Historians for Peace
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Supporters of Historians for Peace and Justice, H-PAD Newsletter #7 announcing the new Virtual Speakers Program is attached. Please check it out! Andor for the H-PAD Executive Committee H-PAD-Newsletter-7.pdf
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “Can Historians Be Traumatized by History” By James Robins, The New Republic, posted February 16 On the psychological difficulties of historians who delve into past atrocities. The author is a journalist and historian who has written on the Armenian genocide. “Will the Nuclear Powers Ever Be Willing to Forgo…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “The Great Evasion” By Lawrence Wittner, History News Network, posted January 17 A capsule history of nuclear-weapons policies, with emphasis on the role of popular pressure in securing such steps that have occasionally been taken to reduce the risk of catastrophic war. The author is a professor emeritus of…
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We call for the immediate removal of President Trump from office and fully support all legal efforts to remove him. The AAUP’s leadership issued the following statement on January 8. Two days ago, while white supremacist, Trump-supporting insurrectionists stormed the United States Capitol, we wrote that we were appalled by the assault and noted that…
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Historians for Peace and Democracy shares in the widespread outrage about the Presidential inspired violence in the nation’s capital. We view this effort to overthrow the results of a democratic election as the culmination of four years of attacks against the constitutional rights of the American people. It is the obvious product of the Trump Administration’s…
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I think we should ask people to call their representatives and indicate we support the expulsion of all those who voted to violate the will of the U.S. people and the vote of the electoral college: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative? link_id=1&can_id=efc95ee77274d39bb4e87d368bea95bb&source=email-this-week-in-the-cdsa-january-10-january-17&email_referrer=email_1038782&email_subject=shocked-but-not-surprised
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Senate Alert: Call Now! YES to $2000 Relief Check, N0 to More Defense Dollars! Perhaps as early as today, Thursday December 31 the Senate will be asked to consider two crucial items: the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, (NDAA) totaling $740.5 billion and the House of Representatives 2020 CASH Act (HR 9051) passed Monday by a margin of 275-134, that…
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Legislative Alert: Call Today! Perhaps as early as today, Monday December 28 members of Congress will be called upon to vote on two crucial items: the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, (NDAA) totaling $740.5 billion and on a different front, a stand-alone bill, which would immediately increase the relief checks for needy Americans up to $2000. A handful of…
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Congressional Alert: Candidate Biden has promised to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) but domestic opponents of the agreement are already mobilizing to prevent this. Meanwhile American imposed sanctions have added to the humanitarian crisis, during a time of pandemic. Congressional supporters of the Iran deal are circulating a letter to…
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H-PAD members and friends: The University of Mississippi has fired Assistant Professor of History Garrett Felber, apparently in retaliation for his anti-racist scholarship, political organizing, and criticism of the university’s administration and donors. A letter of support for Felber has already garnered signatures from some 2,400 scholars – in just one day. We encourage…