Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia

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Earth Day GPBP handed out flyers around Rittenhouse Square urging people to protect mother earth and call their congressperson to pass HR 669 a no first strike use of nuclear weapons. This prohibits a first strike without the consent of Congress taking the power away from just one person, the President.

A Chance for you to Do Something! EARTH DAY April 22 Grannies will be in Rittenhouse Square from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. We must do what we can to PROTECT MOTHER EARTH!... We would like you to join us and carry the message - we want to protect our earth. We will have signs and handouts and need your help to reach as many people as we can. We all know that Climate Change is real and we also know that the use of nuclear weapons can destroy all life on earth. To protect Mother Earth, we need to do all we can to stop damaging our planet. Climate Change is a slow, but increasingly rapid is its effects. The use of Nuclear Weapons can result in the death of every living plant and animal on earth - we are included - in a very short time. We will start at the 18th and Walnut - come pick up a sign and handouts. We will have signs, but you can make your own sign, if you prefer - the more visuals, the better!!

Granny members Jean Haskell and Helen Evelev joining the fight and advocating for jobs and for economic justice!

Attention and action needed! H.R. 1 has passed the house and S.1 faces steep opposition in the senate. We need to reach out to our Senators to advocate for this bill (202) 224-3121. The For the People Act of 2021 will protect voting rights across the country from the ongoing attacks now taking place in a way we haven't seen before. Also, call and write Senators Krysten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of Virginia to make an exception to the 60 vote filibuster in support of the Jimmy Stewart style "talk til you drop" filibuster for this one bill. Without this bill passed, all future elections will be dominated by money interests and NOT the will of the people.

End forever wars now!

4 New Events to REGISTER for! Feb 23, Feb 24, Mar 1, Mar 4 1. Tuesday, February 23, 2021 1-2pm Perry World House... The World Today presents - Worst Case Scenarios: Thermonuclear War In the 75 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world has often come frighteningly close to all-out thermonuclear war near-misses and accidents abound in the history of nuclear weapons. What if the world does not remain this lucky? As geopolitical tensions escalate around the world, and nuclear powers modernize their arsenals with new technologies, nuclear war appears more likely than ever the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ clock is as close to doomsday as it has ever been. What would the worst-case scenario, an all-out thermonuclear exchange, look like? And how can the world’s nations and international organizations work together to prevent such a war from breaking out? 2. Wednesday, February 24 1-2pm Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Bulletin Virtual Program: Why is America getting a new $100 billion nuclear weapon? February 24, 2021 | 1-2pm ESTLearn more & register 3. Monday, March 1 12-1:30 Youth Fusion Elders Initiative We cordially invite you to join the Launch of the Youth Fusion Elders initiative which takes place on World Future Day/Nuclear Remembrance Day, Monday March 1, 2021. 6pm 7:30 CET (12noon-1:30pm Eastern Time USA) This launch event will feature an inter-generational dialogue between youth and elders within the peace and nuclear disarmament fields. We will learn from the highly valuable experiences and knowledge of ‘Elders’ in a conversation facilitated by youth leaders 4. Thursday, March 4 11-2:30 Union of Concerned Scientists: How to Advocate for an End to Nuclear Weapons [email protected] With a new presidential administration at the helm and the historic entry-into-force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), now is the time to demand bold action from the Biden Administration and Congress to reform US nuclear weapons policy, reduce nuclear dangers, and re-double our efforts to pursue and realize a world free from nuclear weapons. The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to a virtual policy briefing and interactive workshops to help advocates like you generate the public and political will needed for a fundamental change in US nuclear weapons policy.

https://www.npr.org//the-bomb-presents-a-secret-history-of Air Author Fred Kaplan reveals how U.S. presidents, their advisers and generals have thought about, planned for and sometimes narrowly avoided nuclear war.