AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY

This space is dedicated to the proposition that we need to know the history of the struggles on the left and of earlier progressive movements here and world-wide. If we can learn from the mistakes made in the past (as well as what went right) we can move forward in the future to create a more just and equitable society. We will be reviewing books, CDs, and movies we believe everyone needs to read, hear and look at as well as making commentary from time to time. Greg Green, site manager

Monday, June 01, 2015

What Next for the Nuclear Abolition Movement?

When: Thursday, June 4, 2015, 7:30 pm

Where: First Church in Cambridge - Hastings Room • 11 Garden St • Harvard T • Cambridge

Report from the NPT Review Conference and Discussion on the Way Forward

with

Joseph Gerson, Peace & Disarmament Coordinator, American Friends Service Committee

John Loretz, Program Director, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

Moderator: Elaine Scarry, Professor, Harvard University

Thursday, June 4, 2015, 7:30 pm

First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St - Hastings Room

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference ended on May 22 without producing a final statement, due to the US, UK and Canada declining to permit a conference to be convened on a Middle East WMD Free Zone as demanded by Egypt and others. The nuclear powers declined to commit to any practical plans to negotiate disarmament, and in response, 107 non-nuclear nations signed a Humanitarian Pledge which seeks to open a new diplomatic path towards nuclear weapons abolition.

We will hear from two leaders of the nuclear abolition movement, Joseph Gerson and John Loretz, who will give their perspectives on the outcome of the NPT review conference and the strategies and next steps they propose for the nuclear disarmament movement. The discussion will be moderated by Elaine Scarry, author of Thermonuclear Monarchy.

In Massachusetts, activities on the 70^th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing (August 6, 2015) will be organized by peace groups, faith congregations, and youth. We will briefly outline these plans and ask for your help in carrying them out. (http://masspeaceaction.org/events/hiroshima-nagasaki-call-2015)

Massachusetts Peace Action – 617-354-2169 – info@masspeaceaction.org

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Last Call At The Oasis	Tue Jun 2	7:00pm	Salem SATV	Salem
No Olympics in Boston - Dave Zirin and Kade Crockford	Tue Jun 2	7:00pm	Hope Central Church	Boston
Impressions of Iran today	Wed Jun 3	6:00pm	First Church in Cambridge - Hastings Room	Cambridge
Benefit for Palestinian House of Friendship	Wed Jun 3	6:30pm	First Parish Church Unitarian-Universalist	Cambridge
What Next for the Nuclear Abolition Movement?	Thu Jun 4	7:30pm	First Church in Cambridge - Hastings Room	Cambridge
Dorchester Day Parade	Sun Jun 7	12:00pm	Dorchester Lower Mills	Boston
Ukraine Crisis: Origins of Conflict and Prospects for Peace	Sun Jun 7	6:00pm	House Party	Newtonville
Guantanamo - What Is the Truth?	Wed Jun 10	6:45pm	Milton Public Library	Milton