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May 12, 2010
Alert #255 
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The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the U.S. and Russia was signed in April: an important step toward reducing the global nuclear threat and preventing further nuclear weapons proliferation. Unfortunately, we currently live in a world containing 23,000 nuclear weapons that severely threaten our existence. The New START will decrease American and Russian deployed nuclear warheads to only 3,100. This is a significant cutback for the two countries owning 95% of the world’s nukes. By signing the New START, the U.S. and Russia are indicating that they are serious about reducing their supply of nuclear weapons and the threat they engender. Before this treaty is set into motion, however, the U.S. Senate must ratify it, which requires the support of 67 Senators. President Obama should have the support of Democrats, but he will still need the backing of at least eight Republicans to pass the treaty. Our Senators, Schumer and Gillibrand, need to lend their support to the treaty, and help ensure the backing of Republican colleagues. White House and Congressional officials, as well as independent analysts, have said that the odds are in favor of passage; but with the midterm election season underway, we cannot be too careful. In your five minutes for peace this week, please express your support for the New START by urging our New York Senators to both support Obama and pressure their Republican colleagues to vote “yes” on the New START. It is imperative that we begin reducing the number of nuclear weapons and warheads in order to send a positive message to the rest of the international community. We are dedicated to ending the spread of nuclear weapons and we must ask that our government’s actions reflect our sentiment. Thank you for all your efforts toward creating a nuclear free tomorrow. Peace,
Anji Minivannan |
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Saturday, May 15, 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
BROOKLYN. Arts Lab and Student Center, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue. Trains: 2/5 to Flatbush Ave/Brooklyn College; Q to Ave H; Bus: B6, B103, B44, Q35, B44, B11, BM2 BROOKLYN PEACE FAIR Music | Art | Poetry | Dance | Film | Hip-Hop | Spoken Word Workshops and Discussions | Kids' Activities | Info on Peace and Justice 
Over 100 community organizations take part in this annual event. Keynote Speaker: Father Roy Bourgeois, Founder of School of the Americas Watch, Nominee for
Nobel Peace Prize. 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. Admission
free with photo ID.
Saturday, May 15, 2:30 p.m.
This is an event in formation. Possible speakers: Iman Saluhaddin, religious leader and
community leader from Newburgh; Omari Shakur, a political activist from Newburgh;
Frank Mauro, economist from Albany, Michael Edelstein, social psychologist and
environmentalist from Goshen. The teach-in will focus on broadening our outreach so as to make
the West Point rally better and bigger and on educating people on the ongoing costs of war.
Michael and Vincent will take primary responsibility for organizing and publicizing this event.
if anyone would like to propose a speaker or theme for this event in please contact Michael as
soon as possible: sussman1@frontiernet.net.
GOSHEN. Main Square TEACH-IN ON MILITARY SPENDING Ralph Bunche Park, First Avenue across from UN,just south of 43rd St. NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE MORNING VIGIL Info: ccnd@gn.apc.org. Wednesday, May 12, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Salvation Army. , 52nd Street between Second and Third Avenues. SIMULATING NEGOTIATIONS ON A NUCLEAR WEAPONS CONVENTION Info: Regina Hagen, regina.hagen@jugendstil.da.shuttle.de. Web site: International Network of Engineers and Scientists Against Proliferation. Wednesday May 12, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. GREENWICH VILLAGE. Brecht Forum, 451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune Streets) NORTH KOREA'S BOMB AND THE ROAD TO PEACE 
Why did North Korea walk away from the Non-Proliferation Treaty? What has been the history of U.S. policies
towards North Korea and what led up to the current impasse in U.S.-North Korea relations? Is there a path
towards full denuclearization and peace on the Korean peninsula? A panel discussion with Joseph Gerson,
American Friends Service Committee, author of Empire and the Bomb: How the United Sates Uses Nuclear Weapons
to Dominate the World; Ko Young-dae, Solidarity for Peace and Reunification in Korea (SPARK),
a national organization in South Korea that works towards peace, disarmament, and reunification of the Korean peninsula;
Representative from the National Campaign to End the Korean War, a national coalition of scholars,
veterans, and grassroots organizations that have come together to call on the U.S. government to sign a Peace Treaty
and establish diplomatic relations with North Korea. For directions, see
http://brechtforum.org/directions. For more info, go to
www.nodutdol.org/, email
nodutdol@nodutdol.org, or call 718-335-0419.
Thursday, May 13, 12 Noon -1:30 p.m. BROOKLYN. Borough Hall, Court St near Montague, near the fountain. (We are easy to spot.) GRANNY PEACE BRIGADE "TELL CONGRESS TO STOP FUNDING WAR!" PHONE-A-THON Stop the killing, stop the deaths. We have more than enough lost lives to remember on Memorial Day. The weather should be fine, and the mellow Green Market at Brooklyn Borough Hall will help us connect with our fellow New Yorkers. The message to Congress: “Vote NO on the $33 billion supplemental for war in Afghanistan.” 
Thursday, May 13, 7:30 p.m.MANHASSET. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 48 Shelter Rock Road FR. ROY BOURGEOIS: OBAMA'S LATIN AMERICAN POLICY. Roy Bourgeois, M.M., Founder of the School of Americas Watch will speak on Obama’s Latin American Policy. Father Bourgeois will report on his recent trip to El Salvador and the surrounding regions. $5 suggested donation, For more information, please contact Shelter Rock Forum, 516-6560, ext. 122, Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, www.uucsr.org . Friday, May 14, 8:00 p.m. HEWLETT. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway OBAMA'S LATIN AMERICAN POLICY AND THE HONDURAN COUP: "THAT'S NOT CHANGE, THAT'S MORE OF THE SAME." Speaker: Dan Beeton, policy analyst and International Communications Coordinator for the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Mr. Beeton has over ten years of experience working on international policy issues with organizations including the Center for Economic Justice, Haiti Reborn, and the U.S. Campaign for Burma. Sponsored by Five Towns Forum. Contact Rochelle Dorfman, (516) 623-5689 Tuesday, June 8, 6:30 - 11:00 p.m. 
LOWER EAST SIDE. East Fourth Street Theatre, 83 East 4th St. AN EVENING WITH NOAM CHOMSKY; BENEFIT PERFORMANCE OF "PROPHECY" 6:00 p.m.: Wine Reception. You will have the opportunity to meet and speak with Noam Chomsky. 7:30 p.m.: Private performance of Prophecy. 10:00 p.m.: Talk-back with Noam Chomsky. Cast of Prophecy: Kathleen Chalfant, 2-time Obie, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Award winner, Tony nominee; George Bartenieff, 4-time Obie winner (Acting & Producing), Drama Desk; Najla Said, Author of Palestine, her one-woman play; co-founder of Arab-American theater collective Nibras; André De Shields, 2-time Tony, 4-time Drama Desk, Audelco and Obie winner; Brendan Donaldson. Wine reception only: $100. All three parts: $150. RSVP BY MAY 17 to kitty@panys.org or call Kitty Reddington, 646-723-1749. Thursday, May 13, 6:45 - 8:45 p.m. DELMAR. Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave. SCREENING OF "BLUE GOLD: WORLD WATER WARS" ”Blue Gold: World Water Wars” explores another potential source of future wars: control of water. As the population increases, governments become increasingly corrupt, and corporations gain control, water will be increasingly expensive and difficult to obtain. A discussion will follow. For more information call 518-466-1192. Saturday, May 15, 9:30 am - 3:30 p.m. ALBANY. First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, 405 Washington Ave. EXPANDED AND IMPROVED, MEDICARE FOR ALL – ROUND 2 Join with activists and supporters from across New York’s Capital Region and the Hudson Valley to learn more about the state of health care reform and develop strategies to strengthen the grassroots movement for Expanded and Improved Medicare for All. Pre-registration: Euthemia@nycap.rr.com. Questions: singlepayernow77@gmail.com or 518-729-3068. $10 - 20 contribution requested to cover lunch and costs. Endorsed by: National Organization for Women - New York State; NYS Nurses Association; Capital District Alliance for Universal Healthcare; SPNY - Saratoga; SPNY - New Paltz; Troy Area Labor Council; The Solidarity Committee; Hunger Action Network-NYS; Social Responsibilities Council, FUUSA. Sunday, May 16, 2010, 2-5 p.m. NYACK. Fellowship of Reconciliation, 521 No. Broadway< SCREENING OF “EVERY WAR HAS TWO LOSERS, A POETS MEDITATION ON WAR AND PEACE” The documentary film by Haydn Reiss, based on the life and journals of poet William Stafford, this beautifully produced film takes us on the life journey of a man dedicated to peace and non-violence. William Stafford was a conscientious objector and went to jail for his refusal to serve in the military. His journal entries are philosophical and spiritual reflections on war and society and they are read in the background to photos and newsreel footage of his life. This short film will be followed with readings by local poets on similar themes and discussion. A longer documentary with Robert Bly and William Stafford sharing their poetry will also be shown. Sunday, May 16th, 8:00 p.m. ALBANY. Albany Civic Theatre, 235 Second Avenue BENEFIT PERFORMANCE OF “OUR TOWN” Women Against War invites you to a special benefit performance of Albany Civic Theater’s production of the American Classic OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder. “In this moment when the world is fractured by hate, fear and violence, it is critical that we tell stories that reveal our connectedness, not our isolation and our ... responsibility to one another ...” Critic Anna D. Shapiro on Wilder’s Our Town. Ticket donation: $12 – 20. Afghan delicacies and silent auction starts @7:00 pm in lobby of ACT. Help us support the lives of the 120 families who live in the Afghan village of Mir Taqi Shah whose hopes and dreams are as precious as ours. Let’s help them rebuild the infrastructure of their lives which has been destroyed by decades of war. Proceeds from this life-affirming play will go to the Women Against War Afghan Well Project. http://www.womenagainstwar.org/women_against_war_afghanistan_pr.htm or info@womenagainstwar.org. Directions are available at: http://www.albanycivictheater.org/info.html. For tickets: Call Box Office reservations: 518-462-1297 Ask for special benefit performance, May 16 @ 8:00 pm Or WAW ticket sales coordinator: Barbara Spring, 518-772-2290, barbarakspring4@msn.com. Thursday, May 20, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. DELMAR. Bethlehem Town Hall, 445 Delaware Ave BETHLEHEM NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE MONTHLY MEETING Stop the Wars! Change the World! What is next for the peace movement locally and globally? How can we stop the wars? Let's Build A Peaceful, Green Economy ... Help create our upcoming events and actions. Information 439-1968. Saturday, May 22, 1:00 p.m. Highland Falls. PRO-PEACE RALLY COINCIDING WITH OBAMA'S VISIT TO WEST POINT. Planned event. Ben Weiss and Nick Mottern will take the lead in organizing this event. We will invite speakers who so well presented our perspective at the December 1, 2009 rally and attempt to broader this rally by making it national in nature. Saturday, May 22, 7:30 p.m. ALBANY. First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany , 405 Washington Avenue (across the street from the downtown SUNY campus) SCREENING OF "THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD" The Solidarity Committee of the Capital District continues its 2009-2010 film series with the screening of this uproariously humorous documentary. In this screwball true story, two gonzo political activists, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks. From New Orleans to India to New York City, armed with little more than cheap thrift-store suits, the Yes Men apply raucous comedy to a multitude of ways that corporate greed is destroying the planet. According to journalist Naomi Klein, the resulting film is "hilarious, therapeutic, inspiring." Don't miss it! The Yes Men Fix the World Challenge. The film-showing -- co-sponsored by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace and Upper Hudson Peace Action -- will take place in spacious Emerson Hall at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany. Admission is free, and free refreshments will be provided by the Honest Weight Food Coop. Everyone is welcome to attend. Information at 466-1192 Monday, May 24, 7:00 p.m. SYRACUSE. Syracuse Stage, 820 East Genesee St. THE INFLUENCE OF HAUDENOSAUNEE WOMEN Sally Roesch Wagner will explore how the woman’s rights movement took form in the territory of the Haudenosaunee, along with all the other “radical reform” movements of the 19th century. Based on her most recent book, “Sisters in Spirit: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Influence on Early American Feminists”, Dr. Wagner will share her research on how contact with the Haudenosaunee fired the revolutionary vision of early feminists and radical reformers by providing a model of freedom for all based on a balance of responsibilities in an egalitarian system. Jeanne Shenandoah will describe the world she inhabits as a Haudenosaunee woman. The democratic governmental system, established long before Columbus and based on peace, provides equality for everyone with a balance of responsibilities between women and men based on a matrilineal clan system. Together the women explore the impact that the Haudenosaunee, living in absolute equality, had on Euroamericans, who came from a tradition of power from above, rather than power with. Followed by a reception and the opportunity to participate in small group discussions. Saturday, May 29, 7:00 p.m. STONY POINT. Stony Point Center, 17 Cricketown Road BUILDING INTERFAITH BRIDGES WITH IRAN: AN OPEN CONVERSATION WITH DR. RASOUL RASOULIPOUR Join Community of Living Traditions for a rare opportunity to dialogue with one of the leading proponents of interfaith dialogue in Iran, Dr. Rasoul Rasoulipour. Dr. Rasoulipour teaches in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Tarbiat Moaliem in Tehran. He served as director of the Center for Interreligious Dialogue, Organization for Islamic Culture and Relations, Tehran, Iran from 2007-2009 and hosted the first Interfaith Conference of American Jews and Islam in Teheran during a Fellowship of Reconciliation delegation lead by Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb and Ethan Vesley-Flad. Dr. Rasoulipour is currently a visiting professor at University of Notre Dame teaching Shiism and Catholicism. Join us for tea, fruit and open conversation. Donation $7. Monday, May 31, 9:00 a.m. ROCHESTER. Sister Cities Bridge, Genesee Crossroads Park (behind the Crowne Plaza Hotel downtown.) A SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE FOR LIVES LOST IN THE WARS IN AFGANISTAN AND IRAQ A Memorial in Time of War, Remembrance and Hope. A reflection for healing and hope. It only seems appropriate that this Memorial Day service, which is to be a remembrance of all who have died in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq be announced on Mother's Day. Our hope is that the memory of each life be held in an embrace of dignity and compassion, and in that remembrance there is comfort for the grieving and healing for all of humanity so that peace may come. The service will be sign language interpreted Monday, May 31, 11:00 a.m. ROCHESTER. East Avenue and Main Street MEMORIAL DAY PEACE PARADE David Dornford has obtained a permit for us to hold the Peace Parade immediately following the Memorial Day parade along East Avenue and Main Street, Rochester. So please save the date and time, and please notify your other peace, social justice and faith-based groups of the importance of their participation in this year’s Peace Parade. As always, it is essential that we have a strong pro-peace, anti-war presence at this Memorial Day event, to serve as an antidote to the glorification of the military that remains typical of the traditional Memorial Day parade. Many local peace groups hold regular events, vigils, "Honk for Peace" actions, etc. See our list: www.panys.org/ongoing.htm Tuesday May 11 - Friday May 14 NATIONWIDE. NATIONAL CALL-IN DAYS FOR AN AFGHANISTAN EXIT PLAN. The US has been fighting the Afghan War for over 8 years. Military leaders now say the war is not winnable by military means. The US supported Afghanistan government is universally recognized as corrupt. Occupying Afghanistan is not curbing terrorism. The war in Afghanistan is destabilizing Pakistan. Call your representatives. Urge them to vote for the McGovern/Feingold Bill (HR 5015 and S 3197) that will require the President to submit to Congress a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan. 
All SummerNEW MEXICO and other locations. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOMB's DISARMAMENT SUMMER. Think Outside the Bomb, the largest youth-led anti-nuclear network in the US, is organizing Disarmament Summer near Los Alamos, New Mexico, 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. For further information please check out www.thinkoutsidethebomb.org, call (408) 676-TOTB (8682), or email Rebecca Riley, totbchicago@gmail.com or Lisa Putkey, lisaputkey@gmail.com. Going out of state? Check UFPJ's national Events Calendar: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/calendar.php . |