Week of February 5, 2024
Topic Scans and Links:
Tariq Habash, from the US Department of Education resigns over the war in Gaza.
Good Shepherd Collective campaign called No Ceasefire, No Votes.
800 government employees from the US and other 12 nations published a letter protesting Israeli policies and stating that the leaders of their countries could be complicit in war crimes in Gaza.
USAID, a thousand of their employees have released an open letter with the same concern.
Hundreds of thousands of Germans rallied in a hundred cities against the plan that the AfD developed to deport people.
Marlene Engelhorn has recently drawn attention to herself by giving away or preparing to give away 90% of her wealth. She said, “I’m creating the tax I would want to pay.”
But there’s a bill before the Senate and the House which would make nonviolent protests a federal crime called the “Safe and Open Streets Act.”
Mexico has brought seven US gun manufacturers to court.
Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping and Accompaniment — worldwide meeting, 61 organizations representing 24 countries in Geneva who called themselves the Community of Practice.
Nonviolent Peaceforce are offering a trip to the Philippines.
Pace e Bene — $1000 grant for innovative projects that address community violence. Apply soon!
This month is the 40th anniversary of the MST - Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, Movement of Landless Workers.
