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April 20, 2010
Alert #252 
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Dear Peace Activists, In Prague, Presidents Obama and Medvedev signed the START treaty. A roadmap from Prague to nuclear abolition is needed now. The next city on that roadmap is New York City on Sunday, May 2, where the global movement for peace and disarmament will gather. Thousands will fill Times Square on May 2 to let Presidents Obama and Medvedev and all the delegates gathering at the UN for the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty Review Conference know what the world needs now is No Nukes, No Wars, Fund Human Needs, Protect the Planet. In Times Square on Sunday, May 2, we will rally and march to the United Nations to bring the cause of ending the nuclear madness, wars and occupations before the public and to the top of the agenda for the world’s leaders! If not now, when? Join Peace Action and PANYS! 2 PM Rally in Times Square Meet Peace Action & PANYS on the northwest corner of 41st Street and Seventh Avenue. Rally Speakers: Mayors Akiba and Taue of Hiroshima & Nagasaki; National Council of Churches General Secretary, Michael Kinnamon; Raed Jarrar, Iraqi blogger; Jose Vasquez of Iraq Veterans Against the War; Afghan-American peace activist Maryam Shansab, representatives from delegations from all over the world, plus music by Iraqi-American musician, Stephn Said; Kansas City rappers, The Recipe; and the swinging duo, Emma's Revolution. 3:30 PM March across 42nd Street to Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza at 47th Street for the Peace and Music Festival. Join the Peace Action & PANYS Contingent! Meet on the northwest corner of 41st Street and Seventh Avenue. After the festival, Peace Action members from around the country will meet up at an informal gathering at Connolly’s on 14 East 47 Street between Madison and Fifth Avenue. Only a few blocks from Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza. For more information call the PANYS office: 646-723-1749 Download a leaflet in English, Spanish or Korean to publicize the rally and march. Find peace trains, buses, vans and car pools or post those you are organizing. Sign the petition calling on President Obama to launch negotiations for nuclear weapons convention. It was done on chemical weapons and land mines! Find out about other events in New York City during the weekend of April 30 – May 2. Peace,
Judith LeBlanc |
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Sunday, May 2, 2:00 - 5:30 p.m.
NEW YORK CITY. Times Square area to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (47th St. between First and Second Aves.) INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION: RALLY - MARCH - PEACE FESTIVAL Join people from around the world for an afternoon of action! SCHEDULE:
 1:30 p.m. - Assembly - Seventh Avenue south of 41st St.2:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Rally in Times Square 3:30 p.m. - March across 42nd St. to the U.N. 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. - International Peace & Music Festival
in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. More information: Rally and March • Peace and Music Festival In the coming week, we will be confirming a line-up of rally speakers and performers to both inform and inspire us in addition to greetings from delegations from our international partners who are helping to organize this International Day of Action. At the Peace Festival, there will be tents and tables that will provide information and organizing resources so that we can continue our work for a safe, nuclear-free, peaceful and just world for all! There will be a tent with the Japanese delegation including Hibakusha (survivors of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki) as well as many other issue-based tents and tables. Help us spread the word!
Sign up to volunteer.
To find housing in Manhattan,
 Thursday April 22, 7:30 p.m. PARK SLOPE. Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West @ 2nd Street. trains: 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza; F/G to Seventh Ave (@ 9th St); Q to Seventh Are (@Flatbush). 
THE GOOD SOLDIER: SCREENING AND Q&A WITH FILMMAKERSDon't miss this acclaimed and groundbreaking documentary, winner of the Maysles Brothers Best Documentary Award. Fresh from its theatrical release and nationwide PBS broadcast on the Bill Moyers Journal, The Good Soldier portrays five decorated combat veterans (WWII, Vietnam, the Gulf War, and Iraq) who speak of their darkest moments and moral dilemmas with brutal honesty. In a culture where veterans commonly do not speak about what they have witnessed, this film provides a riveting look at the courage it takes to participate and and talk openly about war. Doors open 6:30 pm: wine and light refreshments Film starts promptly at 7:30 pmAdmission: Free, but donations will be very much appreciated to support the film and its use in outreach organizing. Sponsors: Brooklyn For Peace (Anti-Militarism Committee); Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture (Social Action Committee) Questions? Call 718-624-5921 or e-mail nowar@brooklynpeace.org. Ask also for the time and location of the next meeting of our Anti-Militarism Committee. Saturday, April 24, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. GREENWICH VILLAGE. The Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery at Bleeker. LIVE AT THE BOWERY POETRY CLUB An afternoon of jazz and poetry with The Russell Branca Quartet:Russell Branca, bass; Tom Beckham, vibes; Randy Ingram, piano; Sylvia Cuenca, drums. Open mike for poets at 3 p.m. $6 cover charge. Saturday, April 24, 8:00 p.m. UPPER WEST SIDE. New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th St. (at Central Park West) ONE WORLD: A CONCERT FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION Music and art heal. That's the assumption behind the first large-scale event of Arts at the Intersection, a new initiative using the arts to engage intercultural and interfaith dialogue. The concert features internationally-renowned musicians amidst a backdrop of gold-illuminated paintings.
* Eugene Friesen, cello
Tickets: $35 / $25 for seniors and students - www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=CIT7.
Group discounts available - call 212.864.7827. More info:http://bit.ly/OneWorld_concert.
* Steve Gorn, flutes * Glen Velez, percussion * Fred Johnson, vocals - Intersections’ Artistic Director, who will also host the evening. 
Tuesday, April 27, 11:00 a.m.STATEN ISLAND. Spiro Hall 2, Wagner College, Howard Avenue & Campus Road. THE DAY THE SUN FELL: A TALK WITH HIBAKUSHA Mr. Takashi Morita (85) and Mrs. Junko Wanatabe (67), are two of the rapidly aging and disappearing Hibakusha - survivors of the American bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both are also officers of the Brazilian Hibkusha organization that successfully sued the Japanese government for cutting of health support for A-bomb survivors. They will speak of their experiences of the bombing and their lives since. For more information contact Sally Jones, 917-362-0897 or sjones1@si.rr.com. 
Tuesday, April 27, Overnight. STATEN ISLAND. NPT PEACE WALK ARRIVES IN STATEN ISLAND. The NPT Peace Walk, which originated in Philadelphia on Earth Day, will arrive in Staten Island on Tuesday, April 27. Overnight stays for about ten marchers being sought. The next morning marches will take the Ferry into the city to join the weekend NPT events. If you can provide a place to sleep, contact Ethan Genauer at nptwalk2010@gmail.com or 856-535-8547. Sponsored by DC => NYC Walk for Nuclear Disarmament and Abolition and supported by Peace Action of Staten Island. Thursday, April 29, 7:00 p.m. BROOKLYN. The Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue (between Bond and Hoyt) BROOKLYN FOR PEACE PRESENTS: WHY BOYCOTT AND DIVESTMENT? Reflections on resisting US militarism and Israel's Occupation of Palestine. An open conversation with Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb , cofounder of Shomer Shalom Network for Jewish Nonviolence and a proponent of human rights, international law and open dialogue. Light refreshments will be available. For info: brooklynpeace.org or 718-624-5921. 
Thursday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.BAY RIDGE. The Soul Café, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7420 4th (74th St. / 77th St. stop on R) RICK STEVES' IRAN: YESTERDAY AND TODAY Rick Steves' travels have taught him the power of people-to-people diplomacy. Now as tensions rise between the United States and Iran, he has taken action. "Rick Steves' Iran: Yesterday and Today" is a one-hour documentary on Iran's people and culture. Presented by Peace Action Bay Ridge (646) 824-5506 or bklynpeaceaction@yahoo.com and Interfaith Peace Coalition (718) 680-2981 or infaithpeace@yahoo.com. Sunday, May 2, 9:00 a.m. - noon. UPPER WEST SIDE. The Refectory at Union Theological Seminary, enter on Broadway at 121st St. NONVIOLENCE TRAINING FOR MONDAY'S ACTION See events immediately below. If you have never been part of nonviolent direct action, or need a refresher, please plan on coming. Please RSVP for the training to Kimber Heinz at kimber@warresisters.org or (212) 228-0450 Ext. 12. Sunday, May 2, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. NYC. Location TBA. SCENARIO OVERVIEW AND FINAL PLANNING SESSION FOR MONDAY'S ACTION See events immediately above and below. 
Monday, May 3, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.MIDTOWN. Grand Central Station 42nd St. between Park and Lexington. WE DECLARE NYC A NUCLEAR WEAPONS FREE ZONE WAR RESISTERS NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION War Resisters League is marking the beginning of the United Nations' Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference with creative and nonviolent direct action at Grand Central Station. Come join with us as we use flyers, signs and banners to press our government to disarm. The action will include nonviolent direct action, but is also open to people who are not able to risk arrest. If you are interested in participating, please notify Kimber Heinz at kimber@warresisters.org or (212) 228-0450 Ext. 12. Please see nonviolence training and final scenario planning events above. Download the flyer. 
Saturday, May 15, 12:00 -5:00 p.m.BROOKLYN. Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue.(Train: 2/5 to Flatbush Ave/Brooklyn College; Q to Ave H; Bus: B6, B103, B44, Q35, B44, B11, BM2) BROOKLYN PEACE FAIR Keynote Speaker: Father Roy Bourgeois, Founder of School of the Americas Watch, Nominee for Nobel Peace Prize. Workshops and discussions, information on peace and justice, kids' activities. Performances by Rude Mechanical Orchestra, Spiritchild, Ill-Literacy, Metro Sonics, Stephanie Rooker, and more. Sponsor: Brooklyn For Peace. Co-Sponsors: Brooklyn College Community Partnership & Brooklyn College Student Center. Plan now for your organization to participate! Endorse, register for a table, place an ad in the program. If you would like to present a proposal for a workshop, activity, or performance, e-mail peacefair@brooklynpeace.org.  Now 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. 
Week of April 17 through 24BUFFALO. PEACE ON EARTH WEEK 2010 Sponsored by The Peace Education Fund.
• Saturday APRIL 17, 7:00 p.m.
St. John's Grace Episcopal Church on Colonial Circle (Lafayette &Richmond Avenues) SONGS FOR A LIVABLE LAND with Nan Hoffman and Joe Tumino. refreshments and information tables. Free will donation. All welcome. • Sunday, April 18, Noon - 1:30 p.m. Burchfield Penney Art Center (1300 Elmwood Avenue) WANT PEACE? CLEAN UP THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOLVE THE ENERGY CRISIS! Local energy activist and former WNY Peace Center director Walter Simpson will frame the week by explaining connections between environmental and peace issues. A peace tree ceremony outside BPAC will follow the presentation. Free; public welcome. • Monday, April 19, 2010, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Network of Religious Communities, 1272 Delaware Avenue (parking &entrance in back) LATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE APRIL 2010 COFFEEHOUSE FAIR TRADE - AND BEYOND. Discussion led by Howard Henry and Dr. Lee Ann Grace, who have volunteered for decades with Presbyterian Border Ministry projects in Arizona, and help with local distribution of Cafe Justo (Just Coffee). This project unites farm cooperatives in Salvador Urbina (Chiapas Mexico) with roasting and grinding and packaging facilities in Agua Prieta (Sonora Mexico) and Douglas (Arizona USA). The goal is to supply organic, shade tree, high mountain, pure, fresh roasted coffee, while making it economical for young and old to remain on family lands. 
• Thursday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.Bulger Communications Center, Buffalo State University NUCLEAR WEAPONS DANGERS TODAY A talk with Prof. Lawrence Witner. Sponsored by Buffalo State Students for Peace. More information from Kyla at bscstudentsforpeace@gmail.com. • Saturday, April 24, 7:00 p.m. - Midnight Dnipro Ukrainian Hall, 562 Genesee Street THE LIZZARD BALL Featuring 7 bands, auctions &raffles, information tables, cash bar, lots of networking (a/k/a "party with a purpose," as funds raised will go to the Peace Education Fund. $10 admission (sponsorships available). Tickets are available at Talking Leaves Bookstores, Buffalo ReUse, El Buen Amigo, McMahon's Restaurant on Grand Island, Decades Psychedelic Daze in West Seneca, Rust Belt Books (updates on www.peaceonearthweek.org). Wednesday, April 21, 7:30 p.m. TROY. Congregation Berith Sholom, 167 Third Street. "LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THE PALESTINIAN SIDE OF THE DIVIDE" 
WITH DR. GERSHON BASKIN, FOUNDER AND CO-CEO OF I.P.C.R.I.Dr. Baskin will talk about the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s plans for negotiations, the Palestinian Authority plan for creating a Palestinian state from the bottom up, the Palestinian grassroots perspective, the possible demise of the two-state solution should negotiations drag on too long, the problem of Gaza, and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement. Dr. Baskin believes that there is a Palestinian partner for peace, but time is running out to reach a viable two-state solution. The event is sponsored by J Street Albany/Capital District and hosted by Congregation Berith Sholom. Thursday, April 22, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. GENESEO. Interfaith Center located at 11 Franklin Street, adjacent to the SUNY Geneseo Campus. 
POTLUCK DINNER - FUNDRAISER TO RESETTLE ONE "HOPE HAITI" FAMILY 100% of the proceeds from this potluck will go to Rose-Marie Chierici's fabulous charity Hope Haiti to help resettle one family that has been displaced by the earthquake. There will be a presentation about the family we will be working to resettle. Vegan and vegetarian options, as well as some authentic Haitian dishes. Students $5, faculty and community members $6 at the door. Additional places to donate inside. Saturday, April 24 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. ROCHESTER. Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. CELEBRATE WORLD PEACE! THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF WORLD PEACE! Susan Ware's Moving Experience Dancers will perform! Gloria Osborne will lead us in a Spiral Dance! Oliver Haynes and his two bands will bring us music for listening and dancing! We will have light refreshments. If you would like to contribute, please RSVP to Carole Hoffman: choffman002@rochester.rr.com, 585-678-4525. Information: Hank Stone, hstone@rochester.rr.com, 585-624-3673 Saturday, April 24, 8:00 p.m. TARRYTOWN. Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 West Main Street THE KLEZMATICS, WORK O’ THE WEAVERS, PETE SEEGER AND FRED HELLERMAN IN “KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE: THE GUTHRIE LEGACY CONCERT" 
A benefit concert for the Woody Guthrie Foundation and The Sloop Woody Guthrie. The Klezmatics,
Work o’ the Weavers, Pete Seeger and Fred Hellerman will pay tribute to trailblazing American
singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie and others that followed in his wake with musical performances
throughout the evening. Actor/singer Rob Tepper will perform a scene from When the Curfew Blows,
his one-man-show about Guthrie’s life and times and Toronto’s Theresa Tova will join Frank London
for some contemporary Yiddish jazz. Tickets are $85, $65 and $45 and available at
www.tickets.tarrytownmusichall.org.
For more information, artist photos or press passes to the concert, please contact Eva Dilmanian
at 646.654.9324 or eva@buzzwordpr.com.
Sunday, April 25, 12:30 p.m. into the afternoon SYRACUSE/MATTYDALE. March begins at Northern Lights Mall, ends at Hancock AFB, E. Malloy Rd., Mattydale After-march get-together at ArtRage Gallery, 505 Hawley in Syracuse MARCH/RALLY AGAINST PREDATOR/RAPTOR DRONES. Details: 
March: Start at Northern Lights Shopping Center (off Route 11, near I 81,
map
). Park at lot by Christmas Tree Shop, at southern end of mall. Gather at 12:30, step off at 1:00 p.m. This will be a silent,
solemn march, remembering victims of drone attacks. A drum will beat. Please wear dark colors and bring signs and other props.
The march to the base entrance is almost three miles. If you wish a slightly shorter march (2 miles), join in at the park on
Malden and Westwood (parking available). We'll make sure everyone gets a ride back to Northern Lights if they'd like. The
route is: south on Brewerton Road; east (left) on Malden; south (right) on Westwood; east (left) on E. Molloy Rd.Picket and gathering: We'll continue the solemn, silent march as a picket in front of the main entrance to the base (map) for 15-20 minutes. Then we'll gather for music and speakers. Any suggestions of musicians and/or speakers from your area? If so, contact Carol at carol@peacecouncil.net or 315.472.5478 Food, and organizing meeting at ArtRage Gallery (505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse) Be at ArtRage by 3:30 ish for light food - sandwiches, drinks, fruit, cookies (contributions of food are welcome but not necessary). We'll start the meeting between 3:45 and 4 pm, and go about an hour. Suggestions for the agenda are welcome? It will be good to be together again. Hope you can all make it. ArtRage Gallery is a marvelous place dedicated to the art of peace and social justice. Sunday, April 25, 5:00 p.m. DELMAR. Delmar Reformed Church. 386 Delaware Ave (Parking beside &behind church) PEACE ACTION THROUGH MUSIC - UPPER HUDSON PEACE ACTION'S 28TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER  Singing: Kim and Reggie Harris , dynamic and superbly talented traditional folk performers, whose captivating stage presence and unique harmonies have earned the respect and love of audiences throughout the US. Guest Speakers: Sonny Ochs and Wanda Fisher will speak of their work for peace and justice while promoting the Folk Music Tradition. Sonny Ochs produces Phil Ochs song nights and hosts Mostly Folk on WRPI. Wanda Fisher has hosted the Hudson River Sampler on WAMC since 1982. This is a potluck dinner. Please bring a dish to share. Suggested donation: $25 (More if you can afford it, less if you can’t.) RSVP 518-463-5907, info@peaceact.net Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 6:30 p.m. BUFFALO. Network of Religious Communities, 1272 Delaware Avenue (parking &entrance in back) COUNTER-RECRUITMENT PLANNING MEETING Thursday, April 29, 6:00 p.m. WHITE PLAINS. Location TBA. WESPAC’S ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER 
Keynote Speaker: Honorable Cynthia McKinney speaking on"Reflections on How We Move Forward" This year WESPAC is recognizing:
* Ted DeSoyza, lifelong work advocating for children, people with disabilities and a more peaceful world
* Felice Gelman, for the WESPAC Middle East Committee and her Palestine Solidarity work
* Mirene Ghossein, for tirelessly bringing people together through culture
* Jackie Mann, The Elias Foundation, and their funding of local, progressive community organizing
* Mary Williams, one of the founders of WestCOP, lifelong anti-poverty work
WESPAC will be saying farewell to Rev. Joe Agne at the awards dinner. Piano selections offered by
Margot Dilmaghani http://celebration1.org. $100 per person. Purchase your ticket through PAYPAL today
at www.wespac.org.
Saturday, May 1, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. ALBANY. West Capital Park. TWELFTH ANNUAL MAY DAY CELEBRATION. Presented by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace. There will be music, poetry, food and tables for literature. Speakers will focus on more jobs, less war, better healthcare and fairer trade. More Information: call (518) 273-2759 or see the Hudson-Mohawk May Day website, www.jflan.net/mayday/m2010/mayday2010.html. Sunday, May 2, 9:00 aa.m. ALBANY. East Garage, Eagle &Madison. BUS TO NYC RALLY The bus will return in the evening. You can park free at the garage. Seats are $35 each. Scholarships available. To reserve your seat call 518-595-9324 or e-mail getonthebus@peaceact.net. Deadline to register is April 17. Mail checks to: Upper Hudson Peace Action, 33 Central Ave., Albany NY 12210. If you  Many local peace groups hold regular events, vigils, "Honk for Peace" actions, etc. See our list: www.panys.org/ongoing.htm  Wednesday, April 21, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. E.S.T. NATIONWIDE Conference Call. H.R. 5015, A TIMETABLE FOR AFGHANISTAN DRAWDOWN: A CITIZEN CONFERENCE CALL WITH REP. JIM MCGOVERN (D-MA) 
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rep. Walter Jones (D-NC) recently introduced HR 5015 requiring "a flexible timetable
to draw down U.S. troops from Afghanistan." (Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) introuced a sister bill, S. 1397, in the Senate.)
These are the critical first legislative steps for the U.S. withdrawal effort.
You must register for this event as space is limited.
Registration includes a space to submit a question. Details on how to access the conference call will be e-mailed to
participants before the call begins. Rep. McGovern, one of the strongest voices for peace in Congress, introduced the first resolution in the Congress calling for an end to the war in Iraq, and authored the amendment to demand an exit strategy in Afghanistan. He also leads efforts to ban anti-personnel landmines and cluster munitions, and has been repeatedly arrested protesting the atrocities in Darfur. Since the recent election of Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) - who lives in McGovern's Congressionsal district and won it by 20 points - McGovern has become a prime target of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
April 22 - 29PHILADELPHIA - NEW JERSEY - STATEN ISLAND - MANHATTAN NPT PEACE WALK TO NYC
• Thursday, April 22: Earth Day Rally in Philadephia and Peace Walk to Camden NJ
Sponsored by DC => NYC Walk for Nuclear Disarmament and Abolition
• Tuesday, April 27: Arrive in Staten Island. Possible event with Hibakusha at Wagner College and St. John's University, possible event at UU Church at night. Overnight stay. • Wednesday, April 28: Take Staten Island Ferry to NYC. • Weekend April 30 - May 2 : Join International Conference and Peace Rally. 
Sunday, April 25, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. (meal at 1:00 p.m.)NORTH POMPTOM PLAINS, NJ. Regency House, 140 Route 23. NJ PEACE ACTION'S ANNUAL DINNER. With Phil Donahue, Executive Producer of the film, Body of War, and Honored Guest and Recipient of a Peacemaker Award. Tickets: www.njpeaceaction.org or call 973-259-1126. Sunday, April 25, 7:00 p.m. LEONIA, NJ. Leonia United Methodist Church, Broad Ave. and Woodridge Pl ENDING THE U.S. WAR IN AFGHANISTAN With David Wildman, Co-author (with Phyllis Bennis) of Ending the US War in Afghanistan, a Primer. Hope to see you at the vigil this week. The weather is expected to be sunny and warm. 
Wednesday, April 28, 8:00-10:00 p.m. PRINCETON. NJ. Garden Theater, 160 Nassau Street, COUNTDOWN TO ZERO: FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION Countdown to Zero is a full-length documentary movie with experts from Princeton University and elsewhere who present the growing danger of nuclear holocaust and the urgent need and means to prevent that. With discussion following led by Prof. Frank von Hippel (physicist, nuclear weapons expert, Professor of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, former Assistant Director of the White House Science Advisors Office, chairman-elect of the American Physical Society’s Panel on Physics and Public Affairs, and CFPA sponsor) and Dr. Zia Mian, a Pakistani physicist based at the Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton. Free. Seating is limited, and reservations are required. Reservation instructions here . All Summmer NEW MEXICO and other locations. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOMB's DISARMAMENT SUMMER. 
This year, youth around the world are on the move organizing for a nuclear free future.
Think Outside the Bomb, the largest youth-led anti-nuclear network in the US, is organizing a global
convergence near Los Alamos, New Mexico where the nuclear industry began. Disarmament Summer is a
cross-cultural alliance of youth working together to re-ignite hope from below and build a grassroots
consensus-based nonviolent direct action movement. In partnership with the Tribal Environmental Watch
Alliance, TEWA Women United, the Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment, Products of Atzlan
youth group, and the Southwest Indigenous Uranium Forum, we are committed to collective liberation,
a sustainable future, and an end to the cycle of nuclear violence. After a 30 year hiatus, the uranium
industry has now applied to
open or re-open 22 New Mexican mines, many on sacred sites, in direct opposition to a Navajo Ban. There
are 30 applications for new nuclear reactors and the Obama Administration wants to underwrite at least
three of them with our tax dollars. There are no proposals to dismantle the thousands of existing US
nuclear weapons, clean up their deadly legacy, or close the 250 abandoned uranium mines that continue
to contaminate the air, soil, and precious water. Nor is there adequate health care or compensation for
thousands of workers and their familiars who are sick or dying. For too long, the US government and
corporations have sacrificed the environment, health and well-being of indigenous and poor communities
to secure access to resources through the threat and use of force. To create a nuclear-free future, we
must undo the legacy of racism and violence.
www.thinkoutsidethebomb.org (408) 676-TOTB (8682)
ForLisa Putkey, lisaputkey@gmail.com;
Rebecca Riley, totbchicago@gmail.com.
Going out of state? Check UFPJ's national Events Calendar: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/calendar.php . |