New Newsletter Issue: September 2024

5 great new articles compiled and some written by newsletter editor, John M Repp! You can read or download the full Pacific Call June 2024 issue in pdf format by clicking here. [Full URL https://wwfor.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sept2024PacificCall.pdf] Contents [page numbers refer to pdf version] include:

• Nuclear War is Imminent by Gerry Condon pp. 1-2. Gerry is a Vietnam-era veteran and war resister who serves on the Board of Directors of Veterans For Peace and coordinates its Nuclear Abolition Working Group. Read his sobering peice.
• Glen Anderson Presente! p. 3. Co-Founder of Olympia Chapter Fellowship of Reconciliation, activist on many justice and peace issues, died in July. He was also a prolific writer, educator on nonviolent activism, and TV producer.
• Trying to Make A Difference in Gaza pp. 3-4. Seattle Chapter Fellowship of Reconciliation member D’vorah Kost is a Jewish peace activist who has traveled. to Israel and Palestine. In this time of war, she has helped her adopted Gazan family escape to safety in Egypt.
• The Chinese Economic Miracle pp. 5-6. Author and editor of Pacific Call, John M Repp traces the past decades of change in China. Read John’s take on the policies that have led to “socialism with Chinese characteristics”. as it is called there.
• Private Equity is Plundering America p. 6. A short piece by editor John M Repp with some explanations about “leveraged buyouts” and how manipulation of company ownerships is enriching some and hurting others. John includes a book recommendation to learn more.