Rhode Island Congressional Delegation: Divest Rhode Island from the War Machine

[Peter Nightingale]

Dear All,

Please sign on!

Given the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, redirecting funds from the war economy toward real security of the people is more important than ever. The matter is even more pressing. According to Jim Hansen "the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), almost by its nature, tends to be 5-10 years behind state-of-the-art understanding." http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/2019/20191211_Fire.pdf#page=4

Here is the CODEPINK letter inviting people to become signers of the letter to the RI congressional delegation.

Please fill out the google form by clicking on "Sign Here" in the little window that starts with "Ask the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation." We'll add your or your organization's name to the list of signatories.

Please share this email again, and again, and again,
Thanks,

—Peter

Ask the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation to reject more military funding!

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Ask the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation to reject more military funding!  Sign Here! Dear Peter, Our work to take on the war economy in Rhode Island continues!  Your Senator, Jack Reed, is the chair of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee and recently approved a $37 billion increase to the Pentagon budget. ✏️Call on the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation to REJECT more military funding!   Our work to take on the war economy continues after a year spent working in the Rhode Island Legislature to pass two important bills to divest from the war machine.  Enormous energy, commitment, and support from people like you across the great state of Rhode Island and beyond, characterized this people-powered movement in support of H6026 & S0578 to divest the Rhode Island State Pension Fund of the corrupting influence of the war profiteers, and to advocate for a just transition from a war economy to one that prioritizes thriving climate-resilient communities. The energy and the initiative in Rhode Island is with change - and we are far from done. We offer our effusive thanks for how far you have carried us with your generous words and actions to date, and we hope that you will continue to support this grassroots campaign for peace and justice in Rhode Island in 2022.  If you’re interested in continuing to support the campaign to divest Rhode Island from the War Machine, and staying up to date with upcoming efforts to stay involved with the campaign in 2022, sign up here! 🙌This is just the beginning of our continued efforts to take on an economic system that puts the profit of military contractors over people. Call on the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation to reject any new military funding and sign on here to continue to stay involved in the campaign to divest Rhode Island from the War Machine here! Towards peace,  Carley, Jonathan, Les, Peter, David, Lisa and the CODEPINK team P.S.- You can buy your very own "Imagine a world without weapons" t-shirt and support CODEPINK here!
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Peter Nightingale
Department of Physics, East Hall
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881, USA