Conversations hosted by Foreign Policy in Focus about budget priorities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic:
– Underlying trends that strengthen the case for a fully sustainable recovery from the pandemic;
– Pertinent facts, statistics and case studies that bolster the progressive case;
– Examples of new organizing energy related to a “pandemic pivot.”
With:
Jeff Abramson, Wendela de Vries, Cora Fabros, Bill Hartung, Miriam Pemberton, Jordi Calvo, Lindsay Koshgarian and David Vine
Facilitates:
John Feffer
Women in Black London have invited people to say how they would spend the equivalent of the UK Military Budget. They are holding 3 GDAMS vigils, 17,23,April, 1 May, Edith Cavell Statue, Central London. https://london.womeninblack.org/2024/04/18/global-days-of-action-on-military-spending/
It’s spring, and that means many Americans either just filed their tax returns or are still struggling to get them in. Most will know whether they get a refund, but how many know where their tax dollars really go? Just like our personal expenses, our income tax payments can change our lives for the better... Read more »
Invitation to stand up against the explosion in Australia's military spending. Meet at the pyramid in Railway Square Tuesday May 7 12 noon to 1.30 pm
Grannies for Peace, a project of Women Against War, will hold a vigil at the Albany New York (US) annual Tulip Festival calling on the US to stops sending arms to Israel.
International Peace Bureau and World BEYOND War will hold the third-annual 24-hour peacewave on June 22-23, 2024. This will be a 24-hour-long Zoom featuring live peace actions in the streets and squares of the world, moving around the globe with the sun. There will be a live Q&A section on Zoom for the last... Read more »