by daisy | Sep 16, 2023 | Peace & Service
On Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data showing what we had feared: a devastating rise in U.S. poverty. In 2022, 15 million more people lived in poverty in our country than in 2021. Shamefully, the number of children living in poverty more than doubled in...
by daisy | Sep 9, 2023 | Peace & Service
September has begun, and lawmakers are back at work. President Joe Biden traveled today to New Delhi for the annual gathering of the Group of 20 nations. For its part, Congress has returned from its August recess to tackle a busy legislative calendar focused...
by daisy | Sep 6, 2023 | Peace & Service
The Westheimer Peace Symposium was established in 1991 by an endowment from Charles and May Westheimer, with four rotating themes: Peace and Nonviolence; Peace and Social Justice; Peace and the Environment, and Peace and the Nature of War. It is held annually at...
by Amy Solis | Aug 24, 2023 | Peace & Service
When Poughkeepsie Friend Meeting member Maureen Derasmo answered a recent email from the Pleasant Valley Library asking “Is there any interest in starting a community garden?”, she said Yes! The Pleasant Valley Community Garden, located at Helen Aldrich Park in Salt...
by daisy | Aug 4, 2023 | Peace & Service
This week marks the start of the August Congressional Recess. For the next few weeks, lawmakers will be in their home states, meeting with the people they represent and determining their priorities for the fall. Legislators left town with a lot undone. The House...
by daisy | Jul 28, 2023 | Peace & Service
Nuclear weapons are back in the news following the opening of “Oppenheimer,” Cristopher Nolan’s movie about the creation of the atomic bomb. The film had a huge opening weekend, bringing in $80.5 million. As “Oppenheimer” was hitting theaters, the Congressional...
