Dear Friends,
Please join me for a metro New York gathering of FOR friends and members on Thursday, October 22 in Manhattan at All Souls Unitarian Church. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. and light refreshments will be provided.
Our Featured Speaker
John Lindsay-Poland is the co-director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) Task Force on Latin America and the Caribbean. Based the in Oakland, CA office, John has held this position since 1989. He is editor of FOR's Colombia Update; founded the FOR's Colombia Peace Presence team; and is author of articles and books on U.S. militarism in Latin America, including: a 2008 report (with Amnesty International) on US military assistance to Colombia and extrajudicial executions; Emperors in the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama (Duke University Press, 2003); and Inside Panama (with Tom Barry, 1995, Interhemispheric Resource Center). Previously he served with Peace Brigades International (PBI) as a peace team member in Guatemala and El Salvador, US staff, and co-founder of PBI's Colombia Project.
John will speak to us about US policy in Latin America and the current plans to expand the number of military bases in Colombia.
Mark Johnson, Executive Director for FOR, will give a brief update about other FOR activities on the national and international level, including the Middle East and what FOR is doing on a domestic level to help young adults promote peacemaking and resist militarism in our society.
All Souls is located at 1157 Lexington Avenue (at 80th Street) in New York. We will gather in the chapel. The nearest subway station is the 77th Street station of the #6 train. All Souls' Peace and Social Justice Task Force is hosting and co-sponsoring this special event.
Please join us on October 22. All are welcome. No reservations are required. Do invite your friends! It would be helpful to have a count of how many to expect. If you can, please email bwinston@forusa.org with your name and the number of people who will be attending with you.
Yours in Peace,
Bill Winston
Director of Development
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