Upcoming events & important resources: Nuclear weapons, disarmament, Genocide in Gaza, Venezuela & Ukraine War
Posted: 6th August 2024
Hello Global Network Keep Space 4 Peace friends,
On the eve of the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I would like to share these 10 upcoming events & resources on nuclear weapons & NATO plus the genocide in Gaza, Ukraine War and Venezuela – please see below.
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WATCH: “Toward a Second Cuban Missile Crisis? Interview with Dr. Theodore Postol” by Dr. Glenn Diesen & Alexander Mercouris, August 3
Very important video with Dr. Ted Postol on the growing dangers of the U.S. placing more nuclear weapons and missile defense systems in Europe, the corruption in the American Physical Society, the poor state of intelligence services in U.S. government, Postol’s incisive criticism of Stanford University and Michael McFaul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7LT1bIdpY&t=4602s (watch the whole 90-minute program)
Bio: Professor Postol recently retired from MIT and is a leading expert on nuclear engineering, nuclear weapons, missile technology etc. and worked for the Pentagon, his bio: https://sts-program.mit.edu/people/emeriti-faculty/theodore-postol/
2.
WATCH: “Lakenheath Peace March and Camp” video, July 2024 (14 minutes)
Very inspiring video of British peace activists protesting against the U.S. putting its nuclear weapons back in the UK at RAF Lakenheath:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAw4L-wpsFg
WATCH: Very inspiring too: “The Only Answer Is Peace”: Israeli and Palestinian Activists Share Vision of Coexistence” on Democracy Now! (14 minutes)
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/7/25/netanyahu_congress_democrats_protest
3.
German Member of the Bundestag, Sevim Dağdelen, has a new book out “NATO: A Reckoning with the Atlantic Alliance”: She did an excellent book launch in New York with Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7eCzN9pOes
Sevim was also at the people’s summit against NATO in Washington DC in July, the recording of her speech and other presentations here: https://nonatoyespeace.org/
4.
Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK and David Swanson of World BEYOND War have a new book out “NATO: What you need to know”: https://orbooks.com/catalog/nato-what-you-need-to-know/ It’s short and informative.
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WEBINAR: Venezuela Solidarity Network Webinar: “WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING IN VENEZUELA? Breaking down the election, post-election violence and US intervention. TUESDAY AUGUST 6. 5:00pm Pacific / 8:00pm Eastern Register for Zoom: https://www.venezuelasolidaritynetwork.org/080624
Simultaneous interpretation in English and Spanish. Join us for an insightful webinar featuring a distinguished panel of experts as we delve into the current situation in Venezuela. This event will cover the complexities of the recent election, the subsequent violence, and the impact of U.S. intervention. https://www.democracynow.org/2024/8/1/jeff_stein_us_sanctions_economic_warfare
6.
WEBINAR: “Gaza, International Law and the state of US Democracy”
Webinar Featuring international legal scholar Richard Falk
Sunday, August 11th, 1—2PM (EDT)
Organized by MAPA. Register: https://tinyurl.com/534nruhh
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WEBINAR: Starvation as a Weapon in Gaza
Thu August 15 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT.
Organized by MAPA. Register:
https://masspeaceaction.org/event/starvation-as-a-weapon-in-gaza/
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ICYMI: Excellent presentation by Bruce Gagnon, Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space:
NATO: An Aggressive, Destabilizing Danger to the World (a WIRN Webinar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3EwSNxt374
9.
Online Conference in September! “#NoWar2024 Conference: Resisting the USA’s Military Empire
Friday, Sept. 20-Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024” Conference by World BEYOND War
https://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2024/
10.
ICYMI: Article “Buried trial verdict confirms false-flag Maidan massacre in Ukraine”
Ukrainian-Canadian political scientist and University of Ottawa professor Ivan Katchanovski on the hidden origins of the Russia-Ukraine war
His detailed research and peer-reviewed articles here: https://uottawa.academia.edu/IvanKatchanovski
For nuclear disarmament and a world without NATO,
Tamara