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March 9, 2010
Alert #247
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Dear Peace Activists, Last Thursday, Representative Kucinich (D-OH) introduced a privileged resolution invoking the War Powers Act to force the President to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan this year. The resolution, which would force Congress, finally, to debate the war in Afghanistan is scheduled to be voted on tomorrow afternoon. The resolution - H. Con Res. 248 - already has 17 co-sponsors (including NY Representatives Yvette Clarke, Eric Massa, and Jose Serrano) and has been warmly received in the progressive community, particulary in view of the upcoming $33B War Supplemental. National Peace Action has already circulated a letter around Congress representing 15 organizations and over a million voters in support of this resolution. Last week over 3,000 Peace Action members contacted their member of Congress in support of this bill. But that's not enough. To show that there is strong domestic opposition to the war in Afghanistan, Congress needs to get as many phone calls as possible today, before the resolution goes to the floor. In your five minutes for peace this week, please phone your Representative in the House and ask her or him to co-sponsor H. Con. Res 248. When you finish your call, please report your results on the Peace Blog comments page, noting your New York District. It's past time for our troops, and our tax money spent on this ill-advised, so-called "war on terror," to come home. In Peace,
John Bostrom 
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Tuesday, March 6, through Sunday, May 2
FROM STEAMBURG NY THROUGH SIX NATIONS TO NYC PEACE WALK FOR A NUCLEAR-FREE FUTURE 
Led by June-San Yasoda, Japanese Buddhist nun and leader of the Grafton Peace Pagoda,
the 700-mile, two-month Walk will start in Steamburg on March 6, and progress through
New York State's Six Nations Native American territories to arrive in New York City
(converging with at least three other feeder marches from Oak Ridge TN, Maine, and DC)
on May 2, the eve of the UN’s review of the U.N. Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty Conference. For full information, including a schedule, map, and resources on how to join or help out, see the PDF at www.dharmawalk.org or contact Jules Orkin, organizer/walker at julesorkin@yahoo.com.  Tuesday, March 9, 5:00 p.m. UPPER EAST SIDE. Meet at 53rd St. and Lexington Ave. MOVING PROTEST AGAINST THE 2010 ANNUAL NEW YORK GALA DINNER OF THE FRIENDS OF THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES Israeli war criminals feast at the Waldorf while Palestinians hunger for justice. We will not be silent. Say no to Israeli military brutality. Say no to the occupation and siege of Gaza. Say yes to the Goldstone Report. Say yes to justice for the Palestinian people. Please, allow us to provide the signs in order to create a powerful and unified message. Please wear black. For updates, please e-mail ewssayno@gmail.com. Co-sponsored by Jews Say No!, Adalah-NY, Gaza Freedom March, Judson Church, Women In Black Union Square, Committee for Open Discussion of Zionism, CODEPINK, Brooklyn For Peace, Women of a Certain Age, Center for Immigrant Families, Wespac, Middle East Crisis Response, Regeneración Childcare NYC, National Lawyers Guild—NY Chapter, Post Road, American Jews for a Just Peace, Jewish Voice For Peace, Woodstock Veterans For Peace, A.R.T. (Activist Response Team) Friday, March 12, 7:00 p.m. UPPER EAST SIDE. Sanctuary, The Unitarian Church of All Souls, 1157 Lexington Ave. at 80th St. RALPH NADER SPEAKS: PEACE AND JUSTICE STRATEGIES – 
CAN SOME SUPER-RICH SAVE US?All Souls Adult Education, along with co-sponsorship of The Peace and Justice Task Force present "Ralph Nader Speaks: Peace and Justice Strategies—Can Some Super-Rich Save Us?" The world's most famous consumer advocate, the singular embodiment of what it's supposed to mean to be a citizen in a democracy, Ralph Nader, will talk about current events and his provocative new book Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us! Called political science fiction and "As inspirited a work of the political imagination as Tom Paine's Common Sense..." by Lewis Lapham, Nader himself says it's "a practical utopia." Find out what he really has in mind and where he's going with this idea. Activist and author, political dissident par excellence, Ralph Nader has never indulged in mere social criticism. The list of his successes over four decades is so long that The Atlantic magazine named him as one of the hundred most influential figures in American history, and Time and Life magazines one of the hundred most influential Americans in the twentieth century. Friday, March 5th, 5:45 - 8:00 p.m. STATEN ISLAND. Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place (just up Wall St. from the SI Ferry) PEACE ACTION POTLUCK & MEETING Discussion Topic: Why Afghanistan? More than 20 years of armed conflict has turned Afghanistan into the 4th poorest country in the world. So why is the United States waging a war and occupation in Afghanistan when over 1,000 service men and women and uncounted Afghan civilians have been killed? Terrorism? Women’s Rights? ...Or the Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline? Please join us for a discussion on “Why Afghanistan?” Also: Speakers Bureau and Nominating Committee reports and discussion on the up & coming Non-Proliferation Treaty. Wednesday, March 10th, 7:15 p.m. PURCHASE. East Library, Reid Castle, Manhattanville College SEMINAR ON “OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS, ITS CRIPPLING CONSEQUENCES AND WHAT WE CAN DO” Hosted by The Connie Hogarth Center for Social Action. Our goal and vision is of a zero waste society and a green economy with composting, recycling and dealing with a mountain of waste. With Shabazz Jackson and Josephine Papagni of Greenway Environmental Services who will talk about their work with students at the Zero Waste projects at Marist and Vassar Colleges in Poughkeepsie, NY. All students and the community are welcome. For more information, call 914-323-7156. Saturday March 13, 7:00 to 9 p.m. WHITE PLAINS. Wespac’s White Plains Office, 255 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd (corner E. Post Road) SCREENING OF “SILENT SCREAMS” WITH PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR KARLA HANSEN 
Hosted by the American Iranian Friendship Committee and Wespac. Silent Screams echoes the
desperation around the globe of victims without a voice. Come to view this gripping story and meet this
remarkable filmmaker. Karla Hansen, a Des Moines area activist and social worker, made "Silent Screams" after she and
her husband visited Iran in spring of 2009. She made the film to document the effects of the drones
through the eyes of innocent children and families with no place left to run. Director Karla Hansen
and her husband, Professor Ismael Hossein Zadeh, Ph.D., will host a question-answer period on the
film, on Iran and U.S. foreign policy in that region. Contact:
ellieomm@optonline.net 914-273-8852.
Donation at Door – No One Turned Away
Saturday, March 13, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. UPPER WEST SIDE. Advent Lutheran Church, 2504 Broadway at 93rd Street. METROPOLITAN NEW YORK’S BREAD FOR THE WORLD GATHERING 
Bread for the World continues to work closely with congregations and parishes through out the metropolitan area.
We are coming together once again to renew our commitment to justice and get the advocacy tools we need to make a
difference in ending hunger and poverty! We are calling on old and new congregational partners to come, join us
and spread the word about this exciting event, with keynote speaker Art Simon, founder of Bread for the World!
Refreshments will be provided. Registration begins at 9:30am. Questions? Contact Samantha McLane at
smclane@bread.org or call (212) 665-2504. RSVP and more info at
www.bread.org/rsvp.
Sunday, March 14 - 1:00 p.m. UPPER EAST SIDE. Chapel, Unitarian Church of All Souls, 1157 Lexington Avenue at 80th Street. SCREENING OF “SILENT SCREAMS” WITH PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR KARLA HANSEN
Hosted by the American Iranian Friendship Committee and Wespac. Silent Screams echoes the
desperation around the globe of victims without a voice. Come to view this gripping story and meet this remarkable
filmmaker. Karla Hansen, a Des Moines area activist and social worker, made "Silent Screams"
after she and her husband visited Iran in spring of 2009. She made the film to document the effects of the
drones through the eyes of innocent children and families with no place left to run. Director Karla Hansen
and her husband, Professor Ismael Hossein Zadeh, Ph.D., will host a question-answer period on the
film, on Iran and U.S. foreign policy in that region. Contact:
ellieomm@optonline.net 914-273-8852.
Donation at Door – No One Turned Away
Wednesday, March 17 - 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF IRAQ WAR CHRIS HEDGES LECTURES Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winner reporter, and author of Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle. He will be speaking at two events today. Admission is free.
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
HEMPSTEAD. Hofstra University, Leo A. Guthart Theater, Axinn Library RESPONDING TO TERRORISM: SHOULD THE WAR ON TERROR BE A WAR?  Part of the International Scene Lecture Series entitled A Citizen’s Guide to U.S. Forgeign and Economic Policies.
Includes commentary by Presented by Hofstra’s Departments of Economics, History, and Sociology, in cooperation
with The Center for Civic Engagement, Long Island Teachers for Human Rights, and the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful
Alternatives. For more information, please contact Hofstra’s Department of Economics at (516)
463-5595, or the Long Island Alliance at (516) 741-4360.7:30 p.m.
MANHASSET. Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Road. EMPIRE OF ILLUSION: THE END OF LITERACY AND THE TRIUMPH OF SPECTACLE. Directions: From LIE: Exit 35 North (from east) or 36 (from west.) Go north 1 1/2 miles on Shelter Rock Rd. Entrance on left by white fensed. From Northern Blvd: Go south 1/2 mile on Shelter Rock Rd. Entrance on right. For more information, contact UUCSR, 516-677-8520, ext 122. or LIAPA, 516-741-4360. Friday, March 19, 9:00-10:45 a.m. BROOKLYN. Congressman McMahon's Office, 8505 4th Ave, Bay Ridge. PROTEST 7 YEARS IN IRAQ Peace Action Bay Ridge and the Interfaith Peace Coalition ask you to tell Congressman Michael E. McMahon and President Obama that 7 years of death, debt, and destruction is 7 years too many. Bring the troops home! 7 years, over 4,000 American lives, and no end in sight, with a cost of $707,000,000 and counting. Contacts: Peace Action Bay Ridge, 917-579-6860, bklynpeaceaction@yahoo.com or www.infaithpeace.com; Contact Bay Ridge Interfaith Peace Coalition, 718-680-2981, infaithpeace@yahoo.com, or www.panys.org/BR. Sunday, March 21, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. UPPER WEST SIDE. Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive PUBLIC HEARING: TRUTH COMMISSION FON CONSCIENCE IN WAR 
The Truth Commission on Conscience in War, a national gathering of community and religious leaders,
advocacy groups, and artists, will receive personal testimony from veterans and briefings from expert
witnesses about moral and religious questions facing soldiers both before and during combat,
moral and religious criteria of just war, international agreements governing the justification
and conduct of war, and limits of military regulations on Conscientious Objection.
Truth Commission proceedings will launch conversations about just war, international law, and
greater freedom of conscience for our nation's service members, conversations led by the
Commissioners. The Public Hearing will be followed by a Private Session for Commissioners
on Monday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Riverside Church and Union Theological Seminary.
For more information see www.conscienceinwar.org.
Monday, March 22 DEADLINE FOR NPT CONFERENCE WORKSHOP PROPOSALS See http://peaceandjusticenow.org/wordpress/2010/01/international-conference-at-riverside-church Monday, March 22nd, 6:00- 8:00 p.m. KIPS BAY. 7th Floor, Room 750, Newman Conference Center, Library Building, Baruch College, 151 E. 25th Street at Lexington Ave. COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY: EXPANDING ACCESS AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES DURING TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES Hosted by The Center on Equality, Pluralism and Policy at the School of Public Affairs, Baruch College. Please call 646.660.6734 to RSVP Wednesday, March 24, 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. HEMPSTEAD. Hofstra University, Leo A. Guthart Theater, Axinn Library 
WHO DECIDES ABOUT WAR AND PEACE?HOW DOES THE PUBLIC INFLUENCE FOREIGN POLICY? Part of the International Scene Lecture Series entitled A Citizen’s Guide to U.S. Forgeign and Economic Policies. Includes commentary by Howard Dean, former presidential candidate, and Carolyn Eisenberg, Professor of History at Hofstra University. Presented by Hofstra’s Departments of Economics, History, and Sociology, in cooperation with The Center for Civic Engagement, Long Island Teachers for Human Rights, and the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives. Admission is free. For more information, please contact Hofstra’s Department of Economics at (516) 463-5595, or the Long Island Alliance at (516) 741-4360. Friday, March 26, 7:00 p.m. MIDTOWN. The Japanese American Association, 15 West 44th Street, 11th floor KICKOFF PARTY FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL NEW YORK PEACE FILM FESTIVAL The opening gala includes a screening of a 30 minute cutting of Twice Bombed, Twice Survived Part II, a film focusing on Tsutomu Yamaguchi, one of the few people to actually experience and survive both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. A number of the film makers whose works will be screened in the festival will be present at 
the kickoff. The public is invited, free of charge, but an RSVP for attending the party is requested and should be sent
to nypeacefilmfestival@gmail.com or by calling 917-692-2210.
Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27 UPPER WEST SIDE. The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies, 2672 Broadway at 102nd Street. 3RD ANNUAL NEW YORK PEACE FILM FESTIVAL The two-day festival will screen a total of 9 films, including documentary shorts, full-length documentaries, a feature film, and the 1930 anti-war classic, All Quiet On The Western Front. Ticket prices for the Saturday and Sunday festival are $10 for the day’s screenings. Tickets can be purchased through www.SmartTix.com in advance (212-868-4444) or at the door. For more information visit the NYPFF website at www.nypeacefilmfest.com. Sunday, March 28, 1:00-4:30 p.m. UPPER WEST SIDE. Riverside Church Assembly Hall, 120th Street and Claremont Ave. A GRANNY PEACE BRIGADE FORUM: THE U.S. AND THE ABOLITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
The African continent and islands within its African Union have signed the Pelindaba Treaty designating their
countries as a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone. Other nations in South America, Asia, the South Pacific, the Caribbean and Antarctic have
also signed similar treaties. They were all commended by the United Nations for contributing to a world free
from nuclear weapons, the ultimate goal for the world’s survival as President Obama stated in Prague last
April. However, an impediment to that goal is the Island of Diego Garcia within the African Union, the
site of one of the most valuable and secretive U.S. military bases overseas. The U.S. signed the
Pelindaba Treaty’s protocols in 1996 but after a heated debate did not ratify them. Learn more at
our Forum, a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as the United Nations begins its review of the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in May 2010. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsors include
The Mission and Social Justice Ministry of the Riverside Church and the Black Radical Congress,
New York Chapter. Endorsers include Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom;
Grandmothers Against the War; NYC Metro Raging Grannies, Peace Action Manhattan, Peace Action NYS.
Wednesday, April 14, 11:15 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.HEMPSTEAD. Hofstra University, Leo A. Guthart Theater, Axinn Library THE FEDERAL BUDGET IN CRISIS: CHOICES WE FACE Part of the International Scene Lecture Series entitled A Citizen’s Guide to U.S. Forgeign and Economic Policies. Includes commentary by Jo Comerford, Executive Director of the National Priorities Project. Presented by Hofstra’s Departments of Economics, History, and Sociology, in cooperation with The Center for Civic Engagement, Long Island Teachers for Human Rights, and the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives. Admission is free. For more information, please contact Hofstra’s Department of Economics at (516) 463-5595, or the Long Island Alliance at (516) 741-4360.  Wednesday, March 10, 7:30 p.m. HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON. Harmon Community Center, 44 Main St. THE SUPREME COURT CITIZENS UNITED DECISION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR DEMOCRACY? Panelists: Pace Law School constitutional law experts, Karl Coplan, Ralph Stein and Randolph McLaughlin. The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations have the right to spend freely on candidates. Our distinguished panel will review the law and its implications for the issues we care about, like civil liberties, environmental protection and health care. Democracy needs you! Join the discussion about what we can do to restore government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Sponsored by Democratic Committee of Dobbs Ferry, Democratic Committee of Hastings-on-Hudson, Democratic Committee of Tarrytown, Democratic Committee of Irvington, Concerned Families of Westchester, Citizens for Voting Integrity, Sierra Club LHG 
Sunday, March 14, 4:30 p.m.ALBANY. Wesminster Presbyterian Church, 83 Chestnut Street. POTLUCK RETIREMENT PARTY FOR DAVID EASTER Join the celebration of David Easter's 44 years of Peace & Justice Activism. Bring a peace poem, memorabilia, or thought for David’s scrapbook — and your singing voices. No other gifts, please. To save YOUR place, call or email – 518-772-2290, barbarakspring4@msn.com. Sponsored by Albany Friends Meeting, Social Justice Center, and Upper Hudson Peace Action. Monday, March 15, 6:00 p.m. BUFFALO. Network of Religious Communities, 1272 Delaware Ave NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT: MARCH TO THE U.N. DISCUSSION & POTLUCK Join Marchers – Striving for Nuclear Disarmament –on their Journey across the State. (Also seeking food and water donations for the marchers.) 
Tuesday, March 16, 4:30 0 5:30 p.m.ALBANY. In front of the Armory on the corner of Washington and Lark VIGIL IN MEMORY OF RACHEL CORRIE, 1979 - 2003 Rachel Corrie was a student at Evergreen State College in Washington. She was killed by a bulldozer operated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) while attempting to prevent those forces from demolishing the home of a local Palestinian pharmacist in Gaza. Corrie and others were acting as "human shields blocking the bulldozer’s path." Eyewitnesses assert that the Israeli soldier driving the bulldozer deliberately ran Corrie over twice. The Israeli Government and the IDF declared Corrie's death an accident. Sponsored by the Palestinian Rights Committee. Friday, March 19th, 5:30 p.m. ROCHESTER. Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street. ROCLA’S ANNUAL RICE AND BEANS DINNER AND WHITE DOVE AWARDS. 
Food, fun and a silent auction. Honoring Sr. Dianna Ortiz & Dr. John (Lory) Ghertner.
Cost $15-$25, but no one will be turned away. The recipient of the International White
Dove Award is Sister Dianna Ortiz, author of “The Blindfold’s Eyes: My Journey from Torture
to Truth,” founder of Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC). TASSC is the
only organization in the United States made up of survivors of torture. Sister Dianna is
currently Director of the Washington Office of Pax Christi International.
The local White Dove Award winner is Dr. John (Lory) Ghertner who started Church Watch
to protect the migrant Hispanic community so that they could attend Mass; Migrant Support
Services to advocate for and support the emergency needs of local neighbors; and Kids for
College, which is actively supporting 12-15 migrant children yearly to help them gain
entrance into college. He also is a member of the board of the Rural and Migrant Ministry.
Catered by Savory Thyme. Call Marilyn Kaiser at 585-293-3194 or Gail Mott at 585-381-5606
or email RKaiser3@rochester.rr.com
Saturday, March 20, 12:00 p.m. BUFFALO. Bidwell and Elmwood. JOIN WOMEN IN BLACK – ANNIVERSARY OF IRAQ WAR Saturday, March 20, 1 a.m. ALBANY. East Garage. Bus to Washington, DC BUS TO SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY IRAQ MARCH ON WASHINGTON March 20 is the seventh anniversary of the criminal war of aggression launched against Iraq. The demonstration will demand the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan and Iraq. Instead of war, we will demand funds so that every person can have a job, free and universal health care, decent schools, and affordable housing. The 7th Anniversary of the war in Iraq is the time to make our voices heard. A bus will be leaving from the East Garage in Albany at 1 AM on March 20 and return to Albany after the demonstration on March 21 around 1:00 AM. Seats are $60 each. There will be partial scholarships available. Reserve a bus seat today. Reservations must be received by March 10. Checks made out to "BNP", can be sent to, BNP, PO Box 473, Delmar, NY 12054 (please include name(s) of bus riders , phone and e-mail address with check). Donations also accepted. Additional Bus Information. Sponsored by several national anti-war groups and coalitions, including the National Assembly. More Information: Joe Lombardo at 439-1968 Tuesday, March 23, 6:30 p.m. AMHERST. Daemen College, 4380 Main Street HOPE & RESISTANCE: INDIGENOUS WOMEN OF HIGHLAND CHIAPAS 29th Annual Father Bissonette Latin American Event featuring Christine Eber. For more information or to purchase tickets: Call 716-332-3904 or visit http://www.lascwny.org/ Thursday, March 25, 5:30 p.m. GENESEO. The Main Street Fountain VIGIL AND WALK FOR THE 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. INVASION OF IRAQ Sponsored by Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace and the Geneseo Ecumenical Coalition for Peace. Co-sponsored by SUNY Geneseo College Democrats Sunday, March 28, 5:00-7:30 p.m. DELMAR. Bethlehem Town Hall, 445 Delaware Ave. 
BETHLEHEM NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE FILM AND DISCUSSION: BLIND SPOT – A DOCUMENTARY FILM ON PEAK OIL AND SUSTAINABILITYBlind Spot was directed by, Adolfo Doring, released ion 2008 ( Running time 1:28). Blind Spot is a documentary that illustrates the current energy crisis that our way of life is facing. Whatever the measures of greed, wishful thinking, neglect or ignorance, we have put ourselves at a crossroad which offers two paths, both with dire consequences. If we continue to burn fossil fuels we will choke the life out of the planet and if we don't, will our way of life will collapse? “Blind Spot” was an Official Selection at the Woodstock Film Festival 2008. Rudyard Edick will lead us in a discussion following the film. For more information please call 466-1192. This will be a mini-pot luck, so please bring snacks to share. Join us! Wednesday, March 31, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. BUFFALO. La Tee Da Restaurant, 206 Allen Street DINE OUT FOR PEACE 10% of the day’s revenue goes to the Western New York Peace Center. Please call 716-881-4500 for more information. Thursday, April 29, 6:00 p.m. WHITE PLAINS. Location TBA. WESPAC’S ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER Save the date! We will be honoring our own Ted de Soyza, Felice Gelman, and Mirene Ghossein, among others. For more info, please visit www.wespac.org.  Many local peace groups hold regular events, vigils, "Honk for Peace" actions, etc. See our list: www.panys.org/ongoing.htm  Friday, March 19, 7:00 p.m. TEANECK, NJ. St. Anastasia Church. The Redmond Center, 1095 Teaneck Rd, just north of Route 4 LIFT YOUR VOICES AGAINST THE WARS ON IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN: AN EVENING OF POETRY AND SONG ON THE 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR ON IRAQ. Includes an open mic. Children, teens - all the way through seniors are invited to read a poem or other short piece, sing a song, or play music related to the wars. Active duty troops, veterans, military families – it’s YOUR chance to be heard, too. Plenty of parking. Near bus routes. Refreshments, literature table, sign up for future actions Sponsored by Military Families Speak Out, Bergen County Chapter , Veterans for Peace, Chapter 21 NJ, NJ Peace Action, Bergen County Green Party, Leonia Vigil Group and the Teaneck Peace and Justice Coalition. Saturday, March 20 Washington DC SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY IRAQ MARCH ON WASHINGTON March 20 is the seventh anniversary of the criminal war of aggression launched against Iraq. The demonstration will demand the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan and Iraq. Instead of war, we will demand funds so that every person can have a job, free and universal health care, decent schools, and affordable housing. The 7th Anniversary of the war in Iraq is the time to make our voices heard. Sponsored by several national anti-war groups and coalitions, including the National Assembly. Wednesday, April 14, 12:00-2:00 p.m. WASHINGTON, D.C. The National Press Club SAVE THE DATE: THE 2010 RIDENHOUR PRIZES “Fostering the Spirit of Courage and Truth.” Please join for a ceremony and luncheon. For more information please visit ridenhour.org or call 212-822-0252. Co-sponsored by The Nation Institute and The Fertel Foundation, with partners The Fund for Constitutional Government, Project on Government Oversight, and Government Accountability Project. Going out of state? Check UFPJ's national Events Calendar: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/calendar.php . |