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Ellen Schrecker is a retired professor of American history at Yeshiva University and a leading authority on McCarthyism. Her books include Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America
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Remembering Past Wars . . . and Preventing the Next
An event to mark 100 years since the United States entered World War I, and 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous speech against war. A new movement to end all war is growing.
April 3rd, 2017, at NYU
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Vanderbilt Hall Rm 210
NYU School of Law
40 Washington Sq. S.
Speakers:
Joanne Sheehan, Coordinator of War Resisters League New England, former Chair of War Resisters’ International, and co-editor
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World Beyond War and our allies are planning an incredible Peace and Democracy Conference for this August 2-6 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Even better, this will be one of ten overlapping and integrated conferences aimed at building a unified movement for change.
Check out the planning, get involved, and register with an earlybird discount to attend at https://www.DemocracyConvention.org
Send us ideas for the Peace and Democracy Conference. An initial outline of what we’re planning is below (subject to
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Register for Online Course: How to Get to a World Beyond War
How can we make the best argument for shifting from war to peace? How can we become more effective advocates and activists for ending particular wars, ending all wars, pursuing disarmament, and creating systems that maintain peace? Here’s a chance to learn from World Beyond War experts as part of a study group and to do so at your own schedule.
The course will be taught April 10 to June 5, 2017. Prior to the start date,
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Building A World Beyond War: What Will It Take?
Sponsored by Vermont Stands for a World Beyond War Coalition
Funded by a Mercy Peace Initiative Grant
Speakers will include: David Swanson, Pat Hynes
Click here to register.
Saturday, April 22, 2017
9 AM to 4 PM
Winooski School District
60 Normand Street
Winooski, VT 05404
CONFERENCE PROGRAM: The April 22nd conference, to be held on Earth Day at Winooski High School in Winooski, Vermont, will bring together coalition members and interested Vermonters through
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Presentation by David Swanson followed by discussion and book signing.
David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson’s books include War Is A Lie. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk Nation Radio.He is a 2015, 2016, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee.
(Suggested donation $5.00)
Sponsor: United for Justice with Peace
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An important conference and protest are being planned for Huntsville, Alabama, April 7-9.
The events are called “Pivot Toward War: U.S. Missile Defense and the Weaponization of Space,” and are the work of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space.
World Beyond War is helping to sponsor the conference. At least four of our coordinating committee members plan to be there, and our director will be MCing one of the plenaries. We’ll have a table of materials there.
To
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An event to mark 100 years since the United States entered World War I, and 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous speech against war. A new movement to end all war is growing.
April 4, 2017, 6-8 p.m. Busboys and Poets, 5th and K Streets NW, Washington, D.C.
Speakers:
Michael Kazin, professor of history at Georgetown University, author of War Against War: The American Fight for Peace 1914-1918.
Eugene Puryear, journalist, activist, radio host, and author of Shackled and Chained:
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On Monday, March 20, 2017, please attend the 7 p.m. Charlottesville City Council Meeting (at City Hall, 605 E. Main Street, on the Downtown Mall near the pavillion). On the agenda is a vote on a resolution to urge Congress to fund human and environmental needs, not more militarism. If you’d like to speak for 3 minutes in support of this resolution, sign up here: http://bit.ly/cvillespeech
To let all City Council Members know you support the resolution, email council@charlottesville.org
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