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Rolla Peace News February 19, 2019 |
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Dear Friends: http://tomsager.org/Peaceletters/peaceletter021919.html In this newsletter is: 1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 2. UPCOMING CLIMATE EVENTS a) Saturday, March 2, 9am to Noon: Citizens Climate Lobby b) Friday, March 15: Global school strike for the climate c) Monday, March 18: Great Rivers Environmental Law Center in Rolla 3. BERNIE IN 2020 4. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) US, Israel and Other Nations Meet in Warsaw to Plan War Against Iran b) A World-Wide Emergency 1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 We vigil for peace in front of the Rolla Post Office, THIS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 FROM NOON TO 1:00 PM (and most subsequent Thursdays until peace is established). Please try to join us. The temperature is predicted to be in the 40s. This Thursday we'll begin our 13th years of weekly Peace vigils at the Rolla Post Office. If you do not feel comfortable standing with us in front of the Post Office, please consider driving by and showing your support for our message by honking your horn and flashing a peace sign. 2. UPCOMING CLIMATE EVENTS a) Saturday, March 2, 9am to Noon: Citizens Climate Lobby b) Friday, March 15: Global school strike for the climate c) Monday, March 18: Great Rivers Environmental Law Center in Rolla Saturday, March 2, 9am to Noon: Citizens Climate Lobby will hold a chapter organizational meeting and workshop in the meeting room in the children's section of the Rolla Public Library. Come and help the Climate Lobby make a difference. For more information contact Susan Wrasmann, swras@fidmail.com Friday, March 15: Global school strike for the climate. Here's a map of the world with all the climate strikes planned for the 15th. Rolla is not on the map yet; but you could put it there. Monday, March 18: Katy Henry, president of Great Rivers Environmental Law Center and Sarah Willey, Director of Outreach and Development will be visiting Rolla. They will hold an informal public meeting. Time and place have not yet been decided; but will be announced next week. Great Rivers has been fighting for our environment since 2002. 3. BERNIE IN 2020 Today, Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election. As of 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, over $1 million in donations had been contributed to his campaign. He has quite a number of rivals for the Democratic nomination, among them self-styled progressives like Senators Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren, both of whom have many supporters as well. So why support Bernie instead of one of these, or someone like (gag!) Joe Biden? Well, for one thing, he is the only one who seems to understand the magnitude of the trouble this country (not to mention the planet) is in. Warren proudly calls herself a capitalist — she loves capitalism; she just wants it to be fair. Unfortunately, there's no such thing. In capitalism, for somebody to win, somebody else has to lose, and with that kind of dynamic, love for one's fellow man goes way to the back of the bus. Warren doesn't seem to get that capitalism, with its worship of profit, is destroying the planet. Biden and most corporate Democrats are so brainwashed with corporate ideology that they don't seem able to think outside that box. The several other “progressive” candidates have good ideas, and probably good intentions, but they, too, aren't seeing the big picture. Here is a listing of all the declared Democratic candidates (and some who are still on the fence). There is some brief biographical data on each, and a very incomplete description of their platforms. Here is another take on why Bernie Sanders is our best bet. And if you'd like to make a T-shirt or a sign supporting Bernie, here's a nice image, courtesy of Tom. 4. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) US, Israel and Other Nations Meet in Warsaw to Plan War Against Iran b) A World-Wide Emergency US, ISRAEL AND OTHER NATIONS MEET IN WARSAW TO PLAN WAR AGAINST IRAN The Warsaw meeting, called to discuss regime change in Iran, was boycotted by most of Europe. While the US seeks regime change in oil-rich nations like Iran and Venezuela, the petrodollar system, in which oil is priced and traded in US dollars, appears to be in trouble. Some argue that if the petrodollar system falls, the U.S. will be in serious financial trouble. No wonder the US elite is fighting tooth and nail to prevent the world from turning away from fossil fuels. No wonder the US demonizes every oil-rich country which attempts to chart an independent policy. The solution is clear. Wealthy countries should pay poor oil-rich countries to leave their oil in the ground, and, of course, leave their own oil in the ground too. A WORLD-WIDE EMERGENCY No, it's not just our southern border with Mexico. No, it's not just the United States or any one country. It's the WHOLE WORLD which is suffering the effects of climate change which will only get worse. Here's some very sobering data, mostly from NOAA: Some think emergencies like this can be held at bay by building a wall. This would be funny if it wasn't so serious. Here's a short discussion by Debbie Weingarten of how counter-effective walls really are.1. January 2019 was the third warmest January since record keeping began in 1880. This follows on the heals of December 2018 which was the second warmest December since record keeping began. Rolla Peace News is distributed by email once a week on Tuesday evenings (except on rare occasions) and is posted on the web at http://tomsager.org (click on Grassroots Rolla: at the top of rightmost column). If you don't wish to get notices of peace events in the Rolla area, let me know and I'll take you off this list. If you want to be added to this list, let me know. Wage peace, Helen helenm (at) fidnet.com |