Breaking the Silence
3rd Annual Reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Breaking the Silence: Beyond Vietnam” Speech Monday, April 3, 2023 Cleveland City Hall Rotunda 4:00 pm-5:30 pm Dr. King’s 1967 speech exposing militarism, materialism, and racism continues to reverberate in our nation today as our government spends record billions of dollars on militarism every year while our nation’s poor go hungrier, often based on racial inequity. Our people and our cities could flourish if not for this vast wasteful expenditure. Sponsoring Organizations: Brickhouse Wellness, Carl Stokes Brigade, Cleveland Nonviolence Network, Cleveland Lead Advocates for Safe Housing, Cleveland Peace Action, Cuyahoga…
Join the Northeast Ohio Coalition for Peace in Ukraine (NOCPU)
We are mobilizing in Northeast Ohio to join the National “Rage Against the War Machine” Rally in Washington D.C. February 19, 2023. Add your voice to the growing numbers of people calling for an end to the continual march to global war and destruction. Are you disgusted with our government throwing our hard-earned tax dollars at wars across the globe? Do you see the folly of expanding NATO? Are you sick and tired of hearing about war casualties – human beings dying in war? Must our climate be further destroyed by war? We must add our voice to demand,…
Doomsday Clock 2023
Heightened nuclear tensions, the worsening climate crisis, and the unpredictable nature of disruptive technologies should spur everyone to tune in to this year’s Doomsday Clock announcement. We know we will be. https://info.thebulletin.org/2023Doomsday
What We Must Do About Nuclear Weapons
Cleveland Peace Action takes these positions on the existence and possible use of thermonuclear weapons by countries possessing such unprecedented destructive power: 1) The U.S. must formally declare a No First Strike policy, stating that the U.S. will not be the first to use nuclear weapons in any conflict, including the Russo-Ukraine war, period. 2) The U.S. must halt nuclear arsenal modernization, with its projected cost of $1.7T ($1,700,000,000,000) over the coming 30 years. The 400 live missile silos scattered in five western states must be closed. Modernizing weapons that are not lawful to be produced or detonated is…
BOYCOTT: film screening & discussion
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th – 6 PM at Cleveland State University Details on Eventbrite Join us at Cleveland State University for this award winning film about free speech and the vigilance of common people in securing our First Amendment rights. When a newspaper publisher in Arkansas, an attorney in Arizona and a speech therapist in Texas are told they must choose between their jobs and their political beliefs, they launch legal challenges. – Panel Discussion – Refreshments – Free to the general public! Cleveland State University Berkman Hall Room BH 201 Sponsored by Cleveland State University Students for Human Rights…
Preventing a U.S. Civil War
Wednesday, October 26 at 7 pm Parma-Powers Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library, 6996 Powers Blvd, Parma, OH 44129 This is a hybrid program, in person and virtual. To attend on Zoom, register here Matthew Ward, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Baldwin Wallace University will be discussing Barbara F. Walter’s book, “How Civil Wars Start and How to Prevent them.” Matt Ward and his BWU colleague Cait Kennedy will comment on extremism, authoritarianism, and right-wing radicalization in the United States. A community dialogue will follow.
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The war in Ukraine has raised the chances of nuclear war, intentional or accidental. We call on the two largest nuclear powers, the United States and Russia, to make sure this never happens. Here’s what each can do: 1. Declare a No First Strike policy: we should announce that US will not be the first to use nuclear weapons! Period. Of course, this would apply in the Russia-Ukraine war. 2. Halt nuclear arsenal modernization, with its projected cost of $1T over 30 years – it’s a waste of money, it’s unnecessary for deterrence and it fuels the global arms…
Annual Membership Meeting
Keynote speaker: Greg Coleridge – “Cultivating Peace with Justice in a Militarized World” Wednesday, May 18, 2022 See Greg’s presentation on our YouTube channel Annual election of board members and officers for Cleveland Peace Action and Cleveland Peace Action Education Fund. See candidate slate and read bios for new candidates, Jabir Asa, Terry Lodge, and Mark Alvarado