Keynote Address by Vijay Prashad:
Trump’s Foreign Policy and the American Empire in Decline

Vijay Prashad is the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies at Trinity College.  His interests include Middle Eastern politics, development economics, North-South relations, and current events.  He is the author of The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World and sixteen other books.

Beyond Vietnam: 50th Anniversary

April 2017 is the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech “Beyond Vietnam“, a powerful and historic articulation of the message of the modern peace and justice movement.  We will read key excerpts from the speech at this event.

We will also participate in issue-oriented workshops.   At the business meeting, members will elect Massachusetts Peace Action’s board of directors and approve our 2017 work plan.

Schedule:

12:00 noon – Registration and literature tables open; Lunch

1:00 pm – Keynote address – Vijay Prashad

Beyond Vietnam

2:30 pm – Workshops:

See detailed workshop descriptions Intensified Initiates toward Nuclear Disarmament Organizing on Palestine/Israel in the Age of  Trump Ending U.S. Wars in the Middle East Peace and Climate: Making the Connections, Taking Action Racial Justice & Peace at Home For a Nuclear Free Carbon Free Future Electing Change Agents Peace & Economic Justice

4:00 pm – Business meeting

Board Election: see the list of nominees and the election process

2017 Program Plan

More details to follow.  Registration $10 for members, $20 for others, $10 for low income and students; includes lunch. To register, go to bpt.me/2875843. Or send a check to 11 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138, or call 617-354-2169 to give a credit card number.