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March 9, 2009 Alert #200
Please take five minutes today to join in a concerted national effort to convince President Obama to reconsider his strategy in Afghanistan, or rather, his ill-conceived proposal to send 17,000 more troops there despite not having a strategy. The main thrust of this effort is a bi-partisan letter (below) from House Members. The letter, sponsored by an impressive list* of major peace organizations, has already been faxed to all House office. All we have to do is ask them to sign on. The deadline for Representatives to sign the letter has been extended to Noon, this Friday, March 13th. Please call your Representative today and ask him or her to join in the call for more diplomacy rather than more force in Afghanistan. Tell them to call Representative Walter Jones R-NC), or his staffer, John Thomas, at (202) 225-3415. Be sure to point out that this is a bi-partisan effort. Among the first eight Representatives signing the letter, the two parties are split equally. TEXT OF LETTER:
Dear Mr. President: We have noted with some concern your announcement that an additional 17,000 US troops would be sent to Afghanistan. As the goals of our seven year military involvement remain troublingly unclear, we urge you to reconsider such a military escalation. If the intent is to leave behind a stable Afghanistan capable of governing itself, this military escalation may well be counterproductive. A recent study by the Carnegie Endowment has concluded that "the only meaningful way to halt the insurgency's momentum is to start withdrawing troops. The presence of foreign troops is the most important element driving the resurgence of the Taliban." The 2001 authorization to use military force in Afghanistan allowed military action "to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States." Continuing to fight a counterinsurgency war in Afghanistan does not appear to us to be in keeping with these directives and an escalation may actually harm US security. In a tape released in 2004, Osama bin Laden stated that al Qaedas' goal was to "bleed ... America to the point of bankruptcy" in Afghanistan. He continued, "All that we have to do is to send two mujahedeen to the furthest point east to raise a piece of cloth on which is written al Qaeda, in order to make generals race there to cause America to suffer human, economic and political losses without their achieving anything of note. . . ." We would do well to pay attention to these threats and to avoid falling into any such trap through escalation of our military presence in Afghanistan. We are also concerned that any perceived military success in Afghanistan might create pressure to increase military activity in Pakistan. This could very well lead to dangerous destabilization in the region and would increase hostility toward the United States. Mr. President, in reviewing the past history of Afghanistan and the nations that have failed to conquer it -- Russia spent nine years in Afghanistan and lost many billions of dollars and more than 15,000 Russian soldiers-- we urge you to reconsider the decision to send an additional 17,000 troops and to resist pressure to escalate even further. Sincerely, Representative Neil Abercrombie (D-HI 1st) Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD-6th) Representative Walter Jones, Jr. (R-NC 3rd) Representative Steve Kagen (D-WI-8th) Representative Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH 10th) Representative Ron E. Paul (R-TX 14th) Representative Ed Whitfield (R-KY-1st) Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA 6th) Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA 3rd) Representative Bob Filner (D-CA-51st) Please be sure to call before noon Friday. Thank you, as always, for your continued efforts on behalf of a more peaceful America. In Peace, Cheryl Wertz & John Bostrom Peace Action Fund of New York State info@panys.org 646-723-1749 *Sponsoring organizations: American Conservative Defense Alliance; American Friends Service Committee (AFSC); Brave New Films; Foreign Policy In Focus; Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL); Tom Hayden; New Internationalism Project, Institute for Policy Studies; Senior Policy Analystm Just Foreign Policy; Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns; NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby; Pax Christi USA: National Catholic Peace Movement; Peace Action; September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows; United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ); U.S. Labor Against the War; Voters for Peace; Win Without War; Women's Action for New Directions |
SATURDAY, MARCH 14 - SUNDAY, MARCH 15
STATEN ISLAND. South Beach 
ARLINGTON NEW YORK STATE:A WAR MEMORIAL FOR THOSE KILLED IN IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN A press conference will be held on Saturday, March 14th at 1:00 p.m. On the beach a moving visual exhibit will be displayed reminding everyone of the human costs of wars. Visitors to “Arlington New York State”, will witness a sea of crosses, and other representations of faith, as well as combat boots provided from the “Eyes Wide Open” AFSC exhibit which represent members of the military killed in the war who resided in New York State. Shoes representing Iraqi civilians killed will be displayed as well. Presented by: Movement for a Democratic Society-Staten Island (MDS-SI), Military Families Speak Out-Staten Island, and Peace Action of Staten Island MONDAY, MARCH 16TH BRINGING THE WARS HOME TO REPS. Members of the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives will be calling and visiting Congressmen Bishop, Israel, King, McCarthy and Ackerman, as well as Senators Schumer and Gillibrand. They will be calling for Congressional hearings and delivering cards from hundreds of Long Island residents. For more information see www.longislandpeace.org. THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH BINGHAMTON. 5:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation on Riverside Drive CANDLE LIGHT SERVICE BINGHAMTON. 7:00 p.m. St. James Church, 155 Main Street, Johnson City PRAYER SERVICE LONG ISLAND. Various times. Congressional Ofices BROOKLYN. 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. BAY RIDGE. National Guard recruiting station on 4th Avenue and 86th Street. PETITIONING FOR THE SAVE THE GUARD CAMPAIGN. Join Peace Action Bay Ridge in collecting signatures to prevent New York State’s National Guard from being federalized to go to Iraq. LONG ISLAND:
HEMPSTEAD. 2:20 p.m.
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY. Axinn Library TARIQ ALI ON “DANGER AHEAD: AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN” 
Tariq Ali's new book, “The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power”,
weighs the prospects of those contending for power in the aftermath of Benazir
Bhutto's assassination, and demonstrates Pakistan's unique influence on the emergence
of a secure world or global conflagration. Tariq Ali is a writer, journalist and
film-maker. He was born in Lahore in 1943 and was educated at Oxford University, where he
became involved in student politics, in particular with the movement against the war in
Vietnam. For details, contact the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives at
516-741-4360.
SMITHHAVEN. 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Smithhaven Mall, Route 25, main entrance VIGIL Join South Country Peace Group in marking the 6th Anniversary of the Iraq War. MANHASSET. 7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Road. DANGER AHEAD: AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN WITH TARIQ ALI. For details, see 2:20pm Hofstra University posting. For details, contact the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives at 516-741-4360. EAST PATCHOGUE. 7:30 p.m. St. Joseph the Worker, 510 Narragansett Avenue. A SERVICE FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION Everyone is invited to participate in the Procession of the Memorial Ribbons. Sponsored by Pax Christi Long Island. PaxChristi.LongIsland@verizon.net NEW YORK CITY.
UNION SQUARE, 1:00 p.m., to TIMES SQUARE, 5:00 p.m.
Meet at Union Square (14th and Broadway) March to Times Square Recruitment Center, 43rd and Broadway. MARCH TO THE TIMES SQUARE RECRUITMENT CENTER There will be a rally and music in Union Square. We will be leaving to arrive in Times Square at 5:00 p.m. 
UPPER WEST SIDE. 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. International Youth Hostel, 891 Amsterdam Ave. at West 103rd Street SCREENING OF “OPERATION LYSISTRATA” AND PANEL DISCUSSION WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS. Six years of death and debt. Time to stand for peace. “Operation Lysistrata” is an award-winning documentary film of the world-wide theatrical protest against the Iraq war which blossomed into a unique, hilarious, and passionate international action for peace. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll leave inspired. Food provided. Asking a $10 contribution, but no one will be turned away. For more information contact Cheryl at 646-723-1749. ` ROCHESTER
LIBERTY POLE, 12:00 p.m.
FREE MEAL SHARING With Food Not Bombs. CORNHILL LANDING, 3:00 p.m. To Geneseee Reiver Crossroads Park. . MARCH AND RALLY Meet at Corn Hill Landing, Exchange Street. Then we are marching north from Exchange and State to the Genesee River Crossroads Park. Rally at Genesee River Crossroads Park to include sentencing of George W. Bush and Richard “Dick” Cheney. The sentencing will culminate in a shoe throwing at Bush and Cheney. Please bring a pair of new or gently-used shoes. The shoes will be donated to charity after the event. Hosted by Move Oct/PIA, RAW, IVAW and PADGV. SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL. 5:30 p.m. 265 Flower City Parkway INTERFAITH PRAYER SERVICE FOR PEACE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH, 7:00 p.m. 200 Winton Road South “WAR MADE EASY” FILM AND DISCUSSION SCHENECTADY. 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Upper Union Street and Keyes Avenue, Niskayuna PEACE VIGIL Sponsored by Schenectady Neighbors for Peace. SYRACUSE. 12 noon Billings Park (E. Adams & S. Salina) MARCH TO THE FEDERAL BUILDING to demand the dismantling of the war economy, the U.S. out of Iraq, no troops in Afghanistan, and money for jobs, housing and education, not for war and occupation. WHITE PLAINS. 4:00 p.m. In front of Congresswoman Nita Lowey’s office, 222 Mamaroneck Avenue at Maple. RALLY, MARCH AND CANDLELIGHT VIGIL The event will begin at 4:00 p.m. At 5:00 p.m. there will be a candlelight vigil and the names of the soldiers from NY State who have died in Iraq or Afghanistan will be read. The theme of the rally is the human and economic cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a protest of President Obama’s continuation and widening of the war. FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH ALBANY. 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Washington Avenue side of the Capitol Building PEACE VIGIL US out of Iraq and Afghanistan now! SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST ALBANY. 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Washington Avenue side of the Capitol Building PEACE VIGIL US out of Iraq and Afghanistan now! SARATOGA SPRINGS. 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Corner of Broadway and Lake in front of the Post Office VIGIL Signs and friends welcome. LONG ISLAND. 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Smithhaven Mall, Route 25, main entrance VIGIL Join South Country Peace Group in marking the 6th Anniversary of the Iraq War. 
MARCH ON THE PENTAGONWASHINGTON, D.C. 12 noon. Corner of 23rd Street and Constitution Avenue U.S. out of Iraq and Afghanistan NOW! Money for jobs, housing, health care and pensions – not for wars and occupation. No war on Iran or Pakistan. End U.S. support for the occupation of Palestine. BUSES TO THE MARCH:
ALBANY
2 buses will leave from East Garage (Washington and Eagle Street) in Albany at 11:45 p.m. on March 20th. They will return to Albany after the demonstration, arriving at about 1:00 a.m. on the 22nd. Tickets are $55. Partial scholarships available. For details, contact Joe Lombardo at 439-1968. NEW YORK CITY There are a number of buses leaving from New York City. The Peace Action team will be getting on the bus at the corner of 96th Street and Broadway at 6:15 a.m. Tickets are $40. We will be leaving DC for the return trip at 4:30 p.m. Buy your tickets online or call Cheryl at 646-723-1749. ROCHESTER Buses leaving from Monroe Community College. Call 585-309-3440. $50 per ticket, but scholarships are available. Exact time to be determined. ROCKLAND Bus tickets must be reserved in advance! To reserve seats, send a check for $55 for each person payable to Hudson Valley Activist Newsletter. Mail to Hudson Valley Activist Newsletter, P.O. Box 662, New Paltz, NY 12561. Please be sure to include your name, town, phone number, email address, and note that you are with the ROCKLAND group. You should also email editor Jack Smith in advance to let him know you are reserving a seat by sending a message to jacdon@earthlink.net with the above information, with a CC: to Peter Titus at pkt650@gmail.com. The pickup location and time will be announced when all Rockland reservations are secured. For questions call (845) 255-5779. SYRACUSE Bus leaving Syracuse at 1:00 a.m. on the 21st and returning around midnight. Seats are available for $40-$75. For information contact the Syracuse Peace Council at syracusenybus@pentagonmarch.org or 315-472-5478 for information. SATURDAY, APRIL 4th 
NEW YORK CITY. 12 noon. Meet at Canal Street. March to Broad and Wall, in front of the NY Stock Exchange. NATIONAL MARCH ON WALL STREET. Join United for Peace and Justice and thousands of allies in a regional march and rally to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and address the economic crisis by cutting military spending. Monday, March 9, 7:00 p.m. (Orientation for new people, 6:45) FORT GREENE. Tillies, at DeKalb and Vanderbilt Avenues. MONTHLY FORT GREENE PEACE MEETING. Everyone is welcome. We hope you will join us as we plan for the spring. Monday, March 9, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. (refreshments at 6, discussion at 6:30) MIDTOWN EAST NYC. Scandinavia House, Victor Borge Auditorium, 58 Park Avenue (between 37th and 38th Streets) THE HILLARY EFFECT: HOW WILL THE SECRETARY OF STATE CHANGE THE STATUS OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE? 
In honor of the 2009 International Women’s Day celebrations, The American-Scandinavian
Foundation, Demos and the World Policy Institute are hosting
this panel discussion and reception. Though Mrs. Clinton is the third female US Secretary
of State, some think that her appointment could herald a new chapter for global women's
rights. She is, after all, a candidate who ran for President partly on the fact
that she was a female and that "it was time." Will Hillary Clinton extend that
platform to her diplomacy? Can she? Should she? If so, what should her policy
priorities be? Will she identify the United States, as she sought to do during
her time as First Lady, with women's rights? What will be the fate of the Bush
Administration's controversial women's initiative to the Arab world? What might
she take to heart from women leaders around the world --where many countries are
far ahead of the United States in terms of representation by women in key political
positions? Speakers include Senator Pilar Cayetano, of the Philippines,
Blanche Wiesen Cook, Rounaq Jahan, of Bangladesh, and
Ambassador Kirsti Lintonen, of Finland. Cost is $10.
Register at events@worldpolicy.org or 212-481-5005 x2.
Wednesday, March 11, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.LOWER EAST SIDE. The Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, btw. Houston and Bleeker. BOOK RELEASE PARTY FOR ELIOT KATZ'S “LOVE, WAR, FIRE, WIND: LOOKING OUT FROM NORTH AMERICA’S SKULL” This book is Eliot Katz’s new collection of poems. The party will feature a reading by Eliot Katz accompanied by Russell Branca on bass and a slideshow by William T. Ayton. 
Wednesday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.MANHASSET. Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Road MY LIFE UNDER THE GUN WITH LYDIA CACHO. Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho, who also runs a shelter for battered women and children in Cancun, has exposed a web of business and political elites behind a child pornography ring there. She has been detained and harassed by authorities, received numerous death threats and survived to win international human rights prizes from Amnesty International,. UNESCO, and the U.S. State Department. Since her expose the list of her enemies has grown to include some of the most powerful men in Mexico. In the last eight years at least 21 reporters in Mexico have been killed. Her international visibility has kept Cacho alive. Cacho is donated her speaking fee to her shelter for battered women and children, CIAM Cancun. Suggested donation $5. For more information call UUCSR Shelter Rock Forum at 516-627-65690 x 122. 
Saturday, March 14, 9:00 a.m.QUEENS. Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, City Building, Queens PANEL DISCUSSION ON NON-AGGRESSIVE ATTEMPTS TO CURB CENSORSHIP IN STRENGTHENING WORLD PEACE. Hosted by Peace Universal through Mass Communications. Panel Experts: Jeffrey Henigson, Director, Rights Wire, Inc.; Mauricio Salgado, President, Artists Striving to End Poverty; Jawaid Akhtar Pasha, President, COATV, New York. Entry is free with RSVP: info@pumc.us. For details please visit: www.pumc.us. 
Friday, March 20, 7:30 p.m.MIDTOWN EAST, NYC. Saint Peter’s Church, Lexington Avenue at 54th Street A CONCERT FOR PEACE. Join Dr. Maya Sabatello, U.S. legal advisor of B'Tselem Hosted by The Iraqi Student Project, in collaboration with Musicians For Harmony, Saint Peter's Church and the Midtown Arts Common. Featuring the Kinan Azmeh Quartet in a celebration of Middle Eastern music, peace, and the culture of Iraq. Special appearance by ISP student pianist, Karam Salem. This concert is part of a ‘Day for Peace’ at Saint Peter’s Church to mark the 6th anniversary of the war in Iraq. Proceeds will benefit the Iraqi Student Project. To purchase concert tickets, visit this page: http://iraqistudentproject.org/nyc-concert
Saturday, April 4, 12 noonNEW YORK CITY. Meet at Canal Street. March to Broad and Wall, in front of the NY Stock Exchange. NATIONAL MARCH ON WALL STREET. Join United for Peace and Justice and thousands of allies in a regional march and rally to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and address the economic crisis by cutting military spending. Wednesday, March 11, 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 4:30) ROCHESTER. Riverside Convention Center, 123 East Main Street 
TELL GOVERNOR PATERSON TO SUPPORT FAIR SHARE TAX REFORMGovernor Paterson is coming to Rochester. The Governor is holding Town Meetings around the state to discuss the budget (among other things). We want to make sure when he gets to Rochester he hears loudly and clearly from the overwhelming majority of us who want to protect our community from massive budget cuts to our schools, health care system and services in our neighborhoods. If you do submit a question, please include "Fair Share Tax Reform" in your question. Bring ID to the Town Hall Meeting in case security is tight. Friday, March 13, 6:00 p.m. ROCHESTER. Gates Presbyterian Church, 1049 Wegman Road, near Tinseltown. ANNUAL RICE AND BEANS DINNER, HONORING FATHER RAY BOURGEOIS. 
Hosted by the Rochester Committee on Latin America (ROCLA). $15.00 - $25.00/person (sliding scale). Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of the SOA Watch, will receive the International White Dove Award. For 19 years Fr. Roy has led a growing number of people in protest against the School of the Americas (SOA), which has been used to train military people from Latin American countries who then return to their homeland and brutalize citizens. Fr. Roy not only has led the annual protest at Fort Benning, GA, but also has traveled extensively throughout Latin America to encourage countries to withdraw from the program. He has been successful in several cases. John Honeck, an active member of ROCLA, has been deeply committed to the SOA Watch since 1996. After actions of civil disobedience in 1998 and 1999, in 2000 he and nine others were tried in Federal Court and John spent three months in Allenwood Federal Prison Camp. For his courage and his witness John will receive the Local White Dove Award. Last year the auction was a highlight of the evening, and ROCLA is planning an exciting one this year. Go to www.rocla.org for details. Please reserve your tickets in advance. Call the Kaisers at 585-293-3194 or the Motts at 585-381-5606. Tickets will be held for you at the door. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door before the dinner. Saturday, March 14, 6:30 p.m. (doors open 6:30, audience songfest 6:45, concert 7:30) WHITE PLAINS. Methodist United Memorial Church,. 250 Bryant Ave WALKABOUT CLEARWATER COFFEEHOUSE PRESENTS: BRIGHT MORNING STAR! 
"Bright Morning Star", Charlie King's group, toured North America from 1978 to 1990,
mixing folk, country, blues, jazz and a good dose of theater. Almost 20 years later,
they are back, regrouped with 2 decades of individual performance experience under
their collective belt, livelier and more astute than ever! Featuring Court Dorsey,
Cheryl Fox, George Fulginiti-Shakar, Ken Giles, Charlie King, Marcia Taylor and
Laura Kolb, they combine their musical and theatrical skills in a journey thru the
world of drama, politics, people, humor, satire and spirituality. "Bright Morning Star"
reunites to bring harmony and spirit to community in a time when it is most desperately
needed!" Tickets $20 in advance thru our website
WalkaboutClearwater.org. (Click on Chorus,
then click on Brown Paper Tickets) At door, $25; Student ID: $15.
Friday, March 20, 7:00 p.m. RHINEBECK. Starr Library - lower level, 68 W Market St. ISRAEL/PALESTINE: A VIEW FROM INSIDE THE WEST BANK BY PAUL REHM, CHRISTIAN PEACEMAKER TEAMS. What's it like to live and work in the West Bank: in the ancient city of Hebron or in a shepherd village in the south Hebron hills? Returning from his third trip to Palestine, Mr. Rehm will offer an inside perspective, one you're not likely to hear on the evening news or read in your daily paper. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by: Middle East Crisis Response, Dutchess Peace Coalition, Dutchess Greens. Friday, March 20, around midnight ALBANY. Exact location TBA. BUSES TO DEMONSTRATION: U.S. OUT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN NOW. Two buses will be leaving Albany around midnight, the night before this demonstration and return to Albany after the demonstration on March 21. Bus ticket will be $55. Partial scholarships available. Information: Joe Lombardo at 439-1968. Reserve a bus seat today. Checks can be sent to, BNP, PO Box 473, Delmar, NY 12054 (please include name, phone and e-mail address with check) Saturday, March 21, 1:00 lunch, 1:30 meeting GENESEO. Omega Restaurant, 4182 Lakeville Road (Rt. 20A), GENESEE VALLEY CITZENS FOR PEACE MEETING Weekend of March 27 – 28. Friday night entertainment at 7:00 p.m. Saturday begins at 9:00 a.m. 
WHITE PLAINS. White Plains High School Auditorium,.550 N. St. Bryant Ave.LOWER HUDSON VALLEY SOCIAL FORUM. The Lower Hudson Valley Social Forum is a response to the various pressing issues that we are all facing. Our purpose is to broaden the "single issue" focus of groups that the non-profit industry has created along with a climate of competition for resources, and build a broad movement locally that is clear in opposing all forms of oppression and exploitation. We will highlight voices that are marginalized and made invisible by the corporate media. With Rebel Diaz, the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus, Evan Greer, Dr. Robin Kimmerer, Monica Walker, Dada Maheshvarananada and Deepa Fernandes. For more information see www.lhvsocialforum.org or contact Wespac Foundation at 914-449-6514 or info@wespac.org. . 
Friday, March 27, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.WHITE PLAINS. White Plains YWCA, 515 North Street THE COLOR OF OPPORTUNITY: UNDOING RACISM, A COMMUNITY SERIES ON EDUCATION. "Racism cannot be taught away or talked away! Undoing Racism is a verb and requires collective action!" With Monica Walker, Diversity Officer for Guilford County Schools, North Carolina & CORE trainer with The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond; and David Billings, anti-racist historian and Core trainer with the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond. Joining them are White Plains High School Undoing Racism Committee Members Dr. Lenora Boehlert, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources White Plains Central School District; and Imani Bolling, Social Worker. Passages Program Director, White Plains High School. This forum will provide us with an opportunity to examine structural racism and its implications for our system of public education. What can we do for ourselves and the people we work with to transform the system? White Plains High School Undoing Racism Committee members will talk about their journey! Free and open to the public, but registration is required. Call (914) 682-4690 or email AntiRacistAlliance@gmail.com. Sunday, April 19, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. WHITE PLAINS. Asbury Hall, Memorial United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Avenue. WESPAC FOUNDATION’S 27TH PEACE AND JUSTICE AWARD DINNER An evening to honor people in our community who are doing outstanding work for social, economic and racial justice: Victor Corona, Dr. Olivia Hooker and Nick Mottern. Keynote Speakers are Sheila Collins and Trudy Goldberg. RSVP by April 10 to info@wespac.org. Sliding scale contributions requested. Please consider a contribution even if you are unable to attend! www.wespac.org. Saturday, April 25, 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. SYRACUSE. NY State United Teachers Offices, Brittonfield Park, East Syracuse (just off 481, exit 7) PEACE ACTION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK’S 3RD ANNUAL PEACE CONFERENCE. “A Nuclear Free Future: Confronting Today’s Challenges to Nuclear Abolition” 
12:30 - 1:00 Registration
1:00 – 2:00 Activist Workshop with Linda Gunter, Andy Mager, Pam Jenkins, Jim and Jean Weiss.
2:00 – 2:30 Refreshments
2:30 – 4:30 Keynote speakers Linda and Paul Gunter from Beyond Nuclear with panelists
Congressman Dan Maffei and Larry Wittner, activist and author.
Price $15. For more information contact Peace Action of Central NY at 315-478-7442 or
info@peaceactioncny.org
Sunday, April 26th, 2:30 p.m. ELMSFORD. Greenburgh Public Library, Tarrytown Rd. OPEN PUBLIC MEETING ON THE ECONOMY Hosted by the Westchester Progressive Forum. Many local peace groups hold regular events, vigils, "Honk for Peace" actions, etc. See our list: www.panys.org/ongoing.htm April 3-5 THE BERKSHIRES, MASSACHUSETTS. Rowe Camp Conference Center, CHANGING OUR ECONOMIC STORY. 20th Anniversary Conference of Unitarian Universalits for a Just Economic Community. Featuring David Korten, Nancy Folbre, Robert Pollin, Ward Morehouse, and Chuck Collins. We will examine and more fully understand the causes of the current economic collapse and together reinvision economics and economic justice, creating a vision of an earth centered, humane and sustainable economic system that benefits all beings. Going out of state? Check UFPJ's national Events Calendar: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/calendar.php. |