tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81977774157001900022024-03-13T12:51:17.643-07:00NJ Anti War Agenda #NJAntiWarAgendaNJ Anti War AgendaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-18321170689798028632020-12-05T12:26:00.010-08:002020-12-05T18:27:50.726-08:00FightBackBetter DOT COM - Toward Systemic Transition<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihUR1yx_dcjgs7E-g0pRu8XRHciCCb9gKXcSngN08oGMd4Ze2vzV9gBYT6pylXeq_qLiEdCP7-h1m8q1AqspQKzmL68Trc8cDHtkzESEozpMNjh9xWt7QiaFgy54P59tcu3TaaWSAQPY/s1176/fbb.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="1176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihUR1yx_dcjgs7E-g0pRu8XRHciCCb9gKXcSngN08oGMd4Ze2vzV9gBYT6pylXeq_qLiEdCP7-h1m8q1AqspQKzmL68Trc8cDHtkzESEozpMNjh9xWt7QiaFgy54P59tcu3TaaWSAQPY/s320/fbb.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b><br />To suggest article links / organizational links or <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iw0LbjkOxgU0KmW36Fk8s0O6erGkPyGTF52vUJJji6M/edit?usp=sharing " target="_blank">submit narrative statements </a> to FightBackBetter dot com, just drop them into this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEgNsOkJGkUtc_ezb7rT0GKfifv8yzpvsJRhw75xkWTv7AjA/viewform?usp=pp_url&entry.1130442061=Article+links:%0A%0AOrganization+links:%0A%0AI+believe+the+following+issues+should+be+covered+or+have+the+following+suggestions+for+content:%0A%0AI+am+interested+in+developing+content+around+the+following+topic:">free form entry box</a>.</b><br /><br />We are rolling out a website called FightBackBetter Dot Com that will respond to the Biden transition site BuildBackBetter dot com.<br /><br />The site will promote narratives and supportive articles and organizational links - as well as other organizing tools - and build a data structure to hopefully motivate data driven intelligence to enhance and expedite organizing efforts particularly to assist outreach for proposals and organizing projects to the appropriate interested and engaged organizations and individual activists.<br /><br />The following describes in more detail the purpose and following that are links to the documents where work is being done in preparation to load the site:<br /><br /><b>STATEMENT OF PURPOSE FOR FIGHTBACKBETTER DOT COM SITE </b><br /><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-ec2044fe-7fff-66a8-0113-047d00d9fe38"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trump’s transition from power is welcome by most . . .and we are not through with him - the demand for justice and accountability will be supported by this site.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But as far as what we are transitioning to - - this during this time of crisis FighBackBetter DOT Com intends to leverage the power of organizing resistance structures toward SYSTEMIC transition. Biden is the “new boss” and in many ways, he is “same as the old boss” - especially when it comes to servicing the demands of multinational corporate power and a tiny gang of billionaire cutthroats who continue with their project of gaining ownership and control of the overwhelming majority of the world’s wealth and resources. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Those powerful forces have the same demands on both of the servant parties for military support toward their international ambitions to steal land and resources and control development toward their profit making goals and to impose more severe austerity and dismantling of infrastructure domestically within the USA and assure that basic human needs like health care, affordable nutrition, clean water and air, education, recreation and other basic needs are not supported by government. The survival of the majority of the people in this nation and indeed the rest of the world depends upon a transition to a system that serves the needs of the people - and no longer serves the demands of capital.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This site intends to document and help organize information about the incoming Biden administration in a useful way to support the development of fightback efforts around the full myriad of issues - including challenges to the systems that continue endless war, austerity and exploitation regardless of who is in command at the White House. FightBackBetter DOT com will also provide links and details about how to engage with organizations and individuals dedicated toward a truly systemic transition.. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FightBackBetter DOT com deploys a wiki approach for collaborative development of issues, organizational structures, the gathering of supportive links and other development of these resources.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FightBackBetter DOT com will build organizational data structures that will provide the information we all need to better collaborate and coalesce and bring new people into our fightback efforts. Users will be able to find organizations to engage by issue, geographical location and other criteria.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FigthBackBetter DOT com will facilitate collaborative proposal methodology to bring forces together to consider questions as to how to collectively channel resources and effort toward more effective and results oriented organizing.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FigthBackBetter DOT com will invite membership of those who are collectively building the data structures to drive this process - and the data from the individual membership tables will be further integrated into the organizational data structures.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The most important aspect of this site is that it will use a collective collaborative approach across multiple issues and across organizational lines - with the potential to provide data supporting all aspects of struggle.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You are in at the ground floor - looking foward to our collabs!
WORK DOCUMENTS FOR FIGHT BACK BETTER DOT COM WEBSITE</span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Documents Index for FightBackBetter</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Initial proposal / overview</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/13TyIzx1aYOU6x8ml0RWGevao50e7y_JUysLf4tGtFnw/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/13TyIzx1aYOU6x8ml0RWGevao50e7y_JUysLf4tGtFnw/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Narratives Guideline</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iw0LbjkOxgU0KmW36Fk8s0O6erGkPyGTF52vUJJji6M/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iw0LbjkOxgU0KmW36Fk8s0O6erGkPyGTF52vUJJji6M/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Transition Document - SoP for Website</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VzgP1tysjaZTi94kN5onDgoFeOsOGWshfLQ0HkvcZiM/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VzgP1tysjaZTi94kN5onDgoFeOsOGWshfLQ0HkvcZiM/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Issues List</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1paxPnwirAHCBy_dERp4UUeSYxv5fXAO9Ej6FKOLk34I/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1paxPnwirAHCBy_dERp4UUeSYxv5fXAO9Ej6FKOLk34I/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Narratives Drafts</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">War / Militarism - Draft</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tvuj5awdBu4-gvvAMuBG7cbEk6cDlzL3meqT4melGgs/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tvuj5awdBu4-gvvAMuBG7cbEk6cDlzL3meqT4melGgs/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Hold Trump Accountable - Draft</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NnbpUudcb1sYxiiCCu3O8MPS2hlX40zP99x3IYTeY-Q/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NnbpUudcb1sYxiiCCu3O8MPS2hlX40zP99x3IYTeY-Q/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Shut ICE Camps - Draft</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DroY-C2r8QCn7ADIOUP6d6ladCiQC_PneJ2KmZ7TqWM/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DroY-C2r8QCn7ADIOUP6d6ladCiQC_PneJ2KmZ7TqWM/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Venezuela - Draft</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i3Ew5Ee7Q9hMie2iDuwQP0j6YqLd3BLzO2W_RZ5E2QI/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i3Ew5Ee7Q9hMie2iDuwQP0j6YqLd3BLzO2W_RZ5E2QI/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Yemen - Draft</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UDbsG0JOWq9MQwzjW-JX8tLVf9hIrsFZN43f2-0gwFQ/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UDbsG0JOWq9MQwzjW-JX8tLVf9hIrsFZN43f2-0gwFQ/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Climate - Draft</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12dPmL7QRnWb_z7Nqq_OQaoud9kz5XKT-iEcO9S8lOlk/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/12dPmL7QRnWb_z7Nqq_OQaoud9kz5XKT-iEcO9S8lOlk/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-02fad6d3-7fff-c4ad-c52f-318d74035c6e" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Sanctions - Draft</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cmudoIW7skncCFCx--mCLNJJ6GzGKoZ22eoViwxaZlA/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cmudoIW7skncCFCx--mCLNJJ6GzGKoZ22eoViwxaZlA/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Student Debt - Draft</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11H-ly64Ix60FgWI8zZQGcd9ieWuPbWIdd1FtWXZrACI/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/11H-ly64Ix60FgWI8zZQGcd9ieWuPbWIdd1FtWXZrACI/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Palestine - Draft</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LhhN3o2DrI3GMWAdyra0H0KeRbfIyIBG_CNeQ__XXio/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LhhN3o2DrI3GMWAdyra0H0KeRbfIyIBG_CNeQ__XXio/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Flournoy - Draft</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nxg6Qlyvb8Ej2W_DsZeMlGkGyvQk5gvbIjmo1Ecvgrw/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nxg6Qlyvb8Ej2W_DsZeMlGkGyvQk5gvbIjmo1Ecvgrw/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">COVID - Draft</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uki2mKKq_l0Ljbfg67dWzKQpKmJwlPAzLf5gDh-D9ec/edit" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uki2mKKq_l0Ljbfg67dWzKQpKmJwlPAzLf5gDh-D9ec/edit</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">Assange - planning doc only
</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aM7PAIVDRfsX1UQ1Kjh_ENUXQY2nKXzM7RrrYm1hMCs/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aM7PAIVDRfsX1UQ1Kjh_ENUXQY2nKXzM7RrrYm1hMCs/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Police Funding - planning</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o2Y4e7k0HyoMJ3zVQpGri00hItJMLf6cjgQwM_-CY_s/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o2Y4e7k0HyoMJ3zVQpGri00hItJMLf6cjgQwM_-CY_s/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Yellen - Planning</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XqG_Yw4ZJ0rOyjZxlXK41BTK2vThzOMSlZKZv2xxHFU/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XqG_Yw4ZJ0rOyjZxlXK41BTK2vThzOMSlZKZv2xxHFU/edit?usp=sharing </span><br /></a><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Blinken / Transition - Planning</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UwJk_b21vB-p4cwJ2-HUYHeCeAEJ8dkJRNGDQL0fkmQ/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UwJk_b21vB-p4cwJ2-HUYHeCeAEJ8dkJRNGDQL0fkmQ/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Iran - Planning</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MJGAsd_ldEEnYA1vugBCNH11dXdLyrDXN2o7PVTYy04/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MJGAsd_ldEEnYA1vugBCNH11dXdLyrDXN2o7PVTYy04/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Dem War on Socialism - planning</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cKvkv1lnoQIUg6nybY8Q1b2S8EQRMkHhCi2mpHk2M3k/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cKvkv1lnoQIUg6nybY8Q1b2S8EQRMkHhCi2mpHk2M3k/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Honduras - planning</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17DaVuzsTQiaDRKqreuB2ZfuUAR7KRkD3UNygj20QrRE/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/17DaVuzsTQiaDRKqreuB2ZfuUAR7KRkD3UNygj20QrRE/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Puerto Rico - planning</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eGxELFauqZT4GYoHqfgxpXIV7yHw7ezWp0nw_LJtz7s/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eGxELFauqZT4GYoHqfgxpXIV7yHw7ezWp0nw_LJtz7s/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Education - planning</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;"><u><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQllj8S3Xg5E9b1dHuDPTTo0O_jL7XSu0NBmUbN19lk/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQllj8S3Xg5E9b1dHuDPTTo0O_jL7XSu0NBmUbN19lk/edit?usp=sharing </a></u></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>Technical</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Design</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LY1xUFIHeXxh-6ppdoDXkhGDvgduG6GQ1wplyxU7fiA/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LY1xUFIHeXxh-6ppdoDXkhGDvgduG6GQ1wplyxU7fiA/edit?usp=sharing</a> </span><br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Issue Processing</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H1UuUZ31dnOuV9wn4P8gHYzqFDuJpeGuSYNMFPb6C18/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H1UuUZ31dnOuV9wn4P8gHYzqFDuJpeGuSYNMFPb6C18/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Planning</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a1_Tn51QNzqnlPgkAbSkHeoGLiCcqHA72H0NiBXZjtI/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a1_Tn51QNzqnlPgkAbSkHeoGLiCcqHA72H0NiBXZjtI/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Data sample</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KaYbxbTQzvG7VHqMAkntHtXGooDKr9Ch/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KaYbxbTQzvG7VHqMAkntHtXGooDKr9Ch/view?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Organizations</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Sample Philadelphia Structures</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lbqyByHGytsmqofgz25-BIghUKv1bwMF9bY558dne1o/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lbqyByHGytsmqofgz25-BIghUKv1bwMF9bY558dne1o/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Forms</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Organizational Entry</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UwJk_b21vB-p4cwJ2-HUYHeCeAEJ8dkJRNGDQL0fkmQ/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoPBjJ7IAxPBO0ix5Stau5iMQtU7AgNQrXqnCJvIbcWEv_xA/viewform?usp=pp_url">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoPBjJ7IAxPBO0ix5Stau5iMQtU7AgNQrXqnCJvIbcWEv_xA/viewform?usp=pp_url</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; 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</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-74400470704638029752020-10-13T20:09:00.009-07:002020-10-16T18:47:43.377-07:00NJ’s Response to Election: Join the DC Nov 7 Antiwar Demand of Black is Back in DC<p> <span style="font-family: times; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the heels of the farce of the US 2020 presidential election - regardless of which war mongering party takes pre-eminent control over the US imperialist war machine - NJ has begun making plans to join our comrades of Black is Back Coalition, Black Alliance for Peace and dozens of other organizations in Washington DC.</span></p><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://blackisbackcoalition.org/call-to-black-peoples-march-on-white-house-black-power-matters-down-with-colonialism-black-community-control-of-the-police/?fbclid=IwAR38HMRvJF6T__azcPPVIdY98LV0v-Jvr13BRruoHsCqsXkU8MXpjeskmB8">Black is Back Nov. 7 Protest Information</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><div><br /></div></span><div><span><span><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">For the 12th consecutive year, the Black Is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations will march on the White House, November 7, this time under the themes “Black Power Matters,” “Down with Colonialism” and “Black Community Control of the Police.” Coalition chairman </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Omali Yeshitela</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> said community control of police is “the political demand that speaks directly to the issues” that have propelled unprecedented levels of protest in the United States, this year.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">According to a NJ coordinator of the Black is Back Coalition Lisa Davis, "</span></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: 11pt;">I say that we must fight COVID-19 AND colonialism - on both fronts. Black people especially don't have a choice! Black people got no reprieve from police brutality during the lock down! And the wars are ongoing. They didn't stop. So we have to be intentional about building up our immune system, taking vitamin C, D, and Zinc. And we have to mask up and fight. DC gives us the chance to do that."</span></p></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXdiOngNJ1VVuBz5QuDwcRcviGzWAAf6mBs1ABnEfaArzMyR4oGsxKcUHEOF4Ri-Tjb5Zvkb2Xqq7i747XkeGoM2nkgj8ufMBV0Lhw6boqJmVVMHMwFUuzob9X5Mb0EP2tuWTc0MOTiw/s960/aa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXdiOngNJ1VVuBz5QuDwcRcviGzWAAf6mBs1ABnEfaArzMyR4oGsxKcUHEOF4Ri-Tjb5Zvkb2Xqq7i747XkeGoM2nkgj8ufMBV0Lhw6boqJmVVMHMwFUuzob9X5Mb0EP2tuWTc0MOTiw/s320/aa.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><span><span><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Bob Witanek editor of #NJAntiWarAgenda paper stated: "On November 7, the election decision will be unsettled and the US will be in great uncertainty after a severely flawed vote. It is important to take up our positions in the streets to show that we are prepared to fight for an end to US wars, sanctions, military occupation, intimidation and threats - as much as the war it has declared on its own people through the COVID rip, massive street repression and lack of infrastructure, health care, housing, food, water, clean air to serve the people. The importance and timing of this event as multiple crises cascade are clear and evident."
NJ will be organizing car pooling and encouraging travel via AMTRAK for those who can afford to attempt to add significantly to the numbers of participants.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">We are seeking drivers with vehicles willing to accept 1 - 2 additional passengers (or to go solo if they prefer) - with costs for tolls, gas and parking to be shared - as well as passengers who can participate.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">We are intending to take every precaution for attenders to avoid COVID-19 exposure - recommending traveling with open vehicle circulation, required masks and other precautions. We will be doing temperature checks before departure - and will ask anyone with a temperature or showing other symptoms prior to departure to opt out of participation.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Cars / vans will leave Newark, Lincoln Park on Broad Street, 7 am and return around 10pm on November 7. AMTRAK travelers we recommend you depart Newark (time) or earlier and please be advised that you must make your reservations as early as possible as the rate (currently about $80 round trip ) will increase as the date approaches</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">If you are interested in participation - as a driver, passenger or making your own arrangements on Amtrak - we urge you to immediately contact 908-881-5275. (Lisa we can use my # if you don’t want to use your number but if you want to use your number - that is fine too.)</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">The following is the Black is Back statement announcing this year’s event:</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span><h4 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">CALL TO BLACK PEOPLE’S MARCH ON WHITE HOUSE!!! BLACK POWER MATTERS: DOWN WITH COLONIALISM! BLACK COMMUNITY CONTROL OF THE POLICE!</span></h4><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWWscpBDpThOxAwLzf6JxshHBeiuMYA4tYKU_n5YKtgCH31gXF2bSF2DLQYeacmM-q5iHwHJ8rn6PxPvjhqdrKm4GMk3fStSi9dL3IAQhkQde0IUvo0mb7WWcEwIr4PSyCyEJT52bjk0/s300/Omali.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWWscpBDpThOxAwLzf6JxshHBeiuMYA4tYKU_n5YKtgCH31gXF2bSF2DLQYeacmM-q5iHwHJ8rn6PxPvjhqdrKm4GMk3fStSi9dL3IAQhkQde0IUvo0mb7WWcEwIr4PSyCyEJT52bjk0/s0/Omali.png" /></a></div><div>The Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations (BiBC) is calling on colonized and unrepresented people of the U.S. to join us November 7-8 for the Black Power Matters march on the white house opposing the reactionary U.S. agenda being imposed on Africans and others within the U.S. and around the world.</div><br />Millions of people within the U.S. have been pushed out of legitimate political life by the rulers of this country. The two ruling parties have both put on their ritual shows called conventions, formally nominating their respective representatives for U.S. president and unveiling their two tame programs that represent the interests of one single white colonial-capitalist ruling class.<br /><br />More and more people have come to the conclusion that neither the Republican nor the Democratic Party represents the will of the people. However, most people feel that there is no other option than to vote for one or the other.<br /><br />Many people, especially Africans, are being mobilized to vote because they are afraid of Donald J. Trump, the sitting Republican Party representative of the ruling class. <br /><br />No matter what is exposed about the corruption and reactionary politics of Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden, many can see no alternative to “holding their nose” and voting for him in opposition to Trump’s reelection. This is despite Biden’s defining role in increasing the prison population in the U.S. by 500 percent which, with the help of the Clintons and others, contributes to the mass incarceration of African people to the point that one in eight prisoners in the world is an African in the U.S.<br /><br />The fact that Biden played a major role in unleashing the current version of police terror reigning supreme in our communities with his infamous “Crime Bill” is outweighed by fear of a re-elected Republican Trump regime. The fact that Biden’s chosen running mate, Kamala Harris has won the hearts of U.S. rulers as their enthusiastic top prosecutor in California, ruthlessly filling prison cells with Africans and other oppressed and working people is minimized by an assumption that voters are being forced to elect the “lesser of two evils.”<br /><br />Our Call to march on the White House on November 7th is designed to give coherence to the great discord that has been experienced in the U.S. over the recent years, months, and weeks. Millions of you who have never participated in protest in the past have come out to the streets in protest and outright rebellion because the nature of the colonial-capitalist system is being exposed in bold relief daily.<br /><br />Outright police murder of African people can no longer be ignored and tolerated by many. The colonialist-capitalist system is becoming increasingly terrifying in the middle of a pandemic where healthcare, like automobiles and refrigerators are commodities only available to the rich and where the colonized bear the brunt of the crisis. <br /><br />The capitalist economy, based on profit and private ownership of the means of production, cannot provide security for the people. Joblessness with unproductive and underpaid employment is the order of the day and no empty promise of $15.00 per hour over a number of years can ever begin to address the crisis for the oppressed. Meanwhile trillions of public dollars are being shoveled into the coffers of Wall Street and the U.S. ruling class.<br /><br />U.S. cities are being transformed by entire communities of homeless refugees living demoralizing lives of despair beneath highway underpasses where if they are lucky the city might pass out tents to qualifying wretches as if to ameliorate the results of ruthless gentrification that is too common in African and other colonized communities. An estimated 40 million people in the U.S. are facing eviction before the end of this year and thousands of cars line up daily across the country to receive meager supplies from food giveaways. <br /><br />At the same time, the U.S. government of both parties is waging wars around the world in a desperate attempt to maintain its role as despotic hegemon. <br /><br />U.S. special operations forces are initiating coups and engaging in other bloody, mostly secret counterinsurgent activities throughout the Continent of Africa. They assault Africa confidently based on the assumption of no opposing constituency within the U.S. and because the two ruling parties represent a single white ruling class that is united in preserving the system and U.S. world domination.<br /><br />The Democratic Party has not voiced a single word of opposition to the starvation sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe and Venezuela or the low intensity warfare against the government of Iran currently occurring under the Trump Republican regime.<br /><br />Both ruling parties attempt to divert the people’s criticism of the domestic colonial military forces commonly referred to as police. Trump and Biden oppose even minor, cosmetic changes such as the symbolic call to “defund the police.” They both liquidate the role of the police as an arm of the state with the proclamation that the majority of the police are honest, good people.<br /><br />Both Trump and Biden refuse to call for Black Community Control of Police as the logical interim movement to minimize police violence against black people while negating the colonial domination of our people. Neither of them acknowledges the existence of the political prisoners, many of whom have been locked up for generations for fighting against the unjust colonial system that is finally coming into public view for many.<br /><br />Despite the thousands of protests that have come to characterize this period, it is clear that the voices of the most dynamic sector of the population in the U.S. was not at the Republican or Democratic Party conventions and will never reach the agenda of either party. <br /><br />Despite all the efforts being made to criminalize the ongoing independent mass expression of opposition to the current Trump regime and the existing system, the struggle continues, as it must.<br /><br />This Call by the Black is Back Coalition is a call to bring a coherent message of dissent. It is a Call to give collective leadership to the spontaneity that has characterized much of our opposition up to now.<br /><br />The Black is Back Coalition has a <a href="http://blackisbackcoalition.org/19-point-agenda/">National Black Political Agenda for Self-determination</a> that pre-dates the 2016 election of Donald J. Trump and the fantastic protest and uprisings of today.<br /><br />The National Black Political Agenda that was forged during months of a democratic process with conventions in 11 states and the District of Columbia that culminated in a National Convention for Self-determination in Washington, DC during the Democratic Party Obama regime.<br /><br />This is a Call by the Coalition for a massive turnout in November for the Black Power Matters March that also directs us to fight against colonialism and for Black Community Control of the Police.<br /><br />This is a Call that puts the people in charge, as it should be, regardless of which ruling class party or representative is in office. Regardless of whether you feel compelled by necessity to vote for Biden and Harris or to refrain from voting at all in the presidential election, this is a Call to you to help shape our own independent agenda.<br /><br />This is a Call to cast your vote on November 7-8 with your presence at the Black is Back Coalition mobilization. Because Black Power Matters! Down With Colonialism! Black Community Control of the Police!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-91803473001186608132020-01-03T14:59:00.000-08:002020-01-03T17:52:30.877-08:00NO US WORLD WAR III - NO WAR ON IRAN! CONDEMN KILLING OF IRANIAN LEADER<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSHvvyzD32FNPtLrEI-7BE5KU6mGkhVSJMhVXHHa0RtsoHWhT-czYRX0Ano9o7YqyXVazqpiu6DDMkT-haZxWGpqk0GYeo2ik77DRjON4zPVtqrke5VtQvAkbZGlfpQ95wU2yOzbmzX8/s1600/Iran1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="779" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSHvvyzD32FNPtLrEI-7BE5KU6mGkhVSJMhVXHHa0RtsoHWhT-czYRX0Ano9o7YqyXVazqpiu6DDMkT-haZxWGpqk0GYeo2ik77DRjON4zPVtqrke5VtQvAkbZGlfpQ95wU2yOzbmzX8/s320/Iran1.JPG" width="320" /></a>Just trying to consolidate the several announcements of NJ area protests against the US murder of Iranian leader Qassem Soleimani . . . if you have information - text 908-881-5275 with the links or details.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">On Saturday, January 4 the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK and others are calling on people from around the United States to organize local demonstrations to demand: NO MORE U.S. TROOPS TO IRAQ OR THE MIDDLE EAST! U.S. OUT OF IRAQ NOW! and NO WAR/NO SANCTIONS ON IRAN!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In response to the massive protests in Iraq following the latest U.S. aerial assault that killed scores of Iraqis, Donald Trump has ordered 750 more U.S. troops to the Middle East and potentially 3,000 more. This is in addition to the 5,200 U.S. troops already stationed in Iraq. Every U.S. president over the last 28 years has ordered the bombing of Iraq. The decision by Donald Trump and the Pentagon to launch new air assaults against Iraqis in the past week ignited nationwide resistance by Iraqis who want to reclaim their full sovereignty and do not want Iraq to be used in a U.S. war on Iran.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">More than a million Iraqis have died during the past 28 years as a consequence of U.S. occupation, bombings and sanctions. Tens of thousands of U.S. troops have either been killed or suffered life-changing wounds. The U.S. government has spent more than $3 trillion dollars in the on-going occupation and bombing of this oil-rich country. Instead of taking the United States out of this endless war, Trump is building up U.S. forces in the region and threatening a war with Iran.</span><br />
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A United States war with Iran would be an unmitigated disaster, morally and religiously indefensible. The assassination of Iran’s General Soleimani on Iraqi soil and the mobilization of thousands more US troops to the Middle East can only be viewed as an attempt to start yet another war for oil in the Middle East. At a time when the climate crisis is so dire that an entire continent is literally on fire we cannot permit this to be done in our name. Join us as we say No More Blood for Oil - No War with Iran!
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<b>Saturday Jan 4 </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join us in Somerville this Saturday to protest against the act of aggression that could lead us to war! Say No War in Iran at 12pm in front of the Marine Recruitment Center (41 W Main St, Somerville, NJ 08876.) People will be rallying across the country to oppose barbaric war that serves imperialism and capitalism at the expense of innocent lives.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: adelle, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">On Saturday, January 4 the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK, </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #262626; font-family: adelle, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Muslim Peace Fellowship, </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #262626; font-family: adelle, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Veterans for Peace, United AntiWar Coalition (UNAC), United for Peace & Justice (UFPJ), Feminist Foreign Policy, World Beyond War, Popular Resistance and Voices for Creative Nonviolence</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: adelle, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> are calling on people from around the United States to organize local demonstrations to demand: </span><strong style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #262626; font-family: adelle, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">NO MORE U.S. TROOPS TO IRAQ OR THE MIDDLE EAST! U.S. OUT OF IRAQ NOW! and NO WAR/NO SANCTIONS ON IRAN!</strong><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-17573582360564277282019-11-25T19:23:00.000-08:002019-11-26T17:51:44.023-08:00Victory for NJ Free Speech - Targum Says (paraphrasing) #NoNJS4001<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The editors of NJ Daily Targum struck a major blow to efforts led
by NJ Senator Sweeney to usher in a wave of repression against students and
faculty at public universities and public schools. Sweeney has sponsored a proposed bill that would target anti-war and pro
Palestinian activism - anyone that criticizes Israel - for sanction and possibly
even criminal charges. The Rutgers Daily Targum - in its long held tradition of
being a bastion of advocacy for free speech has</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.dailytargum.com/article/2019/11/free-speech-cannot-be-infringed-upon" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> stated</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> today,
November 25, clearly and unequivocally - opposition to the bill even
calling upon students to actively engage in work to stop it!</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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years I had tussled with Targum reporters and editors - as a political activist
at Rutgers in the 70’s and 80s. I might have thought that they made me
personally and activists in general look silly upon occasion. (I was doing street theatre in a
horse costume on College Avenue once - long story.) In their minds maybe we
were looking foolish - and you never know - we all stumble here and there. But
The Daily Targum as long as is I can remember has always been a bastion for free
speech - and today they once again ring that bell!<br />
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This is a clarion call for all the state newspapers (many have already
denounced this attack on free speech) to reiterate their opposition and
especially all of the campus newspapers across the state of New Jersey need to
read today’s Targum editorial - and come out
swinging with your own defense to inform the students on ALL OF THE CAMPUSES of
NJ about these dangers! That is a most important impact that the Targum
editorial can have.<br />
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But we all need to take the link to the editorial and <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1199121592514727936" target="_blank">tweet </a>it to Assembly and Senato</span>rs as
well as to news outlets - especially campus - throughout NJ, the US and world!<span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /><b>As the <a href="https://www.dailytargum.com/article/2019/11/free-speech-cannot-be-infringed-upon" target="_blank">Targum </a>states:</b><br />
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“</span><span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">First,
nationalities and ethnicities are completely separate matters — something this
bill seems to feign ignorance of. Regardless of your personal opinions on
Israel, criticizing a government's policies is not the same as criticizing a
race, religion nor ethnicity. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Through
this bill, legislators have effectively made collectivized verbal critiques
against Israel's government a hate crime, which is damaging by any metric. No
institution, whether it be a government, an activist group, a religion or a
philosophy, has the right to be above criticism. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The bill’s
vague language makes it especially dangerous. While the intention of the bill
is to squash anti-Semitism at public universities, a </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/07/09/nj-antisemitism-bill-would-bar-certain-criticisms-israel-schools-raising-free-speech-concerns/1673997001/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #c53131; font-size: 11pt;">section of the bill defined</span></a></span><span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> an aspect
of anti-Semitism as “applying a double standard to Israel.” </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">What
exactly a “double standard” means in this case is unclear. Can we not criticize
one side of an issue unless we criticize the other as well? That is not how
critique works — it is completely possible to key in on one issue without
focusing on every single injustice occurring in the world at once.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">With the
loose language used in this bill, it is quite transparent that lawmakers plan
to use it to limit free speech for student media, activist groups and on-campus
talk in general. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Looking at
the bigger picture here, any attempt to legislate speech must be either
critically examined or outright fought. It is acceptable to outlaw genuinely
endangering speech, but this is firmly not one of those cases. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Silencing
criticism is not acceptable. Attempting to shut down activism and protest is a
violation of our fundamental duty outlined in the Bill of Rights.”</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Role of All Marxists Leninist Union in Raising Alarm on NJ S4001 at Rutgers</b><br /><br />The dangers of this bill were
brought to the attention of the Rutgers community at the AMLU meeting at Scott Hall, on September 12, in a panel
discussion hosted by All Marxist Leninist Union that was </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NJRevRad/videos/385382292151907/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">broadcast live on Facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> by </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://njrevolutionradio.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">NJ Revolution Radio</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. The event was coordinated between AMLU and #NJAntiWarAgenda with participation "as individuals" of members of American Muslims for Palesine.<br />
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AMLU also brought it to the attention of the Rutgers campus through an </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.dailytargum.com/article/2019/10/new-jersey-bill-would-silence-dissent-prevent-criticism-of-israeli-policies?fbclid=IwAR2tznUHPZzWb8V8emtt5-YZQjmc9oHyH67w75j2gmgLZffGiwjMGes3UAU" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">op-ed</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> that the
Daily Targum ran on October 29. 2019.<br />
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The AMLU op-ed excerpted below detailed some of the activities among university
and high school students opposing the proposed repressive law.<br />
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“</span><span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
anti-war and anti-imperialist struggle would most certainly be crippled, as
U.S.-Israeli imperialism is undeniably a global force at the center of many destructive
wars and conflicts across the world. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
ability of groups to form coalitions among the anti-imperialist Left would be
strictly limited under the bill in such a way that our liberties of free
assembly would be curtailed. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S4500/4001_I1.HTM" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #c53131; font-size: 11pt;">NJ S4001 Bill</span></a></span><span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">, if passed, would
persecute any group or individual in educational institutions like high schools
and universities who would be “delegitimizing Israel by denying the Jewish
people their right to self-determination and denying Israel the right to
exist.” </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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That . .. . bill, in the end, would prohibit Students for Justice for Palestine
(SJP) and Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) clubs and speakers on campus and
thus restrict their right to speak and protest against Israel’s war crimes. . .
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</span><span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">But
we are not alone in our opposition to this bill. A statement from the
Rutgers campus group Anakbayan Rutgers stated, “We must unwaveringly say that
fighting for the basic rights to life, land, water, and democracy for
Palestinians through boycott or any other means is not a crime, and it is not
anti-semitic. The passage of this unjust bill would fly in the face of both
academic freedom and freedom of dissent, and more primarily the Palestinian
people and their just struggle for liberation.” <br />
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Meanwhile, high school students concerned about their rights to advocate in the
public schools have started a petition which </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://njrevolutionradio.com/send-your-message-to-trenton-as-students-rally-against-nj-s4001-nj-a5755/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #c53131; font-size: 11pt;">stated</span></a></span><span style="color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> in part: “We are opposing NJ
bills S4001 and A5755 introduced by Sen. (Stephen) Sweeney (D-N.J.) and
Assemblywoman (Annette) Quijano *. This proposed law dangerously conflates
criticism of Israel with Antisemitism. It would punish legitimate dissent of
U.S. foreign policy and its support for Israel. We support student rights to
free speech in and out of school, (and to) criticize American foreign
policy.”<br /><br /><b>Protesting US backed Bolivia coup</b></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Members of AMLU were recently instrumental
leading a protest on College Avenue (Rutgers, New Brunswick) to condemn the US supported murderous right
wing coup against the legitimately elected president of Bolivia Evo
Morales. See </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://njnouswarinme.blogspot.com/2019/11/nj-says-no-more-coups-comite-bolivia-nj.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">report</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.
Israel exports its products of violence, counter insurgency expertise, its cyber hack and
surveillance products to fascist regimes all over Latin America so it is
important for the effort to oppose US intervention and war in Latin America to
protect our rights to criticize Israel’s direct role in these deadly policies.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">There is more news today on the attempt to
repress and criminalize solidarity and anti-war voices in NJ. A volunteer
lobbyist, requesting anonymity given the current repressive political climate was in
Trenton talking to Assembly members. The lobbyist stated that most
Assembly members they met are opposed and some who were originally supportive
are now opposed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ironically though, one
assembly member, Gary Schaer, who has a significant Arab constituency as he
represents Passaic, NJ, with a concentration of Arab voters, is a strong
supporter of the repressive bill. It is ironic because his constituency
will be impacted as members in the community support the victims of violence in
the Middle East, including Palestinian victims of Israeli violence. The lobbyist stated that we need to stay strong to defeat this bill and that he was told that a similar bill could be introduced - even if this one is defeated. The lobbyist urges everyone to stick to the fight!</span></div>
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AMLU and the Daily Targum were in harmony on a major point in each of the two
op-eds - the need for student action. As AMLU stated, “</span><span style="background: white; color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We invite you to join the New Jersey Committee to Protect Dissent to
protect the rights of students and faculty to discuss and criticize U.S.
foreign policy and to support the struggles of the Palestinian people.”<br />
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For their part, the Targum editors urge: “Truly any campus group that believes
in free speech as a blood right must recruit support to fight this issue, and
all Rutgers students — those who stand on either or neither side of the
Israeli-Palestinian dispute — must be willing to join in this fight. We all
attend a public school and thus would be heavily impacted by this excuse of a
bill. We must send the message to our legislators that although we are public,
we do not exist to be hammered under the thumb of our lawmakers.”<br /><br />As part of #NJAntWarAgenda - if you are interested in stipended anti imperialist and pro student rights (especially regarding this kind of bill) for campus organizign - text 908-881-5275.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br />Resources: </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #212529; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://njnouswarinme.blogspot.com/2019/09/open-letter-to-all-teachers-and.html" target="_blank">Open letter to faculty unions</a> includes links to Palestine Legal and CAIR opposition to this bill.</span></div>
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Annette Quijano no longer appears as co-sponsor of A5755</span></div>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/SenSweeney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenSweeney</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/daily_targum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@daily_targum</a> Blasts NJS4001 - Sweeney's attack on free speech rights! GO TARGUM! <br />
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Sweeney: WITHDRAW NJ S4001 NOW!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopNJS4001?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopNJS4001</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopNJA5755?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopNJA5755</a><a href="https://t.co/kb2jgpr5ff">https://t.co/kb2jgpr5ff</a></div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1199121592514727936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">NJ is saying “NO MORE COUPS” and
staking out clear opposition to the US backed fascist military coup d'etat
against the nation and people of Bolivia. </span>Back to back protests in 2 NJ cities took place this past week, on Thursday
November 14 on the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers and on Friday November 15
outside the offices of Senator Menendez, who played a direct role in
orchestrating the coup, and Senator Booker, at One Gateway in Newark, NJ.
At the Newark event, the formation of Comite Bolivia NJ (interim name) was
announced and a leaflet with information about the new committee was handed out
to participants.</div>
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The Rutgers protest was attended, all told by about 50 protesters, some staying
briefly and others for the full hour long event. Four large banners from
#NJAntiWarAgenda were hung between trees including a 6-foot banner depicting
Evo Morale, and in Spanish, calling for his restoration and the reversal of the
US backed right wing violent, and according to the protesters, “fascist” and
“CIA-Backed” coup. A popular chant </span><span style="font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">of the Rutgers protesters was “NO MORE COUPS!
RESTORE EVO MORALES!” The event drew attention with many passers-by and some
who disagreed gathering to watch the event - some shouting out their
opposition. The Rutgers event also addressed other issues of concern including
the US backed Israeli bombing of Gaza that has killed several dozen in recent
days. At the end of the rally, about a dozen students marched in the
street up College Avenue behind the Evo Morales banner and chanting support for
the Bolivian people.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The Newark protest was live streamed by revolutionary street video journalist
Lisa Davis.<br />
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The following is a summary of the presentations of the event and the time -
into the video - for each </span><span style="font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">presentation. Video of November 15 Newark Bolivia protest
against the coup:</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/1070513551/videos/10218072744224720/?fref=mentions" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/1070513551/videos/10218072744224720</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br />Green Party candidate for US Senate <b>Madelyn
Hoffman </b>who challenged Golpista (coup maker) Menendez in 2018 spoke out
about the need to challenge imperialist supporting candidates for election and
the horrendous history of imperialism in Latin America. Her presentation is in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/1070513551/videos/10218072600061116/?comment_id=10218096881628140&notif_id=1574083748467839&notif_t=comment_mention" target="_blank">this video.</a></span></div>
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0:00 <b>Natalia</b>, representing Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL)
speaking on recent developments of Latin American struggle.<br />
2:42 <b>Dr. Rey Tapia</b>, Bolivian Scholar with a Bolivian perspective on the
struggle<br />
5:53 <b>Bob Witanek</b> explains Comite Bolivia and describes November 2 event
that occurred in Princeton linking 7 national struggles in Latin American and
the Caribbean. (A video from this event is here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDmnFUUNg3I&" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDmnFUUNg3I&</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> )<br />
8:19 <b>Jay Arena</b> of Resist the Deportation Machine connects anti-war,
anti-imperialist struggle to the struggle to close ICE concentration camps
including the Essex County facility on Doremus Avenue</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">12:49 - <b>Bob Witanek</b> music
break sings “Farabundo Marti” about the struggle of the people of El Salvador</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">17:19 - <b>Jaime Herrera</b> of
Comite Roque Dalton FMLN (El Salvador) condemns Menendez involvement in the
coup and as an opponent of all fo Latin America struggles and talks about the
links between the liberation struggles in Latin America<br />
22:54 <b>Ben Morris</b> a leader of high school student resistance to war and
imperialism talked about the struggles to remove recruiters and police from the
high schools</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">24:00 <b>Lisa Davis</b> representing
Peoples Organization for Progress and Black is Black nailed US imperialism and
called for a “no compromise” position opposing candidates of both parties that
support war and imperialism</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">29:10 <b>John Lisowski</b>
representing American Party of Labor gave some of the current background on the
Bolivia situation</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">31:00 <b>Esteban Guevera</b>
of PSL offering closing remarks<br />
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The back to back rallies indicate a strong NJ organizing effort that is
responding in real time to events as they unfold - we need to consolidate this
effort and build a support committee for Bolivia because this struggle will be
protracted. <br />
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<b>The call for formation of Comite Bolivia NJ reads as follows (Spanish
followed by English):</b><br />
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</span><b><span style="background: #f8f9fa; color: #222222; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif";">Únase a Comite Bolivia NJ <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19K7AT5IX3Y54YHN8MHRWZI47yCXp13jplhzmMGdqBNE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">(Print Flier from Drive)</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1527214000777306/?ref=group_header" target="_blank">Join On Facebook</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: #f8f9fa; color: #222222; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif";">Te invitamos a unirte a nosotros en la
formación de Comite Bolivia NJ (nombre provisional).</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: #f8f9fa; color: #222222; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif";">Estados Unidos está respaldando un golpe
militar de derecha contra la constitución de Bolivia y sus legítimamente
elegidos, y reelegido presidente Evo Morales. El golpe ha sido impuesto con
violencia masiva por los extremistas de derecha y la policía. También existe la
amenaza de violencia militar contra el pueblo boliviano que se opone al golpe
mediante protestas masivas.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: #f8f9fa; color: #222222; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif";">Dada la situación, en NJ estamos creando un
enfoque organizativo en Bolivia para construir solidaridad y apoyo para el
pueblo boliviano para restaurar la democracia y su orden constitucional a
través de la educación y la acción solidaria.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: #f8f9fa; color: #222222; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif";">Este comité es nuevo y todo, incluido el
nombre, se puede definir y redefinir a partir de los aportes de todos los
miembros fundadores y miembros. <b>Si está interesado en formar parte de este
comité, comuníquese al 908-881-5275.</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Please
Join Comite Bolivia NJ</b><br />
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We hereby invite you to join us in formation of Comite Bolivia NJ (interim
name).<br />
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The US is backing a right wing military coup against the constitution of
Bolivia and its rightfully elected - and re-elected president Evo
Morales. The coup has been imposed with massive violence by right wing
extremists and the police. There is also the threat of military violence
against the Bolivian people who are opposing the coup through massive protests.<br />
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Given the situation, in NJ we are creatong a Bolivia organizing focus to build
solidarity and support for the Bolivian people to restore democracy and its
constitutional order through education and solidarity action.<br />
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redefined given input from all founding and joining members. <b> If you
are interested in being part of this committee, please contact 908-881-5275.<br />
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The following is a statement from the Rutgers students that mobilized against
the coup:<br />
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“</b><span style="font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We are
fighting for indigenous rights, the conflict in Bolivia stems from the long
history of colonialism in Latin America. We find it abhorrent that the first
Indigenous president was ousted and replaced by a Christian fascist who views
the traditions of the indigenous people in Bolivia to be “satanic”. People’s
lives are in danger, and in the imperial core, Americans must denounce against
the crimes this government implements in their name. We stand and we shout in
solidarity with all those across Earth that are being held hostage by the
American Empire. We won’t stop fighting, we won’t be silenced. Everytime the US
decides to drone strike a poor country, we will be there to denounce it. We
will be back.”</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">NEXT EVENT:</span><span style="font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #212121; font-family: "" sans-serif "" , "serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;">U.S. Imperialism and Its Impact on
Peace, Justice and the Environment of Latin America - What is Happening
Today and What We Can Do to Change It</span></i></span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #212121; font-family: "" sans-serif "" , "serif"; font-size: 16.0pt;"><br /></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Saturday, November 23rd, 1 - 4pm</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #212121; font-family: "" sans-serif "" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Emanuel Lutheran Church, </span><span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">3 Kirkpatrick Street, </span><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">New Brunswick, New Jersey</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Admission Free / In English and in Spanish</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="background: white; color: #212121; font-family: "" sans-serif "" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Live streaming on: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NJRevRad/">https://www.facebook.com/NJRevRad/</a><br />
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Print fliers from this <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OENPnz-ozyGks5hfT9srbGPsNetqZdwB8y2OsV2H5vA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a><o:p></o:p><br />
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Thank you to Madelyn Hoffman and Colombia Grass Roots for
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Tell Senators Menendez and Booker that you support Comite Bolivia NJ by retweeting:<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorMenendez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorMenendez</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoryBooker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoryBooker</a> <br />Message delivered:<br />Down w/ racist-fascist-violent coup in Bolivia - restore constitutional rule and the Democratically elected Evo <a href="https://t.co/8Jin62LOGB">https://t.co/8Jin62LOGB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ComiteBoliviaNJ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ComiteBoliviaNJ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoMoreCoups?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NoMoreCoups</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RestoreEvo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RestoreEvo</a></div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1196609923863461892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />
Contacts: Jaime Herrera, 973-277-2098 Bob
Witanek, 908-881-5275</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Constituents of various Latin American and Caribbean nations will be coming
together to head up a panel discussion on November 2, 1 - 4 pm at the
Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church to discuss</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> “The Struggles to Uproot Violence, Militarism and Injustice in
Latin American and the Caribbean.”</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><br />
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This panel discussion event will feature perceptions of advocates of the the
struggles of Ecuador, Colombia, Honduras, Haiti, Puerto Rico, El Salvador,
Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil and possibly other nations, Speakers will provide
a brief overview of the struggles of these nations, the peoples demands, the
obstacles, root causes, including the role of the United States and multinational
corporations in the plight of these nations. Latin America and the
Caribbean is experiencing a reinvigoration of the popular movements to
challenge exploitation by foreign nations and businesses/.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">According to organizers, the purpose of the
educational event is to build “mutual support and possibly new
connections and alliances among sectors that have common interests and common
goals.”</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Speakers will include: Lulu Garcia of A
Call to Action on Puerto Rico, Rep of Comite Roque Dalton, FMLN (El Salvador),
Aleandro Jaramillo of COSECHA (on topic of US war on migrant diaspora),
advocates of struggle from Ecuador, Colombia, Haiti, Honduras, Bolivia, Mexico
and potentially others. Co-sponsoring
organizations include #NJAntiWarAgenda, NJ Hands Off Venezuela, Colombia
Solidarity, Comite Roque Dalton FMLN, A
Call to Action on Puerto Rico, NJ Peace Council.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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According to the flier for the event: <br />
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“</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Latin America and the
Caribbean is experiencing a reinvigoration of the popular movements to
challenge exploitation by foreign nations and businesses. This
educational event will build mutual
support and possibly new connections and alliances among sectors that have
common interests and common goals.”</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><br />
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According to Bob Witanek of NJ Anti War Agenda, one of the event’s organizers,
“The United States is pushing Latin American and Caribbean nations toward
allowing the land natural resources of their nations to be developed for the
benefit of multinational corporations and in doing so, trampling the rights of
the Indigenous and ignoring the needs of the extremely impoverished
masses of people. The US is also
promoting militarism and repression leading to violence and resurgence of death
squad enforcement of US designs.
Meanwhile US is pushing Latin nations toward a major war with Venezuela
and other nations that could engulf the entire continent of South America and
the Caribbean.”<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The following are links to the latest fliers and
the Facebook event announcement:<br />
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English: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMcJXDVjP2gxzPxAl3KhD_HKr1HOs9Ea_0KATFn"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMcJXDVjP2gxzPxAl3KhD_HKr1HOs9Ea_0KATFn</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Spanish: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOYBuHvmIVZ1w1IPlfKKSvDXYGLICNboInqj1ol"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOYBuHvmIVZ1w1IPlfKKSvDXYGLICNboInqj1ol</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Facebook event: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/458596665003971/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/events/458596665003971/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Open letter to all Teachers and Administrators
Unions at NJ Public and Private Schools, Including Colleges / Leadership and
Ranks:<br /><br /><b>SEE PRESS RELEASE AND EVENT LINK AFTER LETTER<br />THU SEPT 12 9PM SCOTT HALL 221,<br />COLLEGE AV, RU, NEW B, NJ</b><br />
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The speech and academic freedom rights of all faculty, administrators and
students across the state of NJ are threatened by a companion set of proposed NJ
law that will, among other things, define questioning “Israel’s right to exist”
as an act of “Anti-Semitism” and will go so far as to criminalize a whole set of
opinions that are part of the normal discourse when discussing US foreign
policy. The laws proposed are so wide ranging and so vague as
to cast a legal cloud over any legitimate discussion on US war and peace in NJ
schools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sanctions proposed are
draconian and there is even reference to criminal penalties including fines and
incarceration.<br />
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The proposed law </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">NJ
(<a href="https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S4500/4001_I1.HTM?fbclid=IwAR0j9En15NQPYi28dWO2PxMURcmaiUF6x5Nz0-SWQnjmnMIX4ZXCrcVBWys" target="_blank">S4001/ NJ A5755</a>) </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> has widespread
bipartisan support including the sponsorship of NJ Democrat Senate Kingpin
Sweeney. I invite you to see for yourself what is in this repressive
legislation that could come to the floor this fall: </span></div>
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I also invite you to review the careful legal analysis of Palestine Legal on
this topic:<br />
</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://palestinelegal.org/news/2019/7/15/proposed-new-jersey-law-aims-to-censor-speech-in-support-of-palestinian-rights-warn-civil-rights-groups?fbclid=IwAR35RBCTQOJTna6V4A9Scuhxe1_jqy8aKGScR5U3w58FSzWwdxFxYyL-VbY"><span style="color: #ff9900; font-size: 11.0pt;">https://palestinelegal.org/news/2019/7/15/proposed-new-jersey-law-aims-to-censor-speech-in-support-of-palestinian-rights-warn-civil-rights-groups?fbclid=IwAR35RBCTQOJTna6V4A9Scuhxe1_jqy8aKGScR5U3w58FSzWwdxFxYyL-VbY</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here you can check out the strong leadership
provided by NJ-CAIR on this issue:<br />
</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.votervoice.net/mobile/CAIR/campaigns/67363/respond?fbclid=IwAR1s0wxHt2yJDwan93KvwhghxgizYiAg7aQutGqBO5kMPW2KNNaLBaUvOA0"><span style="color: #ff9900; font-size: 11.0pt;">https://www.votervoice.net/mobile/CAIR/campaigns/67363/respond?fbclid=IwAR1s0wxHt2yJDwan93KvwhghxgizYiAg7aQutGqBO5kMPW2KNNaLBaUvOA0</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The question for faculty, staff, administrators,
members of unions and organizing graduate students, for students, members of
student organizations that address current issues, student unions, etc. - do
you recognize the detrimental impact this proposed law could have on your
profession, on student participation, on the curriculum, on the careers of
faculty with a history of being outspoken on US foreign policy issues, across
the board on the over all atmosphere on college campuses and in public and
private schools?</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Everybody’s job will be at the whim of a
potential smear under this repressive legislation.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We invite all levels of participation from union
members, leadership and those organizing campus and school unions.<br />
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There are many ways to participate:</span><br />
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1. First and foremost - read the proposed bill linked above and the statements
about the bill.<br />
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2. There will be organized events at Rutgers Newark and New Brunswick and
likely other campuses, representation of union officials, or members for
identification purposes, as well as rank and file organizations and organizing
committees are encouraged to issue statements and participate in the panels /
speak out events.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. Take a formal position in your local or
committee and send it to the state and national urging them to join in the
statement, as well as copy to entire NJ Senate, Assembly, Governor and
candidates in 2019 for Trenton Senate and Assembly positions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4. Conduct classroom discussion, organizational
discussion and other educational efforts and join in opposition to US war
escalations - to show that these kinds of laws will not prevent peace
organizing on colleges and in schools.<br />
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Please text 908-881-5275 if interested in engaging in any of the above proposed
actions or if you have other ideas as to how to best stop this.<br />
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In struggle against imperialism and against this NJ repressive law proposal!<br />
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Stop </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">S4001/
NJ A5755!<br />
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Bob Witanek 908-881-5275<br />
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Facebook group: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2796238433736499/"><span style="color: #ff9900; font-size: 11.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/groups/2796238433736499/</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://njnouswarinme.blogspot.com/2019/07/antiwar-organizing-could-soon-be-crime.html" style="color: #1155cc;">http://njnouswarinme.blogspot.com/2019/07/antiwar-organizing-could-soon-be-crime.html</a><br /><br /><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br />TEACH IN TO OPPOSE "REPRESSIVE" NJ PROPOSED NJ S4001<br />THU SEPT 12 9PM SCOTT HALL 221,<br />COLLEGE AV, RU, NEW B, NJ</b><b><br />FACEBOOK LINK: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/488356271724456/?active_tab=about">https://www.facebook.com/events/488356271724456/</a><b><br /><br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<br />CONTACT BOB WITANEK 908-881-5275</b><br /><br />Several student, faculty and community organizations are coming together to "put a stop" to attempts to pass what they are calling "repressive" NJ S4001 that conflates opposition to Israeli policies to anti-Semitism and attempts to impose punitive measures for presenting discussions that cast criticism on Israel and its policies and US relations with Israel.<br /><br />The opponents of the bill, sponsored by NJ Democrat Senate strong man Sweeney, believe passage of the bill will have a chilling impact on the ability to hold "open and honest" consideration of US foreign policy as regards relations to Israel as well as hamper efforts to offer "solidarity to the Palestinian people."<br /><br />One of the organizers, Rutgers Alumnus Bob Witanek recently wrote a letter calling upon teachers unions on campuses and in public schools to work together toward the defeat of the measure.<br /><br />Sherry Wolf of AAUP at Rutgers has stated that an "Academic Freedom Committee" has formed and this group will also take up opposition to the bill.<br /><br />Opponents of this measure will present a short "teach-in" on the topic, Thursday, September 12, at Scott Hall 221 at 9pm.<br /><br />It will feature presentations by Wassim Kanaan of American Muslims for Palestine, NJ Chapter, Mazhar Syad. a Rutgers MA recipient who was engaged in the successful effort oppose Condolezza Rice's receipt of an honorary degree and serve as keynote speaker in 2014 graduation ceremony to protest her role in the US war on Iraq and Bob Witanek who protested CIA at Rutgers in the 1980s and more recently in 2018. Others invited including the organizations Anakbayan, Students for Justice in Palestine, Rutgers AAUP and the Academic Freedom Coalition, among others.<br /><br />Pizza will be available at event.<br /><br />For more information, call or text 908-881-5275</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">NJ
elected officials of both the Democratic and Republican parties in the NJ Senate
and Assembly have introduced bills (<a href="https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S4500/4001_I1.HTM?fbclid=IwAR0j9En15NQPYi28dWO2PxMURcmaiUF6x5Nz0-SWQnjmnMIX4ZXCrcVBWys" target="_blank">NJ S4001</a>/ NJ A5755 ) that would virtually
outlaw and criminalize criticism of the policies of Israel (and US policies
coordinating with Israel) at NJ college campuses and in NJ public schools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the headline RESOURCES below there are many links with ways you can support the
effort to protect our right to dissent in NJ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
pretext for this extremely repressive proposed law is the false premise that
criticism of Israel is “anti-Semitic” – and the proposed law proscribes
sanctions and even potential criminal penalties for such activity. I will
leave the debunking of that false narrative to others more qualified (see the
resources below)– for my part I will focus on:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AFFECT THE PROPOSED LAW WOULD HAVE ON ORGANIZING AGAINST WAR, IMPERIALISM AND
IN FAVOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY IN NJ<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This proposed law is a clear broad side attack on NJ students, teachers, faculty and staff's first amendment rights to free speech. Students have a right to express their opinions, to learn about and support grass roots democracy and actions to introduce legislation. It sends the wrong message to the youngest generation who - if this law passes - will find these rights infringed upon as they try to find their political voices.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11pt;">To
be clear, by proposing to outlaw criticism of Israel, NJ legislators would also
be outlawing criticism of the US policy of SUPPORT for Israel. The US is
a WAR PARTNER of Israel in every corner of the globe.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11pt;"> (e.g. <a href="https://electronicintifada.net/content/israeli-arms-industrys-great-leap-central-america/26881" target="_blank">Central America</a> ) </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11pt;">The US also has ties to Israel domestically
in the </span><a href="https://bdsmovement.net/news/trump-administration-hires-israeli-military-contractors-build-us-mexico-border-wall" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;" target="_blank">wall construction on the US southern border</a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11pt;"> and in</span><a href="https://fpif.org/why-we-should-be-alarmed-that-israeli-forces-and-u-s-police-are-training-together/" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;" target="_blank"> training US police departments</a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11pt;">. All of these
activities link US policy to Israel and this proposed piece of repressive
legislation could also be used to disrupt and forbid advocacy opposing those
Israel related policies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This
proposed law could create a pretext to undermine antiwar organizing on NJ
college campuses and in NJ public schools. US relations with and support
for Israel underpins US Middle East policy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>An effective antiwar movement obviously must challenge the entire war
operation especially regarding US war operations in the Middle East. This
law if enacted could make administrators on colleges and in public schools feel
compelled to challenge students, faculty and staff that attempt to raise
opposition to US war in the MIddle East and elsewhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will also provide an umbrella for pro-war
forces to complain to administrators about anti-war activities using the
proposed law as the basis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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movement that aims to effectively challenge US foreign policy MUST engage the
students and faculty at the high school and college levels. The National
Security State takes pains<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to undermine
the success of such an organizing effort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In 2018, Rutgers University, through its Intelligence Community Center
for Academic Excellence, partnered with police, Homeland Security, other US
government agencies and academics to sponsor a forum entitled <a href="http://njnouswarinme.blogspot.com/2018/03/dia-involvement-in-best-practices-forum.html" target="_blank">“Fighting HateWhile Preserving Freedom”</a> that outlined the partnership between the National
Security State and academia toward those goals. The event was met with
protests which I helped coordinate on behalf of <a href="http://njantiwaragenda.org/" target="_blank">#NJANTIWARAGENDA</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with endorsement of Anakbayan Rutgers and
expert coordination by two lead campus organizers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This proposed law is the follow up step to
implement the repressive ideas that were promoted at the Rutgers event.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">If
this law is passed in NJ – administrations at colleges and at public
schools will “err on the side of caution.” If there is advocacy in the
schools that touches even tangentially to any issue regarding Israel,
administrations – not looking for trouble or that are already a captive asset
of government agency – will forbid the activity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students who could potentially play a pivotal
role in advancing efforts to effectively advocate against war will end up
having their yearning to participate crushed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
struggle against imperialism and war has to center on the issue of Middle East
peace. Central to lasting Middle East peace is an end to Israel
occupation of Palestine and the recognition of the humanity of
Palestinians. So there can be NO effective movement against war without
advocacy for the cause of Palestine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
law preventing mention of these topics creates a major obstacle to the struggle
against US war.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Any
coalition seeking to unify against war and imperialism and to advocate for
Palestinian rights needs to converge the efforts of those in the US
committed to those goals with people of all of the nations that are either
under attack and oppressed by a partnership between the US, Israel and other
partners including UK, KSA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, many other
nations and entities. Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims play a critical
role in every coalition on college campuses and in our communities not only on
international issues but around domestic issues that impact everybody’s day to
day lives. This proposed law aims to fracture these coalitions thus undermining
our effectiveness and any potential success - around all of our fronts of
struggle. I would take it a step further to venture that this law if
passed and implemented will virtually shut down any and all effective dissent
in NJ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Therefore
the call goes out to all those that oppose US war, imperialism and stand in
favor of human rights for Palestinians – we have no choice but to destroy this
initiative of the US National Security State (<a href="https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S4500/4001_I1.HTM?fbclid=IwAR0j9En15NQPYi28dWO2PxMURcmaiUF6x5Nz0-SWQnjmnMIX4ZXCrcVBWys" target="_blank">NJ S4001</a>/ NJ A5755 ) The
proposed law would provide a mechanism to repress our opposition. In the
process, it could<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>destroy the lives of
students and teachers through false smear and criminalization of our legitimate
and necessary organizing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In
addition to lobbying in every way possible the NJ Assembly, Senators and the Governor of NJ – which
could include when they show up in our communities - to defeat this repressive
proposed law, let us proceed to do precisely the kind of organizing this
proposed law aims to disrupt and prevent. Let us put together the best
organized college and high school effort this state and even this nation has
ever seen – combining advocacy against war and imperialism, for human rights
and liberation of Palestinians with the total defeat of this repressive
proposal. We must not only defeat this repression bill, but defeat it so
thoroughly that NJ legislators never try to dredge it back up from the cesspool
into which it must be rendered. And as we win the battle against this
repressive effort, we will use the momentum to prevent US warfare and further
the cause of justice and liberation for Palestinians. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b>If you are interested in
connecting with others to organize at an event at or near college campuses or
public schools please send a text to 908-881-5275</b>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Follow the links below for many ways to get
further involved in this struggle to save our right to dissent in the state of
NJ<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and also to render a solid defeat to
this repressive initiative of National Security State and Israeli Defense
Force.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b>SAY
NO to National Security State and Israeli Defense Force ideological hegemony on NJ campuses and in NJ public schools!</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And let’s
stop the state to state spread of these
dictatorial laws.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Similar laws have
passed in <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-ap-schools-anti-semitism-banned-20190429-story.html" target="_blank">Florida </a>and <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/critics-denounce-south-carolina-anti-semitism-law-180513113108407.html" target="_blank">South Carolina</a>.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">RESOURCES<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This
page from CAIR – NJ allows you to write a letter every 24 hours to your NJ
Senator and Assembly members::<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This
is a letter drafted by the coalition of groups with legal input from Palestine
Legal followed by their announcement of this effort:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="https://palestinelegal.org/news/2019/7/15/proposed-new-jersey-law-aims-to-censor-speech-in-support-of-palestinian-rights-warn-civil-rights-groups?fbclid=IwAR35RBCTQOJTna6V4A9Scuhxe1_jqy8aKGScR5U3w58FSzWwdxFxYyL-VbY">https://palestinelegal.org/news/2019/7/15/proposed-new-jersey-law-aims-to-censor-speech-in-support-of-palestinian-rights-warn-civil-rights-groups?fbclid=IwAR35RBCTQOJTna6V4A9Scuhxe1_jqy8aKGScR5U3w58FSzWwdxFxYyL-VbY</a>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Here
is a Facebook group dedicated to stopping this repressive proposed law:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are some of the articles that have been published on this situation:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/new-jersey-nj-anti-semitism-bill-college-universities-demonize-israel-1449472?fbclid=IwAR0zl1B1cJeu_GR5g98FssUPNZxLL0uzgCMImXWfOKo5dEsQyjQMpF1VqWU">https://www.newsweek.com/new-jersey-nj-anti-semitism-bill-college-universities-demonize-israel-1449472?fbclid=IwAR0zl1B1cJeu_GR5g98FssUPNZxLL0uzgCMImXWfOKo5dEsQyjQMpF1VqWU</a>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/palestine-legal-proposed-new-jersey-law-aims-censor-speech-support-palestinian-rights/?fbclid=IwAR0glh28rpg2x8DeEbG5hGOUm5uuNMQifMzcDQxz32_8BX42s1bxUzpD1vY">https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/palestine-legal-proposed-new-jersey-law-aims-censor-speech-support-palestinian-rights/?fbclid=IwAR0glh28rpg2x8DeEbG5hGOUm5uuNMQifMzcDQxz32_8BX42s1bxUzpD1vY</a>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="https://www.northjersey.com/get-access/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2019%2F07%2F16%2Fnj-bill-shows-clash-over-israel-and-anti-semitism-college-campuses%2F1733521001%2F">https://www.northjersey.com/get-access/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2019%2F07%2F16%2Fnj-bill-shows-clash-over-israel-and-anti-semitism-college-campuses%2F1733521001%2F</a>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="https://www.app.com/story/opinion/columnists/2019/07/12/n-j-anti-semitism-bill-runs-counter-first-amendment/1703866001/?fbclid=IwAR25VwkJ_HkX6GlWwE1KzOE1eMcTdRPRsIQ-wYjL5UnelEwafxza87bC9PA">https://www.app.com/story/opinion/columnists/2019/07/12/n-j-anti-semitism-bill-runs-counter-first-amendment/1703866001/?fbclid=IwAR25VwkJ_HkX6GlWwE1KzOE1eMcTdRPRsIQ-wYjL5UnelEwafxza87bC9PA</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/07/we-dont-need-authoritarianism-to-fight-anti-semitism-editorial.html?fbclid=IwAR3VzFvenIk8ew_cqIJ774kOTHhPk5FwTeaZKq8IhaAgT-jFOmhvpHYa36c">https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/07/we-dont-need-authoritarianism-to-fight-anti-semitism-editorial.html?fbclid=IwAR3VzFvenIk8ew_cqIJ774kOTHhPk5FwTeaZKq8IhaAgT-jFOmhvpHYa36c</a>
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<a href="https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/07/nj-bill-makes-it-a-crime-to-support-palestinian-rights-in-our-public-schools-and-colleges-eroding-americans-constitutional-rights-group-says.html?fbclid=IwAR2I9PdVAwokCGt2CIjZegDtl4BoHxGX3S9yY7qUZBwFr2IseEDCjtjt6YU">https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/07/nj-bill-makes-it-a-crime-to-support-palestinian-rights-in-our-public-schools-and-colleges-eroding-americans-constitutional-rights-group-says.html?fbclid=IwAR2I9PdVAwokCGt2CIjZegDtl4BoHxGX3S9yY7qUZBwFr2IseEDCjtjt6YU</a></div>
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is a copy of the Senate version of the proposed law:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Meanwhile
in a related development Rep. Ilhan Omar and others have introduced a bill to
protect our right to support BDS nationally:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-34814573406820004392019-05-14T21:37:00.000-07:002019-05-15T18:49:37.578-07:00NJ Mobilizes for Saturday DC Embassy Protection / Thursday Newark Rally<span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1c1e21;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/668818256898123/" target="_blank">NJ Residents will be headed to DC to do support work outside the Venezuelan Embassy this weekend.</a></b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #1c1e21;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">This will be the third week in a row a group of NJ residents headed to DC to do "Embassy Protection Duty" at the Venezuela Embassy in Washington DC.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #1c1e21;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">The embassy has been surrounded by dozens of armed police from probably a half a dozen federal, state and local police forces .</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #1c1e21;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Additionally, surrounding the building, are a CIA trained group of Venezuelans and possibly others, supporters of Juan Guaido - who self proclaims to be interim president - in a US attempt to foment a coup de tat against the nation and people of Venezuela. The obviously well funded and highly organized group has surrounded the embassy and attacked anyone that tried to bring in food to the invited guests - which now number 4 still residing in the embassy. The electricity has been shut off as has been the water.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #1c1e21;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Invited guests of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela have been staying in the embassy providing protection from its illegal seizuer of the embassy building, which is the property of the elected Venezuelan Government, by the United States through a combination of police and mob action..</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">As of now, there is one vehicle going down from Newark, NJ leaving Saturday 5/18 8 am - returning Saturday to NJ around 9pm. For details, text 908-881-5275/</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Another vehicle leaves New Brunswick 5/18 8 am (Sears back parking lot) for 9pm Saturday return. For details text </span></span><span style="color: #444950;"><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>908-881-5275.
Another vehicle leaves Collingswood 9am and returns 7pm. </b></span></span><b><span style="color: #1c1e21;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">For details text </span></span><span style="color: #444950;"><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">908-881-5275.</span></span><span style="color: #444950;"><span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></span></b><br />We are arranging more connections so contact <b>908-881-5275</b> if you might have interest - texting details if possible though voice is also ok. If you are willing to drive and can take passengers also text to same number.<br /><br /><b>THURSDAY 2:30 PM, MAY 16 <br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2750138275057711/" target="_blank">NJ RESIDENTS TO DELIVER EMBASSY PROTECTION LETTER TO SENATORS BOOKER AND MENENDEZ</a></b><br /><br /><span style="background-color: #f5f6f7; color: #4b4f56; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">1 Gateway Center, Newark, NJ 07102</span><br /><br />NJ residents are set to hand in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2750138275057711/" target="_blank">the letter </a>from the Embassy Protectors Collective of their offer to leave the Venezuelan Embassy under a Protectors Agreement for corresponding embassies between US and Venezuela at the offices of Senator Menendez and Senator Booker. They will rally outside from 2:30 - 3:30 and then bring the letters into the offices of the two U.S. Senatrors.<br /><br />All are encouraged to join and participate in this message of solidarity and peace with the Embassy Protection Collective and the Venezuelan people and people of all of Latin America. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /><b>PROPOSAL FOR NATIONAL MARCH POSSIBLY MAY 25</b><br /><br />While not decided, it was discussed on a conference call a possible national march on May 25, even if the Venezuelan guests have been evicted or have left - especially if the embassy was not put under protected status as is being requested by the guests.<br /><br />Protection supporters have been responding on an emergency basis for weeks on end. The idea would be to have an event of a more participatory character - with more organized transportation and organized participation.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">If you are interested in helping to make that happen, Text or call 908-881-5275.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /><br /><b>NIGHTLY VIGIL / PROTESTS OUTSIDE VENEZUELAN EMBASSY (FROM ANSWER)</b></span><br />
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We urge everyone who can to join daily mobilizations to prevent the illegal seizure of the Venezuelan embassy by supporters of the U.S.-backed coup and protest the siege imposed on embassy protectors by a right-wing mob that has assembled outside. With the full cooperation of the Secret Service, the coup supporters have blockaded food and other essentials needed by members of the <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Embassy Protection Collective who are living inside the building as invited guests of the legitimate government of Venezuela.</span></div>
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The mob has already carried out numerous acts of physical violence as well as hurling racist, sexist and anti-LGBTQ abuse. But this has only strengthened the resolve of the embassy protectors. What is most needed now is a show of force on a daily basis by all those who believe in Venezuela's right to determine its own destiny and oppose the U.S. war machine.</div>
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ANSWER Coalition organizers and volunteers have been participating in this historic effort for the past month. We want to thank everyone who has traveled long distances to join us here in Washington, D.C. at different times during the past month. We want to thank those who have been able to remain and help create a sustained presence. This has been a fantastic example of cooperation with support from numerous organizations and individuals who have come together in opposition to the Trump administration's brazen efforts to violate international law, impose crippling economic sanctions, topple an internationally-recognized sovereign government and drag the United States into another war -- this time in Latin America. We can all make the difference by working together.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This PROVES that our hanging this banner - WAS A THORN IN THE SIDE to imperialist monsters that want to slaughter thousands of Venezuelans!</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /><br />The banner says:<br /><br /><b>NJ Says HANDS OFF VENEZUELA!<br />RESCIND GUAIDO!<br />END SANCTIONS!<br />NO US WAR IN LATIN AMERICA!</b></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I mourn for the trees - - and soon if the US continues in this direction it could be 10s of 1000s to a million or more Venezuelans - 40,000 already died through the economic warfare of sanctions according to a recent </span><a href="https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/14446" style="font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">report </a><span style="font-size: 14px;">- that follow the fate of these two trees whose only crime is being across from the Venezuelan embassy under the siege of a CIA coup - for having supported a message making demands to abandon Golpista Guaido, to end the sanctions and avoid US war in Latin America.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">Video from May 5 when El Pueblo Unido Jamas Sera Vencido was played from Embassy followed by 50 youth marching up to join our protection rally: </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NJRevRad/videos/2262825337366909/">https://www.facebook.com/NJRevRad/videos/2262825337366909/</a></span></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Though the Water and Lights are Off</span><br style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The CIA Surrounds the Embassy</span><br style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Wont you please come to DC </span><br style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">To End this fascist siege!</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-36846194549241735532019-05-09T16:14:00.001-07:002019-05-09T19:29:34.809-07:00DC - VZ Embassy - NJ Transportation - May 10 - 12 - 908-881-5275 to GO!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWC6N3lDgoGOAbecQ6lkdYh5iOO9_s6OmDgOx22ENA_ntK4knGjTLVfGUPKfsB4Sh2A-soLYrl4B52aejGoKJB5F_jFD0G4eA_BAWgbGuQr_ytID1FmfQ2dJtYVUcq7apmF-WsJ-AgSUk/s1600/59414877_10219126701258831_3187542259700596736_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWC6N3lDgoGOAbecQ6lkdYh5iOO9_s6OmDgOx22ENA_ntK4knGjTLVfGUPKfsB4Sh2A-soLYrl4B52aejGoKJB5F_jFD0G4eA_BAWgbGuQr_ytID1FmfQ2dJtYVUcq7apmF-WsJ-AgSUk/s200/59414877_10219126701258831_3187542259700596736_n.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">NJ Residents will be headed to DC to do support work outside the Venezuelan Embassy this weekend.<br /><br />If you are interested in traveling as a passenger or you are willing to drive - please text the details to 908-881-5275. I will update this article as the details come in.<br /><br /><b>As of now, there is one vehicle going down from Brick Township, NJ leaving Saturday 5/11 8 am - returning Sunday to NJ around 9pm. For details, text 732-616-1751.<br /><br />Another vehicle leaves New Brunswick 5/11 8 am (Sears back parking lot) for 9pm Saturday return. For details text <span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">732-766-0107.</span></b><br /><br />On Wednesday May 8, the Secret Service had the electric company shut off the electricity to the embassy and the US government is collaborating with a horde of right wing supporters of the CIA backed coup effort that are surrounding the building and physically assaulting anyone trying to bring food to the Protectors.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We need a NATIONAL MARCH on the Venezuelan Embassy - march around and around the block - force in 1 ton of food - and build an OCCUPY kind of presence to challenge the CIA backed marauders that are working with cops and Secret Service to attempt to starve out the guests of the Venezuelan Embassy. <b>Text or call 908-881-5275 if you are interested in helping to organize this.</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /><br /><b>NIGHTLY VIGIL / PROTESTS OUTSIDE VENEZUELAN EMBASSY (FROM ANSWER)</b></span><br />
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<b>Daily vigils from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.<br />1099 30th St. NW, Washington D.C.</b></div>
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We urge everyone who can to join daily mobilizations to prevent the illegal seizure of the Venezuelan embassy by supporters of the U.S.-backed coup and protest the siege imposed on embassy protectors by a right-wing mob that has assembled outside. With the full cooperation of the Secret Service, the coup supporters have blockaded food and other essentials needed by members of the <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Embassy Protection Collective who are living inside the building as invited guests of the legitimate government of Venezuela.</span></div>
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The mob has already carried out numerous acts of physical violence as well as hurling racist, sexist and anti-LGBTQ abuse. But this has only strengthened the resolve of the embassy protectors. What is most needed now is a show of force on a daily basis by all those who believe in Venezuela's right to determine its own destiny and oppose the U.S. war machine.</div>
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ANSWER Coalition organizers and volunteers have been participating in this historic effort for the past month. We want to thank everyone who has traveled long distances to join us here in Washington, D.C. at different times during the past month. We want to thank those who have been able to remain and help create a sustained presence. This has been a fantastic example of cooperation with support from numerous organizations and individuals who have come together in opposition to the Trump administration's brazen efforts to violate international law, impose crippling economic sanctions, topple an internationally-recognized sovereign government and drag the United States into another war -- this time in Latin America. We can all make the difference by working together.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /><b>CINCO DE MAYO AT THE VENEZUELAN EMBASSY</b><br /><br />A group of 4 NJ residents traveled to Washington DC to support the Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective.<br /><br />I guarded our banner for 6 hours outside the Venezuelan embassy - first thing the next morning, Secret Service chopped down 2 trees including the one the banner is attached to!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This PROVES that our hanging this banner - WAS A THORN IN THE SIDE to imperialist monsters that want to slaughter thousands of Venezuelans!</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /><br />The banner says:<br /><br /><b>NJ Says HANDS OFF VENEZUELA!<br />RESCIND GUAIDO!<br />END SANCTIONS!<br />NO US WAR IN LATIN AMERICA!</b></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I mourn for the trees - - and soon if the US continues in this direction it could be 10s of 1000s to a million or more Venezuelans - 40,000 already died through the economic warfare of sanctions according to a recent </span><a href="https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/14446" style="font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">report </a><span style="font-size: 14px;">- that follow the fate of these two trees whose only crime is being across from the Venezuelan embassy under the siege of a CIA coup - for having supported a message making demands to abandon Golpista Guaido, to end the sanctions and avoid US war in Latin America.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">Video from May 5 when El Pueblo Unido Jamas Sera Vencido was played from Embassy followed by 50 youth marching up to join our protection rally: </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NJRevRad/videos/2262825337366909/">https://www.facebook.com/NJRevRad/videos/2262825337366909/</a></span></span><br />
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Vote NO on S.Res 120 / H.Res 246, the Unconstitutional Anti-BDS legislations, petition growing...<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoCombatBDSAct?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NoCombatBDSAct</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BDS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BDS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BDSisOurRight?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BDSisOurRight</a> <a href="https://t.co/oKCYXxhR2A">https://t.co/oKCYXxhR2A</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SenBooker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenBooker</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorMenendez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorMenendez</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Malinowski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Malinowski</a></div>
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now you should have received in your email the United National Antiwar
Coalition (UNAC) leaflet for the "protest NATO aggression around the
world/Hands Off Venezuela" demonstration, this Saturday, March 30, in
Washington, D.C. The purpose of this memo is to recruit you to be part of
a POP contingent in this important historic mobilization. Trump is
aggressively organizing imperialist allies and subordinate lackeys to form an
international constituency for military invasion, regime change and subversion
of the Bolivarian Revolution, Venezuela's striving for socialism and popular
benefit of the world's largest petroleum reserves, which are coveted by
Imperialism, led by U.S. Imperialism. Those of us in the belly of the
imperialist beast, who cherish freedom; uphold the right of
self-determination for oppressed nations, former colonies and dependent
countries; struggle for Black Liberation; and oppose imperialism must do all in
our power stay the hand of US intervention into Venezuela.
Already, economic, political and cyber attacks have been mounted by the US to
destabilize the country and to undermine the legitimately elected (by 67% of
the vote) government of President Nicolas Maduro. WE MUST NOT STAND
BY! WE MUST ACT!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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resolved to stand with Venezuela and against Imperialism, led by US
Imperialism; to stand with the Afro-descended Venezuelans and against Trump and
his white -supremacist minions; and to stand with the workers and peasants of
this South American country determined to reject return to the Monroe
Doctrine," whereby The USA asserted that the entire Western
Hemisphere is the backyard of the US and subject to its domination.
Saturday's demo is an important opportunity to translate our resolution into
action. When delegates of the sponsoring coalition recently met with
President Maduro, he emphasized how important is an anti-war movement in the
USA. we can and should join our allies in building that movement and
uphold our responsibility to Venezuela and the International Working
Class, as anti-imperialists in this country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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scale based on ability to pay). On behalf of our organization, Vice
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 18.4px;"><b>Contribute or reserve your seat for March16:<br /><a href="https://fundly.com/hands-off-venezuela-march-on-dc-march-16?fbclid=IwAR3xCSsfdbWQdVDg2olV2-P0041RQHLZ2x45KhNyaWSickH4XxpDycGxsRs">https://fundly.com/hands-off-venezuela-march-on-dc-march-16?fbclid=IwAR3xCSsfdbWQdVDg2olV2-P0041RQHLZ2x45KhNyaWSickH4XxpDycGxsRs</a> </b><br /><br />This Saturday, March16, thousands will descend on Washington DC to demand NO U.S. War, no coup, no intervention, no interference, no slaughter against the nation and people of Venezuela. As of now about 60 NJ residents are signed up for transportation to this historic event. The timing could not be better for this important protest.<br /><br />The US continues to escalate its warfare targeting the nation and people of Venezuela. In the past few days:<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 18.4px;">There have been about 5 consecutive cyber attacks on the Venezuelan electric grid causing about 2 dozen deaths already, perhaps more. The US CYBERCOMM within the US Deparment of Defense has finger prints all over these terrorist acts of war. Within minutes of one of the attacks, Florida Senator Marc Rubio was tweeting threats to Maduro. Guaido, the self anointed ‘wannabe’ who is trying to call himself president was stating that the electric will again be available when Venezuelan President Maduro is removed from power.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 18.4px;">The US has started to threaten sanctions on India for purchasing oil from Venezuela.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 18.4px;">The US has issued a travel warning on Bahamas which has opposed the US attempt to intervene in Venezuela and is threatening all nations that continue to relate with the constitutional government in Venezuela.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 18.4px;">The New York Times has confirmed initial reports in much of the foreign press on February 23 that the “Maduro burned the US aid” was a totally staged and false incident – that it was actually US supported apparent mercenaries that set the aid on fire. The US media had run with that for 3 weeks as a false story.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 18.4px;">Another US news source has reported that a battalion of militia or mercenaries was ready to infiltrate into Venezuela had the aid trucks gotten through on February 23.<br /><br /><b>So the timing is right and the question is this – is NJ capable of funding and filling a second bus to this historic event. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 18.4px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 18.4px;">It is risky just a few days before the event to invest in an additional bus reservation. Unfortunately given the pressing economic times, many participants are waiting until the last minute to reserve their slot, contribute and make their commitment to participate.<br /><br />In order to assess if we can double the NJ participation, we need two things quickly – funders and participants – and while those sets intersect – they are not necessarily all the same set of people.<br /><br />I am getting a lot of reservations now from folks taking advantage of the discounted and subsidized seats on the bus. Thus I am confident that we can likely fill all or most of the 2<sup>nd</sup> bus. There is one participant who has arranged for 11 people to participate – so a few more astute organizers like that and we can easily make this happen.<br /><br />Funds on the other hand seem not to be flowing much the last couple of days – and that can be the deciding factor. There are many who are asking to hold seats but have yet to hit the contribution which is making it more difficult to decide on a second bus.<br /><br />So the way this will work is -<br /><br />We will continue to urge folks to reserve and contribute – now toward a second bus. Should a second bus not be arranged, contributors and reservation holders will have the option either to have the funds refunded or to use the funds toward the March 30 Hands Off Venezuela / NO to NATO! March – also on Washington DC – we are arranging transport to that also. Also if a full bus can not be funded we could apply for a smaller van or mini bus.<br /><br /><a href="https://fundly.com/hands-off-venezuela-march-on-dc-march-16?fbclid=IwAR3xCSsfdbWQdVDg2olV2-P0041RQHLZ2x45KhNyaWSickH4XxpDycGxsRs">https://fundly.com/hands-off-venezuela-march-on-dc-march-16?fbclid=IwAR3xCSsfdbWQdVDg2olV2-P0041RQHLZ2x45KhNyaWSickH4XxpDycGxsRs</a> <br /><br />ARE THERE ANY SIGNIFICANT DONORS WHO ARE WILLING TO OFFER $100 - $200 - $500 - $1000 – AS DONATION OR AS A SHARED RISK WITH THE IDEA THAT YOU WOULD RECOUP IT ASSUMING SEATS ARE RESERVED BUT COULD LOSE PART OF IT SHOULD THE ADDITIONAL BUS NOT BE FULL. TEXT OR CALL 908-881-5275.<br /><br />The nature of arranging transportation to national marches is most people decide at the last moment so it is hard to make concrete plans around additional transportation.<br /><br />With the current threat level – with US military carrying our Cyber bombardment of the Venezuelan infrastructure, increasing sanctions, moving toward an embargo or blockade, threatening Venezuela’s allies, being exposed in contrived manufactured incident, one after another - -<br /><br /><b>WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION – MOVE BEYOND POSTING ON FACEBOOK ABOUT IT AND GET OUT IN THE STREETS!</b><br /><b><br />Cast your vote wisely as to whether we should secure additional transportation!<br /><br /><a href="https://fundly.com/hands-off-venezuela-march-on-dc-march-16?fbclid=IwAR3xCSsfdbWQdVDg2olV2-P0041RQHLZ2x45KhNyaWSickH4XxpDycGxsRs">https://fundly.com/hands-off-venezuela-march-on-dc-march-16?fbclid=IwAR3xCSsfdbWQdVDg2olV2-P0041RQHLZ2x45KhNyaWSickH4XxpDycGxsRs</a></b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-90420586741774209322019-03-05T21:00:00.001-08:002019-03-05T21:19:22.908-08:00Deeper Level of Interaction Needed for Success of March 16 / 30<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="7gi0k" data-offset-key="fl7gm-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I think I figured out part of the challenges of organizing participation in March 16 and March 30 Antiwar marches in Washington DC. I have been organizing buses since the early 80s. We used to sort of all fan out and sell seats and collect cash or checks. There was a coordinator - often me. Other towns and groups also had coordinators and participatory bus organizing mechanisms.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">But it seemed like the effort was more collective where people would call with 2 seats, 4 seats, a bunch of seats, half a bus . . . </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">But now folks seem to think the job is done because they see it circulating in social media. The personal touch for a mass mobilization seems a little amiss. Right now it seems like less of a group effort as far as recruiting and pitching and getting folks to commit on the personal level.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">My reach is being repressed / downgraded by Facebook now - I am absolutely sure of it by the lack of success of the information I am sharing - so circulation help is needed. That is DEFINITELY HURTING my ability to pull these activities together without more help = including with sharing - targeted sharing - on Insta / Twitter / MeWe. Media outreach.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">More importantly - we need to talk to each other. Internet wise - phone wise - at meetings - when we see people - more personal touch by more people. In box and follow up is better than a random post to your feed. It's sales - it really is but we do need to market the importance of these activities to the point where people agree enough to participate or support. We need more folks actually advocating for the participation and support.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We need funds - and we need riders. The more the bus is funded, the less funds needed from the rest of the riders so that is less of an impediment for more participants.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">If we are building a movement - we should be able to fund as much transportation as people willing to go. That would be massive. Not that its all about paying bus companies - and i get that - but these two marches - March 16 and 30 - are a challenge to us to see if we are WILLING TO SHOW UP AGAINST THE THEFT AND</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">So the people have to decide - are we going to make this happen - big - or are we going to let imperialism add another notch in the bloody CIA coup stick.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">So it would be awesome if folks started asking around - with more of a personal touch - about both participation and financial support - organizations should suggest how they are going to make their presence felt in DC among the anti-war and anti-imperialist forces. What are your organizational goals for the day and how are you going to multiply the antiwar message delivered in DC by your presence.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The burden is upon us now - are we going to make these marches happen and how can we make them more effective?</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-41135637426805468892019-03-05T17:37:00.000-08:002019-03-05T17:40:37.811-08:00Green Party of NJ Letter of Support for March 16 Hands Off VZ!<div style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">
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Dear Green Party Members and Friends,<br />
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The Green Party of NJ is supporting and participating in two upcoming national marches in Washington, D.C. to oppose the US coup-plotting toward Venezuela and to oppose NATO’s role in endless US war-making. The first one is on Saturday March 16 and the second one on Saturday March 30. We are working with our movement partners #NJAntiWarAgenda, NJ Peace Council, Hands Off Venezuela, NJ and others toward mobilizing a NJ bus to each of these events.<br />
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We need to make as strong a statement as possible now -- first to show our ongoing opposition to regime change operations in Venezuela (each country has the right to self-determination) and to bring to light NATO’s history of death and destruction, while calling for its elimination. If there is war in Venezuela, this will be the first time NATO operations will extend to Latin America. The U.S. could use Colombia, a global partner of NATO, as a launch pad into Venezuela.<br />
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We encourage our members to participate in or to join one or both of these marches. This is a dangerous time! If you can not attend - or even if you can - we encourage those who are able to contribute toward the transportation costs of both buses so that others who are available to march but caught short on the transportation costs can also participate.<br />
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To make your arrangements or to contribute, click on this funding site and make your contribution. </div>
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<a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/1QA/ni0YAA/t.2pn/FeNNSuLmTYKvsQjkdjL0eQ/h0/84KqXRIl6CslJKZHSfZam6NjVdQiktu4T20cQYTRJczYl-2BC5fJpSlCchaV-2FiBHiSLBxHu5eGQuztjZOL-2BfzGpaqTaEV6YyRCkdoUhQHumBRMFH1WVGJwTvqPFpvkUk7keeBjKhlOk88YA0CUGUF9Sn-2FgEm-2B-2BgqipBR8HDiw9e-2F1F9IUM7a2-2Blx6ZgNwZkpm9ZPPqN2qelf55cXSFwJiqmT-2FrMqtF47YpzrgJOyJfOuWhAvvGHu08OV-2FeokJOPtHG7cX1QISYsM4qJZlJhcmDAGj71bi-2F41i3IJa4ZDMcS0c-2FISIOtI-2FUrff-2FEzEWaE7AI-2FbvhYdaZ9-2FWfOOl3YPfeEkPgV-2FvJucHlD3qEEw7Q1t87rUX5NfQLY9M4mgoWF70" style="color: blue;">https://fundly.com/hands-off-venezuela-march-on-dc-march-16?fbclid=IwAR3xCSsfdbWQdVDg2olV2-P0041RQHLZ2x45KhNyaWSickH4XxpDycGxsRs</a></div>
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The suggested costs per seat are $50, $40 for discounted and other lower cost options for subsidized are available. Please do not consider any financial limitation in deciding whether you can participate in the demonstrations on March 16 and/or March 30.<br />
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We also would appreciate if those with media contacts would send the press release (at link below) to whatever media lists you may have. If possible, please follow up with them to encourage them to cover these organizing efforts against war and for peace in Latin America. <br />
<a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/1QA/ni0YAA/t.2pn/FeNNSuLmTYKvsQjkdjL0eQ/h1/ZbXsn54IwHRDTab6kwwQJrreB-2ByxnGW-2FyijMSV90XbTaSQgqCwm-2BZuFMHKkRxVDt6A3v3Az9OI-2FPXuNIHf77YC9g-2Fg8whESJ0LmgEDCnbxmUlwPB3DM85oDIffAfyWbPKdM2FqvUHgVLOWG0bXitMyf3CsB2vLi-2FuILdpc2r0ld1tWUSDNr9C-2FFWd4hh6Lm2Sz1RvW1G6ZzzuuIOiiCHXAK7vYDb5ocPcrgkLWaHqY-2BbCbLFINDvltUAtxsP7-2BxrIt8SSKJIYrDJvQpRota-2BRZRHJU6-2BHAU2sfSsQr3q5I8AyaWDjkfppdKekczWNVtx" style="color: blue;">https://njnouswarinme.blogspot.com/2019/03/nj-anti-us-coup-protesters-headed-to.html</a><br />
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Please also continue to share the funding link and the press release links in your social media outlets, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.<br />
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If you have any questions at all, be encouraged to contact Madelyn Hoffman 973-876-1023 or Bob Witanek 908-881-5275.<br />
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Please forward this e-mail to any colleagues who might be interested.<br />
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Sincerely,</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">
Theresa Markila<br />
Green Party of New Jersey<br />
She, her, hers<br />
On Behalf of the Coalition</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-21570812680834112632019-03-02T18:55:00.001-08:002019-03-03T19:44:23.428-08:00NJ Anti-US Coup Protesters Headed to Washington DC on March 16!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><b>CONTACT: BOB WITANEK
908-881-5275 Madelyn Hoffman at 973-876-1023.</b><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">After a more than half a dozen
protests around NJ as part of nearly 150 protests in the U.S. and
internationally to oppose US threats and aggressions toward the nation and
people of Venezuela, NJ residents are joining forces for a march on Washington
DC on Saturday, March 16. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Transportation is being
provided to the national march which will culminate at a rally in front of the
White House by NJ Anti War Agenda in coordination with the Hands off Venezuela
NJ national coalition. The suggested donations for a round trip to the
Washington DC protest are $50 full cost, $40 discounted. There are also
subsidies available down to $20.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lincoln Park in Newark with a 7:30 am pick up in New Brunswick New Jersey.
The bus is scheduled to return around 10 – 10:30 to those locations.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Contributions are also being
sought for those who can help participants eager to march but without financial
means. You can arrange your participation as well as support the
transportation costs of others at this funding link:</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">According to Bob Witanek, a
founder of NJ Anti War Agenda as well as Hands Off Venezuela – NJ, “The US is
teetering dangerously toward direct military intervention to seek its goals of
regime change in Venezuela. Its initial efforts </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">t</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">o achieve a coup in Venezuela
have gone wrong on many counts:</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The inability to get support
from the United Nations Security Council and from the Organization of American
States.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Opposition from Caribbean
nations organization CARICOMM.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The attempt to force Venezuela
to accept so-called “humanitarian aid” into Venezuela on February 23 turned
into a fiasco with an amateurish stage managed scene along the
Colombia-Venezuela border</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Refusal of international aid
agencies to participate in the aid scheme which they see as an attempt to
foment US intervention.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Statements from Brazil,
Colombia and the European Union stating that they will not participate in US
military actions against Venezuela.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The complete lack of support
for any coup from within the Venezuelan armed forces in spite of US planted
stories that they were in talks with officers within those forces.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The majority of the nations of
the world including almost all of Asia and Africa and including Russia, China,
India, Cuba, Bolivia and Mexico are working to oppose US intervention.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The capturing of weapons being
smuggled into Venezuela by the armed forces.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">However with all of those
failures, the US is still pressing forward with air force surveillance along
the coast, a military build up in the Caribbean, a continued offensive to try
to drum up flagging international support and organizing of anti-Venezuela operations
in Colombia and Brazil. Cuba has also reported US special forces being
mobilized in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean
locations.”</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Witanek states that the US and
all of Latin America are in a “dangerous predicament at the brink of a major
regional war that will bring massive death and destruction to Latin America and
the Caribbean.” </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">For this reason, the
organizations he has co-founded have joined a national effort for a march on
the White House in Washington DC on March 16 an event called by the </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.answercoalition.org/national_march_on_washington_hands_off_venezuela"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">ANSWER
Coalition</span></a></span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">According to Witanek, “There is
a new wind blowing in the US and throughout the world. This latest threat
of US war is bringing together forces throughout the nation and world. In
Colombia and Brazil, the people are working to organize opposition to support
those governments are giving to coup plans. This march will come at an
opportune time to issue a resounding NO to any attempt for the US to bring war,
the deaths of tens of 1000s and ultimate destruction to Venezuela.”<br />
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NJ residents who oppose war will have a second chance this month to march in
Washington, D.C. on March 30 to oppose NATO and US warfare facilitated by
NATO. At least one NJ bus will deliver NJ participants to that event. This 2nd
event will be organized by the U.S. Peace Council and the NJ Peace Council,
chaired by Madelyn Hoffman. Said Hoffman, “The blatant , arrogant and illegal
coup attempt is the first foray of NATO into Latin America. Colombia is a
global partner of NATO and would be used as a launch pad for U.S. troops to
move into Venezuela. While Colombian leadership may be willing, the people are
not. We need a strong one-two punch to show that the people oppose U.S. efforts
to start another war.” Arrangements for transportation to that march can be
made through the same </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://fundly.com/hands-off-venezuela-march-on-dc-march-16?fbclid=IwAR3xCSsfdbWQdVDg2olV2-P0041RQHLZ2x45KhNyaWSickH4XxpDycGxsRs"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">link </span></a></span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Those interested in
participation, can register and arrange payment at this </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://fundly.com/hands-off-venezuela-march-on-dc-march-16?fbclid=IwAR3xCSsfdbWQdVDg2olV2-P0041RQHLZ2x45KhNyaWSickH4XxpDycGxsRs"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">link </span></a></span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">or call or text Bob Witanek at 908-881-5275 or
Madelyn Hoffman at 973-876-1023.<br /><br />Camden area is organizing vans and car pooling and readers can connect with that effort by <span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">contacting Michael Scheinberg (</span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1226991591&extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARAG6TUd7_d7xwdehuINg6UuzIzv4qLo5b8kv8nZUDtjqFSgEeC2eUvhpYEFSGrhhXeBM0ToIBNxG-9_%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22gs%22%2C%22directed_target_id%22%3A253907832144710%2C%22dti%22%3A253907832144710%2C%22hc_location%22%3A%22group%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/michael.scheinberg.9?fref=gs&__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARAG6TUd7_d7xwdehuINg6UuzIzv4qLo5b8kv8nZUDtjqFSgEeC2eUvhpYEFSGrhhXeBM0ToIBNxG-9_&dti=253907832144710&hc_location=group" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.facebook.com/michael.scheinberg.9</a><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">).</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">-30-<br /><br /><a href="https://patch.com/new-jersey/newarknj/nj-progressives-protest-cory-booker-s-presidential-fundraiser" target="_blank">Media Coverage of Venezuela Support Protest Outside Cory Booker Newark Fundraiser</a><br /><br />Song: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi0Ls8daKDI" target="_blank">In Venezuela</a></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-37897419210928673572019-02-26T20:43:00.004-08:002019-02-26T20:56:13.748-08:00Analysis of US Backed Propaganda on Colombia - Venezuela Border<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">Please
watch these videos and read the analysis of the videos - where the person in
the videos is portrayed as Venezuelan but in the second video - he makes clear
that he is Colombian.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><a href="https://twitter.com/wradiocolombia/status/1099697454163918848?s=12&fbclid=IwAR26osfAhMlhLmsu_DEP933BBTnGoLWz4l9cvVNXq_U2MPYpTINRZ9TSP7o">https://twitter.com/wradiocolombia/status/1099697454163918848?s=12&fbclid=IwAR26osfAhMlhLmsu_DEP933BBTnGoLWz4l9cvVNXq_U2MPYpTINRZ9TSP7o</a>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">This
video is from the radio station La W Radio that also use FB and twitter to
comunícate the news, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">The
reporter is saying a group of Venezuelan citizens, are trying to
cross the border to Venezuela Illegally because the border is close at the
moment by Venezuelan authorities. The reporter starts asking questions to
the guy with the pink mask and the already famous US Marines baseball cap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">Notice
also the watch and the Oakley sun glasés the man is wearing and you know that
this guy is not a poor Venezuelan. He also has a very heavy Medellin
accent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">She
asks, Mr., you will try to cross the border today?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">He
answers: “Yes we will pass under the bridge. Since we can walk on it.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">Just
before she asks any questión he is speaking Medellin slang.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said, “This will get hotter! As soon it
get hot we will cross don’t worry,” to all the people he. Appears to be
directing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">The
reporter asks, “Are you not afraid “they will attack you, because in Colombia
the official story is that the Venezuelan national guard attacked the truck
with the “humanitarian aid.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">He
answers, “That is why TV is here to guarantee that they refrained from
attacking us. They have lethal and conventional weapons,
I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hope they don’t get used against us.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">The
reporter then asks, Do you know what happened yesterday?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">He
said, “Yes we are already 3 days in tho this conflict and there is no way
back.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">This
particular guy is in many videos, After he takes the mask and the
baseball cap off . . . see next video:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><a href="https://twitter.com/espacio_ar/status/1099713543467925504?s=12&fbclid=IwAR3dN8wwU_u8ykgUmrHj6RZBY2JXsYwZp5VkwZMBt0W9dApQkQspWzI9AQY">https://twitter.com/espacio_ar/status/1099713543467925504?s=12&fbclid=IwAR3dN8wwU_u8ykgUmrHj6RZBY2JXsYwZp5VkwZMBt0W9dApQkQspWzI9AQY</a>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">This
is a large group of young people. The guy with the hat talking to the
camera, said “I’m feo Medellin,” and the other person said, so what are
you doing here? He said, “Fight for your country. I’m 1000% Colombian and 100’%
Venezuelan, and will fight with all my heart!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">The
young people of Medellin belong in general to the ghetto “Call las
comunas, har core sicarios.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ColombiaApoyaaGustavoPetro/permalink/2165518230233547">https://www.facebook.com/groups/ColombiaApoyaaGustavoPetro/permalink/2165518230233547</a>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">This
crazy Colombian Uribista is declaring war already in Venezuela. They gather a few people and start to talk
about how we progressives, are tha same as Maduro. He specifically names Gustavo Petro, and says
the Colombian and Venezuelans will have to fight and kill all the left ! He
also said that USA says “all the options are on the table, who will chose now!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Is
a shame. What they are doing is
promoting war between brothers.<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-34600400311969312162019-02-20T14:32:00.003-08:002019-02-21T14:25:16.963-08:00Colombians on Front Lines of Efforts for A Peaceful Solution<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WTvg0ADMLqtNw6iIDokn3tMvr0esnjSCioAyBcUNUkCZFhrO2AA25e-vNCPLrM2fkeZtqZgH0EKmVkWM3Vz7auy8oV4kZcUKJBTptsG5BCiDSwM3VSQS43DKkfaUYmGBMoTlFqxe0Fs/s1600/52753348_2440710156159986_7582090000250961920_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="960" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WTvg0ADMLqtNw6iIDokn3tMvr0esnjSCioAyBcUNUkCZFhrO2AA25e-vNCPLrM2fkeZtqZgH0EKmVkWM3Vz7auy8oV4kZcUKJBTptsG5BCiDSwM3VSQS43DKkfaUYmGBMoTlFqxe0Fs/s320/52753348_2440710156159986_7582090000250961920_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Submitted to NJ Anti War Agenda by Elizabeth Castenades, of Colombia</b><br /><br />For you dear friends of peace, asking why a Colombian Human Rights activist, like me opposes the possible war on Venezuela: <br /><br />We want to share the sad reality of Colombia, the neighboring country who’s president want to teach Venezuelan government how to behave with the citizens and specially the opposition.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">So many people have been killed, because they promote human rights, because they oppose Meagan projects or because they belong to a civil movement.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">We keep asking how in the world @IvanDuque president of Colombia, who can not guarantee the life of Colombian people can promote a military intervention in Venezuela? </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">How. If his party Centro Democrático, try to shut down the opposition movement, by imposing illegal sanctions, and by using the most unethical methods.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Ivan Duque has no moral authority to interfere with the movement in Venezuela.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">I am a believer in the civil movement and know that is the only way to achieve sustainable progress in a democracy, I hope for my Venezuela s brothers and sisters , a democratic way out of this crisis ! I hope that includes freedom of speech for both countries, a more green and clean economy, a free and good quality education, but by any means NO WAR ! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">War will be a very negative thing for the whole hemisphere! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Please I ask you continue pushing for a peaceful solution to the ongoing situation! And educate yourselves about the Human Rights crisis in Colombia, so you will understand why this justification of “we will set them free” is a big fat lie! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Please American citizens that appreciate so much your own freedom and your own democracy, help all of the citizens of this hemisphere to achieve a democracy and not more paper democracies , where just a few have a said! For Real Peace and Democracy , people self determination</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">!.<br /><br />Elizabeth Castanedas, the author of this commentary is interested in working on panel discussions around NJ in Spanish on the situation in Venezuela and how it relates to Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico and other nations and peoples of Latin America.<br /><br />You can reach her at: <span style="background-color: #f1f0f0; color: #444950; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">ElizabethCastanedas@icloud.com .</span><br /><br />Video: </span><br />
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<b>Where is Booker Regarding Venezuela? NJ Media Challenge</b><br />
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This is an open letter to all media outlets, reporters, social media, the NJ
blogosphere – everyone sharing news and opinions in NJ around political
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On Friday, February 15, a $1000 a ticket 'happy hour' in
Newark hosted by Cory Booker as part of his presidential bid launch was met by
3 dozen protesters who were demanding opposition from Booker to current
attempts of the US to intervene and use what we consider extra legal means to
change the government of Venezuela and to transfer ownership and control of the resources
of Venezuela, including the world’s largest reserve of oil.<br />
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A description of the event is <a href="https://njnouswarinme.blogspot.com/2019/02/booker-on-blast-hands-off-venezuela.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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A live stream from the event is here.<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/bibcoalition/videos/567031027106051/" style="background-color: white; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" target="_blank">Facebook Livestream from event</a><br />
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Preceding the event, organizers of Hands Off Venezuela – NJ
group sent press releases to over 300 media outlets and reporters. Commendably, there was a single outlet, NJ Today, that
did provide a decent <a href="http://njtoday.net/2019/02/15/protesters-to-greet-booker-at-1000-head-event-in-newark/?fbclid=IwAR1oYwrKit4uTsdLomoA1Kf3bhovj0h-wBtO4q7yRUSQo9QKL602D1hhrgM" target="_blank">advance article</a> and there was a Spansih radio station
Rebelde that <a href="https://www.facebook.com/553411144834305/videos/1036431616564070/" target="_blank">live streamed</a> the event to their website.</div>
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No other media showed up or covered it.<br />
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After the event, our <a href="https://njnouswarinme.blogspot.com/2019/02/booker-on-blast-hands-off-venezuela.html" target="_blank">press release</a> of the event was sent to the same 300 plus
outlets and reporters, including live stream link and so far we are not
hearing back from any of them or seeing any media coverage.</div>
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We are possibly a few days away from what the US is
promising will be a major challenge to the Venezuelan nation, an attempt to
strong arm weaponized humanitarian aid into Venezuela.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The International Red Cross and the UN humanitarian
agencies are refusing to provide cover for the hostile operation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This could cause a provocation that leads to
military intervention by the US and it’s regional allies, the militarized
state of Colombia and the far right regime of Bolsonaro in Brazil.</div>
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Booker has been quiet on this issue in recent days – not making
any strong opinion known.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is a
problem for his image as a progressive candidate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For many, a progressive candidate should
reflect opposition to regime change and militarism – a pro-peace position on
issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Should Booker make it to the
primaries, NJ voters have a right to know what he did and where he stood on the
US operations against Venezuela<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-
especially if US is successful in imposing the disaster it currently threatens against Venezuela.<br />
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Most I believe would agree – including editors and reporters and media outlets – that a serious presidential candidate should be willing to stake out a
clear position, especially before such a significant escalation as is planned
for February 23.<br />
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I am hereby challenging NJ media – to help uncover where Booker
stands on Venezuela.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am also
challenging you to turn some attention to the concerns of NJ residents who are
in opposition </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3CJafMFIRqbb0zEH2C5yxW2w6IWBYYOiSq7wZy74uigVC_eEIRvkrc9Fi52Vo8e6P-R69ZQvX6YJh79fyWUxmNUDpyjX-FPww-gmiqueW0DaTzUpUHSlTaltJRGYC-s3T9RX3b5Q3Rw/s1600/waldo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="226" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3CJafMFIRqbb0zEH2C5yxW2w6IWBYYOiSq7wZy74uigVC_eEIRvkrc9Fi52Vo8e6P-R69ZQvX6YJh79fyWUxmNUDpyjX-FPww-gmiqueW0DaTzUpUHSlTaltJRGYC-s3T9RX3b5Q3Rw/s200/waldo.JPG" width="138" /></a>I challenge the editors, the bloggers, the reporters – to reach
out to Booker for his position and if you can not track him down, go to his top
aid Matt <a href="https://twitter.com/mattklapper" target="_blank">Klapper</a> who could be more accessible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He actually met with us when we were protesting – even brought coffee
and a refill to one of the protesters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
asked him to take pictures of our signs and banners to show Booker and to take
copies of my paper NJ AntiWarAgenda to give to Booker and staff members.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So there is no doubt that our concerns were
brought to Booker’s attention, if our 2 hours of speaking and chanting outside
his fundraiser venue was not clear enough.<br />
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I am going to be encouraging colleagues to retweet this article to the media
outlets of NJ – we are looking for NJ media to step up to the plate to find out
where NJ’s presidential candidate stands on the Venezuela situation and also
hopefully to provide some coverage of the important opinions of those of us who
are calling for a pause of this sure to be major disaster of a policy that the
US is propagating toward Venezuela.<br />
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When I originally learned about activism in the 70’s and 80’s – we would do a
press release, fax it, do a follow up phone call, talk to actual reporters and
usually there was interest in writing about out concerns or activities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is understood nowadays that there have
been staff reductions and that there is an abundance of noise and competing
interests trying to get media attention for one thing or another. It is a much
more challenging endeavor to try to convince media outlets and even individual
reporters about the importance of what they are doing – so I am resorting to
this public challenge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully some
reporters or media outlet will figure out a way to determine:<br />
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<b>WHERE’S BOOKER – ON USE POLICY TOWARD VENEZUELA!</b><br />
<br />
If US brings warfare to Latin America and Booker was silent on the eve of this
disaster it will definitely blemish his credentials for President – and even
for his reelection for US Senate in 2020 if he comes up short in the primaries.<br />
<br />
If the NJ media fails to bring out Booker’s position – or even to bother at all
asking what is Booker’s position – it too must share the blame from
whatever resulting bloodshed and mayhem results.<br />
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Any of you that would like to discuss this further – call or write me at 908-881-5275</div>
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All readers are invited to RT the below and also to send similar tweets to your favorite reporters.<br />
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Please Retweet the following:<br />
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Press Release: Booker on Blast Hands Off Venezuela! Protesters Protest Loudly Outside Fundraise venue<a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NJ_Politics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NJ_Politics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/njdotcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@njdotcom</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/starledger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@starledger</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NJAdvanceMedia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@njadvancemedia</a></div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097637177817776128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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NJ Media Challenge: Where’s Booker On Venezuela Issue <a href="https://t.co/zAhZqig0Ji">https://t.co/zAhZqig0Ji</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NJ_Politics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NJ_Politics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/njdotcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@njdotcom</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/starledger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@starledger</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NJAdvanceMedia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@njadvancemedia</a></div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097637566705209345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Press Release: Booker on Blast Hands Off Venezuela! Protesters Protest Loudly Outside Fundraise venue<a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AsburyParkPress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AsburyParkPress</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AsburyParkPress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AsburyParkPress</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/APPbreaking?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@APPbreaking</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DPCarmodyAPP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DPCarmodyAPP</a></div>
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NJ Media Challenge: Where’s Booker On Venezuela Issue <a href="https://t.co/zAhZqig0Ji">https://t.co/zAhZqig0Ji</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JessMazzola?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JessMazzola</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AsburyParkPress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AsburyParkPress</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AsburyParkPress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AsburyParkPress</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/APPbreaking?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@APPbreaking</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DPCarmodyAPP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DPCarmodyAPP</a></div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097645678396874752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-40357340543007746602019-02-17T19:20:00.000-08:002019-02-19T17:52:45.503-08:00Tweet Lobbying NJ Reps Against VZ InterventionThe following are tweets - all you have to do is RT. It sends a link to our protest outside Booker's inaugural $1000 a plate fundraiser at PJ Ryans at the Rock in Newark this past Friday, February 15, For 2 hours we pumped our protest into the event through a VERY LOUD sound system.<br />
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The article I tweeted to the entire NJ delegation, including the 1 republican Chris Smith includes a link to a live stream of a good portion of the event.<br />
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Please click, one, a few or all of the tweets - and just RT. You can quickly lobby the entire delegation.<br />
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<b>Sen Cory Booker</b><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/SenBooker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenBooker</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097185122951012352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<b>Sen. Bob Menendez</b><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorMenendez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorMenendez</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> … …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097309793419694080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Bonnie Watson Coleman<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/RepBonnie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepBonnie</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> … …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097328351507828738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
Mikie Sherrill<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/RepSherrill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepSherrill</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> … …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097328249422704640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Donald Payne
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<a href="https://twitter.com/RepDonaldPayne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepDonaldPayne</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> … …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097328023442022400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
Bill Pascrell<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/BillPascrell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BillPascrell</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> … …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097327929338531841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
Albio Sires<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/RepSires?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepSires</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> … …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097327424424103937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
Josh Gottheimer<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/RepSires?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepSires</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> … …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097327424424103937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
Chris Smith<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/RepChrisSmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepChrisSmith</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> … …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097326964103413761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
Andy Kim<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/RepAndyKimNJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepAndyKimNJ</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> … …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097326811455852549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
Jeff Van Drew<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/CongressmanJVD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CongressmanJVD</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> … …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097326719076364288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
Don Norcross<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/DonNorcross4NJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DonNorcross4NJ</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> … …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097326524271865856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
Frank Pallone<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/FrankPallone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FrankPallone</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> … …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097322787528720386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
Tom Malinowski<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/Malinowski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Malinowski</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> … …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097310167438381057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
You can also send an e-mail to your congress members at this <a href="http://njpeacecouncil.org/petition-to-new-jersey-members-of-congress/?fbclid=IwAR0d75Jwe-wqszkbo73e_UZ9ygjl8Z1P2zeIxF1KPy62oetumIkDLqO73P4" target="_blank">link</a>.<br />
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</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "geneva" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Jay Arena (English and Spanish) </span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "geneva" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><a href="mailto:jarenanynola@gmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;">jarenanynola@gmail.com</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "geneva" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> 504-520-9521</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Constituents of NJ Senator and now
presidential candidate Cory Booker, quite literally, put him on blast on
Friday, February 15.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/bibcoalition/videos/567031027106051/" target="_blank">Facebook Livestream from event</a><br />
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Frustrated by lack of opposition by Cory Booker to what they see as US threats
of a coup and possible invasion of Venezuela, about 3 dozen anti-war and
community activists joined forces to rain on Booker’s inaugural fundraising
event for his 2020 Presidential campaign, Friday, February 15.<br />
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Using a powerful sound system, for about two hours from 5 - 7 pm, the
protesters pumped loud chants and impassioned speeches, which were also loud,
into PJ Ryans at the Rock where the Booker launch was hosting a $1000 per
ticket fundraising event, first from across the narrow Edison Street, and later
from the street, just feet away from the front of the restaurant. The
protesters were relentless in their attempts to get a message across against
the moves toward a possible coup and invasion of Venezuela.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also raised related issues of what they
saw as Booker’s failures as mayor of Newark, reparations for descendants of the
victims of the Transatlantic Enslavement Trade, school privatization, Newark’s
water problems, ICE detention support provided by Essex County’s Democratic
Party and the need to fund human needs instead of spreading US warfare.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Booker has been mostly silent since
the coup moves by the United States and Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy
Pelosi has issued a statement strongly supportive of the Trump Administration
and its moves against the nation and people of Venezuela. Thus far, Tulsi
Gabbard is the only Democratic Party announced candidate that has stated
anything strongly critical of the Trump Administration’s attempt to foment a
coup against the nation of Venezuela.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are less than ten or so Democrats in congress and the US Senate
who have stated any opposition, aside from vague tactical criticism, to the
Trump Administration policy.<br />
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Several times during the event, one of the organizers of the event Bob Witanek
of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1144116525755994/" target="_blank">Hands Off Venezuela - NJ</a> and NJ Anti War Agenda through the sound system
invited Cory Booker to come out from the restaurant and bar establishment to
declare opposition to the “coup plotting” that they state the US is pursuing
toward Venezuela. At the end of the rally, Witanek issued the “Cory
Booker Challenge” - challenging Booker to within the next 3 days issue some
sort of statement calling for a pause on US coup making toward Venezuela.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Zulu Sharod </b> denounced the “imperialist” war
policies on behalf of transnational corporations and denounced both the
Democratic and Republican parties as “war parties”.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Lisa Davis</b>, of Black is Back coalition made a passionate demand to
fund Reparations for the victims of the transnational enslavement trade and not
war and stated that no political leaders can come into the Black communities
without addressing the issue of reparations.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Esteban Guevara</b>, a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation gave
a historic background of the developments leading to the current situation,
documenting a history of US attempts to thwart the direction of Venezuela in
shifting the use of the national resources toward meeting the needs of the
Venezuelan people - including the US imposed sanctions that have greatly contributed
to the humanitarian crisis there according to Guevera and other protesters. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b>Jay
Arena</b>, of Jobs and Equal Rights for All Campaign highlighted connections between US
foreign policy and its repressive immigration policies including Essex County's
contract with ICE to house detained<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>immigrants in horrendous conditions of the Essex County Jail facilty.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Munirah Bonami</b>, a Newark resident active in the Newark Water Coalition
and around decarceration and justice issues highlighted what the protesters
consider the failures of Booker when he was Mayor of Newark,</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Elizabeth Castanedas</b> from Colombia talked about the struggle within
Colombia to oppose that nation’s complicity in the US coup plots and a possible
future invasion.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>John Lisowski</b> of American Party of Labor detailed the war criminal
background of Elliott Abrams who over saw the US support for death squads in
Central American in the 80s and was convicted for criminal contempt of US
Congress and is now coordinating the US operations against Venezuela.<br />
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For the complete presentations by these and other speakers, readers can watch
the Facebook livestream video at this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bibcoalition/videos/567031027106051/" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Facebook Livestream
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">At one point the protesters
were told to leave the sidewalk which is technically owned by the Prudential
company so they moved into the street that had been blocked off by the police
for the Booker event. Later they were asked to move again to the edge of
the sidewalk. The protesters complied with the requests - but throughout
the event, they continued to pump their amplified around into the Booker venue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The protesters held signs and an 8
foot banner festooned with the colors of the eight star Venezuelan Bolivarian
flag that states: "New Jersey Says Hands off Venezuela! Rescind Guaido!
Lift Sanctions! No US War in Latin America!", including the website
NJAntiWarAgende.org and phone number 908-881-5275 for anyone wanting more
information or to get involved.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Another banner states: Money for
Water, Not War, Not A Wall! Newark Says No War!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That banner is a reference to the failure of
Newark’s water system the majority of which is contaminated with excessive
levels of lead.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Among the chants pumped into the Booker event were:<br />
“Corey Booker Hands Off Venezuela” and “Hey Booker, We Demand Peace! From
Venezuela to the Middle East!” <br />
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Another chant put forward an ominous warning of future protests of
Booker:“Wherever you go, whatever you do, we’re going to let you know, we are
against the coup.”</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A half a dozen livestreams were broadcast on Facebook from the event with over
1000 views totalled.<br />
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The Hands Off Venezuela - NJ Coalition is dedicated to continuing opposition to
the coup plans with support for the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/378910816226072/" target="_blank">March on Wall Street in NYC on February 23</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/870863743244689/" target="_blank">a send off rally near the Path Station in Newark at 10:30 am on February 23</a> for those going in to the NYC protest as well as those who will rally with them before they hop on the train, a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/404365166799199/" target="_blank">Camden rally that same day</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/731261160608011/?notif_t=plan_user_invited&notif_id=1550557064105120" target="_blank">another rally in Jersey City</a> also that same day,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/479544912578809/?notif_t=plan_user_invited&notif_id=1550388597080460" target="_blank"> a rally organized by Rutgers New Brunswick students on Tuesday, February 26,11:30 am on College Avenue in New Brunswick</a>, a forum with Green Party Vice
Presidential candidate and Black Alliance for Peace founder Ajamu Baraka on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/549650882196141/" target="_blank">February 28, 7pm at Emanual Lutheran
Church, on the corner of New and Kirkpatrick Streets in New Brunswick, NJ</a> , organized by the Green Party of NJ and providing organized transportation to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/242059076711261/" target="_blank">National Hands \Off Venezuela March on the
Whitehouse planned for March 16.</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/242059076711261/" target="_blank"><br />
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The group is also beginning plans for Spanish language panel discussions around
New Jersey on the topic. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">At the beginning of their protest, Booker aid Matt Klapper cordially approached the protesters and promised to show Senator Booker
pictures of the banner and to share copies of a newspaper called
#NJAntiWarAgenda with Sen. Booker and staff members. He was asked by the
protesters to communicate any intentions by Booker to take a position against
US coup plotting on Venezuela.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br />This was not the first NJ action against US coup maneuvers on Venezuela.<br /><br /><br />On February 2, Madelyn Hoffman, who was the Green Party 2018 challenger to Bob Menendez, and is a representative of NJ Peace Council and Jay Arena challenged US Senator Menendez who has been a primary motivator of US intervention in Venezuela, over his role - the challenge which was captured in this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jay.arena.54/videos/10210954842666470/" target="_blank">live stream</a>.<br /><br />Then on February 7 in New Brunswick, a couple of dozen New Brunswick area activists, in a protest organized by the Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War rallied against US coup moves on Venezuela, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jerseykarlos/videos/vb.100010089965645/835460673466924/?type=3" target="_blank">livestream</a>.<br /><br /><b>
For more information about these efforts, readers are encouraged to call or
text 908-881-5275</b>.<br />
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Please help by retweeting to Cory Booker:</div>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/SenBooker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenBooker</a> Booker on Blast over VZ Press release <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJHandsOfFVZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJHandsOfFVZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJAntiWarAgenda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJAntiWarAgenda</a> Press release on NJ opposition to US coup moves on VZ - <a href="https://t.co/QIokidQtb1">https://t.co/QIokidQtb1</a> …</div>
— Bob Witanek (@bwitanek) <a href="https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/1097185122951012352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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You can tweet lobby the entire NJ delegation in about 2 minutes at this <a href="https://njnouswarinme.blogspot.com/2019/02/tweet-lobbying-nj-reps-against-vz.html" target="_blank">link:</a><br />
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You can also send an e-mail to your congress members at this <a href="http://njpeacecouncil.org/petition-to-new-jersey-members-of-congress/?fbclid=IwAR0d75Jwe-wqszkbo73e_UZ9ygjl8Z1P2zeIxF1KPy62oetumIkDLqO73P4" target="_blank">link</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Cory Booker Handed Over Newark’s Public Schools to Wall Street…Now He Wants to Do the Same with Venezuela’s Oil</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">End the Sanctions and All Forms of US Intervention!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">No to Coups, No to US, Brazilian or Colombian Military attacks on Venezuela!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">February 13, 2019</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>For Immediate Release</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jay Arena (English and Spanish) <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:jarenanynola@gmail.com" style="color: blue;">jarenanynola@gmail.com</a></span> 504-520-9521</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Demonstration</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">:</span></b><span style="font-size: 18pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hands Off Venezuela/New Jersey, a coalition of immigrant, labor, socialist, peace and civil rights groups from across New Jersey, will gather outside Senator Cory Booker’s $1,000 a plate Presidential Fundraiser to demand an end to the US sanctions and all attempts to overthrow the democratically elected government of Venezuela. “We are part of a growing national and international movement to demand that Trump and his Democratic party collaborators, like Cory Booker, end the sanctions, which are really weapons of mass destruction, and other schemes to over throw the democratically elected Venezuelan government,” said Bob Witanek of Hands Off Venezuela/New Jersey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Cory Booker’s slogan for his 2020 presidential campaign is “When we join together and work together — we will rise together.” But working together with the criminal Trump regime, and the long-time war monger, the senior Senator from New Jersey, Robert Menendez, will not result in the US and Venezuelan people “rising together”. And Booker, far from condemning the attacks of Trump and Menendez, is working with them to further the demonization of the Venezuelan government, paving the way for an invasion, as he smears the democratically elected government as “alarming on many levels. “What is alarming is that the US is now threatening another war, and carrying out murderous sanctions, that have wrought mass destruction and misery from Iraq and Afghanistan, to Nicaragua and Honduras,” said Newark activist Karl Schwartz.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The real concern of the Republicans and Democrats, and the</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ir corporate paymasters, is getting hold of Venezuela’s oil and other natural resources. “Cory Booker has a track record of working to hand over public resources, such as Newark’s Public Schools and the City’s water, to his hedge fund backers, and this is their agenda in Venezuela as well” pointed out long time Newark public school teacher and union activist, Avram Rips.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hands Off Venezuela/New Jersey calls on Booker for an end to these attacks, and for a redirection of resources to rebuild our crumbling and disappearing public schools, housing, hospitals, mass transit, and fix our lead contaminated water-pipes, among other crises affecting working people in Newark and across the US and world.<br /><br />-30-</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-58557569102254750012019-01-14T14:27:00.003-08:002019-01-14T14:28:24.725-08:00Menendez Constituents Call for No S1 Vote (Press Release)<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Contact: Cynthia Flood 862-237-8856 (Voice or Text)</span></div>
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New Jersey voters who supported U.S. Senator Robert Menendez re-election
campaign in 2018 are joining together to call him out for breaking ranks with
the Democratic Party to vote for S1 and the “Combat BDS” legislation twice in
the past week. <br />
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All but four of the Democratic Party US Senators voted “NO” on moving the
package of laws to the floor on procedural grounds reasoning that any law to be
considered immediately by the US Senate should address the issue of reopening
the US Government. However in two consecutive votes, Menendez voted
“YAY,” against the majority of his own party.<br />
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Cynthia Flood, a community organizer from Newark who voted for Menendez’s
re-election in 2018 initiated a petition condemning Menendez’s YAY votes and
calling upon Menendez, U.S. Senator Cory Booker and the U.S. House Delegation
from New Jersey to vote against S1 and any related “Combat - BDS” legislation.<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.change.org/p/senator-booker-nj-democratic-voters-demand-a-no-vote-on-s1-combat-bds"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">https://www.change.org/p/senator-booker-nj-democratic-voters-demand-a-no-vote-on-s1-combat-bds</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <br />
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BDS stands for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. Today, it represents the main
strategy of those who are in solidarity with Palestinians. The goal is to
apply economic pressure on Israel to end the occupation of the West Bank and
Gaza. Applying economic pressure is one tool left to end what many Palestinians
consider humanitarian abuses of the Palestinian population by isolating Israel
economically through boycotting of Israeli products made on the West Bank and
Gaza and applying other forms of economic isolation.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is reopened, will likely be voting on a measure that actually provides
penalties for participating in this campaign. Opponents of this proposed
law consider it a violation of their First Amendment free speech rights and a way
of discouraging a tried and tested form of nonviolent protest. It is
feared that “Combat BDS” can be used as a pretext to undermine and attack
dissent across the board as struggles for justice, human needs and against war
in the US involve organizers and activists that also are involved in Palestine
solidarity.<br />
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According to Cynthia Flood. “I started this petition to let Senator Menendez
know that even though I voted for him, I am not going to be quiet as he leads
the efforts to take away my rights and many other peoples’ rights. As one
who has recently been active in struggles around mass incarceration and against
police brutality, efforts with overlapping support from Palestine solidarity
activists - I can see the government using this “combat BDS” law to attack our
whole movement. I grew up in the days of the Black Panther Party.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember COINTELPRO and how it was used to
attack and kill our members.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not
going to sit back and watch it happen again - not on my watch.”</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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S1 Petition Committee of 5” including Cynthia Flood, Evelyn Delgado, Grace
Agnew, Whit Strub and Joan Brennan all of whom voted for Menendez but now are
urging him to change his position and vote down S1. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Menendez is considered one of the top supporters of Israel in the US Senate and
he is the number one recipient of Israel PAC funds. Opponents of S1 say
they recognize this reality but nonetheless are pressuring for him to “do the
right thing and oppose S1.” Even though not a single Democratic Party Senator
supports BDS, that’s not the issue with this legislation. Instead, one’s
position on BDS is irrelevant -- the principle here is the protection of free
speech, even when it may be controversial or unpopular. <br />
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According to Ms. Flood, “We realize what we are up against but this issue is
too important for silence. If this law passes, it could literally shut
down any opportunity for dissent in the USA, around Palestine, anti-war, Black
Lives Matter, workers rights, all issues that have overlapping constituencies.
This could be an opening shot across the bow of a government that wants
to criminalize our rights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can not be
silent.”<br />
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Petitioners intend to organize an event to present the petition at an event
where Menendez is present or at his office in the very near future. The
petition has already garnered 200 signers in its first day of circulation.<br />
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honor to be invited to provide a workshop on behalf of NJ Anti War Agenda at
the MAPSO Freedom School December 8 Educator Conference entitled Family
Separation, Then, Now and Future Resistance. Our workshop was entitled
“US Military Recruitment: Endless Wars and Family Separation and featured Lisa
Davis, an antiwar and justice activist and member of Peoples Organization for
Progress and Black is Black Coalition, Tahir Flournoy, Director of Street Opera
and Bob Witanek (me), founder of NJ Antiwar Agenda. The event took place at Colombia
High School in Maplewood, NJ.<br /><br /><a href="http://paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/3536170">DONATE TO MAPSO FREEDOM SCHOOL</a><br />
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Lisa provided an overview of the cultural mechanisms being used to drive
military recruitment of youth including the film industry which partners with
the Defense Department, allowing script and plot review, in exchange for access
to military scenes and equipment for settings purposes.<br /><br />
Tahir provided an account of how he organized Street Opera, which is a music
and arts troupe, started at Arts High School in Newark, as a way to organize
youth artistic support for and engagement in antiwar and other struggles.
Street Opera will present a showcase of the music and other </span>performances
being prepared in late January or possibly February 2019.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the flier distributed on the topic at
the event:</div>
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been rehearsing Wednesdays immediately after dismissal, but the ensemble is
open to more members and we will arrange rehearsals during lunch. You can
also access the materials at this link and learn on your own or arrange for
rehearsal times with members who have been attending the rehearsal sessions: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://goo.gl/rCexMU"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">http://goo.gl/rCexMU</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to hold the showcase in a room at Arts High School. We want to invite
parents and friends to see our first showcase. We also invite more
students to participate in the pieces we have begun working on as well as to
sign up to perform vocal, instrumental, dance, and spoken word acts – pieces of
a topical nature that highlight the legacy of struggle and the need to carry
forward to improve our condition. Vocalists, a piano accompanist will be
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featuring pizza and soda will be available after the performances. If you
are interested, please text Tahir ASAP:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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In the second of the two sessions we presented, a sampling of a Street Opera
rehearsal featuring piano performance and lead vocals by Robert Colby-Witanek
was provided.<br />
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The most important component of the morning session was the participation of 5
students from Colombia High School, all of whom are students of T.J. Whitaker,
a founder of MAPSO Freedom School and one of the key organizers of the event
who teaches English and Writing at Colombia High School.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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students seemed genuinely interested in the issue and possibly starting up some
activities there at Colombia around the issues of US war and recruitment.
There also was serious interest in possibly initiating Street Opera
efforts at Colombia HIgh School.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
discussed with them what activism was already in place including what groups were
there - and who might be a good faculty member to advise if a new group or
effort were to be started. One of the students was an elected school
board member and we discussed finding out exactly that are Colombia High School
policies regarding military recruitment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We did confirm that the military is recruiting at Colombia and is
meeting students for recruitment purposes on the high school premises - which is
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between the workshops, I was able to speak to several high school teachers and
they all told a common story - the military is all over NJ high schools,
recruiting and several reported ROTC programs at their schools. I spoke
with high school teachers and staff from Franklin Township, Perth Amboy, Jersey
City, Paterson, East Orange and Roselle, to name a few.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was interest from all of them in the
concept of connecting with antiwar students and helping to oppose recruitment,</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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school counselor raised a challenging question, to which there is no perfect
answer. The question: What is the alternative given financial challenges
the student and their family is facing, when the military is promising virtual
worry free existence, Of course we can raise skepticism about that
recruiters tell and point out that no promises made are binding and if the
order is to deploy - you are on your way to the front lines.<br />
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But the dismal economic options, with the difficulty of receiving scholarship
and loans, the ridiculously high cost of higher education - unless we can offer
a solution to those issues, suggesting to a student to turn down the recruiters
is a hard sell. I think the best answer, especially for a counselor, is
to offer to work with the student to do a self assessment, to get a clear
understanding why they are interested in the military, to help them identify
their skills and assets and to help put all of their alternative options before
them so they can at least make an informed choice.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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War Agenda is going to proceed with the strategy of organizing high school
students and teachers to resist war recruitment and build an anti-war movement.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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As part of that we are reaching out to high school teachers around NJ to help
assess the level of military recruitment going on and the potential for
anti-war organizing and opposition to the recruiting.<br />
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click and complete the survey as soon as possible and also please forward to
your colleagues who might also be interested.<br />
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We have a student survey as well and we ask all students who are in high school
or will be within the next year to complete this survey:</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The following is the list of suggested steps that we offered for teachers and
students to work on these issues on the flier that we distributed at the MAPSO
Freedom School event:</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Suggested Actions for Countering War and Militarism in Schools</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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teachers and with students on the impact of war and US foreign policy on
the community.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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let it be known of willingness to provide an alternative narrative to that
of the recruiters and make written resources available to the students to
resist recruitment pressures.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Teachers, students and
parents should be aware of what the military recruitment rules of your
district and should actively raise questions about such policies and
refine them toward being more restrictive of military (and ultimately
opposing) while providing space for recruiter challenging narrative within
schools.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Conduct a survey of NJ
schools about the prevalence of recruiters, analyzing disparities between
focus on impoverished vs. wealthier school districts.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Organize discussions,
education and develop curriculum on the impact of US war - on the planet
and other peoples, on the US families with members participating in
warfare, on the scarcity of funding to address the pressing community
needs, like potable water, clean air, housing, fully funded education,
disaster preparation, relief and rebuilding, meaningful livable labor with
full benefits, national health care and many other needs.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Local, regional. statewide
committees can form of students, faculty and administrators opposing war
and war recruitment.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Antiwar and other issue
based struggle of students and teachers should be encouraged and organized
by faculty and students - an example Street Opera. Teachers who can serve
as advisor to such groups can help in navigating district rules for
student participation and organizing.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "" "arial" "" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Coach students and help them
and participate with them in how to organize meetings, protests, rallies -
near high school site, and how to navigate school rules to advocate
antiwar in front of school, in cafeteria, etc. Teach organizing
skills like event organizing, how to draft, print and then distribute
fliers, banner and sign making, role play how to talk other students out
of enlistment.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197777415700190002.post-59341748707312677882018-10-14T11:56:00.003-07:002018-10-22T20:47:10.149-07:00Voting for Menendez is a Pro-War Act - Elect Hoffman / Moxley Instead!<div class="MsoPlainText">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIYirrNgP9oV8nLrHepEZbrLMS9Q4KCMSJ-bHcaC-KLljGBfT-7Gc4xkDbqKAJxedDnoXlPeU7XC7wQxjBTAUNoXM47K_f6mBhIAcCUl7FweWDTM2b2vzHdiGduJ75algSwU078mV1eQ/s1600/36471644_636252800069367_1147176161214726144_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIYirrNgP9oV8nLrHepEZbrLMS9Q4KCMSJ-bHcaC-KLljGBfT-7Gc4xkDbqKAJxedDnoXlPeU7XC7wQxjBTAUNoXM47K_f6mBhIAcCUl7FweWDTM2b2vzHdiGduJ75algSwU078mV1eQ/s320/36471644_636252800069367_1147176161214726144_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">As published in Pricneton Packet:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><a href="http://www.centraljersey.com/opinion/the_princeton_packet/counterpoint-a-vote-for-bob-menendez-is-not-a-vote/article_7a93c483-aaf8-5531-a3df-049d67f34ec5.html">http://www.centraljersey.com/opinion/the_princeton_packet/counterpoint-a-vote-for-bob-menendez-is-not-a-vote/article_7a93c483-aaf8-5531-a3df-049d67f34ec5.html</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In
an October 3rd letter, Rev. Moore urged voters who care about peace to vote for
Senator Menendez. I disagree <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Senator
Menendez is the largest recipient of campaign contributions from AIPAC and
NORPAC, the nation’s two strongest pro-Israel PACs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">No
coincidence, then, that Senator Menendez never criticizes the Israeli
occupation of Palestine. Since March 2018 almost 200 Palestinians, including
women, children, journalists and medics, have been killed by live sniper fire,
simply for protesting the conditions of the occupation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Senator
Menendez refuses to advocate for blocking U.S. weapons sales to Saudi Arabia to
use in Yemen, saying he “needs more information,” about the brutal war, dubbed
by many as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. This even after 40 Yemeni
school children were killed by a bomb made by Lockheed Martin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Menendez
may have voted for a new nuclear arms control treaty in 2010, but he also
accepted, without criticism, the plan supported by President Obama to spend
$1.7 trillion over 30 years to create a nuclear arsenal bigger and more
powerful than at the height of the Cold War. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has the Senator advocated for the U.S. to sign and ratify the International
Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons developed by 122 nations in July 2017. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Lastly,
Senator Menendez supported the last two military budgets -standing at around
$700 billion annually. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">How
can this be a profile of a Senator who cares about peace?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">There
are truly only two ways to vote for peace in NJ in 2018:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Voting
for Green Party candidates Madelyn Hoffman who directed NJ Peace Action for
decades (recently retired) for US Senate and Diane Moxley for the 7th
Congressional District seat – both of whom play critical roles in New Jersey in
organizing against US warfare. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Bob
Witanek<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Founder NJ Anti-War
Agenda</span><br />
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