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.”
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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