As the federal budget looks like it will be subject to a major overhaul (either through sequestration or otherwise) in the coming months, and as millions of Americans face cuts that will have devastating impacts on their access to food, housing, jobs, education, health care, and more, it's as important as ever for us to bring home the fact that despite these cuts, the US military budget is greater than that of the next 15 largest militaries combined.
Here are 2 things you can do as the March 1 deadline for sequestration hits on Friday:
1.
Join the Budget for All coalition of peace, labor, community, and faith activists at a stand-out at Park Street Station on Wednesday from 4:30-6:00. We'll be asking the public to hold our elected officials accountable and to listen to the votes of hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents that agree: it's time to Cut the Pentagon and Meet Human Needs!
For more information, click this link.
Pull the pork from the Pentagon!
Stop cuts to vital programs - –invest in jobs - –tax the 1% - –cut the Pentagon
When: Wednesday, February 27 at 4:30pm
2.
Call your senators and representative in congress on Wednesday or Thursday:
Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121
Tell them to support a deal that prevents cuts to social programs-raises revenues by closing corporate tax loopholes –and redirects Pentagon spending into creating jobs and saving vital public programs.
