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How much of Earth's atmosphere must we contaminate? How much of our lands and waters must we pollute? How much of our resources must we plunder, deplete? How many species must we ravage, despoil, extinguish? How many people must we degrade, deprive, destroy with toxic wastes and wars, before we learn to respect one another, to live in harmony on this planet, our Home? "All living beings are brothers and sisters, nourished from the same source of life.." -- Thich Nhat Hanh

: Name: Annamarie; Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada

I was born in Eastern Europe during the height of the Stalinist regime's reign of terror. Thus, I know what it is like to live under a repressive, dictatorial regime. The fear and terror -- as dissident friends and family members were tortured, imprisoned and some were executed -- is indelibly etched in my memory. That is the reason I have always been an ardent advocate of freedom, social justice, civil liberties, human rights and a voice of peace. The way I see it, war is morally wrong, regardless of who wages it, for whatever reason. No piece of land or commodity is worth the sacrifice of one human life. We are all members of the same race - the "human race" - and must learn to coexist peacefully. Our planet cannot sustain us much longer if we do not stop our wars, nukes, polluting, deforestation, and the wasteful, gluttonous consumption and depletion of our natural resources.

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Saturday, April 15, 2006

At the Nuclear Precipice

The message below, from a symposium earlier this year, contains links to many articles of interest:

"We must abanadon the unworkable notion that it is morally reprehensible for some countries to pursue weapons of mass destruction and acceptable for others to rely on them for security ... if the world does not change course, we risk self-destruction." - Mohammed El Baredi


From 23-25 February, 2006, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation held its 2006 International Law Symposium entitled At the Nuclear Precipice: Nuclear Weapons and the Abandonment of International Law, in Santa Barbara, California. The 2006 Symposium brought together highly respected experts in the area of nuclear policy. In cooperation with the UCSB Division of Social Sciences and Westmont College. Papers authored by the participants are available below as PDF documents. Videos of the 2006 International Law Symposium will be available soon. Please contact the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation for more information, wagingpeace@napf.org .
Thursday, February 23, 2006 Public Forum
	Dr. David Krieger, Moderator - President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Welcome Message from Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima
	Dr. Daniel Ellsberg - Former Defense Department analyst and Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Fellow
	Dr. Richard Falk - Professor Emeritus of International Law and Practice at Princeton University and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Global Studies at UC Santa Barbara
	Ambassador Thomas Graham - Former US Ambassador for Arms Control, Nonproliferation and Disarmament
	Mairead Corrigan Maguire - 1976 Nobel Peace Laureate from Northern Ireland The Human Right to a Nuclear Free World
	Honorable Douglas Roche, O.C. - Chair, Middle Powers Initiative Nuclear Weapons: The Voice of Religion
Friday, February 24, 2006
9:00 Welcome Shirley Mullen, Provost of Westmont College David Krieger, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation President, Welcome 9:15 - 10:45 Panel I: Standing at the Nuclear Precipice Moderator: Dave Dionisi Jackie Cabasso, Still Standing on the Nuclear Precipice After All These Years: Why? A Critical Look Back at the 1990s Col. Alan Parrington, US Defense Strategy at the Nuclear Precipice Jonathan Granoff,The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and its 2005 Review Conference - A Legal and Political Analysis Dr. Daniel Ellsberg, Out of the Nuclear Closet: Preventive War, Preemption and Selective Proliferation (video only) Dr. David Krieger, Turning Away From The Nuclear Abyss* 11:00-12:30 Panel II: Consequences of the Abandonment of International Law Moderator: Alice Slater Prof. Richard Falk, NPT Illusions and International Lawlessness (video only) Amb. Thomas Graham, Nuclear Weapons Policy and International Law* Hon. Douglas Roche, Illegal In Any Circumstances Whatsoever Asli Bali,Standing at the Nuclear Precipice: Iran 2:00 - 3:30 Panel III: International Strategies for Changing US Nuclear Policy Moderator: Amb. Thomas Graham Dr. Wade Huntley, Roadmaps to Disarmament: A Strategy for the Second Nuclear Era Matt Martin, NATO Nuclear Weapons: The International Face of US Nuclear Policy Dr. Juergen Scheffran, Strengthening International Security Through International Law: The Case of Nuclear, Missile and Space Weapons Alice Slater, The Inalienable Right To Peaceful Nuclear Power: A Recipe For Chaos Mairead Maguire, Personal Responsibility and Nuclear Weapon 4:00 - 5:30 Panel IV: Domestic Strategies for Changing US Nuclear Policy Moderator: Jackie Cabasso Dr. David Cortright, Roadmaps to Nuclear Disarmament: A Policy and a Strategy (video only) Greg Mello, The Way is the Goal: Disarmament Now* Pamela Meidell, Mayors for Peace Emergency Campaign Prof. Mike Intriligator, Rethinking U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy *Videos of the 2006 International Law Symposium will be available soon. Please contact the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation for more information, wagingpeace@napf.org .
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"Anyone with knowledge of illegal activity and an opportunity to do something is a potential criminal under international law, unless the person takes affirmative measures to prevent the commission of the crimes." - Declaration of War Crimes Tribunals following World War ll

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