Sunday March 9: Join Norman Siegel, Harriet Michel, and others who were there on the 60th Anniversary of "Bloody Sunday", in Selma, Alabama, as we march to call for unity against the current threats to our democracy and our constitution.

1:30 pm: Rally on steps of City Hall, Manhattan
2:30 pm: March across the Brooklyn Bridge.

Initiated by: Norman Siegel, Harriet Michel, and Abate Hate
Endorsed by: Brooklyn For Peace and others.

Mon. Mar. 10, 3 pm (ET):  Historians for Peace and Democracy and Convergence Magazine are pleased to present “Political Repression, Then and Now,”

The webinar will discuss the history of political repression in the United States. The speakers will draw on their research and experiences to explore topics such as Jim Crow's repression against Black people, attacks on civil liberties, FBI surveillance, and the various Red Scares, linking these past examples to current attacks on social movements and civil rights.

RSVP here

Sponsors: Historians for Peace and Democracy & Convergence Magazine
Co-sponsors: Brooklyn For Peace, Coalition for Action in Higher Education, Massachusetts Peace Action, & Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Education

"WE ARE UNARMED" bears witness to the historic, peaceful resistance at Standing Rock in North Dakota, when the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) encroached on treaty land in 2016. In this beautiful, heart-wrenching documentary, award-winning filmmaker Gwendolen Cates goes behind the scenes with three Indigenous women who play central roles. Watch the trailer.

Q&A with filmmaker Gwendolen Cates and Hadeel Assali. The evening will end with a poetry reading by Palestinian poet/artist/performer Farid Bitar

In-Person! Asian American Writers Workshop, 112 W. 27th St, 6th floor.Manhattan. Elevator and restrooms are wheelchair accessible

Initiated by World Can't Wait. Co-sponsored by Brooklyn for Peace, NYC Jewish Voice for Peace, NYC War Resisters League

RSVP here. Admission Free. Donations requested.

Th. 3/13, 12 noon: Jeffries, Defend the Constitution!!
Office of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader, 55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn

Next week, as a spending bill comes to a vote, Congress has its first major opportunity to rein in Trump’s unconstitutional power grab, but we need Hakeem Jeffries to take a stand. Join us in calling on Jeffries to defend the Constitution, stand up to Trump's abuse of power, and defend the programs and policies that protect our health, communities, and environment.

RSVP here.

Co-sponsored by New York Communities for Change, Indivisible Brooklyn, Food & Water Watch, 350Brooklyn, New York Progressive Action Network (NYPAN), Climate Families NYC, Brooklyn For Peace (list in formation)

Mon. 3/24, 6:30--8:00PM Join us to discuss peace, justice, and collective action! Connect with members and like-minded individuals to explore ways we can work together for a better world.

In-Person! Brooklyn Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)110 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (ground floor)
Space and restroom are wheelchair accessible.

Register here.

March 7-13:  No Other Land: Documentary which just won Academy Award for best documentary. By a collective of Palestinian and Israeli activist/filmmakers, chronicling the Israeli military’s incremental expulsion of the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta — home to 20 ancient Palestinian villages. Held over at the Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St, west of 6th Av NYC. Multiple daily showings .For info and tickets at Film Forum. Also showing at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Mar. 7-13. 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn 11217. For info and tickets at BAM.

Sat., Mar. 8, 11 AM. International Women’s Day — Unite & Resist with Women’s March. At Washington Square Park. Sponsored by Women's March.  RSVP here.

Sat. Mar. 8, 12:00pm: Permanent Ceasefire Now Vigil at 5th Ave. and 44th St,, Sunset Park. Sunset Park Elders. Also on Tuesday Mar. 4, 4-5 pm at the same location.

Sun. Mar. 9, 4-5pm: Israelis for Peace/NYC Vigil at Union Square (South steps) Israeli anti-occupation activists, call for ceasefire and full hostage deal. All welcome, but please do not bring signs or flags.

Sun. Mar. 9, 5:30 PM. Fundraising Community Iftar (Meal) for the Middle East Children's Alliance. At Widdi Hall, 5602 6th Ave., Brooklyn. Widdi Hall is a Muslim catering hall and community center in Sunset Park. Closest subway is the 59th St. Stop of the R and N train (or 53rd St stop of the local R), both on 4th Ave. Info and tickets here.

Wed. Mar. 12, 12:15 PM. March and Rally for women’s rights and the rights of all. At Ralph Bunche Plaza (First Avenue & 43rd St.) by the “Isaiah Wall.” We march across 42nd St. and up Second Avenue to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza.

Thurs. Mar. 13, 5-6pm: Women in Black Vigil at Union Square, on the traffic island on 14th St between Broadway and 4th Avenue. For over 20 years, Women in Black Union Square has been part of the international movement of Women in Black (started by Jewish and Palestinian women in Israel in 1988). More here.

Fri. Mar. 15, 10-11am: Hands Off Gaza! Hands Off the West Bank! Picket Dan Goldman's office, 36th St & 3rd Ave, Brooklyn. NY10-Neighbors. Confirm by Direct Mail to their Instagram.

Sat., Mar. 15, 11 AM-1PM. March to Stop the Cuts. At Foley Square. (Lafayette Street Worth Street, Centre St, Manhattan). No cuts to working people to fund tax breaks for billionaires and corporations! Hosted by Indivisible OneNYS RSVP here.

Sun., Mar. 16, 12-1PM. Refuse the War: Israeli Conscientious Objectors Share Their Stories. Webinar. Sponsored by World Beyond War. Register here.

Tues., Mar. 18, 7-8:30 PM. First They Came for the Migrants…Understanding & Responding to Mass Deportations. Webinar. Register here.

For daily updates of NYC area actions for Gaza, send an email to joecatron@gmail.com and ask to be added to an extensive list of NYC-area actions to stop Israel's Genocide.

Hard truths about the Trump-Zelensky-Vance Oval Office blow-up
On Responsible Statecraft, Anatol Lieven and George Beebe observe that Friday’s public spectacle doesn't change the fact that the war needs to end soon.

Trump and the viable road to peace in Ukraine
On Responsible Statecraft, John F. Matlock writes, 'I did not vote for him and have been critical of most of his moves. But in regard to the war...I believe he is on the right track."

The Geopolitics of Peace
In a lengthy but invaluable talk, Columbia professor and U.N. consultant Jeffrey Sachs addresses the European Parliament on the steps necessary for peace and the obstacles to that peace put in place by successive US administrations. 

Peace Through Strength in Ukraine: Sources of U.S. Leverage in Negotiations
On the webpage of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, George Beebe, Mark Episcopos and Anatol Lieven argue that the key to American success in ending the war in Ukraine is to broaden, rather than narrow, the issues under negotiation, in particular, that Russia’s security concerns extend beyond Ukraine to the broader military threat posed by U.S. and NATO forces in Europe.

Ken Roth on Israel’s “Starvation Strategy” in Gaza & “Righting Wrongs” of Abusive Governments
On Democracy Now, Amy Goodman interviews Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch, about Israel’s refusal to remove troops from Gaza, and how human rights might help to resolve the conflict.

Arab leaders meet to discuss alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan
on Middle East Eye, Josephine Deeb reviews the draft of the Egyptian proposal seeking to sideline Hamas from governance but leaving many questions unanswered.

No Other Land': Israeli-Palestinian film wins Oscar for best documentary feature
Also on Middle East Eye, Mera Aladam discusses the Oscars success of a film which previously faced restrictions over its criticism of the Israeli occupation of Palestine 

Rubio Bypasses Congress to Send Israel $4 Billion in Arms
In the New York Times, Edward Wong reports on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s emergency declaration that calls for sending 2,000-pound bombs and other weapons to Israel as the war in Gaza continues.

Israel is stepping up its military aggression across the region. But is it out of strength, or weakness?
On Mondoweiss, Qassam Muaddi wonders whether Israel is escalating its military aggression in the midst of fragile ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, because it is experiencing a moment of unprecedented force, or is afraid of betraying unprecedented weakness?

Book Review: Scenes from a failed indoctrination 
On Mondoweiss, Jonathan Ofri reviews Liz Rose Shulman’s new book, Good Jewish Girl: A Jerusalem Love Story Gone Bad, arguing that it provides a close-up view of one American Jew's "perverse initiation into Zionism" and why these indoctrination efforts fail.

The ADL goes quiet on some hatreds
In the New York Daily News, former Anti-Defamation League educator Danielle Bryant details how the ADL has gone from a leading civil rights organization to a Zionist tool.

UN Security Council: Endorse Arab League Proposal for Gaza Reconstruction

DAWN demands that the UN Security Council endorse the Arab League’s plan to reconstruct Gaza because it paves the way for a Palestinian-led future in Gaza 

Jewish Americans Say GOP's Phony Charges of Antisemitism Only Empower Trump's Authoritarianism
On Common Dreams, Julia Conley argues that "Distorting the meaning of antisemitism and making Jews the face of a campaign to crush free speech is deeply dangerous to Jewish Americans and all of us who work for collective freedom.

Fact-Check: Juan González on Trump’s “Outrageous” Lies About Panama Canal
Democracy Now!’s co-host, Juan Gonzalez, fact-checks some of the lies that Trump used to justify U.S. control of the Panama Canal.

$60 Billion in Waste and Fraud Easily Found Where Trump Refuses to Cut: The Pentagon
On Common Dreams, Julia Conley reviews the military budget and quotes an expert who argues "We need a better balance between military spending and investments in diplomacy, development, humanitarian aid, global public health, and environmental protection.”

Winona LaDuke: DAPL Pipeline Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Aims to Silence Indigenous Protests, Too
On Democracy Now, indigenous activist Winona LaDuke lays out the connections between the Recent lawsuit against Greenpeace and the attempt to silence indigenous protests. 

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