<div dir="ltr">Hi Folks,<div><br></div><div>I hope you are enjoying Saturday. I have attached the draft agenda for the meeting. PLEASE READ IT OVER BEFORE THE MEETING and if you have any questions, please let me know.</div><div>I have also pasted it in this email in case you have any trouble with the attachments.</div><div><br></div><div>Finally, there are two other attachments</div><div><br></div><div>1) A draft petition on R. Res. 77 ( will be sending it to BfTB also after your comments)</div><div>2) An early piece on the Cost of the Ukraine War from a friend who thinks such information should be included in any written statement we might do in the future.</div><div> </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Tony</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Peace and Common Security Working
Group Monthly Meeting</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Sunday, April 9, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Tony Palomba is inviting you to a
scheduled Zoom meeting.</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>1) Warm Up –5 minutes</b> - One thing in
the news that made you angry & one thing that made you happy!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>2) Update from WC – 3 minutes - Tony</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">4/12 –
Steering Committee to discuss an Annual meeting on June 4 or June 11</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">4/30 –
Steering Committee to discuss recommendation from subcommittee on organization
and future.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">4/29 –
Massage for Syria and Pakistan</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">4/15 – Tax Day
Protest 12 -1 Downtown Crossing – MAPA</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>3) You will see below in the program
proposals two items – 2 Minutes - Tony</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> a) Effort to
link working groups</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> b) Possible use
of our Sunday meetings for program</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> c) April 29
Massage for Syria and Turkey at First Parish </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>4) Ukraine
- 20 minutes - Jeanne</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">a)Postcard
effort by MAPA</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">b) Vienna
Conference in June</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">c) Two
interesting webinars </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZABbrn7No0" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZABbrn7No0</span></a>
– <b>What will it take to get a
Russian-Ukraine Ceasefire? </b>– German, Belgium and US speakers</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>What Should We Do About the War in Ukraine? </b>–
with Benjamin and Fletcher</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Shown yesterday
on Saturday, we need to get the video/YouTube.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>PROPOSAL</b> – Show one or the other with
possible speakers or just general discussion in MAY –either <b>WCPJE monthly meeting – May 17</b> or <b>our monthly meeting May 14 – might be too
busy, maybe May 7</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>5) Palestine/Israel – 20 minutes - Susan </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Report from
Susan and others who were able to view the movie.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>PROPOSAL </b>– In person showing at the
Library in October</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> Hybrid showing at the
Church of the Good Shepherd on a Sunday opposite the Sunday meetings of the
WFCC. Possible speakers to guide a
discussion.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>4)
Militarism and Climate Change – 10 Minutes - Tony</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">PROPOSAL - Zoom program with Veterans for Peace and
Watertown Faces Climate Change.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Contact-
Gary Butterfield, VfP Coordinator of this national effort 858-245-7700. They
have 80 slides and the program can be created to meet the needs of the group. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">WFCC had
initial discussion but no decision. Will discuss it at next meeting.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>PROPOSAL</b> – Zoom program on Sunday,
May 28 at 7:00 PM.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>5) Back from The Brink – 20 Minutes – Tony</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Made contact
with<b> Jeremy</b> <b>Love, National Organize</b>r for Back from the Brink about a petition
and possible program. No petition so I drafted one, attached, and will share
with him. He suggested,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> <span style="font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> Denise
Duffield (BftB & PSR-LA) </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">as I
was suggesting a woman.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">He also connected me with the Boston-Hub of BftB, </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,"sans-serif";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> Anna
Linakis, ED of Physicians for Social Responsibility – Boston w</span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">ho would be willing to co-sponsor an event. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">a) Jeremy suggested a meeting with Clark because they want to
move faster to get co-sponsor. We could
see if we could get a meeting on Wednesday, April 19 which is the BftB’s
National Call-In Day</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><a href="https://preventnuclearwar.org/hres77-callinday-2023/" style="color:blue">https://preventnuclearwar.org/hres77-callinday-2023/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">b) Get
petition approved and do a couple of weekends of signature gathering at the
post office , library, etc.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">c) Keep
Calling Markey to be introduce the resolution in the Senate – 617-565-8519
Diana did this</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>PROPOSAL </b>– Program with Denise Duffield
in September, again on our monthly meeting or WC monthly meeting co-sponsored
with Boston Hub and MAPA’ Nuclear Disarmament Working Group. Keep getting signatures until that date.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>6) Military Budget and the Militarization
of our Police Force – 10 Minutes – Tony</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">I contacted
the Democratic Progressive Caucus Center (not affiliated with the Democratic
Progressive Caucus) about a study they recently completed “The Bloated Pentagon
Budget and the Militarization of Law Enforcement.” Had a good exchange with Mariam Malik,
Foreign Policy Associate - <span style="font-family:Arial,"sans-serif";color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">c 502-802-3025. My</span><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> thought
was a co-sponsored zoom program with WCBL.
I had a good email exchange with
her and we were supposed to set up at zoom but nothing so far. However this may be best since after I
reached out to the working group Deborah reminded me that they might be working
with the police and such a program, even focused on the larger issue and
bringing MAPA’s social justice working group, might hinder their efforts to
play a positive role in the hiring of the new police chief. So we should back off for now. </span></p>
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10 Minutes</b></p>
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