Aloha peacemakers,

A Peace organizing meeting is set for Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, from 6-8 PM in Kea’au at the Community Center behind the police station and clinic.  Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the Month.  Please mark your calendars, and help pass the word.

Zoom connection from 6:30- 7:15 PM.
Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9876901944… Meeting ID: 987 690 1944 Passcode: peace now Steve Paulmier in our group is the person who sets up zoom. His email is <stephen.paulmier@verizon.net> and his phone 430-8866

Also, please help pass the word to others encouraging them to join our weekly Friday Hilo peace vigils 3:30-5 PM at the downtown Post Office.  Every week a new leaflet.  Let friends know to send me an email to be put on a list to receive our posts.  This week’s leaflet — “Shameful: The US is a War Machine Nation” can be found here  https://malu-aina.org/?p=9450

Jim

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Jim Albertini Malu 'Aina Center For Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box 489 Ola'a (Kurtistown) Hawai'i 96760
Phone 808-966-7622 Email ja@malu-aina.org Visit us on the web at www.malu-aina.org

Increased Military Training at Pohakuloa

Ideas for protest?

https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/10/26/military-training-exercise-will-involve-hilo-airport-pohakuloa/ <https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/10/26/military-training-exercise-will-involve-hilo-airport-pohakuloa/>

We Need Voices for Peace, Justice, and Aloha ‘Aina!

Speak Up Now!

     We are living in extremely dangerous times. There is a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the danger of a widening war in the Middle East over Israel/Palestine. On the back burner for the moment is the ongoing war in Ukraine, and growing tensions with Russia and China. All of these conflicts could escalate to nuclear war in a flash.

     Add to these crises the growing threat to continued life on the planet due to man-made climate catastrophe. The elephant in the room of climate catastrophe and much of the global conflict is the US war machine and the corporate war profiteers. The US military is the largest consumer of oil and the greatest emitter of CO2 on the planet.

     Here in the center of Hawaii Island, sits the 133,000-acre Pohakuloa Toxic Area (PTA) that has been bombed, shelled, and contaminated with a wide range of toxins, including Depleted Uranium (DU) for 75 years. The current commander of PTA, LTC Timothy Alvarado refuses to commit to a public community meeting to respond to community concerns about military activity at PTA. Shame on LTC Alvarado. What has happened to the government being accountable to the people?

     Malu ‘Aina has been conducting weekly Hilo Peace Vigils every Friday from 3:30-5 PM at the downtown Post Office/Federal Building now entering our 23rd year. Every week a new peace leaflet is posted at malu-aina.org The leaflet is also sent out widely by emails and posted on social media. Still, the turnout at our weekly vigils is low. What has happened to the movement of people standing up for peace? Where are you?

     Each Friday I stand on the corner and offer peace leaflets to people walking and driving by the Post Office. Yes there are supporters and there are opponents passing by, but the majority reflect INDIFFERENCE.

     Together, let’s help make positive change locally and globally. Let’s stand up together for peace, justice, and aloha ‘aina. Please get involved. Mahalo. Jim Albertini

Malu ‘Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action

P.O. Box 489 Ola’a (Kurtistown), Hawai’i 96760

                                      Phone (808) 966-7622 Email ja@malu-aina.org to receive our posts.

For more information see http://www.malu-aina.org

Oct. 14, 2023

Where is the community Outrage?  And Voices for Justice, Peace, and Aloha ‘Aina

Aloha friends,     

     We are living in extremely dangerous times. 

     There is a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the danger of a widening war in the Middle East over Israel/Palestine. On the back burner for the moment is the ongoing war in Ukraine, and growing tensions with Russia and China.  All of these conflicts could escalate to nuclear war in a flash.

     Add to these crises the growing threat to continued life on the planet due to man-made climate catastrophe.

     Let me emphasize that the elephant in the room of climate catastrophe and much of the global conflict is the US war machine and the corporate war profiteers.  The US military is the largest consumer of oil and the greatest emitter of CO2 on the planet. 

     Here in the center of Hawaii Island, sits the 133,000-acre Pohakuloa Toxic Area (PTA) that has been bombed, shelled, and contaminated with a wide range of toxins, including Depleted Uranium (DU) for 75 years.  The current commander of PTA, LTC Timothy Alvarado refuses to commit to a public community meeting to respond to community concerns about military activity at PTA.  

     Malu ‘Aina has been conducting weekly Hilo Peace Vigils every Friday from 3:30-5 PM at the downtown Post Office/Federal Building now entering our 23rd year.  Every week a new peace leaflet is posted at malu-aina.org  The leaflet is also sent out widely by emails and posted on social media. Still, the turnout at our weekly vigils is low.  What has happened to the movement of people standing up for peace?  Where are you?

     Each Friday I stand on the corner and offer peace leaflets to people walking and driving by the Post Office.  Yes there are supporters and there are opponents passing by, but the majority reflect INDIFFERENCE. 

     Together, let’s help make positive change locally and globally.  Let’s stand up together for peace, justice, and aloha ‘aina.  Please get involved. Mahalo.

                                                                           Jim Albertini

https://thebulletin.org/2023/10/lessons-for-confronting-deterrence-and-militarism-from-hawaii/