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April 26th to May 7th, 2004, the governments of the world will gather at the United Nations to discuss the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Treaty - NP&DT). In the NP&DT, the nuclear weapons states promised to eliminate their nuclear arsenals. Instead, the US hypocritically manipulates the treaty as an excuse to bomb or threaten other countries - starting with Iraq, Iran, and North Korea - said to be seeking nuclear arms, while totally ignoring its own promise to get rid of its massive arsenal and adding new "usable" nuclear bombs.
Let us take to the streets- nonviolently- united in our opposition to the growing threat of nuclear war. It's time to rid the world of all nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, and to create genuine security for future generations.
April
30th- Town Hall
Meeting
4:30- 9:30 pm
All Souls Church
80th Street & Lexington Ave.
Nuclear
Abolition, Proliferation and War:
What You Need to Know and What You Can Do
Atomic
Mirror, a group using the creative arts (film, music,
images, performance, ceremony) to reveal the secrets of the nuclear age and
to advocate for the abolition of nuclear weapons and power, will kick off the
event.
Dinner break from 6:00pm to 7:00pm with complimentary food and beverages.
Speakers include:
Mayor
Itoh of Nagasak,i Japan, introducing the Mayors for Peace Campaign
Bill
Perkins, NY City Council member
Cynda Arsenault, Colorado Communities for Justice and Peace, Colorado
John Burroughs, Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy, New York
Helen Caldicott, Nuclear Policy Research Institute, California
Pol D’Huyvetter, For Mother Earth, Belgium
Anabel Dwyer, Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy, Michigan
Heesook Kim, Young Koreans United of New York
John LaForge, Nukewatch, Wisconsin
Andrew Lichterman, Western States Legal Foundation, California
Motarilavoa Hilda Lini, Pacific Concerns Resource Center, Fiji
Liz McAllister, Jonah House, Baltimore
Greg Mello, Los Alamos Study Group, New Mexico
Zia Mian, Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University, New
Jersey
Inga Olson, Tri Valley CAREs, California
Alice Slater, Global Resource Action Center for the Environment
Damu Smith, Black Voices for Peace, Washington, DC
Susi Snyder, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, New
York
Steve Staples, Polaris Institute, Canada
Bill Sulzman, Global Network against Nuclear Weapons and Power in Space,
Colorado
Cheong Wooksik, Civil Network for a Peaceful Korea, South Korea
Dear
Friends,
On May 1, people will take to the streets of New York City demanding “No
More Nuclear Excuses for War.” Following the March 20th International Day
of Protest against the war and occupation in Iraq, we will demand an end to
perpetual war by calling for the abolition of the one weapon that epitomizes
a culture of war, destruction and human annihilation. So long as there are nuclear
weapons there will be war. So long as some countries have these weapons, others
will seek them, too.
The US went to war over a hyped-up threat of nuclear weapons in Iraq. What’s
to stop it from going to war against another country for its real or imagined
nuclear weapons? How do we stop other countries from getting the bomb? The only
path to nonproliferation is by upholding the rule of international law that
prohibits nuclear weapons development and mandates nuclear disarmament by ALL
nations.
The afternoon before this mass rally, on April 30, we will be holding a Forum
on “Nuclear Abolition, Proliferation and War: What You Need to Know and
What You Can Do.”
These two events will coincide with the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Treaty
wherein nuclear weapons states promised to eliminate their nuclear weapons.
The US has used this treaty hypocritically to bomb and threaten other countries
while ignoring its legal obligation to get rid of its own nuclear arsenal. Thousands
of Iraqis and hundreds of Americans and other nationals have died because of
the lies Bush told about the supposed Iraqi threat.
We are all united against war. It is time that we as the peace movement begin
to examine the causes for perpetual war and work to dismantle the deadly weapons
that perpetuate the war machine. We cannot abolish war without abolishing nuclear
weapons. And we can’t fight for disarmament without your help.
Join us in this peaceful protest on May 1 by becoming a sponsoring organization.
Sponsors are contributing a minimum of $100. Help us
spread the word by linking the demonstration’s site www.1may04.org to your
website.
Download the flyers and notify all your constituents.
Please write today to Yael at office@pepeace.org
and let us know that your organization will be sponsoring this event and may
be listed as a sponsor on our letterhead and literature.
Yours in peace,
The Mayday! Disarm team
Send
your contribution to:
Abolition 2000
215 Lexington Avenue #1001,
New York, NY 10016 USA
Participating
Organizations include:
Sponsors:
Abolition
2000
Campaign
for US Congressional Resolution for Peace in Korea
Educators for Social Responsibility-
NY Metro
Fellowship of Reconciliation-
New York/ UN |
Cape
Cod Chapter
Lawyers Committee on Nuclear
Policy
L.I. Alliance for Peaceful
Alternatives
New
Haven Peace Commission
Peace Action NYS
Physicians
for Social Responsibility- New York City
Promoting Enduring Peace
Tri-Valley CAREs
U.S. Peace Council
United
for Peace and Justice
Western
States Legal Foundation
Women's International League for Peace and
Freedom- UN Office
Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom- US Section
World Peace Council
Young Koreans United of USA
Also endorsed by:
Anti
Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia
Arthur Burton
Atomic
Mirror
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Coalition for Peace
Action
Code Pink- New York
Coralie Farlee- Women's National Democratic Club
Ending War Foundation
Forum Plutonium
Franciscians
International
Green
Party of Skagit County
Hawaii
Center for Human Rights Research and Action
Institute
for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Lakenhealth Action
Group
New
Age International Institute
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Pax
Christi Metro New York
People for Nuclear Disarmament - Australia
People's Action for Clean Energy
(PACE)
Propisiton One Committee
Public Citizen
Shundahai Network
Taller Educacion Ambriental
Trident Ploughshares
War
Resisters League
Nuclear Weapons and Preventive War
Talking Points - Global Disarmament Starts at Home
Talking Nukes- a Reaching Critical Will Guide to Nuclear Disarmament
The Shameful U.S. Record in 2003 Disarmament Votes at the United Nations
United for Peace and Justice Disarmament Campaign
United for Peace and Justice Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security Working Group Campaign Proposal
Missiles of Empire: America's 20th Century Global Legions
These are a random collection of animations which are political in nature, they are best viewed with a high-speed internet connection.
Bush-Shafted-Us
Commentary on George W. Bush's foreign policy and resultant domestic effects-
set to Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb".
Jib-Jab
Lots of political flash animation- the opening page features a "campaign
ad" by Ahh-nold. Another favorite is a parody Bush
speech on education.
Mark
Fiore
Bridging the gap between Justin & Janet on the Superbowl and the cache of
WMD still not found in Iraq.
ave contributed time and money to ensure
our success. If you would like be listed as a sponsor
contact: office@pepeace.org