[Peace-discuss] [ufpj-activist] Greens call for Peace Action Committee

Thu Aug 10 17:53:34 UTC 2017

*Karen,*

*Join what? I've been active all my life in the War Resisters League, the
Fellowship of Reconciliation, and the socialist movement. I joined, long
ago.*

*David*

On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 1:40 PM, Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com> wrote:

> David great then please do join and support us
>
>
> Sent on my Virgin Mobile Phone.
>
>
> ------ Original message------
>
> *From: *David McReynolds
>
> *Date: *Thu, Aug 10, 2017 11:46 AM
>
> *To: *Karen Aram;
>
> *Cc: *Mildred O'brien;Peace-discuss List;Whitney Rich;Boyle, Francis
> A;Brussel, Morton K;
>
> *Subject:*Re: [Peace-discuss] [ufpj-activist] Greens call for Peace
> Action Committee
>
>
>
> *Karen, *
>
> *Not sure why you write "if you are a socialist as you claim".  I burned
> my draft card in 1965 to oppose the Vietnam War, ran for President in 1980
> and 2000 on the Socialist Party ticket, and ran for the US Senate as a
> Green in 2004 with the main emphasis on opposing the Iraq war. *
>
> *I could not agree more that socialists, in the tradition of Debs, are
> anti-war. Perhaps we are in more agreement than you realize? *
>
> *David *
>
> On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 10:47 AM, Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, David if you are a socialist as you claim, you should be pleased to
>> see anyone starting up or reviving an “anti-war organization or group.” A
>> socialist is always first and foremost opposed to his government/ nation
>> imperialist interventions and war.
>>
>> Speaking out against “war", the greatest evil perpetrated by man, is what
>> everyone, socialist or otherwise, should be doing.
>>
>>
>> On Aug 10, 2017, at 06:24, Mildred O'brien <moboct1 at aim.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> *What "socialist" groups are you talking about--adjuncts of the
>> Democratic Party, which collaborates with the Deep State/Military and
>> recent President has been as "irresponsible as Trump" only a little more
>> discrete? M. O'Brien*
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David McReynolds via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.
>> net>
>> To: Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com>
>> Cc: peace <peace at lists.chambana.net>; Peace-discuss List <
>> peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>; ufpj-activist <
>> ufpj-activist at lists.mayfirst.org>; Whitney Rich <richwhitney at frontier.com
>> >
>> Sent: Wed, Aug 9, 2017 5:18 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] [ufpj-activist] Greens call for Peace Action
>> Committee
>>
>>
>>
>> *I'm happy - delighted, in fact - to send this on to the handful of Green
>> contacts I have. I hope you also post to Facebook. *
>>
>>
>> *You won't mind, I know, if a socialist joins in support of this most
>> urgent action - even if I wouldn't be doing it within the Greens, but
>> within the socialist groups. *
>>
>>
>> *The current situation underlines how urgent it is to confront the danger
>> of the corporate military state - headed now by someone as irresponsible as
>> Trump. *
>>
>> *Peace and solidarity, *
>>
>> *David McReynolds *
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Karen Aram <karenaram at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> <https://www.facebook.com/richwhitneyIL?fref=nf>
>> Rich Whitney
>> <https://www.facebook.com/richwhitneyIL?hc_ref=ART6X9nygoV9AGoQJ1Akoayky6Lf63WeuKJ7dcxNKECvRWIxC4j0pPpYCowGSg7x06U&fref=nf>
>> 1 hr
>> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/587432744659202/permalink/1471823516220116/>
>>
>> Dear Friends, please share to other Green pages and list-serves:
>>
>> Call to Re-Constitute Green Peace Action Committee
>>
>> We the undersigned seek to re-constitute the Green Peace Action
>> Committee, a former standing committee of the Green Party of the United
>> States that has been inactive for several years.
>>
>> At a time when our nation is committing brazenly illegal, immoral and
>> indefensible acts of war in Syria, Yemen, elsewhere in the Middle East and
>> Africa and engaging in dangerous acts of brinksmanship with Russia, China
>> and North Korea, it is essential that the Green Party play a strong role in
>> building a more effective peace movement and stand tall as a clear and
>> uncompromising voice against war, the military-industrial complex and the
>> institutional causes of war.
>>
>> We call upon other concerned Greens to volunteer to join our Committee,
>> so that it can be activated and recognized by the GP-US and begin to engage
>> in this vital task. Please note that you will need to seek appointment or
>> approval by your state party before you can join this Committee in an
>> official capacity.
>>
>> If interested in being a part of this important work, please contact
>> Interim Co-Chairs Deanna Dee Taylor at deedeelivesgreen at greenpartyuta
>> h.com and Rich Whitney at richwhitney at frontier.com.
>>
>> Please note that our next conference call is set for Wednesday, August
>> 16th, at 5pm Eastern Time. Please contact the Interim Co-Chairs if you are
>> willing and able to participate in the call.
>>
>> Signed,
>>
>> Deanna Dee Taylor, Utah
>> Kim Murphy, Utah
>> Rich Whitney, Illinois
>> Wes Gaige, Texas
>> Jacqui Deveneau, Maine
>> Logan Martinez, Ohio
>> Mike DeRosa, Connecticut
>> Amy Vas Nunes, Connecticut
>> Eugene Woloszyn, Connecticut
>>
>> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/587432744659202/?multi_permalinks=1471823516220116&notif_t=group_activity&notif_id=1502278102983597#>
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