The siege in Gaza continues – and, yes – the United States of America continues its unwavering support for Israel. American progressives had a clear course of action that we pursued during the Biden administration, that in many respects, has stalled following Trump’s inauguration. No doubt because the current administration seems unreachable to many of us because its aggressive prosecution of peace activists has understandably pushed us into a defensive posture.

But we must take a page from history. Anti-Vietnam War activism didn’t stall when Nixon was elected – it amplified. Just as in 1969, the moral necessity of speaking out against mass killing that is being done because of our country’s policies is as necessary as ever.

In this context we are thrilled to have Rep. Delia Ramirez as our featured guest on this Sunday’s Town Hall. Rep. Ramirez has just introduced the Block the Bomb Act, the single-most important piece of legislation introduced in the current Congress when it comes to impacting, and hopefully bringing an end to, the slaughter in Gaza.

We will not only talk with Rep. Ramirez about her bill, we will be organizing in support of this historic and humane legislation. RSVP Now.

Of course, PDA Town Halls often cover more than one subject. We’ll also be getting an update on the upcoming June 14th “No Kings” national day of demonstrations, and encouraging all of our members to attend one of the hundreds-upon-hundreds of planned demonstrations on what is setting up to be the largest day of anti-Trump demonstrations yet.

See you this Sunday, June 8, at 4 PM ET/ 3 PM CT/ 2 PM MT/ 1 PM PT+AZ/ Noon AK/ 10 AM HI. RSVP now, and the machine will send you the registration link.

Solidarity,

Alan Minsky and the PDA National Team