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Join us for Upper Hudson Peace Action’s Annual Gathering! Sunday, November 10, 20244pm to 6pm at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church,10 N. Main Avenue, Albany [map] Featuring • A panel presentation on the topic “Which way forward for the peace movement?” withMaureen Aumand, Susan DuBois, Tom Ellis, Charlie Mandracchia & Larry Wittner • Presentation of the…

Reading of John Hersey’s Hiroshima  Tuesday, August 6, 11:00AMTownsend Park, Albany, NY(Henry Johnson Blvd. & Central Ave.)   The event is free and open to the public and the public is encouraged to join in the reading.  Those interested in reading can sign up to participate when they arrive.  Please bring folding chairs. Rain site: Social…

Upper Hudson Peace Action and the RPI chapter of Sunrise Movement invite you to a one-on-one policy debate on the proposition: “Nuclear Energy plays an essential role in addressing global warming.” The debate, happening in RPI Nason Hall (1965 Burdett Ave, Troy, NY) begins at 6:30pm on April 11th and will conclude at 7:35. Pizza…

Upper Hudson Peace Action Alert       Exploring Kurdistan: Yassin Aref’s Albany Friends Visit and Report Event has taken place. Link to YouTube video of presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz_jo7YoN8o Tuesday, February 20, 2024 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Albany Public Library (161 Washington Ave., Albany, NY)  Upper Hudson Peace Action presents a program offering a rare glimpse…

You are warmly invited to a community gathering at 7pm on Saturday, November 11, 2023 featuring scholar and activist David Cortright speaking on “Why Nuclear Disarmament is More Urgent than Ever“ Upper Hudson Peace Action is sponsoring Professor David Cortright who will speak on “Why Nuclear Disarmament is More Urgent than Ever” Saturday, November 11, 7:00 PM…

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The Tom Paine chapter of Veterans for Peace is sponsoring, with Upper Hudson Peace Action co-sponsorship, a public reading of John Hersey’s classic book, Hiroshima, which follows the true stories of six people caught up in the atomic bombing of their city. Starting at 11:00 AM on August 6, the event will take place in…

Times Union Article

In 1958 four Quaker peace activists sailed the Golden Rule toward the Marshall Islands in an attempt to halt thermonuclear weapons testing. The US Coast Guard boarded her in Honolulu and arrested her crew, causing an international outcry. Arrest of the crew and rising awareness of the dangers of radiation and nuclear war led to…

By Not Investing in Fossil Fuels & Weapons Free Online Interactive Talk With Michael Richardson, Co-founder of Rivers & Mountains Greenfaith Date:  June 14, 2023      The recording of the session can be found here: Links mentioned in the talk:https://www.rivers-mountains-greenfaith.org/https://www.rivers-mountains-greenfaith.org/divest-invest-workshophttps://fossilfreefunds.org/https://weaponfreefunds.org/ Details: This talk contains some useful green investment and banking strategies for all of…