Workshop on Proliferation of Nuke Weapons, Power and Waste Set for Oct. 6

From Faithful Security:
A Workshop on THE PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, POWER AND WASTE, sponsored by The New Mexico Conference of Churches and Faithful Security: The National Religious Partnership on the Nuclear Weapons Danger

Saturday, October 6, 2007, 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM: Monte Vista Christian Church, 3501 Campus Blvd. NE, ABQ (1 block north of Central and 2 blocks west of Carlisle). By attending you will:

• Learn how you can help move our state away from nuclear weapons production and toward a truly secure future.
• Join other New Mexicans to call for an end to our nation's reliance on these deadly weapons.
• Learn more about the impact of nuclear energy on global warming and increased waste dangers.
• Find out about new opportunities for local and national advocacy and the role you can play on shifting our priorities. With: 
  • David Culp, Legislative Representative for the Friends Committee on National Legislation in Washington, DC
  • Don Hancock, Southwest Research and Information Center
  • Joni Arends, Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety
  • Mark Peceny, Chair, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico

Lunch and materials provided. ($5.00 donation suggested.) To register, contact Holly Beaumont at habeaumont@aol.com or call 505-660-5018. More information at www.faithfulsecurity.org

Workshop Schedule:

8:45      Registration and Refreshments

9:00      Welcome and Overview by Design Team         

            Jessica Wilbanks, Co-coordinator of Faithful Security

            Sharon Gross, Albuquerque Friends Meeting

            Holly Beaumont, Legislative Advocate, New Mexico Conference of Churches

9:30      Current Nuclear Weapons Landscape: Issues Confronting New Mexico and the Nation, David Culp, Legislative Representative Friends Committee on National Legislation (Washington, DC.)

10:30     Break

10:45    Environmental and Public Health Impact of Nuclear Weapons, Waste, and Power in New Mexico: Don Hancock, Southwest Research and Information Center; Joni Arends, Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety

12:00    Lunch and Discussion Groups

Overview of the theological implications of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex using the Faith Seeking Peace Curriculum from WAND: Women's Actions for New Direction

1:30      Peace building in the Face of Military Interventions, Civil Wars and WMD: Professor Mark Peceny, Chairman, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico

2:30      Lobbying Workshop - State and National: David Culp and Holly Beaumont

3:30      Closing