Top Ten (or 100) Reasons to Be at the NPT this Weekend
This will be the first weekend in months that I’m not working.
I won’t be nannying. I won’t be in the office. I’m not going to spend the weekend sleeping in, harassing my cats, cleaning my apartment, or even helping my new roommate finish moving in. I probably won’t read any books, waste time on Facebook, or even check my email. In fact, I probably won’t be online at all. I can’t remember the last weekend that I haven't gone online.
So what will I be doing this weekend?
Team BANG-USA and the...
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DisarmTV: The Operatic Advocacy Edition
We hope that you have all been enjoying the variety of videos we've posted to our DisarmTV channel. This week we made an extra effort to show the world what they've been doing in the disarmament movement, so be sure to catch up with the latest clips!
In honor of the the NGO NPT Riverside Conference kick-off, our team proudly presents to you, "Tunes to Disarm To," a collection of music videos about the nuclear issue.
Enjoy original lyrics crooned by artist Rebecca Riley, the spot-on spat outs...
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1 Hour on the Phone Will Bring You Up to Speed on U.S. Nuclear Policy
On Tuesday, April 20th at 7pm a number of Bang-USA's DC-based partner organizations will hold a conference call to brief youth activists and students on Nuclear Weapons Policy and current events. This is a great opportunity to receive a crash course with up-to-the-minute information about where we stand, where we're headed, and what youth can do to advance this issue. I have included the call agenda and original invitation below. What's to think about? You can do this while lounging on the...
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Guest Blogger, Jason Ahmadi: From Chimayo, to the World, A Message of Renewal
It feels like the work has been non-stop since I started staying in Chimayo. I am staying with Miguel Moreno and his grandmother Teresa Juarez on their land. They are both part of the New Mexico Alliance and Building Actions for Sustainable Environment (BASE). We have been meeting with different people in the community every day, and often a couple people a day. We are gathering input on the work people want done in the community, as well as talking about Think Outside the Bomb’s (TOTB...
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Framing the Narrative: The New START for Foreign Policy
So much of the mainstream media has focused on politics as a sport, especially until now on healthcare, etc., that a lot of real news has been discounted by many people. It is important that we focus on the substance of what's happening, for example, on arms control and disarmament. The "New START" or the Prague Treaty, is a real big deal. We need to discuss it in those terms, and also to express how one such victory can lead to others. Here's an article from our colleague Joe Cirincione that... 2 COMMENTS : Post Comment