Announcements from Peace & Social Concerns Committee
- A climate change summit is being held at the United Nations in New York City on Saturday and Sunday September 20-21. The organizers of a rally planned for Sunday are hoping to have massive, record-breaking crowds to signal summit attenders that the American people want concerted action on climate change. Bus transportation from Richmond is being planned.
- If events in Iraq are challenging your commitment to non violent, and non military responses to turmoil and human tragedy, please go to the FCNL website and read their 8-15-14 offering entitled,” Drop Food Not Bombs.”
- Please mark your calendars and be sure to attend the following events: Sunday, October 5th, an hour-long film entitled “The Wisdom to Survive” will be shown in the Community Room. This film gives a thoughtful overview of climate change and “explores how unlimited growth and greed are destroying the life support system of the planet, the social fabric of society, and the lives of billions of people.” Do we have the wisdom to survive? Sunday, November 2nd, Gordon Davies and Dave Depp will share their thoughts about the book The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert. Their intent is to further develop some of the themes contained in the film shown on October 5th.