UPCOMING EVENTS:
Several PT members will be consulting with staff at the New York ACLU in mid July to discuss the upcoming motions and trial of the five men at Guantanamo accused of plotting the 9-11 attacks. If you are not on the list called guantanamo@lists.peacefultomorrows.org yet, please contact the list’s moderator Colleen Kelly to be in the loop.
PT NEWS:
Syria: PT members posted a statement on the PT website and facebook regarding the increasing violence in Syria.
“Members of Peaceful Tomorrows are anguished by the escalating violence in Syria and its devastating consequences for the people of Syria. We join our voices with others calling for:
- an immediate ceasefire
- an end to the shipment of arms and military supplies to Syria
- immediate and safe access by humanitarian aid agencies to all Syrian civilians
- urgent negotiations for a peaceful resolution in the interests of the people of Syria.”
Click here to view the statement on the PT website.
PT Media Chair: Donna M. O’Connor is now the moderator of the Speakers Bureau list (pt-speakers@lists.peacefultomorrows.org). If you wish to see your name added to the list to be alerted to media and other speaking opportunities, please contact Donna directly.
Afghanistan Committee: Ellen Judd is now Chair of PT’s Afghanistan Committee and PT’s liaison with UFPJ’s Afghanistan Working Group. Please contact Ellen directly if you would like to join this committee or be added to the afghanistan@lists.peacefultomorrows.org list.
Rule of Law (RoL) Campaign: June was Torture Awareness Month. September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows co-sponsored the campaign that included a march held in Washington, D.C. and activities held by partners across the country. Click here to see an article in The Nation. Thank you to all who participated.
International Network for Peace (INP): The idea of the INP was born during the 2006 International Conference organized by PT. Our website features parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of a video taken during that conference. If you’d like to be informed about what is happening with the INP these days, please contact PT liaison to the INP, Andrea LeBlanc, moderator of the INP list or check for updates on the INP website.
INP Chair, Jo Berry, will be coming to the U.S. in November. She is scheduled to give a talk on “Making Peace with the Enemy” at the University of Connecticut on November 1 & 2. Andrea and other PT members in New England are working on finding additional venues for Jo to speak.
Fundraising: We have been awarded a $4,670.00 grant from The James R. & Mary Jane Barrett Foundation. Thank you!
Social Media: We continue to post events and commentary on facebook and twitter. Even if you don’t use facebook you can see the responses by clicking on the facebook link located at the top right corner on our homepage: Facebook September-11th-Families-for-Peaceful-Tomorrows. To check in on our latest tweets, click here.
