Civil Politics (10/6/23): More Light than Heat

<p>Paki Wieland (<a href="https://www.masslive.com/topic/Paki-wieland/index.html" rel="noopener nofollow" title="">masslive.com - Paki Wieland</a>) visits us and tells us about her recent trip to Beacon Hill </p><p>Further Reading:</p><p>S.1487: Resolutions to embrace the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and move the US back from the brink of nuclear war - <a href="https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S1487" rel="noopener nofollow" title="">malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S1487</a></p><p>S.1488: Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the existential threats posed by nuclear weapons and climate change to the commonwealth of Massachusetts - <a href="https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S1488" rel="noopener nofollow" title="">malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S1488</a></p><p>A time of unprecedented danger: It is 90 seconds to midnight - <a href="https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/" rel="noopener nofollow" title="">thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/</a></p><p>Disney and Marvel VFX Unionization Likely to Spur More: This Is About ‘Respect for the Work We Do’ - <a href="https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/marvel-disney-vfx-artists-unionize-iatse-1235733825/" rel="noopener nofollow" title="">LINK</a></p><p>Kaiser Permanente workers announce an official strike date - <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/25/kaiser-permanente-union-strike-date/" rel="noopener nofollow" title="">LINK</a></p><p>‘The Drew Barrymore’ Show To Return Without Head Writers; Seeks New Scribes - <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/10/the-drew-barrymore-show-returns-without-head-writers-1235564360/" rel="noopener nofollow" title="">LINK</a></p><p>Community Forum on the Ukraine War <strong>Oct 16th, 2023</strong> - <a href="https://calendar.time.ly/y6mj50q5/event/76956422" rel="noopener nofollow" title="">calendar.time.ly/y6mj50q5/event/76956422</a></p> <hr> <p>Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sec.