WAR WATCH WEDNESDAY, #112, FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Benjamin and Davies. War in Ukraine
Benjamin Abelow. How the West Brought War to Ukraine
Jan. 6 Attempted Coup and Possible Context
Maurice Mitchell. “Building Resilient Organizations Toward Joy and Durability in a Time of Crisis.”
Protest the War in DC. Feb. 19
John V. Walsh. “Right & Left to join in D.C. protest: ‘Not one more penny for war in Ukraine.’” Posted Jan 30, 2023. Mronline.org (1-31-23).
February 19, New Anti-Interventionist Coalition to March to White House from Washington Monument.
Financialization, Movements, Protest, WarAmericas, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, United StatesCommentary“Not one more penny for war in Ukraine”, Featured, Military Spending, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Russia-Ukraine War.
On February 19, Washington, DC, will witness a protest against the war in Ukraine that marks a sharp departure from past demonstrations. The lead demand is simple and direct, “Not One More Penny for war in Ukraine.” It is a demand that emphasizes what we in the U.S. can do to end the war, not what others can do. After all, the only government we have the power to influence is our own.
Above and beyond that demand, the potential power of this unique and promising movement arises from the nature of the sponsoring organizations—The Peoples Party, a progressive new Party, and the Libertarian Party. It is in fact what much of the press would term a “right-left” Coalition, spanning a spectrum broad enough to actually bring the proxy war in Ukraine to an end. Fittingly, the organizers are calling the protest “Rage Against the War Machine.” With the war in Ukraine putting us the precipice of nuclear Armageddon, “rage” might be considered a mild reaction. MORE https://monthlyreview.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=36ce609ae68971b4f060ad9c7&id=315f8339e7&e=ab2f7bf95e
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One of the most important and accessible books of 2022 is:
How the West Brought War to Ukraine: Understanding How US and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe, by Benjamin Abelow, Siland Press, Great Barrington, MA . Info@SilandPress.com (also free online). https://medium.com/@benjamin.abelow/western-policies-caused-the-ukraine-crisis-and-now-risk-nuclear-war-1e402a67f44e
Abelow invited people to become sponsors of translations of his book. Here is his reply to my query for more information.
Re. Translations: Since writing what I did about sponsorship, I came out with my own German translation and, most importantly, an international book broker has started to work with me and has now (assuming she's giving me the accurate story) queried sub-agents and publishers in 40 countries. As of now I have publishing deals with Poland and Slovenia and I have an offer (but not yet a signed contract) with a publisher in Italy. A literary agency in France is currently querying publishers there and hopefully something will pan out. Depending how things evolve during the next few weeks, it may be that I no longer will need to seek sponsors for additional translations of my own. Can we be in touch again about this in a few weeks? -- I should have a better sense of things by then.
ONGOING ATTEMPTED COUP AND DEMOCRACY RESPONSES. Portside (12-2-22).
The MAGA storming of the Capitol is two years old. The attempted coup is still happening. The reshaping of the Republican Party as an insurrectionary force and the expansion of armed gangs aim to smash democracy. Please help us to inform, to mobilize and to inspire the forces of multi-racial, radical, inclusive democracy to defeat this threat in 2023. Portside (12-2-22). https://portside.org/2022-12-01/building-resilient-organizations-toward-joy-and-durable-power-time-crisis?utm_medium=email&utm_source=portside-snapshot
Possible Context: Nazi Destruction of German democracy 1932-33. See Rick Steves’ “Europe: Germany’s Fascist Story” (ARPBS Feb. 7, 2023).
Maurice Mitchell. CONVERGENCE. December 1, 2022 . .
“Building Resilient Organizations Toward Joy and Durability in a Time of Crisis.”
To effectively contend with racist, authoritarian forces, our work must be as powerful as possible. Maurice Mitchell unpacks problems our organizations and movements face, identifies underlying causes and core problems, proposes concrete solutions.
Portside (12-2-22). https://portside.org/2022-12-01/building-resilient-organizations-toward-joy-and-durable-power-time-crisis?utm_medium=email&utm_source=portside-snapshot