THE SQUAD &
BLOCK THE RIGHT IN 2024  -- VIRTUAL MEETING  --  JANUARY 17  (SEED
THE VOTE)

* PABLO "YORUBA" GUZMAN - CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF A LEGENDARY
ACTIVIST AND JOURNALIST  -  NEW YORK  --  JANUARY 20

* WEBINAR:  ART SHIELDS: THE PEOPLE’S SCRIBE  --  JANUARY 25
 (ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRIGADE ARCHIVES  -  ALBA)

 

 

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH  --  SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS
 

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RE: SEIZING RUSSIA’S FROZEN ASSETS IS THE RIGHT MOVE
 

The same should be done with Israel.  Why no mention of that as it is
at least as relevant? Ukraine is NOT more important than Gaza.

Nancy Fey

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This is the first time I've heard J. Stiglitz for  something stupid.
He must be slipping into his dotage. That or he's eager to see both
the dollar and the euro kneecap each other,

Mike Liston

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So I suppose the U. S. should freeze Israeli assets as long as they
wage genocidal wat against Gaza Palestinians.

Ted Pearson

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It's an illegal move, the nations in Europe aren't at war with Russia
to take their resources. It's like accepting England stealing
Venezuelan gold or the USA stealing Citgo. If the USA has no more
funds for their proxy war they shouldn't have started it. That's a bad
precedent, if Europe doesn't like a nation sovereign foreign policy
they will take that nations assets.

Jesus M. Figueroa Vigo
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Its illegal and the wrong move, but the US has never been concerned
about being legal. Look at Gaza. Its sickening that this writer is
pushing this narrative supporting a fascist state .

Bernard Sampson
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JOURNALISTS KILLED  ..  IN GAZA IN 93 DAYS, IN ALL OF WORLD WAR II

 

 

RE: WE DESERVE MEDICARE FOR ALL, BUT WHAT WE GET IS MEDICARE FOR WALL
STREET
 

Changing our health care system so that all of us get care is a tall
order. Here, via xxxxxx
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Les Leopold [[link removed]], looks at how
finance capital has moved into the health care industry in newer ways.
Big Pharma, private insurance and medical equipment makers have long
drained cash from care. Now hedge funders are buying up hospitals and
doctors' practices. Medicare (dis)advantage plans increase the
opportunities for private profit. We can fix this but it will be
difficult as many of those invested in the status quo have clout.

Daniel Millstone
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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SUPREME BALLOT  --  CARTOON BY ROB ROGERS

 

Rob Rogers
January 9, 2024
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RE: $8.5 TRILLION IN UNTAXED ASSETS: DATA SHOWS WHY ‘WE NEED A
BILLIONAIRE INCOME TAX’
 

I don't have a problem with people making lots and lots of money. What
I have a problem with is people working for not much more than the
minimum wage paying a higher percentage of their income in taxes than
billionaires! The rich can't get rich without the worker. They should
pay their fair share!

Robert Laite
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While most Americans predominantly live off the income they earn from
a job—income that is taxed all year, every year—the very richest
households live lavishly off capital gains that may never be taxed.

Norm Littlejohn
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TELSA RECALL: RACIST AUTOPILOT  --  CARTOON BY CLAY JONES

 

 

Tesla, which is owned by Elon Musk, is recalling over two million cars
for a safety update to its autopilot. The update will add warnings to
improve drivers’ attention while using the autopilot, but auto
safety experts and lawmakers say that recalling every Tesla in the
country won’t solve the autopilot’s fundamental flaw, that Tesla
doesn’t limit where drivers can turn it on in the first place.

Tesla’s autopilot seems to like plowing into parked emergency
vehicles. Considering it’s racist antisemite Elon’s company,
we’re lucky it’s not redirecting to hate rallies.

Clay Jones
December  24, 2023
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RE: TIDBITS – JAN. 4, 2024
 

I have to kvetch about a cartoon in Tidbits 1/4/24, "There's No Room
at the Inn." The sentiment seems right - Because of Israel's war on
Gaza, if the Christ child were born there today, there wouldn't even
be a stable, let alone an inn. But the caption says "it got demolished
by the people of Israel." The IDF is not the people. This kind of
collective guilt is interpreted as anti-Semitism, and even if that's
not the intention, that's the message.

Ethan Young
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Agree with your criticism.

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RE: DOES CHICKEN SOUP REALLY HELP WHEN YOU’RE SICK? A NUTRITION
SPECIALIST EXPLAINS WHAT’S BEHIND THE BELOVED COMFORT FOOD

(posting on xxxxxx Culture
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This is a fine article on chicken soup, but I believe it leaves out
one very important element: Chicken fat, I read recently, has been
found to be, of all known organic substances, the very best in
reducing nasal congestion. And of course good chicken soup will
contain, in varying amounts, at least some chicken fat! We've always
referred to chicken soup as "Jewish penicillin" - and for good reason!

Leonard J. Lehrman

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Thank so much, enjoyed the chicken soup article, nice change.

Tim Sheard

 

TEXAS ABORTION  --  CARTOON BY MIKE STANFILL

 

Mike Stanfill
January 5, 2024
Raging Pencils
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FUNDING STUDENTS WORKING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE  --  DAVIS-PUTTER
SCHOLARSHIP OPENS IN JANUARY AND APPLICATIONS ARE DUE APRIL 1

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Sharing this awesome resource for youth activists with financial need
and enrolled in higher ed/post-secondary level programs from our
friends at Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
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who are active and emerging organizers in progressive movements for
liberation, self-determination and social and economic justice in
their communities. Grantees are doing work that does/can potentially
undermine US empire, characterized by an opposition to capitalism,
racism/white supremacy, hetero patriarchy and gender-based violence,
environmental exploitation and/or other forms of systemic harm and
oppression."

Davis-Putter scholarship opens in January and applications are due
April 1. Visit their website [[link removed]] to apply &
learn more:

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JAN. 13 LABOR CONTINGENT - MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR GAZA  --  NOTE:
UPDATED LOCATION  (SEIU LOCAL 500 RANK-AND-FILE FOR PALESTINE)

 

Join the Labor Contingent
at the March on Washington for Gaza Saturday!

Join fellow union members and staff for the March on Washington for
Gaza [link removed] THIS SATURDAY, January 13th in
Washington, DC as we demand an immediate, permanent ceasefire and a
free Palestine.

SEIU Local 500 Rank-and-File for Palestine is coordinating a labor
contingent, which will gather at the Navy Memorial at 701 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW at 12:00 PM, and march together to the main rally by 1:00 PM.

We call on all union members, staff, and leadership to march with us
on Saturday.

Contact Ryan Harvey if you have any questions: [email protected].

 

REDUCING THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR WAR 2024  -  ONLINE CONFERENCE  -
 JANUARY 13  (CAMPAIGN FOR PEACE, DISARMAMENT AND COMMON SECURITY)

 

Online Conference
Saturday, January 13, 2:00 – 5:30 pm (Eastern)

We are in a period of unusual danger and difficulty: The
Russia/Ukraine conflict has sharply increased the danger of nuclear
war; The tragic Israel/Gaza Conflict threatens to expand; The Pentagon
budget is higher than ever and still going up; Cold Warriors in high
places are beating the drums of war toward Russia and China; Within
the US right wing forces are working to weaken voting rights and
representative democracy.

This annual Conference is an effort to find social, economic and
political paths away from the war economy and toward peace and nuclear
disarmament. The Breakouts provide small focused working groups to
plan steps forward.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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AGENDA

2:00: Welcome: MLK Jr and our tasks- JONATHAN KING (MIT and Mass
Peace Action)

2:05 DANGERS: Chair SUSAN MIRSKY (Mass Peace Action)

* Nuclear Winter – ALAN ROBOCK (Rutgers University)
* Folly of Replacing ICBMs- DAVID BORRIS (Chicago Area Peace
Action)
* Dangers from Ukraine/Russia Conflict – MEDEA
BENJAMIN (CODEPINK)
* Dangers from Israel/Gaza Conflict – TRITA PARSI (Quincy
Institute)

3:00 UNSUSTAINABLE COSTS: Chair DAVE PACK – (PeaceWorks Kansas
City)

* Nuclear Weapons Budgets – LINDSAY KOSHGARIAN (Institute for
Policy Studies)
* Human Costs of the War Economy – SHAILLY GUPTA BARNES (Kairos
Center & Poor Peoples Campaign)

3:30 CONGRESSIONAL BATTLEGROUNDS:

* Supporting the Congressional Progressive Caucus – LARRY
COHEN (Our Revolution national Chair)
* Prospects for Change in the House – REP. RO KHANNA

4:00 BREAKOUTS: [List Below]

5:00 MAJOR GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS: Chair COLE HARRISON (Mass Peace
Action)

* Poor Peoples Campaign 40 Weeks of Moral/Political Action – REV.
SAVINA MARTIN (Mass Poor Peoples Campaign)
* Back from the Brink – Dr. IRA HELFAND (Physicians for Social
Responsibility)
* Fund HealthCare Not Warfare – JONATHAN KING (Mass Peace
Action)
* Ceasefire Now! – MARCY WINOGRAD (CODEPINK).

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BREAKOUTS

A). BUILDING LOCAL BACK FROM THE BRINK CAMPAIGNS – Dave Pack
(Kansas City Peaceworks); Jeremy Love (PSR)_; _Jackie Cabasso (Mayors
for Peace).

B). BUILDING PROGRESSIVE STATE POLITICAL COALITIONS – Martha
Karchere (Our Revolution MA); Russell Freedman (Progressive Dems of
America); State Rep. Mike Connolly (Massachusetts); Roger Quindell
(Milwaukee Veterans for Peace); Cynthia Silva Parker (M-APoor Peoples
Campaign).

C). CAMPUS ORGANIZING AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT CURRICULA  – Prof.
Steve Slaner (Northern Essex Community College); Prof. Gary Goldstein
(Tufts Univ); Prof. Stewart Prager (Physicists Coalition); Prof.
?Ceasar McDowell (MIT Urban Studies); Lynne Hall (Mass Peace Action).

D). DEFENDING THE SQUAD AND BUILDING THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS –
Amanda Nichols (Our Revolution); Larry Cohen (Our Revolution); Andrew
King_ (_Citizens for Public Schools).

E). OPPOSING MILITARISM AT HOME – Nancy Goldner (Racial Justice
Actin Group, Mass Peace Action); Keith Harvey (AFSC_); _Gerry
Gorman_ (_Chicago Area Peace Action_)._

F_). _DIRECT ACTIONS INCLUDING DIVESTMENT –Susan Mirsky, Peter
Bergel (Salem, Oregon); David Swanson (World Beyond War).

G). FOLLOWING UP ON THE TPNW CONFERENCE – Joe Gerson (CPPDCS);
Cherrill Spencer (WILPF); Kevin Martin (National Peace Action); State
Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa (Mass).

H). JOINING THE CEASEFIRE NOW MOVEMENT – RAYTHEON, GAZA, AND
NUCLEAR WEAPONS – Paul Shannon (AFSC); Jasmine Owens (Win Without
War); Hayat Imam (MAPA); Glen Cote (Mass Peace Action); Aaron Shakow
(Harvard Medical School)

I). NEW DANGERS FROM TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS – Richard Krushnic
(Mass Peace Action), Dan Shaw (Newton Dialogues on Peace and War);
Elaine Scarry (Harvard Univ).

J)_. _PRESSING FOR CEASEFIRE IN UKRAINE – Medea Benjamin
(CodePINK_); _Jackie Dee King (Mass Peace Action_);_ John Ratliff
(Mass Senior Action); Brian Garvey (Mass Peace Action)_._

K_). _PROMOTING STATE LEGISLATION:  Bonnie Gorman (Veterans for
Peace, MAPA), State Rep Carol Doherty (Massachusetts); Kathleen Hamill
(Warheads to Windmills).

L). RELATIONS WITH CATHOLIC ORGANIZATIONS – Peter Metz (Mass Peace
Action); Mike Moran (Pax Christi_); _Claire
Schaeffer-Duffy_ (_Catholic Worker_)._

M). ROTARY CLUBS AND RELATED CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS – Fran Jeffries
(Rotary International); Ann Frisch (Rotary International); Kathie
Malley-Morrison (Mass Peace Action).

N). WARHEADS TO WINDMILLS– Timmon Wallis (Nuclear Ban, US); Vickie
Elson (Nuclear Ban, US); John MacDougall (350.org).

O). WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES OF FAITH –John Bach (Cambridge
Quakers), Rev. Savina Martin (Poor Peoples Campaign); Nicholas
Colluras (MIT Chaplains); Cathy Murphy (Minnesota Peace Project).

P). WORKING WITH NURSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH ORGS; Sandy Eaton
(MassCARE); Catherine DeLorey (Fund Healthcare not Warfare); Dr. Bob
Gould (Am Public Health Assn Peace Caucus); Jonathan King (Mass Peace
Action); Mateo Krumholz (University of Minnesota).

CO-SPONSORS: Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security;
Chicago Area Peace Action; CodePINK; Institute for People’s
Engagement; Kansas City Peaceworks; Massachusetts Peace Action; MIT
Faculty Newsletter; MIT Radius; National Our Revolution; Peace Action
Maine; Warheads to Windmills.

Massachusetts Peace Action [[link removed]]  
11 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-354-2169
[email protected]

 

FREE VIRTUAL SCREENING OF 'GUMBO COALITION' IN HONOR OF MLK, JR. DAY
 (WORKERS UNITE FILM FESTIVAL)

 

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ON DEMAND JAN 14-17TH (STARTS SUN 6PM)

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Gumbo Coalition follows two visionary civil rights leaders, Marc
Morial and Janet Murguía, as they work to empower Black and Latino
communities through four turbulent years in America. Directed by
two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple, Gumbo
Coalition takes us on an intimate — and sometimes humorous —
journey into their lives, homes, and the family histories that
motivate their united mission to create a more just and equitable
country. At a dramatic crossroads in American history, these leaders
face some of their biggest challenges: the global pandemic, the murder
of George Floyd, and the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath.
(2022, 1 hr 53 min, Director: Barbara Kopple) (Trailer
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Also: Join us for a Q&A on Zoom with Director Barbara Kopple and
special guests on JANUARY 19TH AT 6:30PM EST (Zoom Link
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The Workers Unite Film Festival brings together activists, academics,
and filmmakers of all ages and backgrounds for a celebration of social
justice and the arts. Through dozens of documentary screenings,
community forums, and interactive events across New York City, the
festival provides working people with a platform to tell their stories
while leading a movement for meaningful change. In recent years, we've
incorporated theater production, live music, and poetry/spoken word
nights.

We are the largest worker solidarity themed film festival in the
nation and the only one in NYC with the full support of NYC Council
Speaker Adrienne Adams, NYC Central Labor Council, National & NY State
AFL-CIO, IBEW Local 3, IAMAW, PEF, 1199SEIU, the NY Labor History
Association, UFT, RWDSU Local 338, SAG-AFTRA, and many more. Join us!

Workers Unite Film Festival
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322 West 52nd St - Box 1525
New York, NY 10019

Contact: [email protected]
646-455-2225
Workers Unite Film Festival, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit entity.

 

“WHAT SHOULD PROGRESSIVES DO ABOUT BIDEN?” - A VIRTUAL PANEL
DISCUSSION  --  JANUARY 16  (ROOTS ACTION)

 

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We’ll be joined by India Walton, Madinah Wilson-Anton, Karen Bernal,
Max Elbaum, Alan Minsky, and Jeff Cohen, in a conversation moderated
by RootsAction’s national director, Norman Solomon.

REGISTER HERE
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* ALAN MINSKY is the executive director of Progressive Democrats of
America and a longtime journalist.
* INDIA WALTON is a progressive activist/organizer and RootsAction
senior strategist.
* JEFF COHEN is a journalist/media critic, founder of FAIR, and
cofounder of RootsAction. 
* KAREN BERNAL is an activist and former chair of the California
Democratic Party Progressive Caucus.
* MADINAH WILSON-ANTON is a Delaware State Representative and
#CeasefireNow activist.
* MAX ELBAUM is an activist/author and one of the editors of
Organizing Upgrade at Convergence Magazine.

WE’LL ALSO HAVE TIME FOR Q&A TO HEAR YOUR QUESTIONS. PLEASE JOIN US
FOR THIS IMPORTANT CONVERSATION!

After signing up, PLEASE SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

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FROM THE PRIMARIES TO THE GENERAL ELECTION: PROTECT THE SQUAD & BLOCK
THE RIGHT IN 2024  -- VIRTUAL MEETING  --  JANUARY 17  (SEED THE
VOTE)

 

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17  --  5 – 6:30PM PST

Virtual event  
Join from anywhere [[link removed]]

In 2024, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The American Israel Public
Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and other conservative super PACs have
pledged to spend over $100 million to unseat the members of the Squad
in their spring and summer primary races. And Trump continues to lead
his Republican opponents by a wide margin.

But remember: TOGETHER, WE BEAT TRUMP IN 2020. AND WE KNOW THAT BY
COMING TOGETHER IN 2024, WE CAN DO IT AGAIN. Join Seed the Vote and
three of our partner organizations to hear about how you can get
involved in the 2024 primary and general elections. Together, we can
protect our most progressive representatives and block the MAGA right
from gaining power.

You’ll hear speakers from the WORKING FAMILIES PARTY, PENNSYLVANIA
UNITED, AND LIVING UNITED FOR CHANGE IN ARIZONA (LUCHA), and we'll
have concrete ways you can get involved right away. See you there!
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A PROJECT OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE PAC
Everyday People PAC is a grassroots, social justice political fund
mobilizing volunteers to defeat Trumpism. EPP supports the electoral
work of grassroots organizations in swing states who are working to
build the long term power of working class communities and communities
of color.

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PABLO "YORUBA" GUZMAN - CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF A LEGENDARY ACTIVIST
AND JOURNALIST  -  NEW YORK  --  JANUARY 20

 

 

WEBINAR:  ART SHIELDS: THE PEOPLE’S SCRIBE  --  JANUARY 25
 (ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRIGADE ARCHIVES  -  ALBA)

 

Presentation and Discussion on Labor Journalist and Honorary Lincoln
Brigade Member Art Shields

Join Us!
Thursday, January 25, 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT

REGISTER HERE
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Art Shields covered it all, as a reporter for the Daily Worker on the
front lines in Spain, as a labor journalist, and organizer himself. He
covered many key events for the left including the defense of Sacco &
Vanzetti, the Battle of Blair Mountain, the organizing drives in
Harlan County, the sit-down strike in Flint, Michigan, and many more.
 Art believed that strong unions were one of the best defenses
against fascism, and covered the defense of those trade union leaders
under attack during McCarthyism.

Luckily, he left us an account of his amazing life in which he worked
with such figures as Mother Jones, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Illinois
poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize Winner Carl Sandburg, Bill Foster,
author Mike Gold, Big Bill Haywood, and Harlan County’s Florence
Reece, the author of Which Side Are You On?

ALBA Board Members and daughters of veterans of the Abraham Lincoln
Brigade, Josie Yurek and Nancy Wallach, will share excerpts and
analysis on his fascinating autobiography On the Battle Lines,
1919-1939.  They will continue the story of the Lincoln Brigade by
putting a spotlight on this key figure in the history of the American
labor movement and journalism.

This presentation will help to highlight VALB’s own roots in the
labor movement and strengthen ALBA’s own support for and connection
to today’s resurgence of union activity. Nancy and Josie will add
their own reflections and recollections of Art to ALBA’s own
repository of historical memory.

Made an honorary member of the Lincoln Brigade for his reporting in
Spain in 1982, Art is one of the many VALB participants whose
contributions to our country’s history should be more widely known.
Through making Art Shields' story available,  Josie and Nancy hope to
reclaim some of labor’s history, such an important part of the SCW
history ALBA seeks to restore.

REGISTER HERE
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NANCY WALLACH is the daughter of Abraham Lincoln Brigade Veteran Hy
Wallach. She is a retired NYC public school teacher with a background
in art education and professional development and support. She has
been a recipient of the NYC Schools and Culture Award, the Lincoln
Center Institute's Creative Teaching Award, NYCATA/UFT's Art Educator
of the Year and received many other grants in the area of arts
education. She has been proud to represent ALBA at International
Brigade and anti-fascist commemorations in Spain, England, Ireland,
and France, and has delivered several presentations in Belfast,
Dublin, and Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, on the life and work of Paul
Robeson and his support for the International Brigades where he is a
much-beloved figure among the Irish people.

JOSEPHINE NELSON-YUREK is a founding member of the Bronx National
Organization for Women and of the Cinnamon Tree Day Care Center.
Member of the board of directors of Lehman College Performing Arts
Center for ten years. Retired as a high school administrator from the
New York City public school system, Josie is the daughter of Steve
Nelson, a veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.

Moderated by Richard Bermack

RICHARD BERMACK has worked for labor organizations for over 40 years
as a photographer, journalist, and graphic artist, including the
Service Employees International Union, the International Longshore and
Warehouse Union, the United Auto Workers, and the San Francisco
Building Trades Council. He produced the SEIU Local 535 Dragon
newspaper from 1995-2003, which received numerous awards from the
AFL-CIO International Communications Workers Association, including
its prestigious Max Steinbock Award. He co-produced a television
documentary about children’s protective services workers for the PBS
show We do the Work. His photographs appeared in the Berlin exhibit
The Other America, Art and the Labour Movement in the United States.
He has worked with ALBA and the VALB from the 1980s to the present.

The Perry Rosenstein Cultural Series

In honor of philanthropist and visionary Perry Rosenstein, whose
Puffin Foundation has made so many ALBA programs possible, ALBA
presents an interactive series of events, bringing together diverse
progressive voices to enhance understanding and awareness of
progressive traditions in America and beyond, and to put those
traditions in the context of today’s troubling political and social
climate.

Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) [[link removed]]
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New York, NY 10113

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (212) 674-5398
 

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* Palestine
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