March 2025 issue of newsletter now posted

A new issue of the Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation newsletter, The Pacific Call, is out!  Thanks to editor John M Repp and to all the contributors.  There are 12 pages full of information – with 12 articles about local, national, and international topics.  The full issue can be viewed as a pdf at https://wwfor.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/March2025PacificCall.pdf and links to the individual articles are available here, https://wwfor.org/category/the-pacific-call/ and listed below.

SPRING ASSEMBLY 2025 “Building a Nonviolent Movement in a Time of Chaos” with Stephen Zunes, keynote speaker.  See https://wwfor.org/spring-assembly-2025-announcement/ for David Lambert’s article and the spring assembly page where additional information and a registration link will be added at https://wwfor.org/spring-assembly-2025 or call 206-789-5565.

Nuclear Weapons: Under Trump, the global ‘Doomsday Clock’ creeps closer to midnight:  Public vigilance is needed to keep the threat of annihilation in check.  by Cindy Ann Cole.  See https://wwfor.org/nuclear-weapons-under-trump-the-global-doomsday-clock-creeps-closer-to-midnight/

The Parable of the Tribes and Climate Change by John M Repp.  Can the study of “pre-civilization” human societies, the hunter-foragers, as well as the history in recent millennia tell us about our potential to live in peace and to deal with the looming climate crisis?  See https://wwfor.org/the-parable-of-the-tribes-and-climate-change/

Boeing and the Bean Counters by John M Repp.  Our newsletter editor worked at Boeing as a machinist and programmer.  He relates changes in corporate culture during and after his time there.  Does cost cutting make sense for high tech airplanes’ function and safety as well as profit https://wwfor.org/boeing-and-the-bean-counters/?  See https://wwfor.org/boeing-and-the-bean-counters/

Letters to the Editors: Readers Speak Out,  We welcome your letters for consideration of including in the Pacific Call.  Here’s a sample of 3 readers’ thoughts.  See https://wwfor.org/letters-to-the-editors-readers-speak-out/

Open Source and the New AI breakthrough by John M Repp.  See https://wwfor.org/open-source-and-the-new-ai-breakthrough/

Our Children’s Trust wins a case in Montana upholding the right of children to a safe and livable climate.  See https://wwfor.org/our-childrens-trust-wins-a-case-in-montana-upholding-the-right-of-children-to-a-safe-and-livable-climate/

Here’s Why U.S. Elites Support Israel No Matter What  by John M Repp.  The U.S.-Israel relationship is unlike any other relationship the U.S. has with another nation-state. Israel is by far the biggest recipient of U.S. foreign aid in the world.  Why?  See https://wwfor.org/heres-why-u-s-elites-support-israel-no-matter-what/

Trump Lost: If All Legal Voters Were Allowed to Vote and All Legal Ballots Were Counted, Harris Would Have Won   by John M Repp from a guest post by Greg Palast for the Hartmann Report, January 24, 2025.  See https://wwfor.org/trump-lost/

HOW U.S. BUDGET  WORKS.  by John M Repp.  Many people, including those at the highest level electoral positions, don’t understand how the economy works.  Here John Repp does some myth busting and relates how the government controls economic issues to the Constitutionally stated purpose of the government.  See https://wwfor.org/how-u-s-budget-works/

Thoughts on some recent nonviolent occupations in Seattle, and a grand strategy for 2025-6.  by John M Repp.  The author and editor of Pacific Call draws on his personal experience as well as media reports to discuss the utility as well as problems that can arise in the strategy of occupations.  See https://wwfor.org/thoughts-on-some-recent-nonviolent-occupations-in-seattle-and-a-grand-strategy-for-2025-6/

The Amazing Story of Uruguay: A Successful Transition to Renewable Energy by John M Repp with information from the Nation Magazine (April 2025) article by Natasha Hakimi Zapata;  more countries are considered in her book “Another World Is Possible.”  See https://wwfor.org/the-amazing-story-of-uruguay-a-successful-transition-to-renewable-energy/