Peace, Not Apartheid – Emergency Gaza Relief
Thursday, November 16th ⋅ 7:00 – 8:30pm La Villa Banquet Hall, 11500 Brookpark Rd, Cleveland, OH 44130 A panel of local leaders will discuss the current Palestinian struggle in the face of Israeli apartheid: to build community engagement and affinity with the struggle for Palestinian self determination, community members will provide updates on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the urgent need for a ceasefire and building justice for Palestine. An emergency Gaza relief effort will be presented by the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF). The event is free and open to the public. A free will offering is…
Ceasefire Now!
Contact Congress:
STOP THE GENOCIDE – CEASEFIRE NOW!
Contact Congress in support of this resolution: Reps. Bush, Tlaib, Carson, Lee, Ramirez Lead Colleagues in Call for Immediate Ceasefire The atrocities committed by Hamas and Israel in the past nine days will continue to escalate unless something drastic changes. Both entities have committed egregious attacks on civilians. However, there were no beheadings done by Hamas, as was falsely claimed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. As of this writing, the New York Times reports 2,670 Palestinians have been killed in reprisal for the October 7 Hamas attacks, and 9,600…
El Salvador: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
In addressing gang violence, El Salvador has become the world leader in imprisonment. Vast numbers of the innocent are jailed in the process. Join us for a panel discussion on what’s happening and what can be done to stop it. Wednesday, September 20th At the UnBar Cafe, 12635 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, 44120 Come at 6:30 PM for sandwiches, soups, salads and baked goods, along with non-alcoholic beverages (available for purchase) Panel Discussion at 7:00 PM with: Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Cleveland Peace Action Education Fund and IRTF-InterReligious Task Force on Central America and Colombia
On the 78th Anniversary of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The August 6th Hiroshima Commemoration with the Golden Rule crew began with some rousing rap and poetry by three artists brought by Al Porter, of Black on Black Crime: December Rose, Joe Motley, and Mr. Powers. We were then washed out by a drenching rain. Wet but undeterred, we re-created the remainder of the program on Zoom, on August 9th, the Nagasaki 78th Anniversary. Some of it is live, some taped. View on our YouTube channel
Decolonize
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Golden Rule’s Arrival in North Coast Harbor delayed. Saturday events cancelled. Sunday and Monday events are unaffected.
The Golden Rule crew will join us in commemorating Hiroshima Day with words, music and inspiration for a nuclear-free world Sunday, August 6th at the Free Stamp, Willard Park, Cleveland Gathering at 7:00 pm – Program begins at 7:30 pm Limited seating available, bring chairs if you can August 6th and 7th – Sunday and Monday – the Golden Rule is open for tours and possibly a short sail, weather permitting. The crew and support team are also available to meet with community groups, congregations, clubs, and schools. To find out more, contact Don Bryant/Francis Chiappa, [email protected], 216-509-7211. More on…
Annual Membership Meeting 2023
Ending the Ukraine War: Can There Be Solidarity Within the Peace Movement? MISSED IT? Now showing on YouTube Recorded Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 A conversation with CPA Board Members Terry Lodge and Mark Weber, and the audience. Moderator: Francis Chiappa Terry Lodge is a longtime environmental and civil rights lawyer in Toledo, Ohio who co-founded the Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition in Toledo a few days after September 11, 2001. He and NWOPC have actively opposed every U.S. war and proxy war involvement since. Mark Weber is the outgoing president of Cleveland Peace Action. He is a retired librarian and…