War never solves anything, it just creates more problems and resentments. It is also a big driver of climate change. It creates broken families, a lot of pain, hatred, and destruction, and never accomplishes its goals.
Please use the power that you have to speak against this unjust and senseless war. It is not helping our world at all; it is only being carried out for short-term goals that are misguided and short-sighted.
Let us work to get us out of this war as soon as possible. We must work to cultivate the power of love, not the love of power, as Jimi Hendrix once famously said.read more
On Saturday, August 24th, and again On Saturday, August 31st, Occupy Elgin will gather from 1 PM till 2 PM at the corner of Kimball Street and Grove Avenue in Elgin. We will hold signs and distribute flyers calling for a Green New Deal.
Such a program would alleviate poverty and inequality, employ the currently unemployed and under-employed, and move us toward a more fair and equitable society.
Most important, it would address the urgency of the climate crisis. It would sharply reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and would start us moving over the next ten years towards 100% clean, renewable energy. It would move us back from the brink of climate catastrophe, and toward a livable planet.
Please join us at Kimball and Grove on Saturday, August 24th, and 31st, 2019 from 1 PM till 2 PM to advocate for a Green New Deal.read more
Promoting peace, a stronger democracy, and social and economic justice through education, dialog, and action
On Saturday, August 24th, and again On Saturday, August 31st, Occupy Elgin will gather from 1 PM till 2 PM at the corner of Kimball Street and Grove Avenue in Elgin. We will hold signs and distribute flyers calling for a