Dear Supporter,

Welcome to the September edition of the Peace Action e-newsletter. Here at the national office, we've endured an earthquake, a hurricane, and now flooding rain, but we're not slowing down for any of it.

In this edition, we bring you our plans for the Fall, an analysis of the ongoing debt crisis and the deals that are putting criticial social services at risk, and a glimpse at what one of our affiliates, Peace Action Montgomery, is doing about it. 

Onward,

Kevin Martin
Executive Director
Peace Action

Super Committee: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea?

The Congressional Super Committee of 12, established in the deficit/budget deal is charged with proposing over a trillion dollars in cuts to reduce the national debt before the end of 2011.

In a sense they are between the devil and the deep blue sea. Or are they? Is it a dilemma without a logical solution? We don’t think so.

The choice is clear. The Super Committee either cuts programs that help the oldest, the youngest and sickest in our society or the Pentagon, the only part of discretionary spending that continues to grow and consumes the biggest percentage of yearly spending. Read More

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9/11 and the Afghanistan War: Marking Anniversaries with Action

Peace Action plans an action-packed Fall across our network

In addition to our Move the Money campaign work,  Peace Action activists are participating in several national projects to commemorate this tragic anniversary. We will be in cities, towns, and neighborhoods across the country creating art, hosting teach-ins, and building community. Find out how you can get involved. Read More

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Maryland Responds to Debt Deal

“I haven’t given up on the American people,  but I have given up on the Democrats,” my friend told me last week. A life-long Democrat and an active participant in several legislative campaigns in Maryland, she has dropped her membership in the party. “The debt deal was the last straw,” she said.

Many progressives are furious about this deal and are not content to sit back and watch what comes next when the “super committee” gets going. In Maryland, a new state-wide coalition has been created called “Fund Our Communities, Bring the War Dollars Home.”  Representing tens of thousands of people in the state, this coalition aims to ensure that the needs of the people of Maryland are addressed and, as a key way to fund what we need in this country, that the bloated military budget is substantially reduced and overseas wars and occupations ended. Read More

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Peace in Asia-Pacific Conference: Washington, DC October 21-22, 2011

The October 21-22, 2011, Peace in Asia-Pacific: Alternatives to Asia-Pacific Militarization conference In Washington, DC, is a capacity building conference for activists who want to learn more about US foreign policy in the region and hear from representatives of Asian governments, specialists and peace movements.

The peace and justice movements are challenged to address growing U.S.-Chinese military tensions and the related arms race which is driving Pentagon spending, the impacts of U.S. military bases across the region, and territorial disputes between Japan and China, South Korea and Japan, China and the ASEAN nations that could spark wars, even nuclear wars. Read More

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