Call Congress from Congress Square Park on Valentine's Day!💗

Thursday, Feb 3, 2-3 pm, Understanding the Ukraine Crisiss,on line with Richard Sakwa and Nina Khruscheva. Panel Discussion hosted by MA PA. Register HERE. and check out the upcoming Feb 6 program about US/NATO aggression at the Russian border.

Saturday, Feb 5. Global Day of Action: Call to Action: No War with Russia. Maine Natural Guard's event last Friday (view Leonard interview Global Network:" War with Russia would be insane.") (Photo: Lisa Savage)

Sunday, Feb 6, 2-3 pm, NATO and Russia-Ukraine Crisis, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson is an adjunct professor of government and public policy at the College of William and Mary and the former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell (2002 to 2005). He is a critic of the U.S. foreign policy surrounding the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, Iran, and the New Cold Wars with China and Russia, and asserts that the U.S. is not a democracy but a war state that forces its will on the global community. Q & A period follow his talk, an event sponsored by our friends, CFPA. Learn more and PreRegister Here.

Monday,Feb 7 infonar, MD PA: Dr. Shah Mehrabi: how the U.S. sanctions and freeze of assets has led to the catastrophic collapse of the Afghan economy. What you can do. Register HERE.

Feb. 14. Love to Afghanistan, Act NOW to Stop Starvation in Afghanistan. Join us! Call on Congress from Congress Square Park.

Jan 21, Thank you for celebrating the TPNW entry-into-force zoom with us. Golden Rule set sail in 1958 to stop atmospheric nuclear testing: short video HERE. She's scheduled to dock in Portland and Bath 2023.

Sat. Jan 22, What a magnificent visual vigil recognizing the 1st Anniversary of Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Entry Into Force by Smilin' Trees Disarmament Farms! NG's event HERE. (photo:Peter Morgan)

Happy 20th anniversary! Every Friday, from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm, the Augusta area Women in Black holds a peace vigil in front of Lithgow Library. Jan 21's vigil marks the January 18, 2002 impressive occasion. Leisner photos here

Reminder:Don't miss this excellent program: Friendly fire. Join the conversation as Don Kimball, a USAF veteran, covers endless war and issues confronting military members.Wed. at 1 pm. WMPG. His interview with the crew of the Golden Rule is archived HERE.

Prospects for Peace in Korea. There is a vital election coming up in S. Korea. To learn more about it, a recent Zoominar is HERE. To join the New England Korean Peace network contact Seung Hee Jeon via asianlit at gmail.com. PAM seeks a member to represent us!

Which amendment does this water-loving dog support?(see last photo) It’s THE PINE TREE AMENDMENT! “Please call your Maine legislator and urge them to support it too! It’s a GREAT step toward clean air and clean water. Thanks!” To send a letter to your representative and to learn more, visit HERE.

We meet Hannah Schuller, a newly returned PAM member. She lived in Beirut from 1969 to 1975. In 1994 she returned to the Middle East as a member of Peace Action Maine with PAX World Travel where she met with professors, peacemakers, the press, occupants of refugee camps, settlements and kibbutz, polititians, and priests. She taught in a college in Galilee in 1995. When she returned to Maine back then, she spoke to the Dover Friends Meeting, the announcement is shared here. We hope she shares more of her Middle East experiences with us after calling in and reconnecting.

US massive plans to build a new generation of nuclear weapons is now underway. Archbishop Wester, speaking from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe: Urgency Of Nuclear Disarmament Conversation Is Clear."

Note: Stephanie Savell's new research just out: over 22 operations used the 2001 AUMF.
Lest we forget the COSTS OF WAR: