“Move the Money” to “Full Employment/Green Jobs”
This Bulletin’s 300-word (or less) Full Employment/Green Jobs Statement comes to us from Rev. Richard Peacock, chairperson of Peace Action of Michigan:
"The rough winter cost me $211 due to a pothole. Potholes may have cost you more, and you may have lost wages by missing work. That is just one reason to Move the Money from unnecessary Pentagon spending to fixing potholes, rebuilding roads, insulating houses and more.
"Move the Money is a project of Peace Action in Michigan and across the country. Congress, presidents, lobbyists and corporations have skewed the budget priorities in favor of Pentagon spending and wars. The core Pentagon budget grew almost 50% over the last decade. In addition, making war on and occupying Iraq and Afghanistan is costing us trillions.
"Pentagon spending is a very poor job creator. For every $1 billion spent on the Pentagon, 11,200 jobs are created. That same $1 billion would create 16,800 jobs in clean energy or 26,700 jobs in education. Investing in Full Employment/Green Jobs is possible because the Pentagon can spend smarter and less.
"Diverse organizations such as the Progressive Democrats of America and the Republican Liberty Caucus have many ways to make Pentagon spending smarter and less. There are bills in Congress to reduce the amount of our taxes we pay for “modernizing” unnecessary nuclear bombs. We can lobby our elected officials to support wiser Pentagon spending. Plus, we must ask candidates for federal offices: (1) “Will you support auditing the Pentagon?” and (2) “Will you cut the unnecessary number of nuclear weapons of mass destruction?”
"Jobs with Justice and Peace Action can continue to use the vocabulary of: “Full Employment/Green Jobs,” “Move the Money” and “Make Pentagon spending smarter and less.”
Peace Action wants to share a “Move the Money” presentation with you and your friends. Which of your favorite groups could use suggestions for moving the money from the Pentagon to the People?
Contact Rev. Rich Peacock, Peace Action of Michigan
248-321-7480, rjpeacock@wowway.com
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Join the Full Employment/Green Jobs Campaign:
Local unions, community organizations and religious groups groups can pledge to talk about “Full Employment/Green Jobs” and promote it as a city, state and federal policy. Don’t stop or change what you are already doing around your primary issue(s) of concern. Just add “Full Employment/Green Jobs” to your conversation, fliers, signs, discussions, actions, and emails.
Once your group pledges to talk about “Full Employment/Green Jobs,” send us a 300-word (or less) statement, explaining how your group's issue interconnects with “Full Employment/Green Jobs” and share One Good Idea you have for creating jobs, especially Green ones.
Email your group’s Full Employment/Green Jobs Pledge and 300-word (or less) statement to: fullemployment.greenjobs@gmail.com
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Solidarity Economy
https://www.facebook.com/groups/9149038282/requests/?notif_t=group_r2j
The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement hosted the conference in Jackson, Mississippi for activists organizing for economic democracy, and also honored the legacy of activist and late Mayor of Jackson Chokwe Lumumba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RlPfgzIHto
This Bulletin’s 300-word (or less) Full Employment/Green Jobs Statement comes to us from Rev. Richard Peacock, chairperson of Peace Action of Michigan:
"The rough winter cost me $211 due to a pothole. Potholes may have cost you more, and you may have lost wages by missing work. That is just one reason to Move the Money from unnecessary Pentagon spending to fixing potholes, rebuilding roads, insulating houses and more.
"Move the Money is a project of Peace Action in Michigan and across the country. Congress, presidents, lobbyists and corporations have skewed the budget priorities in favor of Pentagon spending and wars. The core Pentagon budget grew almost 50% over the last decade. In addition, making war on and occupying Iraq and Afghanistan is costing us trillions.
"Pentagon spending is a very poor job creator. For every $1 billion spent on the Pentagon, 11,200 jobs are created. That same $1 billion would create 16,800 jobs in clean energy or 26,700 jobs in education. Investing in Full Employment/Green Jobs is possible because the Pentagon can spend smarter and less.
"Diverse organizations such as the Progressive Democrats of America and the Republican Liberty Caucus have many ways to make Pentagon spending smarter and less. There are bills in Congress to reduce the amount of our taxes we pay for “modernizing” unnecessary nuclear bombs. We can lobby our elected officials to support wiser Pentagon spending. Plus, we must ask candidates for federal offices: (1) “Will you support auditing the Pentagon?” and (2) “Will you cut the unnecessary number of nuclear weapons of mass destruction?”
"Jobs with Justice and Peace Action can continue to use the vocabulary of: “Full Employment/Green Jobs,” “Move the Money” and “Make Pentagon spending smarter and less.”
Peace Action wants to share a “Move the Money” presentation with you and your friends. Which of your favorite groups could use suggestions for moving the money from the Pentagon to the People?
Contact Rev. Rich Peacock, Peace Action of Michigan
248-321-7480, rjpeacock@wowway.com
____________________________________________________________
Join the Full Employment/Green Jobs Campaign:
Local unions, community organizations and religious groups groups can pledge to talk about “Full Employment/Green Jobs” and promote it as a city, state and federal policy. Don’t stop or change what you are already doing around your primary issue(s) of concern. Just add “Full Employment/Green Jobs” to your conversation, fliers, signs, discussions, actions, and emails.
Once your group pledges to talk about “Full Employment/Green Jobs,” send us a 300-word (or less) statement, explaining how your group's issue interconnects with “Full Employment/Green Jobs” and share One Good Idea you have for creating jobs, especially Green ones.
Email your group’s Full Employment/Green Jobs Pledge and 300-word (or less) statement to: fullemployment.greenjobs@gmail.com
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Solidarity Economy
https://www.facebook.com/groups/9149038282/requests/?notif_t=group_r2j
The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement hosted the conference in Jackson, Mississippi for activists organizing for economic democracy, and also honored the legacy of activist and late Mayor of Jackson Chokwe Lumumba
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RlPfgzIHto
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