Nuclear Weapons or Green Economy: It’s Our Choice
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
Speaker: Eric Schreiber, MD
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In FY 2021, the National Nuclear Security Administration planned to spend $15.6 billion on maintaining and updating the nuclear arsenal. The Department of Defense also planned to spend an additional $28.9 billion to modernize weapons delivery systems. Meanwhile, atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased 47 percent since 1850 and 2020 was the warmest year on record. Dr. Schreiber will discuss how the money spent on weapons could be better spent on the green infrastructure that the country – and world – desperately need.
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Nuclear Weapons Illegal on 22 January 2021!
Few people know about the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). That’s why we gather on January 22,2021, to mark and to celebrate its entry into force. The treaty was approved at the United Nations in July 2017 by 122 nations. Ninety days ago, Honduras became the 50th nation to deposit its ratification at the United Nations, triggering an automatic entry into force this January 22nd. In addition to 51 countries that have ratified the treaty, 33 more have signed — a total of 84 countries agreeing to ban nuclear weapons. ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for its work on the treaty.
We will convene outside the Anthony J. Celebreeze Federal Building, 1240 E. 9th St., Cleveland.
11:30 am – Cleveland Catholic Worker will hold a prayer vigil.
12:00 pm – Cleveland Peace Action will hold a press conference to announce the treaty entering into force.
Social distancing observed. Masks are mandatory.
Read MoreIsrael Withholding COVID-19 Vaccinations from Palestine Occupied Territories of West Bank and Gaza
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| CLEVELAND, OHIO While Covid-19 rates in Israel are soaring, Israeli officials are withholding all vaccinations from the Palestine Occupied Territories of West Bank and Gaza. Israel currently has the highest rate of covid-19 vaccinations in the world according to Forbes Magazine (1) but vaccination is withheld from the wards of Israeli occupation. |
Peace and the Biden-Harris Administration: Opportunities and Challenges
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Tuesday, January 12th
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P@PBiden2021The new administration presents both opportunities and challenges for Peace Action’s advocacy work. While there’s reason for optimism, realism suggests there will be some difficult work ahead. Join us for a dialogue on the prospects for 2021 and beyond.
Panelists:
Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director, Policy and Political Affairs, National Peace Action
Pete Moore, M.A. Hanna Associate Professor of Politics, Case Western Reserve University
The Genocide of the Palestinian People
Cleveland Peace Action (CPA) condemns, without reservation, the acts of violence and repression committed by Israel against the people of Palestine. Many of those who wish to defend the actions of the Israeli government contend that the term “genocide” only refers to mass killing and therefore does not apply. CPA points to the fact that the term “genocide” was first used in 1944 by Professor Raphael Lemkin, a Polish Jewish legal scholar who wrote in 1945, Genocide: A Modern Crime. In his book, Professor Lemkin writes: “Genocide does not necessarily signify mass killing. More often it refers to a coordinated plan aimed at destruction of the essential foundations of the life of national groups so that these groups wither and die like plants that have suffered a blight.”
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