FOR part of international effort to abolish Nuclear Weapons

Make your plans today to be there to call for a peaceful, nuclear free, secure, and just world for us all!

Advocates for peace will be meeting in New York City on April 30-May 1st.   Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR-USA) is one of more than 200 sponsors of the International Conference.   The conference coincides with the five year review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).  Every five years a report is delivered to the United Nations which reviews not only the compliance of nations with the treaty's provisions but also recommends additional steps toward the elimination of nuclear weapons.

FOR-USA invites and encourages its members and friends to attend the international conference (April 30 - May 1) as well as a Rally and March planned for Sunday, May 2nd near Times Square.

The International Conference opens on Friday evening, April 30th at Riverside Church, NYC and continues all day, Saturday, May 1st.   Conference speakers include:

Tadatoshi Akiba - Mayor of Hiroshima, President, Mayors for PeaceHelen Clark*  - United Nations Development Program, former Prime Minister of New Zealand

Mikhail Gorbachev - Gorbachev Foundation, Former President, Soviet Union, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient - (confirmation of attendance pending)

Zia Mian - Princeton University, Program on Science and Global Security

Natalia Mironova, Institute for Public Policy and Law, President of the Movement for Nuclear Safety - former Member of the High Ecological Council of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

Ban Ki Moon* - Secretary General of the United Nations

Nadine Padilla, - Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment - MASE a New Mexico Native American opposing uranium mining

Vandana Shiva* - International Forum on Globalization

Terumi Tanaka - Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- & H Bomb Sufferers' Organizations)

Workshops are planned as a part of the conference allowing break out sessions in four areas:
1.    Nuclear Weapons Abolition
2.    Peace Issues
3.    Economic Justice and Human Needs
4.    Environmental Sustainability and Health

The International Conference (with workshops) on April 30-May 1 requires registration a fee.   Registration details and additional information about the May 1st Rally and March to the United Nations (including a Noon Interfaith Convocation) will be posted as it becomes available.   Don't forget to sign the petition to President Obama in support of efforts to eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons.  Click here for the petition.