Tri Valley CAREs

SAVE THE DATE: Good Friday Virtual Service and Protest Focuses on Livermore Lab
2022-03-22 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
SAVE THE DATE!
April 15, 2022
This year, the event will be virtual, with a few of the speakers recorded live at the Livermore Lab. The event will call for an end to the development of new nuclear weapons at the Lab.
The Good Friday service and protest will open with music at 7:45 am. The program begins at 8 am with the Rev. Allison Tanner, who will be streamed from outside the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab. She will speak on the theme: “This Tax Day, What Does the Lord Require of Us?”
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SIGN THE PETITION!
2022-04-06 08:00 - 17:00
Ukraine: No to Nuclear War.
Help Nobel Peace Prize winners International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Tri-Valley CAREs is an ICAN partner), International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, and 14 other Nobel Peace Prize laureates by signing this petition: “We reject war and nuclear weapons.” The petition is directed to the Russian Federation and NATO. It is on the Avaaz platform.
MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED SO FAR. Will you join them?
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/no_nuclear_war_loc/
Signatories list of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates:

His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1989)
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (1985)
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (2017)
Juan Manuel Santos (2016)
Kailash Satyarthi (2014)
Leymah Gbowee (2011)
Tawakkul Karman (2011)
Muhammad Yunus (2006)
David Trimble (1998)
Jody Williams (1997)
Jose Ramos-Horta (1996)
Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs (1995)
Óscar Arias Sánchez (1987)
Lech Walesa (1983)
American Friends Service Committee (1947)
International Peace Bureau (1910)

From Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and Citizens of the World Against War and Nuclear Weapons
We reject war and nuclear weapons. We call on all our fellow citizens of the world to join us in protecting our planet, home for all of us, from those who threaten to destroy it.
The invasion of Ukraine has created a humanitarian disaster for its people. The entire world is facing the greatest threat in history: a large-scale nuclear war, capable of destroying our civilization and causing vast ecological damage across the Earth.
We call for an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of all Russian military forces from Ukraine, and for all possible efforts at dialogue to prevent this ultimate disaster.
We call on Russia and NATO to explicitly renounce any use of nuclear weapons in this conflict, and we call on all countries to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to ensure that we never again face a similar moment of nuclear danger.
The time to ban and eliminate nuclear weapons is now. It is the only way to guarantee that the inhabitants of the planet will be safe from this existential threat.
It is either the end of nuclear weapons, or the end of us.
We reject governance through imposition and threats, and we advocate for dialogue, coexistence and justice.
A world without nuclear weapons is necessary and possible, and together we will build it. It is urgent that we give peace a chance.
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/no_nuclear_war_loc/
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April Virtual LTE Writing Party
2022-04-07 17:30 - 18:30
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Meeting ID: 816 4725 2218 • Password: [REDACTED]
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Good Friday Virtual Service and Protest Focuses on Livermore Lab
2022-04-15 07:45 - 12:00
On “Good Friday,” April 15, 2022, our colleagues at the Ecumenical Peace Institute are planning a virtual service and annual nuclear weapons protest. This year, the event will be virtual, with a few of the speakers recorded live at the Livermore Lab. The event will call for an end to the development of new nuclear weapons at the Lab.
All people of faith or good will are invited to join on-line. The event will include readings and speakers from a variety of the world’s spiritual traditions.
The Good Friday service and protest will open with music at 7:45 am. The program begins at 8 am with the Rev. Allison Tanner, who will be streamed from outside the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab. She will speak on the theme: “This Tax Day, What Does the Lord Require of Us?”
Marylia Kelley, executive director at the Livermore-based Tri-Valley CAREs, will also speak from the gates of the Lab. She will offer an update on the Livermore’s nuclear weapons work with a focus on the new warheads the Lab is currently developing.
Additionally, Janet Cordes Gibson will do the welcome. Isabella Zizi will offer a First Nation honoring of the land and the ancestors. Farha Andrabi Navaid will share the Good Friday invocation. Wynd Kaufmyn and Rev. Max Lynn will conduct the call and response reading, and Carl Anderson will offer thoughts on nonviolence and the war in Ukraine.
Betsy Rose will provide music, with additional selections from Daniel Zwickel and the Rev. Sylvia Brandon-Perez. The program also includes Jim Haber, Mark Coplan, Tony Scarr, and Fr. Ivan Tou.
For the Zoom link and for more information visit Ecumenical Peace Institute www.epicalc.org or call 510-990-0374.
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Tri-Valley CAREs’ April Virtual Meeting
2022-04-21 19:30 - 20:30
Tri-Valley CAREs’ would like to remind you of our monthly virtual meeting that will be held at 7:30 pm on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Our monthly meetings are open to all interested members of the public. You will get up-to-the-minute reports on nuclear issues, and become part of a peace and justice community that is creating positive change locally, nationally and globally! Join us virtually!
And, if Spanish is your first language, I’d love to provide translation on request. Contact me at raiza@trivalleycares.org. I hope to see you!
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Meeting ID: 882 9188 4608 • Password: [REDACTED]
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Tracy Earth Day Project
2022-04-23
Saturday April 23, 2022
From 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Downtown 9th St. Tracy, CA
Vendor Booths, Educational Information, Family Activities including Tree Planting, Bike Rodeo, Sidewalk Chalk Art, Free Movie Screening and special guest: “Sparkles the Clown”.
Movie will be presented from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM: “Kiss the Ground“.
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May Virtual LTE Writing Party
2022-05-05 17:30 - 18:30
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Meeting ID: 828 2490 3587 • Password: [REDACTED]
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Tri-Valley CAREs’ May Virtual Meeting
2022-05-19 19:30 - 20:30
Tri-Valley CAREs’ would like to remind you of our monthly virtual meeting that will be held at 7:30 pm on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Our monthly meetings are open to all interested members of the public. You will get up-to-the-minute reports on nuclear issues, and become part of a peace and justice community that is creating positive change locally, nationally and globally! Join us virtually!
And, if Spanish is your first language, I’d love to provide translation on request. Contact me at raiza@trivalleycares.org. I hope to see you!
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Meeting ID: 874 2682 8588 • Password: [REDACTED]
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Promote the Nuclear Ban Treaty at this Historic Time
2022-06-02 16:00 - 17:00
Join us for a workshop: Local media work will raise awareness in your area and boost opportunities for national media attention. In the lead-up to the nationwide release of the campaign Statement (see below for details), Participate in the Media & Press Release Workshop on Thursday June 2 (4pm PST, 5pm MST, 6pm CST, 7pm EST) to get everything you need to know to create and send out effective and impactful press releases, and get energized by this shared nation-wide effort! Yasmeen Silva will lead this 90-minute workshop. Register here, and share the workshop with your other networks!
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June Virtual LTE Writing Party
2022-06-02 17:30 - 18:30
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Meeting ID: 819 2627 2413 • Password: [REDACTED]
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TRI-VALLEY CAREs JOINS NATIONWIDE CALL
2022-06-07 09:00 - 22:00
In the face of widespread concern about the threat of nuclear weapons, Tri-Valley CAREs’ members will join with organizations and leaders across the country to release a Statement on the Existential Threat of Nuclear Weapons and on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s West Gate on Vasco Road at 9 AM on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.
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Tri-Valley CAREs’ June Virtual Meeting
2022-06-16 19:30 - 20:30
Tri-Valley CAREs’ would like to remind you of our monthly virtual meeting that will be held at 7:30 pm on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Our monthly meetings are open to all interested members of the public. You will get up-to-the-minute reports on nuclear issues, and become part of a peace and justice community that is creating positive change locally, nationally and globally! Join us virtually!
And, if Spanish is your first language, I’d love to provide translation on request. Contact me at raiza@trivalleycares.org. I hope to see you!
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Meeting ID: 879 6921 5853 • Password: [REDACTED]
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Save The Date: Virtual Rally to Commemorate Hiroshima & Nagasaki
2022-07-05 09:00 - 10:30
Save The Date
Virtual Rally to Commemorate Hiroshima & Nagasaki; Focus on Nuclear Abolition
Sat., August 6 & Tue., August 9
9:00 – 10:30 am PT

July Virtual LTE Writing Party
2022-07-07 17:30 - 18:30
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Meeting ID: 823 3370 4305 • Password: [REDACTED]
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Tri-Valley CAREs is on vacation!
2022-07-21 19:30 - 20:30
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August Virtual LTE Writing Party
2022-08-04 17:30 - 18:30
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Meeting ID: 838 9660 9730 • Password: [REDACTED]
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Save The Date 8/6/22
2022-08-06 09:00 - 10:30

Save The Date 8/9/22
2022-08-09 09:00 - 10:30

Tri-Valley CAREs’ August Virtual Meeting
2022-08-18 19:30 - 20:00
Tri-Valley CAREs’ would like to remind you of our monthly virtual meeting that will be held at 7:30 pm on Thursday, August 18, 2022. Our monthly meetings are open to all interested members of the public. You will get up-to-the-minute reports on nuclear issues, and become part of a peace and justice community that is creating positive change locally, nationally and globally! Join us virtually!
And, if Spanish is your first language, I’d love to provide translation on request. Contact me at raiza@trivalleycares.org. I hope to see you!
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Meeting ID: 815 8420 4522 Password: [REDACTED]
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September Virtual LTE Writing Party
2022-09-01 17:30 - 18:30
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Meeting ID: 821 2913 6093 • Password: [REDACTED]
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Save the Date
2022-09-15 09:30 - 10:30

Tri-Valley CAREs’ September Virtual Meeting
2022-09-15 19:30 - 20:30
Tri-Valley CAREs’ would like to remind you of our monthly virtual meeting that will be held at 7:30 pm on Thursday, September 15, 2022. Our monthly meetings are open to all interested members of the public. You will get up-to-the-minute reports on nuclear issues, and become part of a peace and justice community that is creating positive change locally, nationally and globally! Join us virtually!
And, if Spanish is your first language, I’d love to provide translation on request. Contact me at raiza@trivalleycares.org. I hope to see you!
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Meeting ID: 874 5246 8213 Password: [REDACTED]
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¡Ven a nuestro Foro de la Comunidad!
2022-09-29 19:30 - 20:30
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Come to our Community Forum!
2022-09-29 19:30 - 20:30
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October Virtual LTE Writing Party
2022-10-06 17:30 - 18:30
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Meeting ID: 846 6429 0250 • Password: [REDACTED]
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Tri-Valley CAREs’ October Virtual Meeting
2022-10-20 19:30 - 20:30
Tri-Valley CAREs’ would like to remind you of our monthly virtual meeting that will be held at 7:30 pm on Thursday, October 20, 2022. Our monthly meetings are open to all interested members of the public. You will get up-to-the-minute reports on nuclear issues, and become part of a peace and justice community that is creating positive change locally, nationally and globally! Join us virtually!
And, if Spanish is your first language, I’d love to provide translation on request. Contact me at raiza@trivalleycares.org. I hope to see you!
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Meeting ID: 874 5246 8213 Password: [REDACTED]
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November Virtual LTE Writing Party
2022-11-03 17:30 - 18:30
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Meeting ID: 812 9458 6138 • Password: [REDACTED]
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Tri-Valley CAREs’ November Virtual Meeting
2022-11-17 19:30 - 20:30
Tri-Valley CAREs’ would like to remind you of our monthly virtual meeting that will be held at 7:30 pm on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Our monthly meetings are open to all interested members of the public. You will get up-to-the-minute reports on nuclear issues, and become part of a peace and justice community that is creating positive change locally, nationally and globally! Join us virtually!
And, if Spanish is your first language, I’d love to provide translation on request. Contact me at raiza@trivalleycares.org. I hope to see you!
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Meeting ID: 874 5246 8213 Password: [REDACTED]
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Giving Tuesday is here!
2022-11-29 08:00 - 17:00
To support environmental justice, cleanup of nuclear pollution, and the abolition of nuclear weapons, please consider a tax-deductible contribution to Tri-Valley CAREs.
Giving Tuesday is, at its heart, a generosity movement in our modern times – it sets aside a Tuesday in November each year and calls people to support the common good by contributing to worthy non-profits.
It’s also an antidote to the commercialism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
By participating this year, you will be part of a global movement with activity happening in almost every country across the world.
I hope you will count your friends at Tri-Valley CAREs among the worthy non-profits you will cherish today. I invite you to make a generous, tax-deductible donation to support our ongoing work on this special day.
CLICK HERE to donate online. You may choose to offer a one-time donation or become a monthly sustainer in any amount.
Or, if you prefer, send your gift by check to: Tri-Valley CAREs, 4049 1st Street, Suite 243, Livermore, CA 94551.
The Tri-Valley CAREs’ board, staff, and I appreciate your consideration. And, I can tell you that your Giving Tuesday gift in any amount will be put to immediate good use! We cannot do what we do without your support and the support of others like you.
Together, we are stopping the development of new U.S. nuclear warheads where they start – at the Livermore Lab – while achieving cleanup measures for our fence line communities that are so horribly affected by nuclear development. In these times, we are also redoubling our working for peace & justice locally and globally.
Thank you,
Marylia Kelley
Executive Director
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URGENT ACTION ALERT: Ask for Extension of Comment Period on Livermore Lab Review
2022-12-07 18:00 - 20:30
Tri-Valley CAREs received word today from the National Nuclear Security Administration regarding our organization’s request for a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the Livermore Lab Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement (SWEIS).
The NNSA response stated the agency is taking our request “under consideration of course and will communicate once we have made a decision that is consistent with agency policy.”
HERE IS WHERE YOU COME IN
Your request for an extension, whether sent by email or asked in person at the public hearings (or both), could be a deciding factor in whether the NNSA follows through and grants the extension.
Here is key background information and a copy of Tri-Valley CAREs’ letter, in case you would like to pull out any of its text or simply refer to it.
Background: The Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Operation of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (DOE/EIS-0547) is extremely important – it will determine the limits for the environmental impacts the Lab will be allowed to generate for the next 15-years.
Therefore, this is a once in a generation opportunity for the public to peek into the Livermore Lab’s planned programs and comment on their potential health and environmental effects. In the past, public comments have led to cancellation of some of the Lab’s most dangerous schemes.
The SWEIS is being done by NNSA pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and, under the law, the agency must respond in the final document to all comments it receives.
Tri-Valley CAREs’ Letter: Our letter requesting a 30-day extension of the public comment period highlights four reasons justifying the extension.
First, we point out that the Draft SWEIS contains 3 volumes totaling 1,408 pages. While the content is crucially important, it’s often technical in nature and is not a quick read!
Second, the Draft SWEIS public comment period is completely bound by the holidays. It was released in November at the beginning of the holiday period and its end date is immediately following the holiday period (January 3). A 30-day extension would move the end date to February 2.
Third, the Draft SWEIS is not truly accessible through the agency’s main NEPA site and those members of the public who don’t have an internal link to the document in essence can’t find it on the agency’s website using common search engines. Despite a change to the agency’s webpage recently, this remained true as recently as December 2, the last time we checked.
The first three reasons affect all members of the public; the fourth is specific to Tri-Valley CAREs. The NNSA has lagged on responding to our Freedom of Information Act requests (8 of them to be exact). Therefore. we have been denied access to having information that could inform our public comment on the SWEIS.
CLICK HERE for Tri-Valley CAREs’ Letter to NNSA
Where to send your request: By email to LLNLSWEIS@nnsa.doe.gov
And, if you wish to follow up by postal mail – Ms. Fana Gebeyehu- Houston, LLNL SWEIS Document Manager, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585
And, to follow up in person use any one of these public hearing opportunities –

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 from 6:00pm – 8:30pm. At Garre Vineyard Bella Rosa Room – 7986 Tesla Road, Livermore (Note: formal public hearing begins at 6:30pm, following an informal session)
Thursday, December 8, 2022 from 6:00pm – 8:30pm. At Tracy City Council Chambers – 333 Civic Center Plaza, Tracy (Note: formal public hearing begins at 6:30pm, following an informal session)
Via Zoom: Tuesday, December 13, 2022 from 6:00pm – 8:30pm.
Meeting Link: http://tinyurl.com/LLNLSWEIS

Join by phone: (669) 900 -9128
Zoom Meeting ID: 852 6045 5697
Zoom Meeting Passcode: [REDACTED]
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