Peace Action Education Fund and the CeaseFire Now Grassroots Network invite you to an “actionar” (action-oriented webinar), TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 16 at 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central/5 PM Mountain/4 PM Pacific. Pax Christi USA is a co-sponsor of this event.
>>Please use this link to register.
Featured speakers:
- Max Hoffman, Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) — Sen. Sanders is the main sponsor, with support from Senators Welch, Merkley and Schatz, of the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) on the proposed $20 billion+ US weapons transfers to Israel, with an unprecedented vote upcoming in November. A fact sheet on the JRDs is here.
- Diala Qasem, Senior Legislative Assistant, US Representative Andre Carson (D-IN) — Rep. Carson is the main sponsor, along with Reps. Jayapal and Schakowsky, and over 70 House co-sponsors, of the UNRWA Emergency Restoration Act, to restore US humanitarian funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees.
- Myriam Sabbaghi, Organizing Director, National Iranian-American Council (NIAC) — In addition to promoting the issues noted above, Myriam Sabbaghi from NIAC will speak to the dangerous situation in the region, and the urgent need for diplomacy to stop a wider war.
Please plan to join this “actionar” by registering here, and invite friends, family and colleagues as well.