Not On Our Dime

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A Pittsburgh referendum campaign to get divestment from Genocide and Apartheid on the ballot. Learn more: notonourdimepgh.com

Thank you. Thank you for your solidarity in this push for direct democracy. We hope this will have a ripple effect on other communities doing something similar. And we hope that you, like us, have truly felt the power we have when we work collectively. With so much care, Not on our dime
We did something truly amazing With petitions circulated by hundreds of volunteers, and after talking to tens of thousands of neighbors, it’s clear that this city wants to divest from genocide. We have become part of the inspiring mass movements in this moment committing to stand with Palestinians and against the war machine and we have so much to build on.
This is hard. From all of the support we’ve had these past several months, we know that this will come as a big blow to so many people who poured their hearts and effort into this referendum making the ballot. We’re up against a system that is designed to make this practically impossible, especially with such aggressive legal challenges.
We are so sorry if you were not able to attend. We know this sort of decision should be discussed and decided in a wider collective forum, but the system is not designed for democratic movements. If you have questions or just want to talk about this, please do not hesitate to reach out.
How this happened Details of the case came to light last night indicating we were going to fall short on legally valid signatures, requiring the campaign to make a decision quickly. Steering Committee members who were available met and made the difficult but necessary decision to withdraw. Shortly after, we shared and discussed with the folks who could attend our campaign call
What we know: We needed 12,459 valid signatures to appear on the May ballot. We submitted more than 21,400 signatures.More than 12,459 voters registered in the City of Pittsburgh signed the petition. However, legal technicalities made many of those signatures invalid and there was no way around it.
We have some very unfortunate news: The referendum will not be on the ballot in May
Flyer for an event titled "Building the Military Arms Embargo" with speaker Dr. Shir Hever. Includes event details, date, time, location, and bio of the speaker. Hosted by Pittsburgh BDS Coalition. PITTSBURGH BDS COALITION PRESENTS: BUILDING THE MILITARY ARMS EMBARGO SUCCESSES FROM EUROPE, ASIA-PACIFIC, LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA, STRATEGIC DIRECT ACTION, HOW TO PROCEED FROM RESEARCH TO DECISIVE ACTION, INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE OBLIGATION OF THIRD STATES TO IMPOSE AN ARMS EMBARGO. FEATURED SPEAKER: DR. SHIR HEVER BDS MOVEMENT, MILITARY ARMS EMBARGO COORDINATOR BIO DR. SHIR HEVER IS THE MILITARY EMBARGO COORDINATOR OF THE BDS MOVEMENT. HE LIVES IN GERMANY, AND IS A MEMBER OF THE JEWISH VOICE FOR A JUST PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND DIRECTING MANAGER OF THE ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE BETWEEN ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS. HIS MOST RECENT BOOK IS "THE PRIVATIZATION OF ISRAELI SECURITY" (PLUTO PRESS, 2017). PART 1: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 6:30 PM FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH, 605 MOREWOOD AVE, 15213 (ENTER ON ELLSWORTH AVE SIDE) PART 2: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 6:30 PM, GLITTERBOX THEATER 210 W 8TH ST, HOMESTEAD PA 15120
not on our dime logo Have signatures you still need to turn in? Need to sign the petition? TWO FINAL CHANCES TO GET THEM IN: Tuesday, 1PM-3PM @ De Fer Coffee & Tea Strip District - 2002 Smallman Street - Absolute final turn in chance! Meet us to turn in your signatures with Elections Division with us! Tuesday, 3:30PM-3:45PM Downtown - 336 Fourth Ave We’re putting divestment from genocide on the ballot in Pittsburgh. Every additional signature will make it even harder for those who support funding genocide to knock us off the ballot with the ridiculous arguments they’ll try to prevent Pittsburgh from voting on it.
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Sunday February 2 east liberty petitioning
Saturday February 1, 6:30 PM, Lawrenceville Petitioning
Sat Feb 1 oakland petitioning
Sat Feb 1st 11 AM Bloomfield Farmer's Market
Saturday February 1, 11 AM, Regent Square Door Knocking
This weekend's Not on our Dime Petitioning Events
Friday, Jan 31 at 7 PM garfield Petitioning
Friday Jan 31, 6:30 PM Lawrenceville Petitioning
Friday Jan 31, 8 AM, downtown petitioning
Thursday Jan 30th 4pm downtown petitioning
Thursday Jan 30, 12 PM oakland petitioning
East Liberty Petitioning, thursday Jan 30th 9 AM
This week's not on our dime Petitioning Events!