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Rolla Peace News April 19, 2016 |
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================================= Dear Friends:In this newsletter is: 1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: THIS WEEK, THURSDAY, April 21, 2016 2. GOOD NEWS FOR OUR FOOD SUPPLY 3. NEW YORK PRIMARY SMELLS LIKE FISH 4. THE ART OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION 5. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) Earthday b) Feeling The Burn c) Hey, Where's The Dough?
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We vigil for peace in front of the Rolla Post Office THIS THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016, (and all subsequent Thursdays until peace is established) from Noon to 1:00 PM. Please try to join us. The temperature is predicted to be in the 70s. 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. GOOD NEWS FOR OUR FOOD SUPPLY Costco has been selling lots of organic food for quite a while now, but as demand has grown, they are having trouble maintaining a supply sufficient to meet it. They are working on solving the problem by partnering with organic growers and farmers who want to transition to organic, loaning them funds to buy land and equipment. I would not recommend the Natural News site overall, as some of their stuff appears to be written by total loonies, but this article seems to be straightforward, and correlates with what I have heard/read about Costco from other sources. Use discernment. 3. NEW YORK PRIMARY SMELLS LIKE FISH With the results still to come, reports of irregularities in the New York primary are pouring in. Thousands of registered voters came to the polls only to be told they weren't on the list, or their registration had been changed, or “it must have got lost in the mail.” Several polling places opened up to 2 hours late, and others had the locations changed without notice to the voters. A class action lawsuit has been filed, with the judge instructing voters who feel they have been disenfranchised to file a provisional ballot, so that if the final ruling is in their favor, their votes will be counted. This is reminiscent of what happened in Arizona, where about 70% of polling places in heavily populated areas were closed, and people had to wait for hours to vote. It's pretty obvious that the powers that be are not all that anxious for people to vote. 4. THE ART OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION Just a little upbeat report of the creative ways Bernie's supporters are expressing that support. The Bernie Burger and the Hillary special got it right! 5. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) Earthday b) Feeling The Burn c) Hey, Where's The Dough? EARTHDAY This Friday, April 22, is Earthday. Celebrate Earthday in Rolla at S&T from 10 to 2 in front of Havener Center. I'll be at the Great Rivers Environmental Law Center table reading “The Lorax” (abridged version) and playing the “Plant a Tree for the Lorax” game. In Columbia, Earthday will be celebrated on Sunday, April 24 from Noon to 6:30 in Peace Park. I'll be reading the Lorax and playing the Lorax game at the Great Rivers table there too. FEELING THE BURN The much expected climate report shows March, 2016 was the warmest March in recorded history by a long shot, over one degree C. above the 20th Century average. This has been going on month after month after month. The last time we had a month that wasn't a warmest such month in recorded history was, I believe, April 2015. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention now says there is no doubt that the Zika virus causes birth defects including microcephaly, a condition in which babies are born with small brains. The evidence, however, is still purely circumstantial (see top comment below article). Zika virus is carried by the aedes aegypti mosquito which also carries yellow fever and other diseases. In the wake of global warming, aedes aegypti is spreading its range northward, perhaps soon into Central Missouri. If you've never read "The White Plague" by Frank Herbert (of Dune fame), now might be a good time. HEY, WHERE'S THE DOUGH? A report by Oxfam America claims that 50 corporations have stashed at least $1.4 trillion away in safe tax havens. Oxfam writes that for every dollar spent lobbying, these 50 corporations receive $130 in tax breaks and more than $4,000 in federal loans, loan guarantees and bailouts. Meanwhile, there is still no money to bring potable water to the people of Flint, Michigan. ================== 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: 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 ### |