Re: Another voice for peace shuts down (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

https://us.startpage.com/sp/search?query=global+zero+ploughshares+fund

Looks like all these orgs are all mixed up with each other.

Ironic that "Oppenheimer" has caused people to give up.  Maybe people are
just resigned to total annihilation.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 10:28:10 -0800 (PST)
 >
 > looks like donors don't want to support nuclear weapons elimination
 > 
 >  > Subject: Another voice for peace shuts down
 >  > From: Common Dreams<http://www.commondreams.org/~commondreams>
 >  > To: NOELLE<http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 >  > Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 17:48:11 +0000
 >  > 
 >  > Let this be a warning.
 >  > 
 >  > ** NOELLE,
 >  > 
 >  > ------------------------------------------------------------
 >  > 
 >  > ** Just days ago, we received a very sad email from Global Zero, the 
 >  > international movement for the elimination of nuclear weapons.
 >  > 
 >  > ------------------------------------------------------------
 >  > 
 >  > ** “Dear friends,” it started. “We are writing to share that after a 
 >  > challenging year of financial stress and uncertainty, Global Zero has been 
 >  > forced to suspend its operations indefinitely.”
 >  > ------------------------------------------------------------
 >  > 
 >  > ** The one reason they’re shutting down? A lack of funding. In its email, 
 >  > the group said it reached all of its strategic goals save one: raising 
 >  > enough money to support work that is “difficult to put a price tag on.”
 >  > ------------------------------------------------------------
 >  > 
 >  > ** We still believe a better world is possible – and we know the 
 >  > individuals who were part of Global Zero will find other ways to continue 
 >  > their work.
 >  > ------------------------------------------------------------
 >  > 
 >  > ** But this news is another blow to the global movement for peace — so let 
 >  > this be a warning.
 >  > ------------------------------------------------------------
 >  > 
 >  > ** As this major global voice for peace is silenced, it’s ever more 
 >  > critical that Common Dreams continue lifting up the work of all those 
 >  > remaining organizations and individuals worldwide working for peace and a 
 >  > better future. But even our work is dependent on the generosity of readers.