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...
by daisy | Jul 24, 2023 | Peace & Service
Next week, every member of Congress will be back in their home state for August Recess. This window between Aug. 1- 31 is an essential time to make your voice heard. Join me and Philip Kim, senior advisor at the White House Office of Public Engagement, on Tuesday,...
by daisy | Jul 21, 2023 | Peace & Service
the world faces more active armed conflicts than at any point since the end of World War II. Yet, the U.S. government spends only $1 on peacebuilding for every $200 we spend on war. We know that the investments we make in peace signify more than just a line in the...
