Talking Peace; KBP7 Pt 2; #HALTSolitary; Global Days of Listening
Dear Friends,
We know that many people are starting to feel the effects of digital overload, so this week we are here to offer a highlight of a few important events:
– We want to be sure you know that our radio show, Talking Peace on WBNY 91.3 FM, recently returned after a COVID-related hiatus. Join us for our next show Monday, 5/18 for a special call-in show featuring Clare Grady and Martha Hennessey of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7. The first hour will discuss criminal US nuclear militarism and the seven Catholic Workers’ courageous Plowshares action highlighting the omnicidal Trident submarines on the base. They now each face up to 25 years, with sentencing scheduled for 5/28 and 29. We thank them and pray for them, our s/heroes. The second hour will feature cohost and PANYS President Jim Anderson with Corrections Advisory Specialist Heron Simmonds discussing local and national racial justice issues – including video of Buffalo Police beating an unarmed man; Armaud Arbery’s murder in GA; and racial disparities in policing, healthcare, environmental pollution, etc. Our shows also stream online at wbny.buffalostate.edu, – please join us!
– On Saturday, 5/16 at noon, the KBP7 defendants will hold another webinar, Disarm & Divest During COVID-19 Part 2, before their sentencing. Jeremy Scahill, cofounder of the intercept, will host the webinar. Lead attorney Bill Quigley will also join followed by a Q&A. The panel will continue and expand their discussion of the need for civil resistance disarmament actions such as the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, the continued build-up of militarism, and the destitute condition of our world before and during the pandemic. They will also speak on divesting military funding to serve human needs during COVID-19 and beyond. If you missed Part 1 of this fantastic webinar – which also featured WNYPC Annual Dinner Keynote Speakers, Dr. Cornel West (2020) and Medea Benjamin (2019), you can catch up here. On Zoom, Meeting ID 816 7974 5485.
– This Sunday, 5/17, you can join the CAIC meeting about getting the #HALTSolitary bill passed using the Zoom link here. (Meeting ID 942 909 6816, Password Aubry; or dial-in at 1-646-558-8656 Mtg ID same, password 551359).
– On Thursday, 5/21, the Afghan Peace Volunteers invite everyone to say #Enough! We’ll build a critical mass of nonviolent relationships for a green and equal world without war. Join the Global Days of Listening beginning at 7:30 AM to celebrate 10 years of active listening to people around the globe, collaborating around each other’s paths of action toward a peaceful world. This month’s topic is What can each of us do now to build a better post-pandemic world? We know this is a topic all of you are considering, and we are particularly looking for youth guests (18-35 in this context) who share the APV’s vision of a Green, Equal, and Nonviolent world.
Please see details and much more below, including special events this week, regularly scheduled events, campaigns, fundraisers, and more at wnypeace.org, on our Facebook page, Twitter (@wnypeace), and Instagram (@wnypeace)! *** We update our Event Calendar often as we learn of new events, so please be sure to check back regularly!
And lastly, a reminder to pace yourselves – do only what you can without engaging in digital overload. No one call do it all. Let us know what kind of help you might need from the WNYPC; please feel free to reach out!
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