Courtesy of Susan Rutman Photography
Thank you to all who attended and donated at our PAFNYS benefit concert with Judy Gorman this past Saturday, January 14!
The night was full of great entertainment – delicious food from COLORS restaurant, moving lyrics and vocals from Judy Gorman, and the inspirational jazz sounds of Radio Noir. We deeply appreciate the generosity of all those who came to show their support and we’d like to give special thanks to Judy Gorman and COLORS for being such wonderful hosts!
For those of you who’d like to more about what we do and stay informed about upcoming events, become a member of Peace Action New York State, or simply join our mailing list! You can go through our website, or send us an email at info@panys.org and reference “BenefitConcert” in your subject line!
Please help Peace Action Staten Island reach their goal of 1,000 online signatures for their petition to install a peace pole in the Staten Island Ferry terminal! Just click this link - it takes less than a minute! If installed, the Peace Pole will be seen by millions of visitors who must pass through the terminal to ride the world famous ferry.
PASI has been working with partner organization Building Bridges to install the peace pole inside the ferry terminal since last August. Together they are petitioning the Mayor and Department of Transportation Commissioner to approve this initiative.
Click here to sign the petition…
The Israeli Army has triple blockaded the main road leading into the Hebron area farming community of Al-Bweira for ten years. The objective of the Open the Al-Bweira Road Campaign is to persuade the Israeli military and government to remove the gate and both boulder blockades from the Al-Bweira Road so that: farm families in Al-Bweira can enter and leave without having to drive over miles of rough, rutted, time consuming and costly detours; ambulances and other emergency vehicles are no longer delayed by these same detours; and the eyes of Hebron can see the neighborhood more easily and prevent settler harassment and the theft of Palestinian farm land. Read more →
Today the President, Secretary of Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff outlined a new strategy for the Department of Defense. This new direction focused on reorienting the U.S. military toward the Asia-Pacific region and decreasing the number of active duty service members. President Obama proudly reminded the crowd that the Pentagon’s budget will continue to grow, even if it does so at a slower rate, and will remain higher than at the end of President Bush’s last term. Secretary Panetta and Chairman Dempsey stated that the U.S. will retain the ability to fight more than one war at a time, and the U.S. will retain a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear deterrent. This broadly outlined “new” strategy does not sound all that different than the one we have now, which is
contributing to our country’s economic decline by maintaining expensive and useless nuclear weapons and projecting U.S. power needlessly around the world. Read more →
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Want to give something to the activist in your life who has everything?? Consider a gift membership to PANYS!! For the holidays we are offering a $30 special discounted annual gift membership – please click here to give the gift of peace to someone you love!
Scroll down the page to where it says “set your own amount” and pledge $30. In the “descriptions” area, please write the name and address of the person you are gifting so we can get them their membership card and information. Or… you can send your $30 check to “Peace Action New York State” at Church St. Station, PO Box 3357 NY NY 10008-3357 and send along the name and address of the person you are gifting with your check.
