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UN General Assembly Schedule September 21, 2011
A world free of nuclear weapons
Sign a petition to President Obama for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Last April, speaking in Prague, President Obama pledged that the United States would exercise leadership “to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.” Other…
Read more »Ban the (Cluster) Bomb
On December 3, representatives from more than 80 countries gathered in Oslo, Norway to sign a treaty that bans cluster bombs. The United States did not take part. Cluster bombs are weapons of no discrimination that disperse hundreds of “bomblets,”…
Read more »Talking about Race
Many groups are engaging in dialogues on issues related to race and racism in the aftermath of the March 18 speech by Barack Obama. There are a couple of study opportunities coming this summer as well as some print resources…
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