Category Archives: Event

Finally, A School that Teaches Kids to Protest War and Support Peace

The Maine-Endwell School District in Upstate New York Set a Wonderful Precedent By Hosting a Peace Day on September 21 Children around the world need to be taught that killing brothers and sisters, and fellow humans anywhere is murder and … Continue reading

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Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Sunday, August 6, 78 Years Later Continuing a decades-long tradition, Broome County Peace Action and Veterans for Peace held a remembrance of the 1945 atomic bombs dropped on the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. On Sunday, August 6, we … Continue reading

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Rally in Biden’s Hometown for Peace in Ukraine

Thanks to Vera Scroggins for recording the Rally in Scranton on July 22nd. Scranton and the world need movement away from nuclear apocalypse, and toward investment in jobs, education, healthcare and the environment. President Biden: Call for an immediate cease-fire … Continue reading

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Earth Day Action – Merchants of Death

Take action in your own locality to serve subpoenas to the creators of endless war this Earth Day, April 22! On Earth Day, call attention to the fact that the #1 organization polluting our mother earth is the US military. … Continue reading

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Merchants of Death – War Crimes Tribunal

The Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal will hold accountable — through testimony of witnesses — U.S. weapons manufacturers who knowingly produce and sell products which attack and kill not only combatants but non-combatants as well. These manufacturers may have … Continue reading

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Sleep Walking to Armageddon

Veterans for Peace Chapter 90, Peace Action of Broome, Pax Christi UpState New York, and UpState Drone Action will meet outside of the first floor Binghamton NY office of the leader of the United States Senate, Charles Schumer. Voices are … Continue reading

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Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated for his embrace of a nonviolent life on Martin Luther King Day Monday, January 16th at 11 AM at his statue on the Court St River Walk near the bridge.  Peace Action, Veterans … Continue reading

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War Merchants Exposure Day

War Merchants Exposure Day – September 9, 2022 On September 9th, Peace Groups gathered at BAE Systems in Endicott, NY and Lockheed Martin in Owego, NY to protest the military complex and promote peace-making development products. Jack Gilroy of Veterans … Continue reading

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Honoring John W. Jones – American Hero – Elmira, NY

The public was invited to attend a program celebrating the life and legacy of John W. Jones at his grave in Elmira’s Woodlawn Cemetery on Monday, May 30, 2022, at 11:30 AM. The program featured spirituals sung by The Dorothy … Continue reading

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Mothers’ Day

On Saturday May 7th we celebrated the original Mothers’ Day with a reading of Julia Ward Howe’s proclamation by Judy McMahon. We met at the Children’s Peace Garden in Otsiningo Park. Ed Nizalowski played a flute transcription of “Spring” from … Continue reading

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