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join or leave the NEPAJAC listserv, click on this link and send the e-mail.
Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain Defense Committee
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For
progressive events in the Hudson/Mohawk region click here
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Northeast Peace and Justice
Action Coalition
For links to organizations that attended
the founding NEPAJAC conference, click here
Blog Space
Attend the 2nd
national conference of the National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan
Wars and Occupations in Pittsburgh, Pa, July 10, 2009
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Single-Payer
Health Care Now
Friday, June
12, 5:30 pm – 10 pm, The Linda Norris Auditorium, 339 Central Ave., Albany, New York.
Everybody In, Nobody Out: Jammin’ for a Single-Payer National Health Plan.
This event features music and entertainment by the bands Broadcast Live and
Mother Mcrees, the disk jockey Jardread, and the humorist Gregor
Wynnyczuk. Come and listen and dance to the music, learn about
single payer health care and maybe learn a few chants. Light
refreshment will be provided with a cash bar for beer, wine, and
non-alcoholic beverages. Admission is based on ability to pay with a
suggested contribution of $10-25.The event is co-sponsored by Single Payer
New York, Capital District Alliance for Universal Healthcare, Hunger Action
Network of New York State, Troy Area Labor Council, and The Capital
District Area Labor Federation.For more information contact Connie LaPorta
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On January
28th, 2009, Bethlehem
Neighbors for Peace held a recognition dinner to honor Scott Ritter for the
relentless struggle he has pursued in the name of truth and justice. BNP also celebrated its 6th birthday.
Letters
honoring Scott were read from Danial Ellsberg, US Army Colonel Ann Wright,
author Michael Parenti and other local and national figures.
BNP was formed
right before the invasion of Iraq
and has continued to resist our government’s war drive in Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of
the world for 6 years. Scott Ritter,
besides his work nationally has spoken at may BNP sponsored events
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Report on
meeting with Iranian President Ahmadinajad
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4th
Anniversary Commemoration of the Arrests of YASSIN AREF & MOHAMMED
HOSSAIN
100
people marched from the Masjid As-Salam Mosque to down town Albany where a vigil
in support of Yassim Aref and Mohammed Hossain was held on Friday, August 22, 2008.
On Saturday, August 23, 2008,
55 people attended a conference on the case along with other similar
frame-up cases of Muslims. Out of the
Saturday conference, a new organization called the Muslim innocents project
was formed. A link to the new web
site will follow as soon as it is set up.
Below is
a picture of participants at the conference
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Over 400 people attended the National Assembly
to End the War in Iraq and Afghanistan in Cleveland during the weekend of
June 28 – 29. The conference was a
great step forward towards bringing unity to the anti-war movement and
strengthening our movement on a national level. Click here to go to the National Assembly
Web site for a full report on the conference.
Craig Smiths letter on the situation on the Albany Docks
that the Times Union would not print
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NEPAJAC’s Peace
and Sustainability Conference on April 11 and 12, 2008 was a big
success. The Friday evening rally
was attended by 275 people. The
Saturday conference was attended by 200.
Featured presenters included:
Cindy
Sheehan: Peace activist, candidate for Congress, Gold Star Mom
for Peace
Victor
Sidel : Co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility
Elliott
Adams : National President of Veterans for Peace
Steve
Breyman: Project Coordinator for climate neutral government and institutional
operations for the NYS Climate Change office.
And several
member of Iraq Veterans Against the War including several active
duty soldiers from Fort
Drum.
Click
here for some photos of the conference
Cindy Sheehan also spoke at Union College
and Vic Sidel spoke at the Albany Medical school while they were in the area.
Cindy with some Iraq
Vets at the conference
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Anniversary
March Against the War: Remembering the Fallen
On March
22, 2008 over 600 people participated in the 5th
Anniversary march and rally against the war in Iraqi (see www.RememberingTheFallen.org). As we rallied, the 4,000th
American Soldier died in this illegal and immoral war. At the rally, which took place in
downtown Albany in the Capital
West Park,
participants set up a display with the names of nearly 4,000 of the fallen US
soldiers and also the identities of 4,000 Iraqi civilians who have
died.
For coverage of the rally by the Times Union, click here
For pictures of last years 4th anniversary
rally in Albany
of over 1,000 people, go to: Album 1
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“Bring
Them Home,” a song by Mo Hannah performed by Mo Hannah and Joe Lombardo with
Dave Pallas on Bass
For more
information: call, 518-439-1968 or e-mail jlombard@nycap.rr.com
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