Tuesday, April 1, 7:00PM, St. Vincents,, 900 Madison Avenue, Albany, Parking lot off Madison Avenue East of the Building (See entrance directions below) Joseph Gerson, Co-founder of Committee for a Sane US China Policy, speaking on: From Tariffs to Taiwan: Trump, China & Competition for 21st Century Dominance. Joseph Gerson is President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security. A member of the Nihon Hidankyo Delegation which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2024. Lifelong activist and organizer: for AFSC, Clergy & Laity Concerned, War Resisters League among others. His books include Empire and the Bomb: How the US Uses Nuclear Weapons to Dominate the World and The Sun Never Sets… Confronting the Network of US Foreign Military Bases. Articles in Common Dreams, Truthout, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and Eurasia Review. Organized by Women Against War. Co-sponsored by: Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace, Creative Action Unlimited, Justice Committee of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet, Palestinian Rights Committee, Tom Paine Chapter, Veterans for Peace, Upper Hudson Peace Action, Upper Hudson Valley Code Pink. Building Entrance: From the parking lot, walk past the residence to the back of St. Vincents church, on Yates Street. Ground level entrance – take elevator to the C level – the upper level of the Parish Hall. Questions: Contact [email protected]
Thursday, April 3 , 6:30 – 8:45 pm, Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar, NY. Film: “The Coming War on China” by John Pilger (2016, 113 minutes) . Filmed over 2 years, the film includes eyewitness interviews and rare archive footage. Are the US and China on the road to war, and with US bases encircling the world’s newest superpower, nuclear r is a nightmarish prospect. The Coming War with China website John Pilger quote: “This is not news, or it is news distorted or buried. Instead, there is a familiar drumbeat identifying a new enemy: a restoration of the psychology of fear that embedded public consciousness for most of the 20th century. The aim of The Coming War on China is to help break the silence. As the centenaries of the First World War presently remind us, horrific conflict can begin all too easily. The difference today is nuclear. This is my 60th film, the majority for ITV and including those made for the cinema. Filmed across Asia and the Pacific during almost two years, the story is told in chapters that connect a secret and ‘forgotten’ past to the rapacious actions of great power today and to an inspiring popular resistance, of which little is known in the West.” Link to John Pilger Obituary (January 25, 2024) in New York Times ( Discussion to follow film. Sponsored by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace. Information 518-466-1192
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Peace Vigil each Monday, 5 – 6 PM at the Four Corners, intersection of Kenwood and Delaware Aves. in Delmar.
*NOTE: Starting on March 10, 2025 our Spring and Summer Vigil hours will be 5:00 – 6:00 pm. On November 3, 2025, when we are off Daylight Savings Time, we will go back to vigil hours of 4:00 – 5:00 pm. Bring your sign or use one of ours. Stay for a few minutes or an hour. Let’s stand together for peace. (518) 466-1192 for further information.
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Past BNP Sponsored Events: at the Four Corners, intersection of Kenwood and Delaware Aves. in Delmar Photo by Jon Flanders
