George Lakey speaking on Nonviolent Response and Ukraine this Sunday 1pm

[David Hartsough]

Dear Friends,

 

You are invited to a second hour with George Lakey speaking on "Nonviolent Response to Aggression" at 1pm this Sunday, March 20th by zoom. This is hosted by Santa Monica Friends Meeting.

George Lakey:

Nonviolent Response to Aggression

Sunday, March 20, 2022
60 minutes (maybe more) starting
1:00 PM Pacific time

Click here to attend the presentation.

Meeting ID: 288 711 054
Passcode: 593327

George Lakey is a member of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. He has taught peace studies at Haverford, Swarthmore, and the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the AFSC working party that published the book In Place of War: An Inquiry into Nonviolent National Defense (1967). His memoir, Dancing with History, will be published in the fall by Seven Stories Press.

George requests that participants read the following article before his presentation:

Ukraine Doesn’t Need to Match Russia’s Military Might to Defend Against Invasion

Friends might find these two articles helpful also:

Ukraine’s Secret Weapon May Prove to be Civilian Resistance

The Dangerous Assumption that Violence Keeps Us Safe

Hope you can join us..

The discussion on War Tax Resistance which I was going to lead at that time will instead take place on Sunday, March 27 at 1pm (by zoom). We will also continue the discussion there about nonviolent ways to deal with dictators, military invasions and governments which do not listen to the people. Hope you can join us this Sunday and/or on Sunday, March 27. The link for the 27th is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/94505332599?pwd=RXpvMTBQLzdvNzVDS0dFazNZcnFPUT09
Meeting ID: 945 0533 2599
Passcode: 403953

Peace,

David Hartsough

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David Hartsough, author of WAGING PEACE: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist, PM Press 2014. (Available at www.pmpress.org)

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