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A MOTHER’S DAY PEACE FESTIVAL is held Saturday in front of the White House to mark the original meaning of Mother's Day--for the world to disarm. Grassroots groups came together to reject war, violence, militarization of the police, mass incarceration and killing of black youth across the US. Guests and voices: Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, Kate Youngjoo Shim and Mary Ann Wright. The Rev. Graylan Hagler and Allison Timms also speak about the #SaveMyStore campaign by grocery workers at Giant, which plans to sell eight stores in the DMV.

Headlines:
-The strike by 39,000 CWA and IBEW members at Verizon has hit the one-month mark.
-Hundreds of Local 400 members, Giant customers, brothers and sisters from other unions, deliver thousands of petitions telling the company, “Save My Store!”.
-Color of Change is supporting the first piece of federal bail reform legislation, the "No More Money Bail Act" introduced recently by Congressman Ted Lieu.
-Four days of major direct actions against fossil fuels are planed across the United States. The DC event will be Sunday, May 15, 1:30pm at Lafayette Park.
-Interview with Gerald Horne about recent Obama decisions and legacy.

Links:
Code Pink: Women for Peace
Communication Workers of America
The Save My Store Campaign
Color of Change