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Solidarity Film Series Fall 2011 The Forgotten Bomb November 26 On Saturday, November 26, at 7:30 PM, the Solidarity Committee of the Capital District continues its film series with a showing of the new documentary, “The Forgotten Bomb” (2011, 94 minutes). When the Cold War ended, worry about nuclear weapons receded. But has the nuclear threat really diminished? “The Forgotten Bomb” shows that it has not. Not only do more than 20,000 nuclear weapons exist in national arsenals, with thousands of them on high alert, but radioactivity from nuclear weapons production and testing continues to pollute the planet, sickening community residents and workers. Through rarely-seen film footage and interviews with authors Jonathan Schell and Gar Alperovitz, former U.S. government officials, scientists, activists, survivors of the Hiroshima bombing, military officers, religious leaders, and others, “The Forgotten Bomb” explores the bizarre history, vast cost, and continuing menace of nuclear weapons. It also looks at the current opportunities for creating a nuclear weapons-free world. The film showing -- co-sponsored by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace and Upper Hudson Peace Action -- will take place in the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, located across the street from the downtown SUNY campus, on Washington Avenue. Free refreshments will be provided by the Honest Weight Food Co-op. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome to attend. (Note: As a snowstorm forced the cancellation of the plan to show this film in late October, it has been rescheduled for Nov The Solidarity Committee supports the Proposal of the Physicians Working Group for National Health Insurance and endorses HR 676, the Medicare for All Bill in Congress The Capital District Worker Center is organizing a school for workers Check it out! Political Action Want to use the Internet to contact politicians on the issues? Check out these links. AFL-CIO Issues Page Capital District Area Labor Federation Email News Contact Congress House of Representatives Senate All Politicians |
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of the Capital District "I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country" Attributed to Thomas Jefferson  Verizon Workers Support Occupy Albany 2011 Labor Day Picnic Pictures 2010 Labor Day Picnic Pictures Pictures of 2009 Labor DayBelow: Labor Day Celebration 2008 The Solidarity Committee meets at: The Social Justice Center, 33 Central Avenue, Albany 12210 Meetings are held at 7:30 P.M. on the 2nd Thursday of each month Email the Solidarity Committee Videos of some of the talks at the March 6, 2010 Labor Campaign for Single Payer Conference  Rose Ann Demoro Talk at Labor Campaign for Single Payer: excerptfrom St. Louis Conference on January 10, 2009Photos from the Conference Solidarity Committee 25th Anniversary Celebration! Saturday, October 11, 2008 6:00pm Is now history. Pictures below. Web Steward: Jon Flanders Email suggestions to: jonathan.flanders(nospam)@verizon.net About the Solidarity Committee Click here for The Campaign for Labor Rights Alerts Audio Labor News Headlines from Workers Independent News LabourStart TV Reports |
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