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June - August 2005
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25
Years of Peacemaking • 1980 - 2005 |
25th
Interfaith Service and
Conference for Peace
This
year’s
Annual Conference and Interfaith Service for Peace,
which will mark the
end of our 25th Anniversary Year, is on Sunday,
November 13 at Princeton
University. The topic is the Morality
of War and alternatives for Peace.
We
are delighted to announce that Scott Ritter, former
UN Weapons Inspector
and Team Leader in Iraq, and leading expert critic
of the Bush Administration’s
preemptive war in Iraq, will be a speaker.
We
plan a critical in-depth look at the
morality of a government’s choice to
initiate war with a preemptive strike. We will
also examine peaceful alternatives,
such as inspections, as a means to prevent
the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
We
have some outstanding experts, in
addition to Scott Ritter, scheduled to speak
at this year’s
event. The Rev. Dr. Bob
Edgar, Secretary General of the National Council
of Churches, former member of Congress, and former
President of a major
seminary, will preach for the Interfaith Service.
Confirmed speakers for
the afternoon conference include
- Dr. Robert
Jay Lifton, renowned Harvard University psychiatrist
and prominent researcher and author on the
moral and psychological
effects of nuclear weapons.
- Wayne
Madsen, former National Security Agency staffer
and currently a Washington-based journalist
and author.
Between
now and June 30, you
are encouraged to take advantage of our
member-only early registration (see p. 3) to
guarantee your
seat at this special
event. After June 30, we will accept reservations
from the general public.
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Peace is Patriotic
Princeton, NJ
Picnic and Program
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Monument Park
In
front of Princeton Borough Hall. Enter driveway off Route
206 across from Trinity Church, park behind Borough Hall.
6:00
pm - Bring-your-own Picnic
7:00 - 8:30 pm - Program including
Michael Hoffman, Iraq Veterans Against the War
The
program will end at 8:30 pm, in time for participants
to attend the Spirit of Princeton
fireworks at the field next to Palmer Stadium on Princeton’s
campus.
 Creating
a Peaceful Summer with your
Kids:
Practical
Ways to Make it Happen
It’s going to be a
long hot summer. Tempers may flare, kids can be cranky,
parents get the urge to scream. What can
you do to make this summer a more peaceful one? Join renowned
author and parenting expert, Naomi Drew, for a powerful workshop that will provide practical,
hands-on solutions for conflicts, anger, fighting,
Find out how to keep yourself
cool
when the heat is on!
Tuesday, June 21, 7:00 - 8:30
PM
Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ
Naomi’s
award winning books will be available for purchase and
signing.
The program is sponsored by The Coalition for Peace Action.
Ms. Drew works regularly
with groups of at-risk youngsters in Trenton, Princeton
and other communities. Her weekly program, sponsored by Trenton’s Kidsbridge Children’s
Museum, deals with conflict resolution, anti-bullying,
gangresistance
and anti-violence. This program will be featured on NJN/s
Emmy-award TV show Classroom Close ups this fall.
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Peace and Justice Events
• Monday, June 20
Panel on USA Patriot Act
7:30 pm, Trinity Cathedral, Trenton
• Tuesday, June 21
Creating a Peaceful Summer with your Kids, Practical
Ways to Make it Happen 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Nassau Presbytarian Church,
Princeton.
• Thursday, June 23
Building Friendships: Report from the ten-day Global Exchange and
Code Pink Delegation to Iran
7:30 pm, Trinity Church, Princeton
• Saturday, June 25
State-wide Conference on countering Miltary
Recruitment at Schools 1:00 - 5:00 pm, First Reformed Church,
Highland Park.
• Thursday, June 30
Peace is Patriotic
6:00 pm, Bring-your-own Picnic
7:00 - 8:30 pm, Program
Monument Park (in front of Borough Hall).
• Fridayy, August 5
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration
Details to be announced.
• Sunday, November 13
Morality of War, and Alternatives for Peace Conference for Peace
11:00 am, Interfaith Service
1:30 pm, Conference
Held at Princeton University |
 60th
Anniversary Commemoration of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki
SAVE
THE DATE: The Coalition’s Annual Commemoration
of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is being
planned tentatively for
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, IN PRINCETON.
Event details |
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Building Friendships:
Report from the Ten-day Global
xchange and Code Pink Delegation to Iran
Thursday, June 23, 7:30 pm
Trinity Church, 33 Mercer St., Princeton
Anne Miller, Director of New Hampshire Peace
Action, returned in late April from a ten-day women’s
Building Friendships delegation to Iran.
The human rights organization Global Exchange and women’s
peace group
Code Pink organized the trip as an opportunity for cultural
sharing, relationship building, and information exchange between
American and Iranian women. |
Anne Miller
Director, New Hampshire
Peace Action
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The trip was motivated by
the growing concern that the US may either take or sanction
military action against suspected nuclear facilities in Iran.
While in Iran, Anne and her colleagues met with a number
of diverse NGOs (non-government organizations) and with many
ordinary Iranians in the cities of Tehran, Yazd and Esfahan.
Anne has been the director of New Hampshire Peace
Action since June 2004. Prior to becoming director, Anne was
a member of the New Hampshire Peace Action Steering Committee
and a math teacher, as well as an activist. Come hear Anne
speak about her time in Iran, her interactions with the women
whom she met, and the necessity of a peace and justice movement
in America to prevent the spread of war from Iraq to Iran. |
State-wide Conference on
Countering Military Recruitment
at Schools
Saturday, June 25, 1:00 - 5:00 pm,
First
Reformed Church, 19-21 South 2nd Avenue, Highland Park, NJ
Hosted by the Central Jersey Coalition
against Endless War
12:15 pm, CARPOOL FROM PRINCETON:
MEET AT ECKERD DRUG PARKING
LOT, PRINCETON SHOPPING CENTER
Call the Coalition for Peace Action office, 609-924-5022,
for details
The conference will begin with a review of developments nationally,
state-wide, locally, and possibilities for the future.
There will be a brainstorming session on topics to be discussed,
including a state-wide effort to target the New Jersey
School Board or possible legislation. Small working group
sessions will meet to devise specific strategies for working
with teachers and preparing for the state-wide teacher’s
convention. Other topics will include the No Child Left
Behind act, conscientious objectors, school boards, and
strategies.
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 Trenton Patriots Act Again
Against Expansion of USA Patriot Act
Trenton Peace
Action will hold a round-table discussion on the expansion
of the US Patriot Act at the Trenton Peace Center
on Monday, June 20, 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral,
801 West State Street in Trenton. Panel participants include
Grayson Barber, Esq., American Civil Liberties Union; Lawrence
Kroah, Ph.D., Director of the Trenton Public Library; Manuel
Segura, Trenton City Councilman; Kip Cherry of the Mercer County
Coalition for Civil Liberties, and Kate Esposito of Trenton
Peace Action.  New Jersey has a proud heritage of championing civil liberties.
Crucial battles against the tyrrany of British rule were fought
here in 1776 and New Jersey was the first state to sign and
ratify the Bill of Rights. Join us as we explore the erosion
of those hard-won liberties under the current Patriot Act.
The speakers will address the implications
for civil liberties should the act be expanded and/or the
more onerous provisions
made permanent. They will provide updates on the status of
legislative initiatives regarding the Patriot Act in Washington
and Trenton. The government’s right of intrusion into
library records/book purchases under the act will also be explored.
Refreshments following the program. The Trenton Peace Center,
a harbinger of truth, justice and inspiration for
the Trenton community, is a project of Trenton Peace Action.
For further information call 609-393-7643 or email: trentonpeaceaction@peacecoalition.org |
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