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Free Tickets to see Countdown to Zero film

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:59:09 -0700

Start: Jul 30 2010 - 7:00pm

End: Jul 30 2010 - 9:00pm

Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility offers free
tickets to see Countdown to Zero

Reserve your free tickets to see Countdown to Zero, the new film about
modern nuclear threats from the makers of An Inconvenient Truth.

When: Friday, July 30th, 7:00pm
Where: Cinema 21, 616 NW 21st
Avenue, Portland, OR

Film screening followed by discussion with local peace and
anti-nuclear activists about what we can do to demand zero.

Reserve your free tickets now!

As part of our Summer of Anti-Nuclear Activism campaign, Oregon PSR
is offering a limited number of free tickets to the
film opening on a first come, first served basis.

Email the names
in your party and your phone number, or call 503-274-2720 and leave the
names in your party, phone number and email address. Limit 4 tickets per
person.

Countdown to Zero traces the history of the atomic
bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine
nations possess nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join
them, with the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered
by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident. Written
and directed by acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (The Devil’s
Playground, Blindsight), the film features an array of
important international statesmen, including Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair. Countdown to Zero
makes a compelling case for worldwide nuclear disarmament, an issue more
topical than ever.

Beat the Drum to Ban Cluster Bombs!

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:49:19 -0700

Start: Aug 1 2010 - 12:00pm

End: Aug 1 2010 - 2:57pm

TRAVIS DRUMS!

12-2 p.m. August
1, 2010

Peace Memorial (East end of the Steel
Bridge, N.E. Interstate and Oregon)

Hello.
I am Lynn Bradach.

My
oldest son, Marine Corporal Travis Bradach-Nall, was killed by the
explosion of
a U.S. cluster bomb, during unexploded munitions clearing operations in
Karbala, Iraq, on July 2, 2003. Since then, I have been working to end
war, clear the refuse of munitions left from war and, most recently, for
adoption of national legislation and the international Convention to
limit and
ultimately ban use of cluster munitions.

I
was a speaker at the November 2008 Geneva meetings on the international
Convention on Cluster Munitions and was in Oslo, Norway in December 2008
for
the signing of the Convention.

Now,
more than ever, I am pushing for U.S. adoption and ratification of the
Convention.

The
Convention comes into effect, for the 106 countries that have signed it
and 37
countries that have ratified it, on Sunday, August 1, 2010. On that
day,
there will be a drum demonstration to bring attention to the coming into
effect
of the Convention, around the World. Details are at: http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/countdown/

I
am seeking drummers of every type and talent to assemble with me at
noon,
Sunday, August 1,
2010 at the Overlook section of the Eastside Portland Esplanade,
just
north of the Morrison Bridge, to drum in observance of the occasion and
to show
support for the Convention.

PLEASE JOIN
ME!!!! For more information, or to confirm, email me at:
lbradach@handicap-international.us

Remember Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Create a Nuclear-Free Future

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:57:06 -0700

Start: Aug 6 2010 - 6:00pm

End: Aug 6 2010 - 8:00pm

Please join us for "Remember Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Create a
Nuclear-Free Future", an event commemorating the 65th anniversary of the
atomic bombings of these two Japanese cities. We will have special
guest speakers, music, art, dance, and a chance for you to get involved
in creating a nuclear-free future!

When: Friday, August 6th, 2010, 6:00pm

Where: Japanese American Historical Plaza on
the Portland waterfront (NW Naito Parkway and Couch Street)

Sponsored by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, American Friends Service Committee,
Peace and Justice Works, Ecumenical Ministries of Portland, SGI
Buddhists, Multnomah Friends Meeting, Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom, Oregon Hiroshima Club, Japanese American Citizens
League, and others.

Please download the flyer for the event and help us spread the word!