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Peace Fleet, Seattle
PEACE FLEET, A PEACEFUL PRESENCE AT SEAFAIR Mon Aug 1, noon, in and ashore from Elliott Bay, Seattle. Boats for peace will be in the water and other peaceful people will be on the shore. On the water. In Elliott Bay, near Pier 66. Bell Harbor Marina will be open for kayaks and for mooring vessels. On the land. Demonstration on land on Pier 62. Annual Ground Zero Peace Fleet. Local activists will stage a water-based nonviolent protest against the glorification of weapons of war at the Seattle Seafair festival. Peace activists will meet the U.S. Navy fleet in Elliott Bay. Other peace activists will meet on the newly rebuilt Pier 62 on the Seattle waterfront at the same time for a nonviolent demonstration against weapons of war. Photo of Mira Leslie with her Pace flag with rainbow colors, at Peace Fleet! 2013, by Karol Milner. Why would we demonstrate for peace at a Seattle maritime festival? We are here for the unrepresented and forgotten victims of these weapons of war and to call attention to the crimes of our nation. And because the celebration of warships in our harbor helps bring about the normalcy of modern war. The fleet arrival at Seafair is a public relations and recruiting event for the U.S. Navy. Previous years have brought Trident nuclear submarines complete with nuclear warheads and Navy warships used to launch Tomahawk cruise missiles in the first and second Wars on Iraq and the twenty-year War on Afghanistan. The fleet is displayed for five days in downtown Seattle at tremendous cost to taxpayers while crucial social services in education, health care, housing, and transportation are impaired for lack of funds. Info Mary Gleysteen at marygleysteen@gmail.com; Rodney Brunelle at rodney.brunelle@gmail.com; or Glen Milner at gk_milner@comcast.net, https://www.gzcenter.org/
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Poor People’s Campaign Open House, Zoom
POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN MONTHLY OPEN HOUSE Mon Aug 1, 7 pm, online Join the Washington Poor People's Campaign for our August Open House as we reflect on the June 18th Mass Poor People's and Low Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington DC and as we prepare to continue our March to the Polls. We will hold space for you to share your experiences during the Assembly whether you attended virtually, participated in a local action, or went to DC. Then we will discuss the National PPC's 7 Steps before the midterms and continue building our connections and our movement here in Washington State. Spanish interpretation will be provided. Forward Together! Not One Step Back! Únase a la Campaña de los Pobres de Washington para nuestra Casa Abierta de agosto mientras reflexionamos sobre la Asamblea Masiva de Trabajadores Pobresy Trabajadores de Bajos Salarios del 18 de junio y la Marcha Moral en WashingtonDC y mientras nos preparamos para continuar nuestra Marcha a las Urnas. Tendremos un espacio para que compartan sus experiencias durante la Asamblea, ya sea que asististan virtualmente, participen en una acción local o fueron a DC. Luego discutiremos los 7 pasos del PPC nacional antes de las elecciones intermedias y continuaremos construyendo nuestras conexiones y nuestro movimiento aquí en el estado de Washington. Habrá interpretación en español. ¡Adelante Juntos! ¡Ni un paso atrás! National Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR-USA) is a Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) Mobilizing Partner and the Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia chapters are Mobilizing Partners of Washington PPC. Info washington@poorpeoplescampaign.org, info and RSVP https://actionnetwork.org/events/wa-ppc-august-open-house Zoom link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82671211492
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