Tucson –TPP, refugees, Gaza’s children

By Deborah Livingston, WILPF Tucson Branch Co-chair

Members of the Tucson Branch demonstrated against the Trans Pacific Partnership at a Congressional office in February and tabled at the 34th Annual Peace Fair, whose theme was Compassion for Refugees & Migrants, All One World.

The Raging Grannies sang at the February 27th fair, and the branch shared a tent set up by the Jobs With Justice group. Many of the songs were written or adapted by Lee Stanfeld.

Many people in our branch have been working hard to stop TPP and also many have been involved with the very active End Citizens United group, Corporations v Democracy. They took part in the February 19 anti-TPP demonstration in front of Representative Martha McSally's office.  About 50 people came out to join us. A few WILPFers had a meeting with McSally's staff after the demonstration.

Coming up March 20th we are having our Eighth Annual Gaza and Palestine event called "Challah for Gaza." We prepare a delicious French Toast Brunch and invite the community to join us in helping to bring clean water systems to Palestinians via the MAYA Project of the Middle East Children's Alliance. Check out the MECA website http://www.mecaforpeace.org

We are now awaiting the Earth Democracy banner that we ordered to use at our World Water Day and Earth Day Events.
 

PHOTO: At Congressional office of Martha McSally. Catherine Mullaugh holding a sign and Mary DeCamp in the background wears Flush TPP costume made by Margo Newhouse.