Tuesday, August 05, 2014

Massachusetts Peace Action


Boston Remembers Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Moving from Violence to Unity



Please join us for the 2nd annual memorial procession to take action in building a non-violent world free of the atrocities of nuclear weapons, militarism, and oppression.



 Almost 7 decades later, it's time to fund jobs in Boston's communities, not militarism and violence!



Date: Wednesday, Aug 6th
Time: 3:00pm-5:30pm
Assemble at: First Church in Boston, Marlborough Street at Berkeley Street
Procession to: Boston City Hall Plaza 



  Our keynote speaker will be Tina Chery, President and CEO of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute. After her oldest son passed away due to gun violence, she founded this institute to educate and outreach to the families of homicide victims. She subsequently developed the Peace Curriculum with the aim of creating a safe environment for young people.
 
Boston City Councillor Charles Yancey will present the City Council's resolution in support of Boston Remembers Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
 
Also Featuring:
 
Elaine Scarry, author of "Thermonuclear Monarchy" • Anna Baker, Pilgrim Coalition
"Soran Bushi" Japanese dancers • Aki Yamaguchi, Taiko Drummer
Evan Greerradical genderqueer folk-punk-mama kicking catchy singalongs for liberation
 
Massachusetts Peace Action initiated this event; Dorchester People for Peace helped bring it to Boston. The First Church in Boston generously opened its doors and embraced Boston Remembers Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Nuclear Savage - Film Screening and Potluck

U.S. nuclear bomb tests in the Marshall Islands used the islanders as human guinea pigs for three decades to study the effects of nuclera fallout on human beings with devastaing results. Filmmaker Adam Jonas Horowiz tells the story using recently reclassified U.S. government documents, survivor testimony and unseen archival footage.  


This event will also welcome the walkers participating in "Walking for Peace and Non-Violence" from July 30 through August 6, organized by New England Peace Pagoda.

DateTuesday, August 5
Time: 6:00pm-9:30pm
Potluck 6pm; Screening 7pm
Location: First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough St., Boston
 
Second Interfaith Vigil for Israel/Palestine
Boston Workmen’s Circle invites you to join us for a SECOND INTERFAITH VIGIL to call for an end to the violence and a sustainable peace in Israel/Palestine. 
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm
Location: Park Street Station, Downtown Boston

Please join us for a vigil that recognizes the common humanity of both Israelis and Palestinians and the complexity of resolving the cycle of violence. 

The US and Turmoil in the Middle East: An Update on the Latest Crises
Just Back from Jerusalem!
An analysis of the Cataclysms in Gaza, Iraq and Syria – and U.S. Middle East Policy With Raed Jarrar
Raed Jarrar, policy impact coordinator for AFSC, was in Jerusalem July 10-17 as Israel launched the attack on Gaza.  Raed will report on his experiences and also focus on analysis of the current situation in Iraq.  The presentation will describe overarching US policy in the Middle East including Syria and Egypt, and how the peace movement can take action.
Jarrar was born and educated in Baghdad and currently lives in Washington D.C.  He has been a leading commentator on the US in Iraq since the invasion of 2003.
Date: Thursday, Aug 7th
Time: 7:00pm
Location5 Longfellow Park Cambridge, MA 

 
 
Shelagh Foreman For peace,
Shelagh Foreman
Program Director




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