EVENTS

When Orwell Goes to War: Jim Carrier on Nuclear Weapons

Thursday, May 27 | 7 PM, CT

The U.S. has launched a 30-year, $1.7 trillion program to completely replace and upgrade its nuclear defense system, the so-called “triad” of land, air and sea weapons. This project has received very little news coverage, but it will involve new nuclear warheads and bombs, and new missiles, airplanes and submarines to deliver them.

In this online Zoom presentation, “When Orwell Goes to War,” Jim Carrier will describe the history of its launch under President Obama—ironically after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize and calling for an end to nuclear weapons. Carrier has titled this presentation as such because the language used to describe it, chiefly the word “deterrence,” masks the effort to maintain U.S. nuclear dominance that has lasted 80 years.

Carrier has traveled throughout the U.S. nuclear complex and will be speaking just three days after returning from Nagasaki where he will be interviewing Hibakusha (bomb-affected people).

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Jim Carrier, an internationally known journalist and commentator, has written twelve books and many articles on various subjects related to peace, justice and care of the earth. The subject of two of his books is nuclear weapons. His comments and critiques of nuclear weapons are based on research and focus on both the terror and cost of these weapons, particularly the 1.7 trillion dollar plan to replace our present nuclear arsenal with new, more modern weapons.

This Zoom presentation is free but registration is required.

CO-SPONSORS: Veterans for Peace, Physicians for Social Responsibility

Gaza and the West Bank: A Struggle for Survival Amid Genocide with Rev. Khader el-Yateem

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Thursday, May 29 | 7 PM, CT

WHERE?

Midvale Lutheran Church, 4329 Tokay Blvd, Madison

Israel’s extreme violence in Gaza and the West Bank is uprooting entire communities, destroying homes, displacing civilians, many of them children, and depriving inhabitants of food, water, shelter and medical care. This violence is putting the continued existence of the entire Gazan people at risk and making each day a struggle for their survival. The question is no longer when peace will come, but whether the people of Gaza and the West Bank will survive long enough to see it. This presentation aims to shed light on the lived experiences of Palestinians under siege, the international silence surrounding their suffering and the resilience they continue to show in the face of what many are calling a slow, unfolding genocide. It will also lift up some of the resistance to Israel’s action in Gaza that is going on around the world.

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Rev. El-Yateem, a highly respected Arab-American leader and community organizer, was born in Bethlehem in 1968 and emigrated to the United States in 1992. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, and a bachelor’s degree from the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo. One of Rev. El-Yateem’s primary focuses is promoting open dialogue and unity, especially among Christians, Jews and Muslims.

Rev. El-Yateem serves as Executive Director for Service and Justice at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Prior to this appointment, Rev. El Yateem served as the Assistant to the Bishop and the Director for Evangelical Mission in the Florida-Bahamas Synod of the ELCA.

CO-SPONSOR: South-Central Synod of Wisconsin, ELCA; Wisconsin Council of Churches