BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:32760@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240507T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240507T200000 DTSTAMP:20240429T133039Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/palestine-climate-justice-militaris m-as-a-driver-of-climate-crisis/ SUMMARY:Palestine & Climate Justice: Militarism as a Driver of Climate Cris is DESCRIPTION:[caption id="attachment_248539" align="alignnone" width="300"] Palestine &\; Climate Justice: Militarism as a Driver of Climate Crisis Event Promotional Poster[/caption]\n\n \;\n\nWASHINGTON\,DC AND REMOT E \n\nAs the genocide in Gaza continues with US support\, the North Ameri can climate movement is becoming increasingly attuned to the role of milit arism as a driver of climate crisis and multiplier of the climate and envi ronmental vulnerabilities communites face as a consequence of military ope rations undertaken by the US and its allies. In parallel\, organizers work ing on progressive foreign policy have begun to seriously engage with the climate crisis\, and are beginning to recognize the linkages between the e xercise of US military power and environmental degradation.\n\nThis event with start with remarks from Rep. Delia Ramirez on how her advocacy for a ceasefire aligns with her work to drive climate investment into her distri ct\, which will be following by a panel featuring Hebah Kassem\, Palestini an political climate strategist \, Dr. Patrick Bigger\, research director at the Climate and Community Project\, and Ashik Siddique\, co-chair of th e Democratic Socialists of America. Panelists will discuss the overarching environmental costs of maintaining the US global empire\, further impacts from the weapons manufacturing industry\, and how those processes are mag nified in Palestine right now. The panel will also discuss the critical im portance of internationalism for winning just climate action in the US and around the world. Panelists will discuss how divesting from militarizatio n and investing in just climate action at home and abroad is necessary to meet climate and environmental goals while creating possibilities for comm unities not just to survive\, but thrive\, as the impacts of climate chang e intensify. Panelists will discuss how Palestine is a litmus test for the US climate left to start to shift toward a more internationalist outlook that demands climate justice in all countries- because there will be clima te justice everywhere\, or none at all. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR