Louis
Vitale, ofm jailed for 6 months
Louis is doing well, loves hearing
from friends, and should be out sometime around July
23.
Read and Follow Fr. Louie at Pace e Bene's Louie's
Letters from Prison page.
Every Thursday morning there is a Weekly
Peace Vigil in Las Vegas:
8:30 to 9:30 outside the LV Federal Courthouse, 333
LV Blvd. at Bridger or Clark.
JULY 2010
July 23 – 25: National Anti-War Conference, Albany, NY
AUGUST 2010
Nuclear Free Future Month
Because of organizing for the September trial and events, NDE is not hosting an August Desert Witness for Hiroshima/Nagasaki Days THIS YEAR. For local activities to remember those killed by atomic weapons and especially victims of nuclear testing and those first bombs used on Japan in 1945, contact Candace Ross at the Temple for Goddess Spirituality in Cactus Springs; 702-569-0630. On August 6 she always welcomes people to come fold paper cranes.
July 30 – August 9: Contact
Think Outside
the Bomb in Chimayo, New Mexico and
Pax
Christi New Mexico for the many events at Los
Alamos this year, all part of "Disarmament Summer."
August 5 – 9: The
Temple to Goddess Spirituality hosts Workshops, Discussions,
Vigils, Prayer: Urban & Desert Confluence of Energy & Intent. Contact
Candace Ross for more info.
August 6 – 9: 65th anniversary of US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
August 7: The
Atomic Testing Museum will be having an Obon Ceremony (Japanese Lanterns) at Sunset Park in the evening. The event will be to honor all of those who have died and suffered as a result of war. People can make lanterns at the ATM during the day. For more details, contact Dawn Barlow-Curtis at the ATM at 702-794-5147.
We regret to announce the cancellation of
The Meaning of Guardianship retreat with Joanna Macy
planned for August 5 to 9
SEPTEMBER 2010
September (date tba): next Minuteman III test launch from Vandenberg
September 9: First UN International Day for an end to Nuclear Testing (postponed from August 29); sponsored by Kazakhstan
September 10 – 13: NDE Vigils against drone warfare. Daily vigils at Creech AFB. Co-sponsored by
Voices for Creative Nonviolence. Some people will walk from the Goddess Temple in Cactus Springs. Others will drive out from Vegas to stand together. Let us know you're interested and we'll be sure you are contacted as details emerge. AND CHECK THESE BULLETINS FOR UPDATES.
September 11: Eyes Wide Open-Nevada – in Memory of Civilians and Soldiers. A Day of Solidarity and Remembrance in conjunction with the
Temple to Goddess Spirituality and
Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service.
September 12: NDE Council Meeting in Vegas.
September 13: Challenging Wars and Occupations...and the New Tools they Use to Wage Them: Robots and Drones. Evening program in Las Vegas featuring Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Nonviolence and Fr. Louis Vitale, who will recently have been released from prison after 6 months for crossing the line at Ft. Benning's School of Assassins (aka the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation). Possible special guest, Prof. Richard Falk.
September 14: Trial of the Creech 14 (from arrests in April 2009)
September 21: UN International Day of Peace
September 20 to 22: High-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals (“Millennium Summit”), UN, NY
