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DESCRIPTION:Join CODEPINK Congress for our Tuesday, February 20th Capitol Calling 
 Party! Hear productive and peaceful conversations, share resources and take 
 action!\n\nNow that the US Senate has shamefully passed a $95 billion gift 
 to the weapons industry, it’s up to the people to stop the war 
 supplemental–a supplement to our $886 billion dollar military budget– 
 from hitting the House floor in March. The Senate bill, which sailed 
 1/13/24 through Congress on  2/13/24, on a 70-29 vote, includes another 
 $14.3 billion for weapons for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, $60 billion to 
 continue the war in Ukraine (bringing that total to $170 billion), almost 
 $5 billion to further militarize east Asia for a confrontation with China 
 and $9 billion in humanitarian aid to be split between Ukraine, Israel and 
 Gaza; In other words; a few sips of water before bombs rain down.\n\nAs if 
 that isn’t bad enough, the Senate bill also includes a prohibition 
 against US funding for UNRWA, the lifeline for water and food to Gaza, to 
 impose mass starvation on over two million people and a provision that 
 allows President Biden to send unlimited weapons to Israel without the 
 legally-required notification of Congress. We need a ceasefire and 
 negotiated peace settlements in both Gaza and Ukraine.\n\nBlock this 
 bill!\n\nFeatured Guests:\nCODEPINK Capitol Hill Organizers\nMedea & 
 friends - Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of CODEPINK and organizer of 
 Capitol Hill antiwar advocacy. For the past few months, Medea and a group 
 of 20-40 peace activists have gone from one congressional office to the 
 next advocating for a ceasefire and lifting of the siege on Gaza and no 
 more weapons for Israel. Medea will share her insights on what she heard 
 from members of Congress on how we can break through the bubble of 
 disinformation and big money that envelopes them.\n\nNicolai Petro, 
 professor and author, “The Tragedy of Ukraine.” - Nicolai N. Petro is 
 Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island. As a 
 Council on Foreign Relations Fellow (1989-1990), he served as special 
 assistant for policy toward the Soviet Union in the U.S. Department of 
 State. His books include: The Tragedy of Ukraine (2023), Ukraine in Crisis 
 (2017), Crafting Democracy (2004), The Rebirth of Russian Democracy (1995), 
 and Russian Foreign Policy (1997). He has also written for Asia Times, 
 American Interest, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, The Guardian 
 (UK), The Nation, The National Interest, New York Times, and the Wilson 
 Quarterly.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/02/15/18863196.php
SUMMARY:Defeat Biden’s Supplemental - Block the Bill! - Congress Capitol Calling Party
LOCATION:Zoom  (Registration link is below)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/02/15/18863196.php
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