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Reflections on the Moment: From Covid to War in Space… & Lots In-Between

With Bruce Gagnon & Regis Tremblay. Join Massachusetts Peace Action on Zoom.

• Bruce Gagnon is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. He was a co-founder of the Global Network when it was created in 1992. He is an author and has written many articles. Bruce is also has a blog called Organizing Notes and a local TV program in Maine called This Issue. He is a veteran and an active member of Veterans for Peace.
• Regis Tremblay is a independent filmmaker living in Yalta, Crimea of the Russian Federation. His film, Ghost of Jeju chronicles the resilience of power of the people of Jeju are fighting for self-determination, basic human rights, an open and transparent democratic process, and the protection of this rare and beautiful environment.

 

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Rally for Yemen!

Yemen is dying to live. Let’s stand and show them they are not alone! #SaveYemen

Talking Peace taping, hour 2: Holocaust Remembrance Day

With Sophia, Holocaust survivor, lecturer, and “up-stander”/human rights activist; Drew Kahn, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and Founding Director of Buffalo State’s AnneFrankProject.com;  Jess Kent, alumna of NewGround: a Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, and co-leader of Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network.

 

Discussion topics:

  • the history of the Holocaust and Sophia’s direct experience
  • affects of the Holocaust worldwide (physically, emotionally, politically, spiritually)
  • educational initiatives using Holocaust history for anti-bullying efforts, interfaith dialogue, conflict resolution
  • ways to help and get more involved

 

The show is taped for just under an hour by Think Twice Radio: Home of the Future (thanks to Richard Wicka, our wonderful producer). The Zoom recording, livestreamed on Facebook during the taping, will air on WBNY 91.3FM on the following Monday (1/31) at 1pm EST. After airing, you can also find the video archived on the WNY Peace Center YouTube channel.