Wednesday, February 04, 2015

Mon, Feb 02, 2015 05:45 PM

Planting the Seeds of a Foreign Policy for All


Massachusetts Peace Action Annual Meeting

Saturday, February 7, 2015, noon to 5pm
First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough St (Arlington or Back Bay T)

Keynote speakers:
Dennis Kucinich, former Member of Congress and presidential candidate; author, The Courage to Survive.
Rev. Osagyefo Sekou, nonviolent organizer in Ferguson protests; author, Gods, Gays, and Guns: Essays on Religion and the future of Democracy.  Read his recent article “The clergy’s place is with the protesters in Ferguson.”
BPT register Now
We will also:
• discuss and approve the Foreign Policy for All overview
• review and approve the organization’s 2015 program plan
• elect board members (read bios of the nominated candidates; you can cast your vote online or at the meeting)
• discuss key issues in workshops
$20 admission; members and students $10.  Register online now, send check payable to Massachusetts Peace Action to 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138, or telephone your credit card number to 617-354-2169.
Tentative Agenda:
12:00 Registration, Lunch, Literature Tables
1:00  Keynote Addresses – Rep. Kucinich, Rev. Sekou
          Workshop of the Whole – Discussion
2:50 Workshops
4:10 Business Meeting
          Board Election (see nominees)
          Foreign Policy for All – Presentation and Vote to affirm
          Mass. Peace Action 2015 Program Plan – Presentation and Vote to affirm
 5:00 Close
 
Workshop Topics (see detailed descriptions)
• Why Renewable Energy is a Peace Issue
• Middle East: ISIS War and Iran Sanctions 
• People, Peace and Planet: Mobilization for a Nuclear-Free, Just, and Sustainable World
• Palestine/Israel: David vs. Goliath – The Art of Asymmetric Advocacy on Capitol Hill
• Economic Justice and Peace: People’s Budget, Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Movement Building
• Racial Justice and Peace:  Black Lives Matter, Mass Incarceration, Police Militarization, and Inequality

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