EVENT: JOIN US SATURDAY, 1 TO 2 PM, SATURDAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING PLAZA, State St and Marquette, Racine. We have a time conflict with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, with folks supporting Mayor Cory Mason joining him, 10:45 at the Main Project Cafe, starting place for the Parade. We will be joining him there and then do the Stand at 1 pm. Join the Parade & support Cory too if you can.——–It is the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq! We will be standing with others in Washington DC and across the country! THE CALL IS:———-Say NO to Endless US Wars———-Fund People’s Needs not the War Machine

EVENT: Stand for Peace, Saturday, Feb. 25

Subject: STAND FOR PEACE THIS SATURDAY!

JOIN US SATURDAY, 11 TO 12, MARTIN LUTHER KING PLAZA, State St and Marquette, Racine.

         We demand that our government call for peace talks NOW, a mutual ceasefire and a freeze on weapons shipments that escalate and prolong the war. We cannot control the actions of the Russian or Ukrainian governments, but we can influence our own government if we organize and mobilize to contact our Members of Congress.

          This war is a disaster for the people of Ukraine and Russia, and a terrible threat to us all, increasing the danger of more death and destruction, economic hardship, hunger, climate degradation, a protracted war or worse–a nuclear confrontation between the two most heavily-armed nuclear nations in the world, the United States and Russia.

           We need a negotiated settlement. We need diplomacy. We need the White House and Congress to come to their senses and stop fueling this proxy war between the US and Russia with billions of dollars in weapons.

We have banners for all to carry! They are: War No, Diplomacy Yes! Peace Begins with Us, Aid for Peace Not War, Fund Human Needs not Militarism, War is Not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things, Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice.

                                    HOPE TO SEE YOU SATURDAY! RCPJ

Art. 2(3) of the UN Charter already obliges all States to settle disputes by peaceful means.  This obligation to negotiate means good faith dialogue with the goal to reach a compromise, a quid pro quo.  There is no right to intransigence in the UN Charter. If one party refuses to talk, it is violating article 2(3) and actually provoking the other to the use of force.  Moreover, this constitutes a potential threat to international peace and security for purposes of article 39 of the UN Charter. It is bad faith in contravention of article 26 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.

Similarly, once an armed conflict has broken out, the obligation to negotiate in good faith persists. The refusal to negotiate peace, the deliberate prolongation of a war, expecting victory or unconditional surrender is obsolete in the nuclear world, incompatible with the UN Charter and constitutes both a crime against peace and a crime against humanity.

EVENT, Feb. 15: Peace in Ukraine and Public Transit/Environment

EVENT, Feb. 17: Raising Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Raising Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Movie and Discussion 

February 17, 4:30-6:00 PM

Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church

625 College Avenue

Racine, WI 53403

Presenter: Starla Thompson 

Otter Clan of the Forest Potawatomi and Santa Ynez Chumash Nations 

Starla dedicates her life to serving communities and entities through Native American history, cultural awareness and education.

Homemade corn, squash, and bean soups will be available for purchase with proceeds going to Waking Women’s Healing Institute

https://www.wakingwomenhealingint.org/Our-HERstory

Event sponsors: Unity Racine, Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church, Coming Together Racine, LULAC 320, Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice

           For more information: e-mail at RCPJpeace@yahoo.com

MASKS ARE REQUIRED

Ukraine teach-in

Attend our protest calling for diplomacy to end the Ukraine war

From counterpunch.org

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Principles of International Order

Art. 2(3) of the UN Charter already obliges all States to settle disputes by peaceful means.  This obligation to negotiate means good faith dialogue with the goal to reach a compromise, a quid pro quo.  There is no right to intransigence in the UN Charter. If one party refuses to talk, it is violating article 2(3) and actually provoking the other to the use of force.  Moreover, this constitutes a potential threat to international peace and security for purposes of article 39 of the UN Charter. It is bad faith in contravention of article 26 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.

Similarly, once an armed conflict has broken out, the obligation to negotiate in good faith persists. The refusal to negotiate peace, the deliberate prolongation of a war, expecting victory or unconditional surrender is obsolete in the nuclear world, incompatible with the UN Charter and constitutes both a crime against peace and a crime against humanity.

Principles of International Order

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NEW! Opinion/Commentary

See Opinion/Commentary under “Pages” at the right where opinions posted there are those of the writer and are not necessarily those of the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice at large.

“Tension with Iran: Past to Present.”

A free presentation by Prof. E. Brownson

January 25th, 10 am to 11:30 am

OBUUC, 655 College Ave.. Racine WI 53403

Tensions with Iran are escalating. Prof. Brownson will give an historical and current overview of the United States complicated involvement with the Country of Iran.

Following the presentation we will meet at Monument Square to represent our area in the concurrent:

Global Day of Protest Against a War with Iran.

https://www.answercoalition.org/iran-jan-25

Professor Elizabeth Brownson, Prof. of History, at UW- Parkside

 

 

Annual Meeting Lunch

Saturday, January 18,  2020        11:30 AM – 2 PM

At—- The Maple Table  520 Main St. Racine, WI 53403

Annual Meeting Lunch!
Everyone Welcome! Buy your own meal but the fellowship is free!
We will elect officers and enjoy each others company