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You are cordially invited to the Upper Hudson Peace Action Annual GatheringTaking place on the Sunday after Election Day in the United States, we will hear from Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action USA about Paths to Peace and Justice. We will present this year's Pat Beetle Peace Award to Women Against War.
Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served.
$20 donation. Free for students.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Volunteers for set-up (2:30pm to 3:45pm) and cleanup (5:45 - 6:30pm) are welcome. Send DM or email [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:
Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action and the Peace Action Education Fund, joined the staff on Sept 4, 2001. Kevin previously served as Director of Project Abolition, a national organizing effort for nuclear disarmament, from August 1999 through August 2001. Kevin came to Project Abolition after ten years in Chicago as Executive Director of Illinois Peace Action. Prior to his decade-long stint in Chicago, Kevin directed the community outreach canvass for Peace Action (then called Sane/Freeze) in Washington, D.C., where he originally started as a door-to-door canvasser with the organization in 1985. Kevin’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Village Voice, The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, The Progressive, Z magazine and many other publications. He has appeared on CNN, National Public Radio, Fox News, MSNBC, BBC-TV and radio, and many other local, national and international radio and television outlets. Kevin has traveled abroad representing Peace Action and the U.S. peace movement on delegations and at conferences in Russia, Japan, China, Mexico and Britain. - https://www.peaceaction.org/team/kevin-martin/
ABOUT OUR HONOREE
Women Against War (Recipient of the 2026 UHPA Pat Beetle Peace Award)
For almost 25 years, Women Against War has been a pillar of grassroots activism across the Capital Region.
We hope to see you there to connect, share ideas, and build community together!
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Albany New York, 13 N Main Ave, Albany, NY 12203-1418, United States
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