[CSRA Peace] CSRA February Peace Events

[Ayman Fadel]

The official CSRA Peace Alliance Event for February is not in its normal
location at the Greene St. Library.

 

Screening of the documentary film Rethink Afghanistan

For more information on this documentary, visit
http://rethinkafghanistan.com/.

 

Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Wallace Public Library, 1237 Laney Walker Blvd, Augusta, GA


Action item: Tell members of the House Armed Services Committee to read the
Eikenberry memos before writing a 2011 budget for the Afghanistan war.
http://act.ly/1oe


Other events of note:


"Savannah River Site: Waste, Weapons & Future Prospects" 

with Tom Clements 

MON Feb 8th, 7:15PM 

Preceded by Aiken Peace business meeting at 6:30PM. 

Aiken Unitarian Universalist Church 

115 Gregg Ave, Aiken, SC 

 <http://www.aikenuuchurch.org/> www.aikenuuchurch.org for directions 

Tom Clements, Southeastern Campaigns Coordinator for environmental
organization Friends of the Earth, will speak.  A long-time SRS watchdog,
Clements will present a cutting analysis of the current status of the "bomb
plant" and its possible future.  Aiken Peace meets the second Monday of each
month.  Next meeting MON March 8th. For more information, contact David
Matos at 803-215-3263 or aiken_peace at yahoo.com.

 

 

Legislation of Interest
Bills have been introduced in the Georgia Senate and the Georgia House which
would prohibit military recruiters from using public schools to recruit
students 16 years of age and younger. In addition, this bill would make
parental consent a condition for recruitment of 17-year olds and encourage
distribution of "opt-out" forms for parents to prevent schools from giving
students' contact information to recruiters. Visit
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/GA-Says-No-To-Using-Schools-For-Military-Re
cruitment-of-Minors for more information.

CSRA Peace Alliance Agenda Items
1. Daytime monthly peace vigil in front of Barrow's office on Laney-Walker
2. Participation in Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition (GPJC.org) Martin
Luther King Justice Tour in April
3. Participation in GPJC Youth Convergence 2010 May 21-3 (gpjc.org)

Events Later in the Year


Hiroshima/Nagasaki Memorial, Friday, August 6 at St. Mary's Ga, 3-6 pm


 

School of the Americas Watch
Columbus, GA, Nov 19-21, 2010
http://www.soaw.org


2011 Southeast Alternative New Year for Nuclear Disarmament and Peacemaking


Each year, activists from throughout the Southeastern United States gather
on New Year's Eve to demand nuclear disarmament, particularly the nuclear
weapons used by Trident submarines. The principal base for U.S. Trident
submarines in the Atlantic Ocean is in St. Mary's, Georgia. In addition to a
midnight vigil, activists use New Year's Day to socialize, organize and
mobilize at Crooked River St. Park, which is a few miles away.      

Friday, December 31, 2010-Sunday, January 2, 2011, St. Mary's, GA
For more information, contact David Matos at 803-215-3263 or
aiken_peace at yahoo.com.


 

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