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Saludos to fellow peace activists, Veterans for Peace. Recall that we partnered with VFP-ABQ to present the forum marking the 20th anniversary of the UNM protests where the National Guard stabbed several protesters with bayonets. The local chapter meets the second Monday of the month. Meetings continue to be held on Zoom. Here is the information for the May meeting:

You are invited to a scheduled 2nd Monday Zoom meeting with Kathy Wan Povi Sánchez of TEWA Women United.

Time: May 9, 2022, 05:30 PM Mountain Time

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86099413780

(Meeting ID: 860 9941 3780)

Or dial by your location
        +1 312 626 6799
Press # and enter meeting ID: 860 9941 3780

The deadline is today(!) to send in public comments regarding the Chaco Culture National Historical Park Area Withdrawal

https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2016892/510

The direct e-mail address for comments is: BLM_NM_FM_CCNHP_Area_Withdrawal_Comments@blm.gov

New Mexico has two national laboratories and a waste facility as part of the nuclear weapons program. The detonation of the first nuclear bomb at the Trinity Site left another nuclear legacy that does not get as much attention. The fallout from that blast contaminated air, land, and water–leaving malignant reminders for the generations of New Mexicans living in the Tularosa Basin.

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) has never included the Tularosa Basin Downwinders. RECA is scheduled to expire July 10, 2022. PLEASE CONTACT FEDERAL OFFICIALS and let them know that you want RECA extended and expanded to cover downwinders and uranium and plutonium workers throughout the western states.

Links:

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/atomic-bomb-fallout-nm/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/lawmakers-move-urgently-to-recognize-survivors-of-the-first-atomic-bomb-test

https://inkstickmedia.com/nuclear-radiation-is-becoming-a-campaign-issue/

https://thebulletin.org/2019/07/trinity-the-most-significant-hazard-of-the-entire-manhattan-project/

https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/fallout/rf-gwt_home.htm

GPNM Annual Meeting/Convention, Sunday, April 10, 2:00 p. m. on line or by phone.

On-line:  freeconferencecall.com  (click Join button)
On-line ID:  greenpartyofnm

Call-in :  (412) 924-7145
Access Code:  684826

Chaco Canyon Drilling Protection Public Meeting, Friday, April 29, 8:00 a.m. to noon at the National Indian Programs Training Center, 1011 Indian School Road, NW Suite 254. Contact Sarah Scott at (505) 564-7689 or sscott@blm.gov to register.

A basic necessity. An expression of culture. A weapon of oppression?

We all need food for nourishment. Are food systems designed to produce nourishing food? Food is central to social gatherings and cultural celebrations. Do food systems foster diversity among producers? Hegemonic and corporate control of arable land and clean water put many populations at risk for food insecurity. Are food systems designed to concentrate control over resources?

Community supported agriculture (CSA) and food justice initiatives have been growing globally for years. Locally, The Source, in SE ABQ will hold a meeting about hosting a CSA on Sunday, March 20, at 4:30 p. m., 1111 Carlisle Blvd. SE. A potluck will follow. Other projects that have been active over the years in the metro area include Food Justice Initiative UNM and Feed the Hood.

Wednesday, March 16, 6:00 p. m., 1111 Carlisle Blvd. SE, ABQ 87106.

Vegan-friendly potluck at six. Meet Matt Dodson, gubernatorial candidate. Meeting/Convention will start around 6:30 or a little later. Officer elections, delegate selection, and other business.

Matt Dodson is running for Governor of New Mexico. He will seek the Green Party nomination and has a tall order to fill with respect to petition signatures. Please help if you can.

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Bruce Gagnon speaks to the ABQ Chapter of Veterans for Peace

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Bruce Gagnon Veteran Peace Thinker/Activist addresses the Ukraine War for our VFP Chapter

Time: Mar 14, 2022, 05:30 PM Mountain Time

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Meeting ID: 895 4987 0149

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There will be Greens there, including gubernatorial hopeful, Matt Dodson.

Green Party US declares solidarity with Russians who oppose the invasion, often at great personal cost, and joins peace activists in Russia, Ukraine and around the world in demanding a negotiated solution.

Read the full statement.

Green U. S. Senate Candidate Matthew Hoh to Rebut SOTU Address

“…we choose another side—the people—and condemn the decades-long policies of US, NATO, Russian, and Ukrainian leaders that have led to this point.” 

Matthew Hoh on Russian invasion of Ukraine

Livestream information.