ACTIVISM: Soup Sunday in Tacoma resumes in January & February
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- Written by Marilyn Kimmerling
POEM: Marble counters shine!
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ACTIVISM: In Tukwila, JVP protests Boeing as enabler of Israeli war crimes in Gaza
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- Written by Abe DeJamminen
For several hours on Monday morning protesters blocked the entrance to Boeing's Defense, Space and Security facility on East Marginal Way in Tukwila, near Seattle, to call attention to the role Boeing and other U.S. defense contractors are playing in the conflict in Gaza, which has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians this month, mostly civilians. -- The protesters represented Jewish Voice for Peace. -- The protest garnered coverage by local TV stations; the fullest written account appeared on The Stranger's SLOG website. -- "The protesters today say Boeing must stop supplying missile systems, F15 software, Apache helicopters, and Joint Direct Attack Munitions to Israel, because those weapons are being used to commit war crimes," Jen Graves reported.[1] -- No arrests were made, as police and Boeing officials coordinated "to prevent cars from running over the protesters." -- NOTE: Some members of UFPPC participated in the protest, including Sallie Shawl...