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TIDBITS – JAN.23- READER COMMENTS: WHAT TO DO IF ICE COMES TO YOUR
DOOR; KNOW YOUR RIGHTS; ISRAEL INTENSIFIED ITS VIOLENCE AGAINST
PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST BANK; BETRAYED BY VOTE ON LAKEN RILEY ACT; LA
BURNED, KAREN BASS; JOSÉ ‘CHA CHA’ JIMÉNEZ; MORE  
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_ Reader Comments: WHAT TO DO IF ICE COMES TO YOUR DOOR; KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS; Israel Intensified Its Violence Against Palestinians in the
West Bank; Author Sara Paretsky Betrayed by Vote on Laken Riley Act;
LA Burned, Karen Bass; José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez; _

Tidbits - Reader Comments, Resources, Announcements, AND cartoons -
Jan.23, 2025, xxxxxx

 

* ISRAEL HAS INTENSIFIED ITS VIOLENCE AGAINST PALESTINIANS IN THE
WEST BANK.  (B'TSELEM; ROBBIE ORR)
* MORAL UNIVERSE  --  CARTOON BY ROB ROGERS
* RE: FOR REALITY  (DAVID BENTON)
* RE: SENATE DEMOCRATS BOIL OVER LAKEN RILEY MISSTEPS  (LYNN
HAMILTON)
* RE: LABOR CAN FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRUMP’S MASS DEPORTATION
 (PEDRO-JESUS ROMERO-MENENDEZ)
* COLD WEATHER FOILS FELON-IN-CHIEF, FORCING FAKE FOTUS INDOORS  --
 CARTOON BY LALO ALCARAZ
* I FEEL A COMPLETE BETRAYAL BY YOUR VOTE ON THE LAKEN RILEY ACT.
 --  OPEN FACEBOOK LETTER TO SENATORS SENATORS OSSOF AND WARNOCK BY
THE WRITER SARA PARETSKY
* ADL FIELD GUIDE: ANTI-SEMITISM / NOT ANTI-SEMITISM  --  CARTOON
AND COMMENTARY BY CARLOS LATUFF
* RE: IMMIGRATION RAIDS TARGETING BAKERSFIELD FARM WORKERS ARE A
FRIGHTENING PREVIEW OF TRUMP’S ‘BLOODY’ MASS DEPORTATION AGENDA
 (STEVE DE LA ROSA)
* RE: TRUMP, ALLIES SUED OVER DOGE PLANS IN UNION-BACKED LAWSUITS
 (ANDREA HAGGERTY)
* MAKE AMERICA GROAN AGAIN  -- UPDATE OF BILL MAULDIN CARTOON
* RE: LOS ANGELES BURNED, NOW THEY’RE COMING FOR KAREN BASS
 (JAMES H. WILLIAMS; GWENDOLYN KEITA ROBINSON; TOM EDMINSTER)
* RE: ALL CHILDHOOD VACCINES WERE TESTED AGAINST PLACEBOS –
HERE’S THE EVIDENCE  (MARY-ALICE STROM)
* RE: JOSÉ ‘CHA CHA’ JIMÉNEZ, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND FORMER
CHAIR OF YOUNG LORDS, DEAD AT 76  (FRANCISCO GONZALEZ; AURORA LEVINS
MORALES)
* RE: REMEMBER HOW ROBERTO CLEMENTE LIVED, NOT HOW HE DIED
 (SANCOCHO NUYORQUINO)
* RE: NURSES AND DOCTORS ARE ON STRIKE AT EIGHT OREGON HOSPITALS
 (US PROGRESSIVE ACTIVISTS' UPDATE)
* RE: AOC: ‘BIGOTED FOLKS’ LOVE TRANS SPORTS BAN  (BEQUI MARIE)

* RE: AN OPEN LETTER TO CNN REGARDING YOUR FLUORIDE COVERAGE
 (KAREN LEE WALD)

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RESOURCES:

* WHAT TO DO IF ICE COMES TO YOUR DOOR

* KNOW YOUR RIGHTS  (ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
RIGHTS)

* KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE ARRESTED OR DETAINED BY
IMMIGRATION  (NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER)

* THE K CHRONICLES: L.A.  -  CARTOON, COMMENTARY AND RESOURCES BY
KEITH KNIGHT

* AMERICAN LABOR STUDIES CENTER

* HONOR DR. KING WITH POLITICAL ACTION! - POSTER OF THE WEEK
 (CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF POLITICAL GRAPHICS)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

* RHYTHMS OF RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE | A BUSBOYS AND POETS BOOKS
PRESENTATION  --  WASHINGTON, DC  --  FEBRUARY 2

* TRUMP’S SECOND TERM: NATO, WAR, AND THE ECONOMY  --  VIRTUAL
WEBINAR  --  FEBRUARY 18  (CAMPAIGN FOR PEACE DISARMAMENT AND
COMMON SECURITY)

...

...
 

ISRAEL HAS INTENSIFIED ITS VIOLENCE AGAINST PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST
BANK
 

from a friend in Palestine who asks this Press Release be widely
distributed.
.....
הודעה לעיתונות שיצאה הרגע (וגם ברשתות)

This is not what a ceasefire looks like  B'Tselem press release
21.1.25 

For over 15 months, Israel has been waging an all-out war on the
entire Palestinian people. Ever since Israel and Hamas announced a
temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a hostage and prisoner
release deal three days ago, on 19 January 2024, Israel has
intensified its violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.  

Far from holding its fire against Palestinians, Israel's actions
demonstrate it has no intention of doing so. Instead, it is merely
shifting its focus from Gaza to other areas it controls in the West
Bank.  

The ink had barely dried on the ceasefire agreement before the Israeli
army blocked most access points to and from Palestinian villages, and
all the cities in the West Bank, severely disrupting the daily lives
of more than three million Palestinians: Students could not reach
schools and universities, patients could not access medical
treatments, and ordinary civilians could not get to their
workplaces. 

A series of military raids in Sabastiya, 'Azzun, Jenin, Beit Furik and
Hebron, among others, have already claimed the lives of eight
Palestinians, including at least one minor. Dozens were injured and
scores were taken into custody in mass arrests. 

In the past two nights, a wave of settler violence has swept through
the West Bank. As soldiers looked on, Israelis attacked Palestinian
communities, trying to set fire to homes with occupants inside,
torching cars and vandalizing property on a massive scale, in
Turmusaya, al-Funduq, Sinjil, Al-Mughayyir and Jinsafut among other
places. The attackers themselves have declared these pogroms were an
act of revenge for the release of Palestinian prisoners as part of the
deal. Settlers have also blocked major intersections across the West
Bank, pelting passing Palestinian vehicles with stones.  

Adding the military activity of the Israeli army in the West Bank to
the war's official objectives just two days before the Gaza ceasefire
agreement took effect, speaks volumes about the Israeli government's
true intentions. Forced to stop the fighting in Gaza by the Americans
and Saudis, the Israeli government is using this pause as an excuse
and opportunity to ratchet up the oppression of West Bank
Palestinians.  

This is not what a ceasefire looks like

....

B'Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the
Occupied Territories [[link removed]]

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Peace & Solidarity,

Robbie Orr,
Proud Member of the National Writers Union

 

MORAL UNIVERSE  --  CARTOON BY ROB ROGERS

 

Trump's inauguration is on MLK day. I imagine neither man would want
to share the day with the other.

Rob Rogers
January 20, 2025
TinyView [[link removed]]

 

RE: FOR REALITY
 

A few thoughts on the last day of the old world

David Benton
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: SENATE DEMOCRATS BOIL OVER LAKEN RILEY MISSTEPS
 

“There is huge concern because we’re talking about the mandatory
imprisonment based on an accusation without a person even being
charged, let alone being convicted, and this applies to kids,” the
senator said.

Lynn Hamilton
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: LABOR CAN FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRUMP’S MASS DEPORTATION

(posting on xxxxxx Labor
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To keep up the offensive fight, defense may be necessary. Organized
workers can pressure employers to deny entry to ICE agents who arrive
without an arrest or search warrant—or at least restrict the search
area only to what is listed in the document.

Pedro-Jesus Romero-Menendez
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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COLD WEATHER FOILS FELON-IN-CHIEF, FORCING FAKE FOTUS INDOORS  --
 CARTOON BY LALO ALCARAZ

 

Lalo Alcaraz
January 20, 2025
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I FEEL A COMPLETE BETRAYAL BY YOUR VOTE ON THE LAKEN RILEY ACT.  --
 OPEN FACEBOOK LETTER TO SENATORS OSSOF AND WARNOCK BY THE WRITER
SARA PARETSKY
 

P.S. I just sent this letter to Senators Ossof and Warnock: 
Dear Senator, Although I live in Illinois, you come to me for money
when you are fundraising, which I gladly give. Now, I feel a complete
betrayal by your vote on the Laken Riley Act. Allowing law enforcement
to detain and deport people without a hearing, let alone a warrant,
and not including any provision for children, is shocking and
inhumane.  During #45's regime, I watched a man pulled from his car
with his 2-year-old daughter screaming in the backseat, and put on a
plane to Bangladesh, with no concern for the child's welfare. I do not
want this scene enacted anywhere on our soil ever again - but your
vote will make this possible. Please rethink your vote and try to
bring this heinous bill back for reversal.

Sincerely

Sara N Paretsky [[link removed]]

The 12 democrats who voted for this bill, including Elissa Slotkin,
for whom I wrote op-eds (will write her next):

Catherine Cortez Masto—Nevada
John Fetterman—Pennsylvania (co-sponsor)
Ruben Gallego—Arizona (co-sponsor)
Maggie Hassan—New Hampshire
Mark Kelly—Arizona
Jon Ossoff—Georgia
Gary Peters—Michigan
Jacky Rosen—Nevada
Jeanne Shaheen—New Hampshire
Elissa Slotkin—Michigan
Mark Warner—Virginia
Raphael Warnock—Georgia

 

ADL FIELD GUIDE: ANTI-SEMITISM / NOT ANTI-SEMITISM  --  CARTOON AND
COMMENTARY BY CARLOS LATUFF

 

Elon Musk did a Hitler-adjacent salute at a Trump rally, and the ADL
rushed to defend him, calling it “an awkward moment of
enthusiasm.”

This is the same ADL whose CEO called tweeting “Free Palestine” at
him antisemitic in 2023.

@mondoweiss [[link removed]]

Carlos Latuff
January 21, 2025
Mondoweiss [[link removed]]

 

RE: IMMIGRATION RAIDS TARGETING BAKERSFIELD FARM WORKERS ARE A
FRIGHTENING PREVIEW OF TRUMP’S ‘BLOODY’ MASS DEPORTATION AGENDA

(posting on xxxxxx Labor
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American citizens being swept up in Immigration Enforcement Raids in
the Californian agricultural valley.
If you believe food prices are high today wait until there are no
workers to harvest crops ready for picking.

Steve De La Rosa
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: TRUMP, ALLIES SUED OVER DOGE PLANS IN UNION-BACKED LAWSUITS

(posting on xxxxxx Labor
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Public interest groups and unions filed three lawsuits.  Plaintiffs
accuse Trump group of violating transparency law.

Andrea Haggerty
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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MAKE AMERICA GROAN AGAIN  -- UPDATE OF BILL MAULDIN CARTOON

 

 

RE: LOS ANGELES BURNED, NOW THEY’RE COMING FOR KAREN BASS
 

The first woman and second-ever Black person to serve as mayor of Los
Angeles is under attack by conservative trolls like Elon Musk and
Donald Trump. 

Even if Bass personally stood in the middle of Sunset Boulevard in the
Palisades with a massive fire hose it wouldn’t have made a
difference.

James H. Williams
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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The Democratic Party is not up to the battle that needs to be waged in
the fight for truth and justice. Bass has a distinguished record as a
dedicated, progressive public servant in California, as well as DC.
This situation looks bad for her and it will be difficult to get to
the other side of it. But why is Musk everywhere all the time pushing
his racist, plutocratic policies and programs? Mayor Bass is not the
only one facing a dilemma—the right is coming for everyone who does
not support their anti-democratic agenda.

Gwendolyn Keita Robinson
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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Not an easy target for reactionaries...

Tom Edminster
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: ALL CHILDHOOD VACCINES WERE TESTED AGAINST PLACEBOS – HERE’S
THE EVIDENCE
 

Yes, ALL childhood vaccines have been tested against placebos, and
most have been tested against inert placebos (when they aren't,
there's a very good reason why). We'll walk through the history, and
explore why trial designs have evolved.

Mary-Alice Strom
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: JOSÉ ‘CHA CHA’ JIMÉNEZ, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND FORMER
CHAIR OF YOUNG LORDS, DEAD AT 76
 

“The Young Lords Organization turned political because we found out
that just giving gifts wasn’t going to help our people; we had to
deal with the system that was messing them over."

“We didn’t start this movement, and we didn’t finish it, but we
definitely contributed to it, and that’s our victory,” Mr.
Jiménez told WBEZ in 2018. “COINTELPRO and organizations like that
want to keep us disunited, so our first mission is to unite our people
and go from there ... Individuals can’t make any change, you have to
do it united.” COINTELPRO was an FBI program that infiltrated and
surveilled political groups thought to be subversive.

Francisco Gonzalez
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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When I arrived in Chicago with my family in 1967, I was 13 and Cha Cha
Jimenez was 18, and already a seasoned leader. My family had been part
of the independence movement in the archipelago but this was my first
encounter with US based, working class Puerto Rican radicalism.

My family had close ongoing contact with both the Young Lords and the
Black Panthers--my father taught Puerto Rican history to the Lords and
we shared a car with another family so we could all lend one to the
Panther breakfast program. Among many other things, these two groups
modeled what a radical adolescence could look like. The founding of
the Rainbow Coalition, led by Cha Cha and Fred Hampton, remains one of
my favorite and most inspiring teaching stories.

I had also known a lot about political repression, but mostly from a
distance. I grew up in rural Puerto Rico, not the urban US, and didn't
witness state violence against our movement up close. The year I was
fifteen, both Manuel Ramos of the Young Lords and Fred Hampton of the
Black Panthers were murdered by police. Once, on a Young Lords march
on the north side, I pointed Cha Cha out to my father, and he said,
"Never point to the leaders," reminding me that Cha Cha was always a
target. I'm sad that Cha Cha is gone from us and proud to have been
part of the movement of young multiracial radicals he was co-creating.

Aurora Levins Morales
[[link removed]], Maricao, Puerto
Rico

One correction: Pedro Albizu Campos was not "a member of the Puerto
Rican Independence Party," but the leader of the Nationalist Party of
Puerto Rico. Two seconds on Google would have clarified this.

 

RE: REMEMBER HOW ROBERTO CLEMENTE LIVED, NOT HOW HE DIED
 

Thinking about the legacy of the humanitarian and star as his island
home sits in darkness from power outages. Clemente’s solidarity with
the less fortunate came from his life experience.

Sancocho Nuyorquino
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: NURSES AND DOCTORS ARE ON STRIKE AT EIGHT OREGON HOSPITALS

(posting on xxxxxx Labor
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5,000 nurses, doctors, midwives, and nurse practitioners walked off
the job January 10 in an open-ended strike at Providence Health and
Services, the dominant hospital chain in the Pacific Northwest.

US Progressive Activists' Update
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Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: AOC: ‘BIGOTED FOLKS’ LOVE TRANS SPORTS BAN
 

Dealing with perverts as a child, which many little girls and then all
older girls end up having to do--it never occurred to me that a bunch
of bigots would align under one banner to expressly devise a scheme so
pathetic as to justify their obsession with what's in other people's
pants. Many years later? Here we are--looking at growing numbers of
people who justify this as though it's their cherished joy.

Bequi Marie
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: AN OPEN LETTER TO CNN REGARDING YOUR FLUORIDE COVERAGE
 

Thank you for pointing this out!

Karen Lee Wald

 

WHAT TO DO IF ICE COMES TO YOUR DOOR

 

 

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS  (ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
RIGHTS)

 

FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK AND HOTLINE

Updated 1-20-2025

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The purpose of the ICIRR Family Support Network (FSN) is to connect
immigrant communities throughout Illinois to a full range of support
in collaboration with member organizations (Información en español
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS when encountering ICE. Download Know Your Rights
fact sheets below (more languages to be added): 

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE ARRESTED OR DETAINED BY
IMMIGRATION  (NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER)
 

Jan 15, 2025
This Know Your Rights resource provides general information on what to
do if you are stopped, arrested, or detained by immigration or other
law enforcement. Originally published in December 2015.

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mmigrants who are stopped, arrested, or detained by Immigration or
other law enforcement have certain rights. But non-citizens without
status must be especially careful when encountering law enforcement in
the United States or at the border. If you encounter law enforcement
at work, on the street, after a traffic stop, or at home, you usually
have the same constitutional rights as U.S. citizens. You may have
fewer rights when interacting with law enforcement agents at the
border or an airport.

_Disclaimer: This Know Your Rights resource provides general
information. It is not legal advice. It is not tailored to your
situation. Talk to an immigration lawyer for legal advice about your
specific situation._

_Portions of this document were adapted with permission from the
National Lawyers Guild’s Know Your Rights! pamphlet._

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THE K CHRONICLES: L.A.  -  CARTOON, COMMENTARY AND RESOURCES BY
KEITH KNIGHT

 

Man, it's hard to see what the devastation out in L.A. And the
"informed" internet takes on all of it isn't helping.

What does help is chucking a few bucks people's way who have lost
everything. A lot of the Black families in Altadena were abandoned by
their home insurance companies, and their GoFundMe fundraisers don't
make the $$$ that others do..So I've included a link to a list that is
really thorough:

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Artists: [link removed]

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new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid
subscriber [[link removed]].  
    

Keith Knight
K Chronicles [[link removed]]
January 17, 2025

    

 

AMERICAN LABOR STUDIES CENTER

 

Please check out and support the American Labor Studies Center whose
mission is to promote the teaching and learning about the American
labor movement in K-12 schools nationwide (www.labor-studies.org
[[link removed]]).

The ALSC also owns and has restored the Kate Mullany House in Troy,
NY. Mullany formed America's first bona fide all-female union. the
Troy Collar Laundry Union, in 1864 (www.katemullanynhs.org
[[link removed]]).

_[PAUL COLE is Executive Director of the ALSC, Secretary-Treasurer
Emeritus of the New York State AFL-CIO and former vice president of
the AFT and former board member of the NEA and New York State United
Teachers.]_

 

HONOR DR. KING WITH POLITICAL ACTION! - POSTER OF THE WEEK  (CENTER
FOR THE STUDY OF POLITICAL GRAPHICS)

 

Honor Dr. King with Political Action!

Black Workers for Justice

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North Carolina, USA

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Poster Text:

Honor Dr. King with Political Action!

Unionize the South

Black Political Power

Build a Black Workers Political Platform

End Government Repression

Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday celebrating
the life and legacy of its namesake. Today is also the inauguration of
Donald Trump’s second term of presidency.

Rather than addressing any one of Trump’s hateful speeches and
threats, CSPG’s Poster of the Week would instead like to amplify
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s powerfully radical rhetoric of love, justice
and unity:

“Power, properly understood, is the ability to achieve purpose. It
is the strength required to bring about social, political, or economic
changes. In this sense power is not only desirable but necessary in
order to implement the demands of love and justice. One of the
greatest problems of history is that the concepts of love and power
are usually contrasted as polar opposites. Love is identified with a
resignation of power and power with a denial of love. What is needed
is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive and
love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is
love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love
correcting everything that stands against love.”

 -Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or
Community, 1967

Sources:

* About Black Workers for Justice [[link removed]]

* The 15 Year Battle for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | National
Museum of African American History & Culture
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* The words of Martin Luther King we won’t see on social media
this year | Our Man in Chicago
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RHYTHMS OF RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE | A BUSBOYS AND POETS BOOKS
PRESENTATION  --  WASHINGTON, DC  --  FEBRUARY 2

 

FEB 2, 2025 5:00 PM

14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009

Register here - Free
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JOIN US TO LEARN ABOUT THE BLACK MEN AND WOMEN WHO COMBATED RACIAL
PREJUDICE IN WASHINGTON, DC, WITH SPORTS AND MUSIC

In the Nation's Capital, music and sports have played a central role
in the lives of African Americans, often serving as a barometer of
social conflict and social progress—for sports clubs and ball games,
jam sessions and concerts, offered entertainment, enlightenment, and
encouragement. At times, they have also offered a means of escape from
the harsh realities of everyday life.

Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience tells the story of these
musicians and athletes who have used their skills and their
determination to achieve success in the face of discrimination.
Jackson begins with pioneers such as James Reese Europe, who formed
the first musicians' union and fought as a member of the Harlem
Hellfighters in World War I, and ends with giants of the twentieth
century, such as Duke Ellington and Georgetown University basketball
coaching legend John Thompson Jr.

Readers interested in the history of Washington, DC, the civil rights
movement, racial justice, music, and sports will draw important
lessons from these stories of the Black men and women who found in
sports and music spaces to combat racial prejudice and bring people in
the District of Columbia together.

Maurice Jackson is joining us on the Busboys stage to dive deeper into
the stories of these Black icons and discuss the importance of
celebrating their lives and legacies. Copies of the book will be
available for purchase during and after the event, and Jackson will be
signing following the program.

This event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 5:00 pm, and
will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of RHYTHMS OF RESISTANCE
AND RESILIANCE will be available for purchase before and after the
event. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS IN PERSON AND WILL NOT BE
LIVESTREAMED.

WE ASK THAT GUESTS RSVP IN ORDER TO RECEIVE DIRECT UPDATES ABOUT THE
EVENT FROM BUSBOYS AND POETS BOOKS
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MAURICE JACKSON teaches Atlantic world and African American history
at Georgetown University. He is author of Let This Voice Be Heard, and
coeditor of African Americans and the Haitian Revolution and DC Jazz
(Georgetown University Press, 2018). He was the inaugural chair of the
Washington, DC, Commission on African American Affairs, appointed by
the mayor.

 

TRUMP’S SECOND TERM: NATO, WAR, AND THE ECONOMY  --  VIRTUAL
WEBINAR  --  FEBRUARY 18  (CAMPAIGN FOR PEACE DISARMAMENT AND
COMMON SECURITY)

 

Webinar: Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
10:00 AM PST, 1:00 PM EST, 6:00PM GMT

CLICK TO REGISTER
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Donald Trump has returned to the presidency demanding that NATO
nations increase their military spending to 3%, possibly 5% of GDP,
and threating massive tariffs. His commitments to NATO remain
uncertain, as does his administration’s approach to the Ukraine War
and possible ceasefire-related diplomacy. His “America First”
agenda includes a $100 billion increase in the Pentagon’s already
gargantuan budget.

What are the implications for Euro-American relations with Russia, for
NATO or pressures for an independent European military, for the U.S.,
European, and world economies? How should the U.S. and European peace
movements respond?

SPEAKERS:

* NIAMH NI BHRIAIN coordinates TNI's War and Pacification program,
which focuses on the permanent state of war and pacification of
resistance. She holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from
the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of
Ireland Galway (NUIG).
 
* REINER BRAUN served as General Secretary of the International
Peace Bureau. He has decades of experience in the German and European
peace movements, was deeply involved the Max Plank Institute’s
planning for the Einstein Year, and he has been a leading figure in
promotion of Common Security diplomacy.
 
* MICHAEL KLARE is a visiting fellow of the Arms Control
Association, secretary of its board of directors, emeritus professor
of the Five Colleges Peace and World Security Studies program at
Hampshire College, and a regular contributor for The Nation Magazine.

The Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security (“CPDCS”)
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disarmament within a framework of common security
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nations. Our priorities include working for nuclear weapons abolition
and common security diplomacy among all nations, especially the great
powers, to prevent wars, end global warming, and address other global
challenges.

Founded in 2017, CPDCS serves as a bridge between peace and nuclear
disarmament movements in the U.S., Asia, and Europe and employs an
organizing strategy that centers on the experiences and leadership of
the preeminent voices in the global peace movements. To this end,
CPDCS produces resources, organizes conferences and forums, and
provides speakers on these and the related subjects of
nonproliferation, climate change, and global racism.

Campaign for Peace Disarmament and Common Security
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1991 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02140

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