If police would talk before shooting, if Amazon would talk with its labor union, if media outlets would censor fewer topics, if whistleblowers could speak without facing retribution, if the Congress would declare itself for or against a war rather than trying to pass its responsibility to presidents, if the President would talk with the Russian government instead of blowing up pipelines and shipping weapons, we'd have little to say in this email. As it is, we've been pretty busy. We're trying to stop cop city. We're telling Amazon to meet with its union. We've put out an urgent update about NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake. Twenty years after massive protests, we're trying to finally and formally end the war on Iraq, helping to prevent more wars:  The Defuse Nuclear War coalition is organizing events across the country on Feb 24 — the one year anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine. Demonstrations, rallies, and pickets are being organized to call on the United States to LEAD WITH DIPLOMACY instead of escalation. Thus far, events have been planned in California (Chico, Los Angeles, Salinas, San Jose); Massachusetts (Boston, East Falmouth, Northampton, Springfield); Missouri (St. Louis); New Jersey (Montclair); New York (Albany, Geneseo, New York City, Uniondale); Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, at the Liberty Bell); Washington (Bellingham, Shelton, Spokane); Wisconsin (Madison, Milwaukee). More events are being steadily confirmed. Sign up to organize in your local area or let an organizer know you want to attend an event near you. RootsAction also just took our Don't Run Joe message to the DNC meeting in Philadelphia, where we urged against manipulating next year's presidential primaries.  While many voices are wondering whether President Biden will keep the promises he just made in his State of the Union, RootsAction has been reminding people of how much more significant were the promises he made two years ago and hasn't tried to keep. Help us do more! This work is only possible with your financial support. Please chip in $5 now. | 
