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The Alaska Peace Center joins the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) promoting adherence to and implementation of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. ICAN is a coalition of non-governmental organizations in more than one hundred countries that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its successful work getting the Treaty passed in 2017, ratified, and is continuing to work to get it implemented worldwide.
Thanks to all who came out to the Peace Feast at Pioneer Park early last month. The weather was awesome and so were the invited speakers. There is so much good work being done in our community. It is inspiring to find out about it and to discover the inter-relationships between small non-profits making life in Fairbanks better.
The next big thing on the horizon is the Tanana Valley State Fair, which runs from Friday, July 26th through Sunday, August 4th this year. We will have a booth at the Fair, as we have for many years! We once again need people to staff the booth and meet the public. This is an opportunity to be Present for Peace at the biggest social gathering in interior Alaska. It is a remarkable opportunity to deepen our own understanding of what we mean by “Peace” and to exercise our ability to be people of Peace. Volunteer for one, two, or three shifts, meet the people, ask folks their opinions and experiences on current and historic issues. It is a rare opportunity for genuine communication.
Dates: Friday July 26 – Sunday August 4 Shifts: noon-3pm; 3-6pm; 6-10pm
You should be able to follow the “Open with Google Docs” link and add your name directly to the schedule sheet. It would help if you would also provide an email address or phone number. Anyone uncomfortable with providing contact info on a publicly accessible document can put their name in the appropriate spots on the document and email contact information to us at info@alaskapeace.org. Those who don’t want to deal with Google Docs at all can email us information about which shifts you would like to cover and we’ll add it to the schedule (without contact info). We need to have at least one person per shift; it would be nice if we are able to have two people per shift. We really appreciate all of you who come out for this!
On another note, organizing the Peace Feast and maintaining a presence at events such as Earth Day, Arbor Day, the Tanana Valley Fair, and the Renewable Energy Fair requires a lot of organizing, a lot of help and enthusiasm from many people, and, yes, money. Maintaining a website, maintaining our obligations as a charitable entity in the State of Alaska, maintaining an office where we can keep things and organize from, publicizing our events, booth fees at the Fair, all require a certain amount of money. We greatly appreciate the people who have already responded financially to our recent newsletter. If you would like to make a donation you can send a check to Alaska Peace Center, 3535 College Road Suite 203, Fairbanks, AK 99709-3722 or donate through PayPal. We very much appreciate your support.
Saturday, June 1, 2024, Noon to 2 pm at the Square Dance Pavilion, Pioneer Park
Celebrating Peacemakers in Our Community!
Free barbeque! Please bring a dish to share, but come anyway if you don’t have time to prepare something.
The Peace Feast is an opportunity to relax with friends in the summer sun and share ideas and interests. We encourage those with a passion for peace to get involved at the personal level to make a difference in our own community. We’ll be featuring short presentations from some of the many organizations working toward peace, justice, and sustainability in our community. The Square Dance Pavilion (aka picnic shelter) is between the Dance Hall and the the Pioneer Air Museum. Vehicles aren’t allowed in the Park after noon, so we will need to walk in from one of the entrances.
Dick Farris initiated the original Peace Feast in 2013, and it has become a tradition since then (we missed it in 2020 because of Covid). We provide the barbeque part. Bring a dish to share if you can, but there is always plenty of food so come anyway even if you don’t have time to bring anything.
The Alaska Peace Center works for peace, justice and sustainability – individually, in our community and globally – with a commitment to nonviolent conflict resolution. For more information, contact info@alaskapeace.org.
Photo from the 5th Annual Peace Feast, Pioneer Park, June 2017. The 2024 Peace Feast will be at the Square Dance Pavilion.
Due to a scheduling conflict our end-of-the-month potluck and presentation normally held on Friday evening will be held Saturday evening this month. It will be at the Alaska Peace Center Office (upstairs above the Fuji Steakhouse). The potluck begins at 5:30; the presentation at 6:30.
In 2018 we presented the 2014 movie “Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code”, focusing on the devastating legacy affecting Native peoples within the US.
Saturday evening we’ll have a chance to hear other voices of Turtle Island — voices of many First Nations people of present day Canada.
We will be viewing the 2019 movie “Doctrine of Discovery: Stolen Lands, Strong Hearts”, beginning at 6:30 pm, both in-person at the APC office and via Zoom.
And we will begin the evening with a potluck, at 5:30 pm at the Alaska Peace Center office, 3535 College Rd, Suite 203, upstairs from the Fuji Steakhouse.
Room 203, stairs at the west end, beside Fuji Steakhouse
This month we’ll just have a potluck with no formal presentation or set agenda. It will be an opportunity for folks with an interest in peace, justice, and sustainability to relax, socialize, and talk about things that are going on in the world and in our community. There is a lot to be concerned about: Ukraine, Gaza, expanding nuclear weapons systems, and much more. There has also been a lot going on in our community, and the larger Alaskan community, working toward ameliorating these problems or at least speaking out about them.
We seem to get few opportunities to meet in person in a relaxed setting these days. If this happens to be an inconvenient evening to bring food, please come anyway. I’m sure there will be plenty.
The Golden Rule ship, which was used to stop nuclear weapons tests in 1958, has just completed an 11,000 mile voyage around the eastern U.S. Learn about the voyage, the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and measures you can take to stop the possibility of nuclear war. Helen Jaccard is the Project Manager, public speaker and a crew member of VFP’s Golden Rule historic anti-nuclear peace boat. She represents the Veterans For Peace Golden Rule Project to Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom and many anti-nuclear organizations. Helen writes about the environmental costs of war and militarism, specifically Sardegna, Italy and Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. As editor of Golden Rule News, she researches and writes about current nuclear issues.
The video is about an hour long. We will have a discussion afterward.
Friday evening February 16 and Saturday, February 17, 2024: ALASKA IN THE CROSSHAIRS: Climate, Arctic Environment, & the Resurgence of Nuclear Weaponssymposium .
A State-Wide In-Person And On-Line Discussion of
The future of the Arctic amidst dramatic changes from global warming, nuclear weapons, indigenous rights in a world of growing competition favoring armed, rather than diplomatic resolutions.
Sponsored by Juneau’s Veterans for Peace and World Affairs Council, Point Hope Congress, and Alaska Peace Center. The Pt. Hope Project is an ongoing effort of nuclear Disarmament honoring the courage and wisdom of Pt. Hope Elders to stop the total destruction of the Arctic in “Operation Chariot”, the 1960s plan to use nuclear weapons to prove their value for “peaceful purposes”.
Are you curious about the roots of the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis in Palestine? How did these two groups of people come to occupy the same landscape? Join us via Zoom on Friday evening for a showing of the documentary “1948: Creation and Catastrophe”, filmed by Andy Trimlett and Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb. The film is an hour and 25 minutes long. We will have a discussion afterward.
Through riveting and moving personal recollections of both Palestinians and Israelis, 1948: Creation & Catastrophe reveals the shocking events of the most pivotal year in the most controversial conflict in the world. It tells the story of the establishment of Israel as seen through the eyes of the people who lived it. But rather than being a history lesson, this documentary is a primer for the present. It is simply not possible to make sense of what is happening today without an understanding of 1948. This documentary was the last chance for many of its Israeli and Palestinian characters to narrate their first-hand accounts of the creation of a state and the expulsion of a nation. Hear stories from the Israelis and Palestinians who personally lived through events in Haifa, Jaffa, Dayr Yasin, Acre, Jerusalem, Ramla, Lydda and more. These shocking and dramatic events reveal the core of what drives the conflict today.
Reviews containing much background information can be found here, here, and here.
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