contact gregory.r.fleming4.civ@cvr.mil
Military won’t let me copy link to join. Contact PTA Deputy commander Flemming at above link. The military make it as difficult as possible to be involved. That’s the way they want it.
The Supremacy of the US Military Budget!
If there if one thing Democrats and Republicans agree on it is the supremacy of the U.S. military budget. It’s a battle in Congress to get Covid relief funds, but no problem funding the US War machine. Waging war for corporate interests of the US Empire is a bipartisan issue even in a season of “Peace on Earth – Good Will to All” amidst a global pandemic.
Playing God is Dangerous!
The U.S. and Israel are pushing Iran to the brink of War. Earlier this year Trump ordered the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Recently, all the evidence points to an Israeli assassination of Iran’s top scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, with U.S. and Saudi consent. Now even President elect Joe Biden is saying Iran is moving closer to nuclear weapons. Hypocrisy seems to be the American way. Have we forgotten that the US has one of the world largest stockpiles of nuclear weapons, and is developing a wide range of new “usable” nuclear weapons? Have we forgotten how the US CIA overthrew the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran in 1953 and installed a dictator –The Shah of Iran who remained in power with US backing for 26 years until the Iranian revolution of 1979? Ever wonder why Iranians hate the US? See The Long Shadow of the 1953 CIA Coup in Iran here https://malu-aina.org/?p=7092
The U.S. is not just pushing Iran to the brink of war. The U.S. is pushing the entire world to the brink of war. The US keeps lashing out at Iran and other nations. The US Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe, now says “China poses the greatest threat to America today, and the greatest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide …” Let’s not forget about the US waging war in at least 7 countries over the last 2 decades, orchestrating coups, and bashing Russia, Venezuela, Cuba, Iran and a host of other nations who will not submit to American domination.
The late legendary TV news anchor, Walter Cronkite once said: “War itself is, of course, a form of madness. It’s hardly a civilized pursuit. It’s amazing how we spend so much time inventing devices to kill each other and so little time working on how to achieve peace.” Cronkite was right!
It’s Time for Peace NOT More War!
1. Mourn all victims of violence. 2. Reject violence & war as solutions. 3. Defend civil liberties.
4. Oppose all discrimination, anti-Islamic, anti-Semitic, anti-Hawaiian, etc.
5. Seek peace through peaceful means and work for justice in Hawai`i and around the world.
Malu ‘Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action
P.O. Box 489 Ola’a (Kurtistown), Hawaii 96760 Phone (808) 966-7622 Email ja@malu-aina.org
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Dec. 11, 2020, 2020 Hilo Peace Vigil leaflet – week 1002 – Fridays 3:30-5PM downtown Post Office
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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
Dear friends, December 2020
Once a year we write to ask for your help to sustain the work of Malu ‘Aina, our all-volunteer organization committed to justice, peace and a living planet. What a year this has been! I hope you and your families are well amid this difficult time of a global pandemic. Stay safe! Help protect yourself, your family and friends and we’ll get through this.
2020 marks 41 years since the founding of Malu ‘Aina. Some of you have been with us from the start. Others more recently. Please know, we appreciate all of you, and are grateful for your donations of support and your volunteer hands. You are our base. To maintain our independence and critical voice, we do not seek corporate, or government funding. We started grassroots and want to stay grassroots.
We remain committed to the principle of non-violence, kapu aloha, as our guiding light. While recognizing our imperfections and shortcomings, we believe deeply that the means we use must be in line with the ends that we seek. Currently we are in transition to the next generation of leadership. With team perseverance and your support and solidarity I believe the vision of Malu ‘Aina will be carried forward for generations to come.
We continue to grow food at Malu ‘Aina to share with people in need and we have long served as an emergency food pantry. Each week we also write a new peace leaflet for widespread distribution and conduct a peace vigil at the downtown Hilo Post Office/Federal Building. Friday, Nov. 27, 2020 marked 1000 consecutive weekly peace leaflets, for a vigil that started the day after Sept. 11, 2001. You can read the new weekly leaflet on our website www.malu-aina.org. In addition, we continue our efforts to de-militarize Hawaii and the planet and shift resources from warfare to healthcare, education, and the environment. Protecting the planet from nuclear war and climate disaster are two of the biggest challenges we face. But we also face the urgent health care crisis of this Covid 19 pandemic and all the associated unmet human needs that go with it.
We have plenty of work to do. Mahalo for your continued financial support and solidarity in the journey of protecting one another and this sacred earth –mauka to makai, from the mountains to the sea. You are a blessing and much appreciated.
With gratitude and aloha,
Jim Albertini
Donations are tax deductible if checks are made to Center for Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box 489 ‘Ola’a (Kurtistown), Hawaii 96760 A Pay Pal account (Donate Button) has also been set up on our webpage at www.malu-aina.org as another convenient way to make donations. Because of spammers, we have had to change the way we send out group messages now through Google. To continue to receive our weekly peace leaflets and other posts, please send me an email to ja@malu-aina.org with a request, or go to *Malu Aina Peace Ohana* <https://groups.google.com/d/forum/big-island-peace> and join yourself. You can also reach us by phone (808) 966-7622. Mahalo.
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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
U.S. National Lawyers Guild Condemns U.S.
Illegal Occupation of Hawaii!
THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM AS A SOVEREIGN AND INDEPENDENT STATE
On November 28, 1843, Great Britain and France jointly recognized the Hawaiian Kingdom as a sovereign and independent State, which was followed by formal recognition by the United States on July 6, 1844. By 1893, the Hawaiian Kingdom maintained over 90 legations (embassies) and consulates throughout the world,…
The U.S. National Lawyers Guild, with 70 chapters and over 6,000 members, calls upon the United States of America, the State of Hawaii and counties in Hawaii immediately to begin to comply with international humanitarian law in its prolonged and illegal occupation of the Hawaiian Islands.”
See Nov. 10, 2020 NLG letter to Hawaii Gov. Ige https://malu-aina.org/?p=7062
For the complete NLG statement see https://www.nlg.org/nlg-calls-upon-us-to-immediately-comply-with-international-humanitarian-law-in-its-illegal-occupation-of-the-hawaiian-islands/
Remember Hawaii Independence Day! Momentous day in Hawaiian history!
Lā Kū Oko’a! Nov. 28, 1843
1. Mourn all victims of violence. 2. Reject violence & war as solutions. 3. Defend civil liberties.
4. Oppose all discrimination, anti-Islamic, anti-Semitic, anti-Hawaiian, etc.
5. Seek peace through peaceful means and work for justice in Hawai`i and around the world.
Malu ‘Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action
P.O. Box 489 Ola’a (Kurtistown), Hawaii 96760 Phone (808) 966-7622 Email ja@malu-aina.org
to receive our posts. For more information go to www.malu-aina.org
Dec. 4, 2020, 2020 Hilo Peace Vigil leaflet – week 1001 – Fridays 3:30-5PM downtown Post Office
