STOP THE GENOCIDE – CEASEFIRE NOW!

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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

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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

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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

Golden Rule’s Arrival in North Coast Harbor delayed. Saturday events cancelled. Sunday and Monday events are unaffected.

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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, clevelandpeaceaction@gmail.com, 216-509-7211. More on…

Annual Membership Meeting 2023

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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…

Breaking the Silence

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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…