Announcements
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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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Good news: *Some* of the lifetime financial penalties for failure to register for the draft have been rescinded: https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002573.html Bad news: Congress is likely to amend the law in 2021 to require young women as well as young men to register for the draft, probably starting with women born in 2005 and after: https://hasbrouck.org/draft/calendar.html…
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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…
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Note: Peace & Change, the journal of the Peace History Society, is planning a special issue on “Racial Justice and Peace History: Is it 'Different' This Time.” See the Call for Contributions for more info. Links to Recent Articles of Interest “After Trump's Lies, the Establishment's Tripe and Self-Deception” By Andrew J. Bacevich, The American…
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https://www.codepink.org/mohsenfakhrizadeh?utm_campaign=iranian_scientist_as&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink Thank you. Margaret Power and Van Gosse
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Palestinian rights and the IHRA definition of antisemitism “Antisemitism must be debunked and combated. Regardless of pretence, no expression of hatred for Jews as Jews should be tolerated anywhere in the world….The fight against antisemitism must, however, be approached in a principled manner, lest it defeat its purpose. Through “examples” that it provides, the IHRA…
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H-PAD Alert October 27, 2020 Mobilize to Prevent Trump and Allies from Stealing the Election While the possibility of Trump winning re-election is receding, he and his rightwing, racist allies continue to make veiled—and not-so-veiled threats to disrupt and steal the election. While time is short, forces across the country are mobilizing to prevent…