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Codepink SF Bay Chapter Zoom Meeting

Published November 16, 2021 | By editor

War Is Not Green - CODEPINK - Women for Peace

Greetings CodePinks and friends! We have a busy couple of weeks ahead. With hopes that all are well, we invite you to be in energetic pink action for a just and peaceful world. Join us for some of these great activities listed below.

CodePink SF Bay Chapter Meeting. Zoom with us! Thursday, Nov 18, 7pm-8pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82287904704?pwd=Nmg5aW1nMzFLUW9JR3ErWlFSVnJSdz09 Guests: Nancy Mancias (tentative) on “CodePink @COP26, Glasgow”; Vara Ramakrishnan, Vigil for Democracy on “Dec. 1 Women’s Strike!”; Hank Pellissier, “Elf Costume project“

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REPORT BACK: October 26, Tuesday: Occupy Beale Drone Base, Marysville, CA

Published November 2, 2021 | By Toby Blom'e

DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR THE AHMADI FAMILY & DANIEL HALE!

CODEPINK, BAN KILLER DRONES & VETERANS FOR PEACE

by Toby Blomé, October 27, 2021 PM Vigil, Doolittle Gate, Beale Drone AFB; Home of the Global Hawk Drone…that surveils, targets and assists with U.S. Killer Drone Machine

Photo: Sharat Lin

We had a hugely successful day. The evening before, Susan, Sharat and I prepared, painted and cut the life-sized cardboard figures representing the victims of the Ahmadi Family U.S. drone massacre that took place in Kabul on August 29, 2021. To all of us, it felt like a ritualistic activity, honoring their sacred lives. A quiet and mournful tone carried into the next day’s action at Beale Drone Base. Just holding one of those little cardboard “children”, with their name and age labeled, brought an inner sadness. Young lives lost at such young ages due to the unnecessary and completely reckless practices of the covert U.S. drone program. INEXCUSABLE! Continue reading →

COP26 – what we know so far, and why it matters.

Published October 30, 2021 | By editor

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in is being held in Glasgow in the UK.

Unsplash/Stephen O’Donnell

The world is faced with a fast-closing window of opportunity to avoid climate catastrophe the pivotal 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) that kicks off this Sunday Oct. 31 in the Scottish city of Glasgow will have an affect on every person living in their local peace economies around the earth in the way we live on the planet. “Without decisive action, we are gambling away our last chance to – literally – turn the tide”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said ahead of the meeting.

What do you know about the COP26 and why it matters and what does it hope to achieve? Here’s some answers we’ve found to the most common questions you might have about the COP26 and why is it the last chance.

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August: SDG#7

Published October 29, 2021 | By Tim Reese

UN Sustainable Development Goals | Affordable and Clean Energy (7) - YouTube

The Local Peace Economy joins the United Nations in its call for a Decade of Action to transform the world by 2030. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 17 goals, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. This month Sustainable Development Goal the Local Peace Economy is working on is #7 Universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy service

The world is making progress towards goal 7 with encouraging signs that energy is becoming more sustainable and widely available. Access to electricity in poorer countries has begun to accelerate, energy efficiency continues to improve, and renewable energy is making impressive gains in the electricity sector.

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Celebrate World Food Day Oct. 16th.

Published October 14, 2021 | By Tim Reese

VIRTUAL EVENT. The Niagara Falls Illumination Board and North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) are raising awareness about World Food Day and is joining the global campaign to end hunger by lighting the iconic landmark of Niagara Falls, blue. The event will take place on 16 October 7pm Pacific Daylight time.

The Future of Food is in our Hands.

The Local Peace Economy joins with people around the earth to celebrate world food day and help to end hunger in our local communities. In a vast world of almost 8 billion people we all need food, survive because of it and derive happiness from it. Yet profound inequalities exist in our global society when comes access to food. Three billion people suffer from food insecurity and cannot afford healthy diets, while overweight and obesity continue to increase worldwide. In the environment many farming practices are unsustainable and have led to land degradation, depletion of nature resources, water loss and less food production at higher cost. With make it harder for farmers and farm workers to make a living income. Which affects one billion workers worldwide who earn their livelihoods in the agriculture industry, more than any other economic sector.

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