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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi UU Friends:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is the information and more that I gave in the announcement on Sunday at church.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This Friday, Feb. 28 is a 24 hour Economic Blackout. From “midnight”- 12:00 am on Thursday through Friday until 11:59 pm Friday night. ( Does that make sense?) – Please do not make any purchases if possible – gas, food, eating out, clothing etc. Please plan ahead. Only buy at locally owned businesses if you need to. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here are other boycotts suggested by John Schwarz on his “The People’s Union USA” website and his FB page. Interesting guy check out his site.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>March 7 – 12 boycott – Amazon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>March 21 – 28 boycott - Nestle ( and all their companies ) Need to do my research.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>April 7 – 14 boycott – Walmart<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>April 18 – Second 24 hour Economic Blackout<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>April 21 – 28 boycott General Mills<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Erica Chenoweth wrote a book – “Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In it she states – “Countries in which there were nonviolent campaigns were about ten times likelier to transition to democracies within a five year period compared to countries in which there were violent campaigns – whether the campaign succeeded or failed.” She is giving me hope! If you google her and the book, you can find interviews with her that give more info about what is in the book.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>She also states that if only 3.5 % of the population protest in non violent ways that they will be successful And for the USA that would be 11.5 million people!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also check out Erica’s TedTalks – Nov. 4, 2013<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now do your “homework”! I hope this helps. I will add more information as to other sites or actions we can take. And I do hope other members will also send out emails of their findings so we can all take positive political actions .<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris A. Hoke <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>