Building Peace and Justice– Now More than Ever: Massachusetts Peace Action 2016 Annual Meeting
When: Saturday, March 12, 2016, 11:00 am
to 4:00 pm
Where: First Church in Cambridge -
Jewett Auditorium • 11 Garden St • Harvard T • Cambridge
Keynote
Speakers
Phyllis
Bennis: The Syrian War, ISIS, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the US
Bennis is author
of Understanding ISIS and the New Global War on Terror: A Primer
Rep. Jim
McGovern: Amidst Today’s Turmoil, We Must Rebuild the Peace
Movement
McGovern represents
Massachusetts’ 2nd Congressional District. Rep. McGovern will be
awarded the 2016 Peacebuilders Prize for his leadership in
Congress on peace and justice issues
Workshop Topics:
Building Peace in the Middle East: Diplomacy Wins,
War Fails
Struggling for Peace by Meeting People’s Needs at
Home
Resisting the Trillion Dollar Nuclear Weapons
“Modernization” Plan: First Steps in a Long-Term Campaign
Peace and a stable climate: Can we have one
without the other?
Agenda
10:00
Registration and Literature Tables Open
11:00
Welcome
Phyllis Bennis – Remarks & Discussion
12:00 Jim
McGovern – Remarks & Discussion
1:00
Lunch
1:45
Workshops Start
3:00
Business Meeting
Board of Directors Election
Finance Report
Campus Organizing Report
Program Report, Discussion & Approval
4:00
Adjourn
General
admission $20; members, students, and low income $10 (includes lunch); members
of Peace Action campus groups free. Lunch is not guaranteed unless you
pre-register. Register online here or
mail a check to Massachusetts Peace Action, 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Write "Annual Meeting" on the memo
line.
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