[rad-green] Divest from War Coalition November Digest

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*Welcome to the Divest Digest for November, thanks for all the ways you
have been engaged locally!* Following are some highlights of what you
peacemakers have been up to around the country.

First, some important news: Maya Rommwatt, who was so successful at
building this coalition and campaign, has been recruited to lead a campaign
at Stand.Earth with the rock star Tzeporah Berman.

*I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Carley Towne and I will be the
new Divest from the War Machine Director at CODEPINK.* For the past six
months, I’ve worked with Maya to expand out coalition work to universities
and new municipalities around the country and help expand our *War is Not
Green campaign
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I’m here to support your engagements in the divestment campaign *in your
city
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at *your university
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or by asking your *congressperson to take our pledge
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Sign up here so I can help you start your own divest campaign
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!

On Friday, November 8, CODEPINK and over 200 of our allies marched with
Jane Fonda for *Fire Drill Fridays
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to make the connection between the climate crisis and unfettered
militarism. Jane’s reminder that *“the movement for climate justice is a
movement for peace,”* is an important reminder that, in order to seriously
address the climate emergency, we must divest from the war machine. You can*
listen to Jane call for a movement to divest from the war machine
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in conversation with CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans and go to our *War is
Not Green
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page to learn more about the connection between militarism and climate
change. We also have those awesome *War is Not Green t-shirts at our store
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*Students are organizing for change on their campuses.* Our newest *CODEPINK
chapter at UT Austin* has been busy! Since we last talked, they hosted
their first coalition meeting and attended the UT Regents meeting where
they confronted UT Austin President Greg Fenves about their university’s
investments in weapons manufacturers.

This inspiring coalition of students is just getting started! Make sure you
follow their progress by liking their *facebook page
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and following them* on twitter
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You can sign onto their pledge to divest *UT Austin from the war machine
here
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If you’re a UT Austin alumnae or know someone who is, your voice is needed
— sign up here
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to learn how you can support these courageous students.

*Candidates across the country are waking up to the devastating effects of
war and joining our movement!* Congressional candidates Albert Lee, Doyle
Canning, and Paige Kreisman of Oregon, Tom Gallagher and Sam Campbell of
California, Eva Putzova of Arizona, Nabilah Islam of Geogia, Marie Newman
of Illinois, Andom Ghebreghiorgis of New York and Mel Gagarin of New York
all pledged not to take campaign money from weapons manufacturers and
expressed their support for the Divest campaign. In addition, Portland, OR
mayoral candidate Sarah Iannarone did the same. *Check out some of the
congressional candidates who took the pledge to divest from the war
machine:*

*Mel Gagarin* is running for House Representative in the 6th district of
New York. Mel’s grassroots campaign focuses on people over profit because
he is running to fight for the working-class people of color, immigrants,
the elderly, and our future. Beyond taking our Divest pledge, Mel is not
accepting any money from corporations, the fossil fuel industry, or real
estate developers.

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*Andom Ghebreghioris* is running for House Representative in New York’s
16th district. A special education teacher, Andom is running to ensure that
our resources are invested in communities, not forever wars or unnecessary
jails. He believes that US foreign policy should commit to peace and
multilateral cooperation that prioritizes solidarity with oppressed people
around the globe.

*Tom Gallagher* is running for House Representative in the 12th district of
California. Tom is a long-time activist who has worked in the peace
movement and the labor movement. In his anti-war advocacy, he highlights
that the US military’s current policies are incompatible with *maintaining
a livable planet
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and that divesting from war in political campaigns and our national budget
is needed to combat climate change.

*Nabilah Islam* is running for House Representative in Georgia’s 7th
district. Nabilah has spent the majority of her life fighting for
progressive candidates and causes. In her own campaign, she is opposing
bigotry and cruel violence of the Trump administration, instead fighting
for common sense gun control and a path to citizenship for undocumented
immigrants.

*Albert Lee* is running for House Representative in the 3rd District of
Oregon.  His platform focuses on climate justice and reducing wealth
inequality.  When signing his endorsement of the Divest from the War
Machine campaign, he made a point to say that he would go further than just
the top 5 and refuse contributions from all weapons manufacturers.

*Doyle Canning* is running for House Representative in the 3rd District of
Oregon.  Doyle has spent years as a community organizer for racial justice,
immigrant rights, workers’ rights, housing justice, climate justice and
more. She marched against the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and is refusing to
accept campaign funds from war profiteers or lobbyists as she runs to build
a peace economy.

*Paige Kreisman* is running for Oregon State House Representative in
District 42.  A transgender woman who forced out of the military due to the
Trump administration’s trans ban, Paige comes from a tradition of
working-class and tenant organizing.  In addition to supporting the Divest
from the War Machine campaign, she is refusing to accept any corporate
funds for her campaign.

*And in stunning victories for the anti-nuclear and anti-war movement,
Portland and Philadelphia became the latest cities to pass resolutions
demanding the federal government end its use of and creation of new nuclear
weapons!* Portland City Council endorsed the International Campaign to
Abolish Nuclear Weapons after a long campaign waged by Oregon Physicians
for Social Responsibility while Philadelphia endorsed the Back From the
Brink campaign with support from our coalition partners at World Beyond
War. Read more below to learn about how we’re using momentum from these
exciting victories to #DivestFromWar in Portland and Philly!

The movement to divest from the war machine is still ongoing in cities and
states across the country! *In Oregon, more candidates based in Portland
have expressed interest in signing the Divest from the War Machine pledge
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while activists in Corvallis and Eugene are working on municipal
resolutions for City Councils to* pledge divestment of public funds in
weapons manufacturing
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You can help them build support for this important campaign by writing
a *Letter
to the Editor
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to your local media outlet. You can always contact *me*, or *Cody
<%[email protected]>*, to get more involved in the Oregon campaign to
divest from the war machine!

*Philadelphia activists* have taken the movement to divest to the pension
board and, while they wait for the board’s decision to divest, they
continue to grow the movement by building closer ties with student groups
at the *University of Pennsylvania.* You can join their next meeting *Saturday,
December 21st 2:30pm at Wooden Shoe Books
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be sure to sign the *petition*
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to divest the pension board from nukes! Contact *Greta
<%[email protected]>* to get plugged into the work going down in
Philly. In Massachusetts, Members of the *Raytheon Anti-War Campaign* gave
testimony in support of a state bill that would require divestment of the
Massachusetts pension plan from all stocks and other obligations of
companies selling *weapons to Saudi Arabia
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If you’re interested in getting involved to stand up for the people of
Yemen and against the greed of Raytheon, contact *Paul Shannon
<[email protected]>*.

*CODEPINK NYC joined the New Sanctuary Coalition in a protest at the Museum
of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York on October 18.* They were demanding that
MOMA and Board Member Larry Fink, *CEO of BlackRock
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divest from private prisons, ICE detention facilities, weapons
manufacturers, and the climate crisis. MOMA had been under renovation for
the past few months. On October 18th, MOMA opened its doors for an
exclusive sneak peek party for artists, members, donors, and other
high-profile people. The *New Sanctuary Coalition* was there with a simple
message: #MOMADivest! They had over100 people outside of this exclusive
private MOMA party protesting and, in true CODEPINK fashion, CODEPINK NYC
organizer Rose Asaf went into the party with some other folks for an
internal disruption. We got our message across loud and clear: #MOMADivest
and #DivestFromWar! There are big plans for shutting them down in DF soon.
If you’re interested in getting more involved in the creative and fun
movement to divest from the war machine in NYC, email *Enas
<%[email protected]>*, our newest member of the CODEPINK NYC team!

Towards a Weapons-Free Future,
*Carley, Clara, Cody, Enas, Nancy, and the entire Divest team *
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