BNP
Discussion Group
Monday, October 6, 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Perfect Blend, 376 Delaware Ave (Four Corners), Delmar, NY
Our gatherings
here are are always lively and interesting, with many good ideas
discussed among neighbors and friends. Contact:
439-8262 for further information. New members always welcome!
CONFERENCE - How To Prevent War On Iran AND On The U.S. Constitution
Saturday, October 18, 2008
9:00 am (sharp) to 5:00 pm
Berkshire Community College
Directions to Berkshire Community College
Susan B. Anthony Building, Pittsfield, MA
Featured
Speakers: Scott Ritter, Joseph Gerson, Brian Corr and Joe
Lombardo. Ritter was a
chief UN weapons inspector who correctly predicted there would be no
weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq. In both August and
September he will travel to Iran. On another occasion before the
conference, he will meet with several Nobel Peace Prize winners on the
subject of avoiding war with Iran, a topic on which he has written a
book, Target Iran. He has also written: Waging Peace - The Art of
War for the Antiwar Movement, a fascinating and challenging account of
how techniques used by the military can instead be used in the pursuit
of peace. Gerson is Program Director for the American Friends
Service Committee in Cambridge, MA. He has written numerous books
on global affairs and has traveled widely in the Middle East and
elsewhere. He is familiar with Ritter's sentiments and likewise
aspires to the goals of warding off war with Iran and creating a more
effective peace movement able to induce our government to abide by the
Constitution, honor the truth and serve the people. However, his
many years of experience working with AFSC have led him to somewhat
different views on strategies and tactics from those of
Ritter. For More Information: Contact George
Desnoyers: Tel.
413-443-4298 e-mail: gdesnoye@berkshire.rr.com
Sponsored by Global Issues Resource Organization (GIRO)
of BCC, Berkshire Citizens for Peace and Justice, Bethlehem
Neighbors for Peace. Registration from 8:30 am - 9: 00 am.
Admission: $10.00, Seniors $8.00, Students $5.00
Solidarity Committee- Film: "Hacking Democracy"
Saturday, October 18, 7:00 pm
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany
405 Washington Avenue (across the street from the downtown SUNY campus)
The
Solidarity Committee continues its 2008-2009 film series with a showing
of "Hacking Democracy" (2007, 81 minutes). This HBO documentary
provides a modern-day David and Goliath story—a tenacious
grandmother from Seattle and a band of citizen-activists who take on
the voting machine corporations and government officials who subvert
democracy at the polls. Examining the record in recent elections,
"Hacking Democracy" uncovers incendiary evidence from the trash cans of
Texas to the ballot boxes of Ohio, thereby exposing secrecy, votes in
the trash, hackable software, and election fraud. As Americans
prepare to cast their ballots once again this November, it provides a
timely reminder of the fragility of democracy. The
film-showing—cosponsored by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace and
Upper Hudson Peace Action—will take place at a new
location: the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany,
located at 405 Washington Avenue (across the street from the downtown
SUNY campus). More
information: 466-1192
BNP
Monthly Meeting
Monday, October 20, 7:00 -9:00 pm
Bethlehem Town Hall
445 Delaware Ave, Delmar
Come
discuss and plan with us! Stop
the War! Change the World! What is next for the peace movement locally
and globally? Help create our upcoming events and actions. Information
439-1968
Camilo Mejía: The Private Rebellion of a Staff Sergeant
Tuesday, October 28, 7:00 pm
Sanctuary for Independent
Media
3361 6th Avenue, Troy NY
After
serving in the Army for nearly nine years, Staff Sergeant Camilo
Mejía was the first known Iraq veteran to refuse to fight when
he applied for discharge from the army as a conscientious objector,
citing moral concerns about the war and occupation. The principled
stand described in his memoir, “Road From ar Ramadi: The Private
Rebellion of Staff Sargeant Camilo Mejia” (just published on
Haymarket Books), helped rally the growing opposition and embolden
other soldiers. He was eventually convicted of desertion by a military
court and sentenced to a year in prison, prompting Amnesty
International to declare him a prisoner of conscience. BNP is
co-sponsoring this film with the Sanctuary for Independent Media. More
information: 466-1192
