Nuclear weapons

Festival for a Nuclear-Free Future

When: Saturday, July 16, 2011, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Where: Copley Square • Boston
2011 Jul 16 - 2:00pm
2011 Jul 16 - 5:00pm

Festival for a Nuclear-Free FutureConcerned that U.S. nuclear plants are subject to safety risks similar to those that caused the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, and aware of the ongoing dangers of nuclear proliferation and nuclear war, a coalition of Boston area peace, environmental, and religious groups have joined forces to sponsor a Festival for a Nuclear-Free Future this month in Boston.

The free festival will present information on nuclear power safety and the risks of nuclear weapons in a fun, family-friendly way.

Musicians and dancers slated to perform include rockers Public Interest, Japanese style drummers Rutsubo Taiko, folk singer John Loretz, and a show choir from Showa Boston Institute.

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Massachusetts Peace Action Annual Meeting

When: Saturday, January 29, 2011, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Where: First Baptist Church • 848 Beacon St (corner of Centre) • Green Line "D" (Riverside train) • Newton Center
2011 Jan 29 - 1:00pm
2011 Jan 29 - 5:00pm
Ann Jones
Ann Jones

Join members and friends of Massachusetts Action this Saturday afternoon as we review the progress in 2010 and chart the path for our work in 2011.

Ann Jones, the author who documented Afghan women's lives in the searing Kabul in Winter, will speak on ending the Afghanistan war and Afghan women's human rights.

Michael Prokosch
Michael Prokosch

We will work together intensively on the campaign to fund our Massachusetts communities by cutting the military budget. Massachusetts expects a $1.8 billion budget shortfall this year and there will be a lot of controversy on what to do about it. For this part of the afternoon we will divide into small groups by cities/towns or regions of the state.   The national coordinator of the New Priorities Network, Michael Prokosch, will introduce our discussion.

Now that the START Treaty has been passed, we'll discuss Peace Action's new three-part strategy in our drive for nuclear disarmament. It may surprise you, and we'll ask for your feedback!

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Countdown To Zerø: Opening Weekend Event

When: Sunday, August 1, 2010, 7:20 pm
Where: Kendall Square Cinema • One Kendall Square • Cambridge
2010 Aug 1 - 7:20pm

The film “Countdown to Zerø” opens at Kendall Square Cinema on July 30th. This controversial film begins to explore the case for a nuclear weapons free world. Variety calls Countdown to Zerø “a politically urgent picture; it will also literally scare the breath out of what will certainly be a worldwide audience.“

The film has problems -- it does not criticize dangerous US nuclear policies nor chart the path to nuclear abolition, and it accentuates fear of terrorism.    But it focuses more attention on the nuclear abolition issue.

Countdown to Zero

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