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More Trains, Not More Lanes: “a climate solution hiding in plain sight”
Planes, (fancy) trains and automobiles won’t help us meet our climate goals. by Mary Paterson | July 5, 2023 (reprinted from Real Change, the Seattle homeless paper by permission of the author) Real...
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Extinction Rebellion and Citizens Assemblies
Extinction Rebellion and Citizens Assemblies by John M Repp “only nonviolent rebellion can now stop climate breakdown and social collapse” is the subtitle of the book: Common Sense for the 21st...
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Why Mass School Shootings?
by John M Repp One of the most disturbing news reports we hear nowadays is a report of a mass shooting at a school. Usually, the report tells us how many people are killed, the location, and ends with...
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The New Cold War: as of July 2023
by John M Repp There are many reasons for the new cold war with Russia and China. After promising not to move NATO east of what had been the Soviet Union, the new governments that formed in the east...
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At the Border: Deportations and CBP One App
By Bruce Radtke and Cindy Cole The US Government’s COVID-19 public health emergency order expired on May 11, 2023 – this included the Trump Title 42 order that expelled over 2.5 million migrants...
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Our Children’s Trust wins a sweeping constitutional lawsuit in Montana
Our Children’s Trust is a non-profit law firm, the only non-profit law firm in the nation, that is using the court system to force the state and federal government to establish the right of our...
View ArticleNew Newsletter Issue September 2023
7 great new articles compiled and some written by our wonderful newsletter editor, John M Repp! You can read or download the full Pacific Call September 2023 issue in pdf format by clicking here [full...
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Ukraine is not a North Atlantic Country and Wants to be an Independent Nation
by John M Repp The U.S. Veterans for Peace held a virtual convention on August 25-27, 2023. There is a video recording of the keynote speakers that has been posted on Youtube:...
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An Op-ed on gun violence, domestic and international
by Marjorie Prince With the possible exception of those used for hunting game, I suggest that Congress enact legislation banning the manufacture, sale, and use of all handguns and assault rifles. I...
View ArticleSeattle’s new drug bill will harm people
This new law wastes lots of taxpayer money and only makes the problem bigger. by Carl Nakajima, a Real Change vendor. Real change is the Seattle homeless paper, Oct 11-17, 2023, page 9 I am very...
View ArticleEverybody’s Got a Right to Live: Report on Fall Retreat
by Jean Gant Delastrada, Fall Retreat Committee Chairperson The 2023 WWFOR Fall Retreat, the Human Right to a Livable and Just World, addressed the topics of climate disruption and militarism, with a...
View ArticleBecoming a Youth Climate Activist
by Elsie Sabel, one of several young activists who presented their work at the WWFOR Fall Retreat I’m part of the Thurston Youth Climate Coalition; an organization of high school and college-age...
View ArticleClimate Emergency: Doing What You Can
by Justin Yang, Mike Yarrow Peace Fellowship Trainee The WWFOR fall retreat was a insightful and supportive meeting of many people working to make the world better in different ways. I found...
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Massacre in Gaza. Written Dec 7, 2023
by John M Repp, Pacific Call Editor As the current crisis in Israel-Palestine unfolded, some of the early reports referred to the “laws of war”. One of the most crucial distinctions in the laws of war...
View ArticleDo Not Forget Crisis in Haiti
Bruce Radtke, inspired by the InterReligious Task Force on Central America, suggests that everyone sends a letter such as the one below to our 3 Congresspeople I ask you to not forget the growing...
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Workers are Organizing, Striking and Winning Better Contracts
by John M Repp The United Autoworkers (UAW) strike against General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler), began on September 15, 2023. The UAW had...
View ArticleNew Newsletter Issue January 2024
9 great new articles compiled and some written by newsletter editor, John M Repp! You can read or download the full Pacific Call January 2024 issue in pdf format by clicking here [full URL...
View ArticleMembers Speak Out! Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editors (mainstream press) by WWFOR Members and Friends, Jan & Feb 2024 The Seattle Times Jan 12, 2024 Re:” In Israel-Hamas war, where are the voices of the healing profession?’...
View ArticleTestimony on Nuclear-Free Bellingham Resolution
Testimony on Nuclear-Free Bellingham Resolution January 29, 2024 by Nicholas Mele Good evening, my name is Nicholas Mele and I spent most of three decades as a U.S. Foreign Service officer. At...
View ArticleThe Annihilation of Gaza.
by Marjorie Prince When my brother and I were children and arguing about who started it, our mother always said: “two wrongs don’t make a right.” Surely this concept applies to Hamas and Israel. The...
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