Nation's Largest Anti-War Coalition Resolves to Work for Prosecution of War Criminals
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Sat Dec 13th 2008, 08:02 PM
United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ), the largest coalition of peace organizations (over 1,400 of them) in the United States, held a national assembly in Chicago December 12-14, and drafted documents establishing the movement's agenda for the coming year.
If we are talking real, meaningful change toward sustainability, this issue is of fundamental importance--linked as it is to other critical issues: public health, revitalized local economies, clean environment, energy, climate crisis...
The following article brought my attention to two important petition drives.
Obama's "Secretary of Food"?
Wednesday 10 December 2008
by: Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times
Renaming the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Food would assist in moving away from what has been a bankrupt structure of factory farming..
A good sign: one of Obama's seven working groups is addressing immigration issues. Find out more about Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar here: http://feetin2worlds.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/immigration-advocates-look...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Contact: Mary Moreno, (202) 306-7951 , mmoreno@communitychange.org
Fair Immigration Reform Movement Meets with Obama Transition Team to Discuss Reform, Moratorium on Raids
A message from our coalition partner. We CAN make a difference!
Dear Friends:
I'm please to announce that our Sisters and Brothers at Smithfield Hog Slaughter plant in Bladen County have voted overwhelmingly to Unionize with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. The victory was just announced.
They thank all NAACP members and our broader HKonJ Coalition for our efforts in solidarity with them.
The following is from TomDispatch and very relevant to what the progressive should be looking to do next 3-4 months.
Nick
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175012/ira_chernus_what_the_president_el...
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What the President-Elect Should Be Reading by Prof. Ira Chernus - Tomgram
Progressive Democrats of NC held their annual meeting in Greensboro this past weekend. Here is my report on the meeting. I always learn something about progressive issues in the state of NC from these meetings.
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Candidate for Outreach Chair – Isaac Coleman
