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NA became a 24/7 vigil after S.Brian Willson was deliberately run over by weapons train on Sept 1, 1987. The protest was against the U.S. arming Central American Dictatorships. People came from all over the nation & world to participate.

For over two years we blocked every weapons train and many weapons trucks resulting in many hundreds of arrests.

When Lawyers wanted to do a reenactment of the train arttack on Brian, I played WW2 veteran Duncan Murphy.

Thousands of people eventually participated in Nuremberg Actions in one way or another. The action wound down after the fall of the USSR and in expectations of peace as Central and South Americans seized their countries from U.S. supported oligard dictatorships For a nuber of years we gathered at the CNWS to remember

I was the support house manager and 24/7 member of the Nuremberg Actions. We blocked every weapons train for 2 years.

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from Creating Better World

In Late 70’s,I was on the emergency response team to stop eviction of mainly poor Asian seniors at the International hotel in SF.

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While Obama and Democrats were enacting a corporate written health insurance plan, the defective Afordable Care Act (ACA), I was fighting for Single Payer Health care (Medicare for All). ACA was a finacial windfall for the insurance industry. While it has helped many lower income people, with no cost controls it never addressed the high premiuns and co-pays of the middle class. This became a focus of anger and resulted in the Republican take over of our government leading to the election of TRUMP as president.

Why does anyone want to pay exhorbinant money to a middleman who determines who your doctor will be and whether you can even have medical treatment. Medical costs are the major reason behind bankrupcies in America. Medicare for All guarantees at no additional cost 100% of your healthcare when ever you need it as determined from consultation between you and the doctor of your choice. No middleman permission required. It is paid by those who can afford it out of your income taxes. It’s a no-brainer!

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I created the exhibit at our Ambrose Community Center to honor BP’s Erick J. Hodges. Eyes Wide Open is the American Friends Service Committee’s widely-acclaimed exhibition on the human cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Marine Lance Cpl. Erick J. Hodges Died November 10, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom 21, of Bay Point, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Nov. 10 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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The club organizes the BP Memorial Day Parade and is involved in many community activities. I was honored to be one of the founding members.

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Speaking at a rally in front of Pittsburg City Hall to help pressure City officials to act on behalf of the people in the community. Association of community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)

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One of our debate watch parties in support of Bernie Sanders. Our Revolution chapters across the country are working hard to elect progressives to office, local, state and federal.

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Arrested as Veterans For Peace forced out of parade despite legal participation permit. Support for the Military and war is okay at Veterans Day Parades across the country, but veterans who repesent a voice for Peace are violently not allowed.

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Land seized from the Shoshone used to test nuclear weapons that can destroy the world in a moment. The United States and Russia have enough nuclear weapons to destroy the entire word many many times over. There have been accidental near misses that could have brought on nuclear war. No one wins a nuclear war!

Nevada Test Site – The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)

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Since 2006 the Peace Memorial with 4000 crosses helps demonstrate the cost of war Iraq/Afgahnistan in the lost and ruined lives of our military young people and their loved ones, not to mention the millions of victims of our needless wars.

I helped create 75 of first 300 wooden crosses on hillside across from Lafayette Bart station

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