Fwd: Imagine an end to this last 20 years of war
Sally Jones
Photo: NYC War Resisters League Dear Sally,
Join Peace Action of New York State in imagining an end to the last 20 years of war and then join with us and others to take action.
Estimates of the cost of the last 20 years of U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Syra, Pakistan and north Africa, are that 929,000 people have been directly killed, and that the U.S. will have spent over $8 trillion. (Source: Cost of War project, Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs).
On this 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, our protests and resistance must continue if we are going to bring this to an end.
In NYC, several groups are organizing a protest on Thursday, October 7th:
➼ 12 noon ET: Gather at NY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Fifth Ave. and 41st St., Manhattan)
➼12:30 pm ET: Solemn march along 42nd Street to demonstrate at TIMES SQUARE MILITARY RECRUITMENT CENTER until 1:30 pm
Sponsored by NYC War Resisters League, Catholic Worker, Kairos Community, Granny Peace Brigade, Brooklyn For Peace, NYC Metro Raging Grannies, World Can’t Wait, Veterans for Peace/Chapter 34, Pax Christi New York State, Peace Action New York State, Peace Action Bay Ridge, Peace Action Staten Island, Peace Action Manhattan, NYC Rising Together for a World BEYOND War!, and more!
In Ithaca, peace activists are observing a Day of Atonement on Thursday, October 7 at 10:30 am ET:
➼ 10:30 am ET: Gather in Dewitt Park, Ithaca, NY. Protestors will meet in the middle of Dewitt Park with signs lamenting the latest killer drone which killed ten innocent Afghans, mostly children. They also want to stop the idea of attacking China before our government and military start another war.
Let us know the action you are taking by contacting us at in...@panys.org.
Peace demands action! 
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1-15, IN PERSON: Americans Who Tell the Truth Exhibit, Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St, Binghamton, NY 13901. The exhibit will feature the unveiling of the most recent portrait, one of Daniel Hale, who is awaiting a federal prison sentence for revealing the large number of civilian deaths caused by US drone strikes. In mid-October, the exhibit will move to Maine-Endwell High School for the remainder of the month. Then, in November, the portraits will be on display at Cornell University in Ithaca. Read more and watch local news video 
STARING SOON!! TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5. 1PM-2:30PM ET. ZOOM: the Doomsday Machine: Nuclear Weapons Past and Future. Speaker: Daniel Ellsberg, American Economist, Political Activist, and former United States military analyst. Hofstra University event. Advance registration is required. RSVP HERE. Registrants will receive and email with the link to join the event. Free and open to the public. 
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 7PM-8:30PM. CPDCS Webinar: "An Evening with a Hiroshima Mayor." A Fundraising webinar with former Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba. Please join former Hiroshima Major Tadatoshi Abika for a conversation about Hiroshima’s unique place in the world and our thinking, current nuclear dangers, and what we can do to create a nuclear weapons-free world. The webinar will also serve as a fundraiser for CPDCS. Register Here 
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 3PM-4PM ET. VIRTUAL: BETHLEHEM TODAY: Two Short Films. Voices from the Holy Land presents: Watch the film on your own, then join salon on October 10. The films: Aida Refugee Camp Virtual Tour (2021), and Bethlehem–Beyond the Wall (Sky News TV; UK, 2019). Salon Panelists: Abdelfattah Abusrour – author, actor/director, founder of Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society; Christiane Dabdoub Nasser – cultural operator, heritage consultant, author; Leila Sansour (moderator) – director/producer, founder of Open Bethlehem. Register HERE.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 6PM-7PM ET. ZOOM: The Normalizing Gaze: Surveillance from Drones to Phones. Virtual Speaker Series presented by High Line Art and the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) In conjunction with Sam Durant's High Line Plinth commission "Untitled (drone)" on the High Line in Manhattan. Featuring Simone Browne, Assia Boundaoui, and Omar Farah, moderated by Lilly Irani. This panel discussion invites three speakers to share important chapters in US surveillance history: analog surveillance in the early colonial era, FBI surveillance of Black and Muslim communities in the 1970s through 1990s, and NYPD and federal surveillance of Muslim communities after 9/11. REGISTER HERE. 
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1PM-4PM. IN PERSON NYC, STOP ANTI ASIAN HATE Forum & Performance. Richard Tucker Park Columbus Ave &, W 66th St, New York City. Covid Crime A one act play by Lionelle Hamanaka. Speakers: Shirley Ng from Asian American Legal Defense, Jackie Wang from Welcome to Chinatown. Q&A follows with Audience Participation. Play features: Sachiko Parker, JR Carter, Dominique Xi, Beth Griffith, Dylan Omori McCombs, Directed by: Howard Pflanzer. Crosswaystheatre.org.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 5:30PM-830PM. IN PERSON & ZOOM. Western NY Peace Center Annual Dinner. "Ending Nuclear Weapons for People and the Planet" featuring The Kings Bay Plowshares 7 with Mark Colville & Clare Grady. Buffalo Niagara Convention Center & on Zoom. TICKETS HERE.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1PM-3PM. ZOOM: MAKE FOOD NOT WAR EVENT. Peace Action of Staten Island's annual awards event with author of "African Americans Against the Bomb" Vincent Intondi. Contact pasi.c...@gmail.com for more information. 
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 7PM-8:30PM. Brooklyn For Peace PathMakers to Peace (VIRTUAL). This year's Honoree: Wynton Marsalis, for Democracy! Suite and his lifetime achievement unifying people all over the world through the music of jazz. TICKETS HERE.
Every MONDAY, 10am-11am. EDT. Conversations with Jim Anderson. Listen to international peace & social justice activist, organizer and mentor to the community, and Peace Action NYS President Jim Anderson. On the Legendary WUFO 1080 the Mix / Power 96.5FM in Buffalo and beyond by internet Power965radio.com. Connect on Facebook.
EVERY MONDAY, 4:30PM-5:30PM ET. Broome County Peace Action Weekly Vigil, Federal Building, 15 Henry Street, Binghamton, NY. The Weekly Peace Vigil is held on the sidewalk in front of the Federal Building on Henry Street each Monday. It has been held continuously since April of 1999. We hold signs pertaining to issues of peace and justice ranging from local to global topics, speaking peace in our community, country, and the world.
EVERY THURSDAY, 5PM-6- ET. Weekly Vigil for Julian Assange. Grand Central Terminal Main Concourse, 89 E 42nd St, New York, NY. For more information, go to StandWithAssange.org. Julian Assange, an Australian citizen, is the first publisher ever to be charged under the 1917 Espionage Act and is liable for extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States where he faces 175 years in prison. His prosecution is a direct attack on freedom of the press and our right to know the truth about crimes and human rights violations committed in our name.
Every SATURDAY, 11am-12:00pm EDT. In Person Vigil For Yemen in NYC. Union Square steps (south side of 14th St. NYC, (this is an ongoing action, same time and same place every Saturday). President Biden has announced the U.S. withdrawal of support for the Saudi-led war on Yemen! The war and the humanitarian crisis must now end!
Every SUNDAY, 12pm-1pm EDT. In Person Vigil in Rochester. A group of dedicated peace activists holds a peace vigil every Sunday from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM at the corner of East Avenue and Goodman Street in Rochester.
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Sally Jones
From: Lionel Hamanaka <lion...@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 5:51 PM
