No Missile Defense
End Afghanistan War
No to NATO Expansion
Stop the Drones
Convert the Military Industrial Complex
Bring Our War $$ Home
End Corporate Domination of Foreign/Military Policy
Satellites: the eyes, ears and brains of
modern warfare.
Imaging satellites capture the visual images of the targets (including
individual people) that warmakers wish to destroy. Signals satellites pick up
voices and other sounds which further identify a target, while the GPS system
provides the gunsight or bombsight which directs the bullet or bomb to its
destination. All these same orbiting instruments of war help the Pentagon
assess damage, often leading to more strikes repeating the same process. The
addition of drones and other new age weapons bring us close to having no human
being in the loop at all.
There is a perception among those aware of space that most orbital activity in
the past five years has shifted to the private sector, and that federal
government satellite activity has declined during the Obama administration.
While civilian government agencies like NASA are facing cutbacks, satellite
launches have kept up with a Bush-era pace. The satellites that manage spying,
navigation, targeting, and military communications are launched by agencies such
as the National Reconnaissance Office and the Defense Information Systems
Agency, whose budgets are larger than ever, but whose activities take place
largely out of the public eye.
While the satellites
orbiting miles above our heads may be out of our sights, the ground stations
they depend upon, in locations such as Menwith Hill, UK; Pine Gap, Australia;
and Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado are vast bases that play a large role in
local economies worldwide.
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October 6-13
LOCAL ACTIONS (list in formation)
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Albuquerque, New Mexico (Oct 3) Showing of award winning documentary
Pax-Americana & the Weaponization of Space at the Center for Peace &
Justice, 202 Harvard SE, 6:00 pm. citizen@comcast.net
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Andover, Massachusetts (Oct 11) Merrimack Valley People for Peace will hold a vigil in front of
Raytheon, 7am to 8 am. brian@quirk.ws
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Bath Iron Works, Maine (Oct 6) Vigil across from
administration building on Washington Street (Navy Aegis destroyers built at
BIW) 11:30-12:30 am Smilin’ Trees Disarmament Farm (207) 763-4062
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Bhubhaneswar (Orissa state), India (Oct 6) Space issues education and awareness program. Coordinated by Ramchandra
Patro rama_bm@yahoo.com
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Bombay, India (October 12) Day long seminar by Dr. Leo Rebello on World Without Wars on
Earth or Space, based on his book World Without Wars.
prof.leorebello@gmail.com
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Boston, Massachusetts(Oct 6) Drones Death Walk. We will walk from
565 Boylston Street (across from Copley Square) at 12:30 pm. Join WILPF
Boston Branch as we walk to the Boston Common and Park Street Station. We
will dress in black and wear white masks. Contact:
wilpf_boston@verizon.net
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Brunswick, Maine (Oct 4) Showing of award winning documentary
Pax-Americana
& the Weaponization of Space at the Curtis Memorial Library at 7:00 pm.
gaia@gwi.net
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Brighton, England (Oct 9) Demonstration outside EDO MBM, 4pm – 6pm. Organised by Smash EDO. See:
http://smashedo.org.uk/events/event/down-the-drones-demo-2
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Bristol, England (Oct 13) Street stall, central Bristol, 11am – 4pm
More info
- Bucharest, Romania (Oct 12) Distributing leaflets and showing of
Pax Americana & the Weaponization of Space
video at the Cervantes College
aurel.Romania@gmail.com
- Cardiff, Wales (Oct 9) Handing in of Petition calling for Welsh Government to withdraw support for testing of drones at
Aberporth and over Wales http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/week-of-action-events/
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Colorado Springs, Colorado (Oct 12) Demonstration from noon to 12:45 pm with banners outside of the SAIC
facility which is adjacent to Peterson AFB (HQ of Air Force Space Command)
northgate. That way we get a twofer.
bill.sulzman@gmail.com
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Colorado Springs, Colorado (Oct 12) Demonstration at West gate of Schriever AFB, home of the Space Warfare
Center and numerous other Star Wars programs 3:30 - 4:30 pm. bill.sulzman@gmail.com
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RAF Croughton, England (Oct 6) Rally at U.S. communication base, March to main gate 1 mile - starts Croughton
village 12.00 midday, Returns 3:00 pm, Oxfordshire Peace Campaign.
oxonpeace@yahoo.co.uk
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Deming, New Mexico (Oct 12) Weekly Friday Occupy vigil will carry Keep Space for Peace signs
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Fort Meade, Maryland (Oct 9) Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore will make its annual trek to the
National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Meade from 5:30-6:30 PM. The spy
agency continues to break a host of laws both U.S. and international.
Gather on Route 32 outside the main gate to alert the general public to the
criminal activity taking place at the NSA. RSVP to Max at 410-366-1537 or
mobuszewski@verizon.net
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Fylingdales, England (Oct 7) Begin bicycle trip from Fylingdales U.S. radar facility to Menwith Hill to highlight their
connections with US missile defense and the use of space technology. Overnight
peace camp the night before. info@yorkshirecnd.org.uk
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Gangjeong, Jeju Island, South Korea (Oct 6-13)
Screening of space films in the Peace Center during the Keep Space for Peace
Week. Banner and signs on Space Week will be hung and held in the village,
including near the naval base construction gate. Information on space week
will be distributed to the nationwide march participants during the space
week. (armha5156@gmail.com)
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Hinckley, England (Oct 7) Drones Peace Walk: Leave Tamworth 9am for long walk (approx 17
miles) to Hinckley.
http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/week-of-action-events/
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Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir state) India (Oct 10) Rally coordinated by Ashwani Pradadhan
ashwanipradhan50@gmail.com
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King of Prussia/Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (Oct 12-13) Brandywine Peace Community's annual Keep Space for Peace Week
demonstration (and observance of U.S. Afghan war anniversary) at Lockheed
Martin. Lockheed Martin, the world's largest war profiteer, a primary
contractor of space weaponry as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, drones
(including the Hell Fire missiles they carry) and the satellites which enable
their remote control from the continental U.S. brandywine@juno.com
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Las Vegas, Nevada (Oct 11) From 9:00 to 10:00
am, we will focus signs on Keep Space for Peace during our weekly peace
vigil outside the Lloyd George Federal Courthouse, 333 S. Las Vegas Blvd. at
Clark. From 5:00 to 6:30 pm we will vigil on the pedestrian overpass over
Las Vegas Blvd. on the north side of Tropicana Blvd. (connecting New York
New York to the MGM Grand) with large "Keep Space for Peace" signs and other
banners and will have handouts for passers by. Nevada Desert Experience
415-828-2506
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Leeds, England (Oct 3) ‘Drones – a new kind of warfare’ a talk and discussion with Chris Cole of the Campaign against Drones on the growing
use of unmanned drones in the Middle East and beyond. 7.30 pm, Room G546, Rosebowl Building, Leeds Metropolitan University. Organised
by Pax Christi and Yorkshire CND. dominic@yourkshirecnd.org.uk
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Leicester, England (Oct 8) Drones Peace Walk leaves Hinckley 10:00 am for 12 mile walk to Leicester. Demonstration at the
Thales Watchkeeper drone factory, Scudamore Road, Leicester, 3.30pm.
http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/week-of-action-events/
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Lewisham, England (Oct 9) ‘Remote killing – the morality of drone warfare’
with Gabriel Carlyle, Lewisham Town Hall, 7.30pm. More Info
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Lincoln, England (Oct 12) Drones Peace Walk leaves Southwell on bus 28 to Newark at 9.38, then bus 47 from Newark at 10.40 to
outskirts of Lincoln then walking 5 miles to Friends Meeting House. Hosted in houses. Possible evening meeting.
http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/week-of-action-events/
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London, England (Oct 12) Demonstration outside London office of General Atomics, Tower 42, Old Broad Street. Organised by
London Catholic Worker
http://www.londoncatholicworker.org/contacts.html
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Loughborough, England (Oct 9) Drones Peace Walk: Gather at Gandhi’s statue, Belgrave Road, Leicester at 9.30am for
readings, 10am leave for Loughborough 12 miles, evening meeting in Loughborough
http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/week-of-action-events/
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Mansfield, England (Oct 9) Peace Vigil: Glenair, drone
component manufacturer, 40 Lower Oakham Way, Mansfield NG18 5BY, 4pm – 6pm.
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Menwith Hill, England (Oct 9) Demonstration at
NSA Spy Base in Yorkshire at 6-8pm. Will be welcoming the cyclists from
Yorkshire CND when they arrive at Menwith Hill from Fylingdales. Sponsored by CAAB.
mail@caab.corner.org.uk or 01423 884076.
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Montrose, California (Oct 12) Weekly peace vigil with Keep Space for Peace theme, corner of Ocean View/Honolulu Ave,
5:30-7:00 pm rmedford@ucla.edu
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (October 6) Occupy
Myrtle Beach meets at 1:00 pm on the Business 17 street side of Chapin Park
to walk with signs to protest drones and to keep space for peace.
outdoorsbrian@hotmail.com
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Nagpur, (Maharashtra state) India (Oct 9) Space issues education and awareness program at Women’s College, Nandanwant Lay
out. Coordinator Mrunalini Fadnavis mrunalinifadnavis@gmail.com
- Nagpur, (Maharashtra state), India (Oct 12) Students rally at Matru Sewa Sangh Institute of Social Work. Coordinated by
Prof. Geetha Thachil geethathachil@gmail.com
- Nagpur, (Maharashtra state), India (Oct 13) A massive
Dharna (Squating) will be held jointly with several organisations at Nagpur. rao.jnrao36@sofy.com
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Newton, Massachusetts (Oct 21) Bruce Gagnon
speaks at First Unitarian Church, 1326 Washington Street, West Newton, 7:00 pm. Ncwrenn@aol.com
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New York, New York (Oct 6-13) United Nations office of WILPF Reaching Critical Will has
reorganized their information on Keeping Space for Peace, Aerospace war
profiteers, missile defense, weapons in space and existing space treaties
for Keep Space for Peace Week and beyond. Go to:
http://reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/fact-sheets/critical-issues/5448-%20%20outer-space#civsoc
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Nottingham, England (Oct 10) Drones Peace Walk Leaves Loughborough 9am, walk to Nottingham, 15 miles, staying in Friends Meeting
House, peace supper.
http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/week-of-action-events/
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Oita, Japan (Oct 12) Banner against the fast breeder reactor development in Japan and the international joint R&D of a
nuclear fusion reactor 16:00~17:00 at Oita Kyusyu Electric Power Co
seamesky@sand.ocn.ne.jp
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Omaha, Nebraska (Oct 6) "Stop the Killing, Ground the Drones" vigil, 10am to noon, Close to
Stratcom at Offutt AFB, Corner of Fort Crook Rd & Cornhusker, Code Pink
Omaha, Contact Frances Mendenhall 402-208-3717
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Oneonta, New York (Oct 6-13) Putting up Keep Space for Peace Week posters around town throughout the week. brendanjoconnor@yahoo.com
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Oswestry, England (Oct 4) Coalition for Peace is hosting a talk by Chris Cole of Drone Wars UK
at the Walford Davies Room, The Giuildhall, Bailey Head, Oswestry,
Shropshire at 7.30. The title is ‘Drone Wars: Afghanistan, Pakistan and
Beyond’. Details 01691 650527
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Pentagon, Washington DC (Oct 9) Keep Space for Peace signs will be held at weekly Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Pentagon
morning vigil artlaffin@hotmail.com
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Oct 7) Vigil and
demonstration against drone research at UPENN at 34th & Walnut Streets, 1:00
pm. Speakers, music, and more; followed by kite flying in Woodland Walk
field, between UPENN and Drexel University, behind the corner at 34th &
Walnut Streets. End the War, Stop the Killer Drone Strikes, Space for Peace,
not drone strikes directed from the U.S. through space. Kites will be
available, bring your own if you can, and don't forget your umbrella in the
event of rain. brandywine@juno.com
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Oct 8) Noon, Brown
bag lunch presentation at Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street, with Bruce
Gagnon, International peace organizer; Coordinator,Global Network Against
Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and Keep Space for Peace Week; Author,
Come Together Right Now: Organizing Stories From Fading Empire.
brandywine@juno.com
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Pickering, England (Oct 7) Peace in space cycle journey we will be stopping overnight
for rest. meeting and discussion. info@yorkshirecnd.org.uk
- Ponidcherry University, India (Oct 7-8) Space issues education and awareness campaign Coordinator J. Narayana Rao
rao.jnrao36@sofy.com
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Porthmadog, England (Oct 13) Anti-drone street stall, Porthmadog, Fellowship of Reconciliation, 2.30pm
http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/week-of-action-events/
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Portland, Maine (Oct 8) Anti-Drone Die-In at
Obama Campaign Headquarters, 533 Forest Ave., noon-1pm. CODEPINK State of
Maine & Portland Pat Taub (207) 542-7119
pparee2011@gmail.com
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Portland Oregon (Oct 6) Rally and march: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
will carry signs and banners calling for Keeping Space for Peace, No Drones,
No to Missile Offense and more in event sponsored by more than 30
organizations. WILPF speaker at the rally will hi-lite KS4Peace issues.
carol.disarm@gmail.com
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Portland, Oregon (Oct 7) Teach-in. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom is
conducting a participatory workshop on the inter-relationship of U.S. space
militarization, nukes, wars and occupations and on building for peace, not
war. carol.disarm@gmail.com
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Poway, California (Oct 11) Anti-Predator drone vigil at General Atomics, 4:00-6:00 pm, Scripps
Poway Pkwy & General Atomics Way, San Diego Veterans For Peace
bdlvfp@gmail.com
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Prague, Czech Republic (Oct 10) Militarization of Space and the Missile Defence Project discussion with
Dr. Miroslav Tuma, disarmament expert from the Institute of Foreign Relations in Prague. Where: Centrum neziskovych aktivit, Tyrsova 1, 6:00
pm jana@svetbezvalek.cz
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (Oct 11) Vigil and flyer distribution at the north end of the Scarth Street
Mall in downtown Regina, 12:00-12:30 pm. Making Peace Vigil 306-539-8853;
sgerardm@gmail.com
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Rochester, New York (Oct 6-13) Putting up Keep Space for Peace Week posters around town throughout the week.
585-339-9782
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St Andrews, Fife, Scotland (Oct 13) Street stall: contact for further info: robin.waterston128[at]gmail.com
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Santa Barbara, California (Oct 18-21) Challenging Robotic Warfare Technology: Education, Organizing, Strategy &
Resistance Statewide Conference
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Shenstone, England (Oct 6) Anti-drones peace walk begins with demonstration at UAV engine plant
at Shenstone (near Birmingham). Meet at the train station at 10.30am then
demonstration at the nearby Elbit factory until 11.30.
http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/anti-drones-peace-walk/
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Oct. 13) Pax Christi
Southeastern SD "The Dignity of Life, Promoting Peace on Land & at Sea." We
will pray, study and act on issues of life and death. Caminando Juntos, 1-3
pm. gl_wieland@yahoo.com
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Southwell, England (Oct 11) Drones Peace Walk leaves Leicester FMH 9am, walk to Southwell, 13
miles.
http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/week-of-action-events/
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Springfield, Pennsylvania (Oct 7) Anniversary of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Bruce Gagnon speaks at the Peace Center of
Delaware County, 1001 Old Sproul Road, www.delcopeacecenter.org 5:30 pm. Potluck Supper; 6:30
p.m. Presentation and Discussion: A Decade plus of War...Drones, and more: Empire and the Militarization of Space. Evening co-sponsored by the Brandywine Peace Community.
brandywine@juno.com
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Stockholm, Sweden (Oct 28) Swedish Peace Council seminar about The Militarization of the North: How the Arctic
has become a dangerous field for war preparations.
Speakers from northern Russia, Bard Wormdal from Vardö (northern Norway) on
satellite war, from Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sweden is present chair of
Arctic Council) and Agneta Norberg on drone testing in Northern Sweden. lappland.norberg@gmail.com
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Sydney, Australia (Oct 6) Australian Anti-Bases Campaign is planning a picnic in Sydney's Hyde Park to commemorate Space for
Peace Week and to protest the militarisation of space.
julie.marlow@bigpond.com
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Tavistock, England (Oct 9) Public Meeting in Tavistock. ‘Drones: The future of war?’ with Chris Cole.
http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/week-of-action-events/
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Tucson, Arizona (Oct 9) Vigil from 6:30 - 7:30 a.m. at Raytheon Missile Systems, Hermans
Road entrance to the plant (3rd traffic light south of Valencia on Nogales
Highway, the extension of South 6th Avenue).
nukeresister@igc.org
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Vandenberg AFB, California (Oct 10) Monthly protest from 3:45- 4:45 pm at the Main Gate. Anyone wanting to join us
can call for info at (805) 343-6322.
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Vandenberg AFB, California (Oct 22) Back country non-violent resistance action to occupy Pentagon’s global drone and
missile nerve center. tierralinda@live.com
- Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh state), India (Oct 11) Students rally coordinated by J. V. Prabhakar
prabhakar.jalluri@gmail.com
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RAF Waddington, England (Oct 13) Drones Peace Walk leaves Lincoln 9am, walk 6 miles to RAF Waddington. Demonstration at RAF
Waddington from 12 noon until 2pm.
http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/week-of-action-events/
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White House, Washington DC (Oct 12) Keep Space for Peace signs will be held at weekly Dorothy Day Catholic Worker White
House vigil artlaffin@hotmail.com
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York, England (Oct 8) Peace in space cycle journey we will be stopping to meet and talk with public.
Public Meeting: Yorkshire’s role in Drone Warfare 7:00 pm, Friargate Friends meeting
house.
http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/week-of-action-events/
Keep Space for Peace Week is co-sponsored by the
Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, Campaign for Nuclear
Disarmament (UK), Swedish Peace Council, and the Drone Campaign Network (UK).
The award winning documentary Pax Americana & the Weaponization of Space is now
available online at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tRA5bEO0cUg#
SPEAKERS
Please contact these people directly to negotiate speaking dates, travel expenses, etc. during the week of local actions. They all have considerable expertise
on the space issue.
- Robert Anderson (Political Science professor, Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, N.M., co-founder of Stop the War Machine)
www.stopthewarmachine.org (505) 858-0882
citizen@comcast.net
- Frida Berrigan (Arms and Security Initiative, New America Foundation, New York City) (212) 431-5808 ext. 200
berrigan@newsamerica.net
- Jackie Cabasso (Western States Legal Foundation, Oakland, CA)
wslf@earthlink.net (510) 839-5877
- Helen Caldicott (President, Nuclear Policy Research Institute) (202) 822-9800
HCaldic@bigpond.com
- Frank Cordaro (Phil Berrigan Catholic Worker House, Des
Moines, Iowa) (515) 282-4781 www.DesMoinesCatholicWorker.org
frank.cordaro@gmail.com
- MacGregor Eddy (WILPF, Salinas, CA) (831) 206-5043
macgregoreddy@gmail.com
- Craig Eisendrath, Ph.D. (Senior Fellow Center for International Policy, Philadelphia, PA) (215) 413-1461
creisen@aol.com
- Stacey Fritz (No Nukes North, Fairbanks, Alaska)
info@nonukesnorth.net
- Bruce Gagnon (Global Network, Brunswick, ME) (207) 443-9502
globalnet@mindspring.com
- Joseph Gerson (Director of Programs for AFSC New England. Author of "Empire and the Bomb: How the US Uses Nuclear Weapons to Dominate the World.", Cambridge, MA) (617) 661-6130
JGerson@afsc.org
- Regina Hagen (INESAP, Darmstadt, Germany)
regina.hagen@jugendstil.da.shuttle.de
- William Hartung (New America Foundation, New York City) (212) 431-5808
hartung@newamerica.net
- Dominique Lalanne (Abolition 2000, Paris, France)
lalanne@lal.in2p3.fr
- Andy Lichterman (Western States Legal Foundation, Oakland, CA) (510) 839-5877
amlichterman@comcast.net. His blog can be read at
http://disarmamentactivist.org
- Dr. Hannah Middleton (Australian Anti-Bases Campaign Coalition, Sydney)
peace@mira.net
www.anti-bases.org
- Agneta Norberg (Swedish Peace Council) +46 8 6856362
lappland.norberg@gmail.com
- Geov Parrish (Author, activist, Seattle, WA) 206-547-4619
geovlp@earthlink.net
- Lindis Percy (Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases, Harrogate, England)
percy@phonecoop.coop
- Sri Raman (Movement Against Nuclear Weapons, Chennai, India)
sriraman_j@yahoo.com
- J. Narayana Rao, (All India Peace & Solidarity Organization, Nagpur, India)
jnrao36@sify.com
- Tim Rinne (Nebraskans for Peace, Lincoln, Nebraska)
walterinne@neb.rr.com
- Richard Sanders (Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade, Ottawa, Canada) (613) 231-3076
overcoat@rogers.com
http://coat.ncf.ca
- Alice Slater (Global Network Advisory Committee, New York City) (646) 238-9000
aslater@rcn.com
- Bob Smith (Brandywine Peace Community, Swarthmore, PA) (610) 544-1818
brandywine@juno.com
- Dagmar Sorboe (WILPF, Norway) +47 22 49 48 84
d-soerb@online.no
- Steven Staples (Rideau Institute on International Affairs, Ottawa, Canada)
operations@rideauinstitute.ca
- Mary Beth Sullivan (Global Network, Brunswick, ME) (207) 443-9502
mbsull@mindspring.com
- Bill Sulzman (Citizens for Peace in Space, Colorado Springs, CO) (719) 389-0644
bsulzman@juno.com
- Carol Urner (Portland, Oregon,
Co-chair
of the DISARM! Dismantle the War Economy Committee of the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom-WILPF) carol.disarm@gmail.com
- Dave Webb (Convenor of the Global Network and Chair of CND, England)
dave@space4peace.org
- Don Whitmore (Seattle, WA)
3rdM@gte.net
- Lynda Williams (Santa Rosa, CA Physics educator, science
entertainer, space ecology advocate)
spinor64@hotmail.com (707) 542-2791
- Loring Wirbel (Citizens for Peace in Space, Colorado Springs, CO)
LWirbel@aol.com (719) 481-3698
ENTERTAINERS
(These fine singers/songwriters have space songs and other good political music)
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