During the last few weeks, widespread heartfelt tributes followed Daniel Ellsberg’s public letter disclosing that he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, with a prognosis that he has only three to six months to live. FMI: https://defusenuclearwar.org/ellsberg/
In the words of the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy, “America’s most famous whistleblower, Ellsberg has devoted his life to the nonviolent struggle for peace, truth, and democracy. In 1971, he risked his freedom by releasing to the press and public a 7,000-page top-secret history of the Vietnam War – the Pentagon Papers – exposing decades of government lies and deceit.”
Now, we join this grassroots initiative, launched by the Defuse Nuclear War coalition. and participate in Daniel Ellsberg Week, April 24 to 30. No matter where you live in this vast expanse of Maine, there are many options for how you can take part.
Two Veterans Talking About Peace_ Peace Action Maine 2023 Fall Gathering
Sep 20, 2023
2023 Peace Action Maine Annual Fall Gathering. You are invited!This is planned to be a hybrid event.Please join us in person (or register via zoom HERE-hopefully.)Free and open to the public. Doug Rawlings was drafted in 1969 and sent to Viet Nam as a member of the 7/15th artillery. His experiences in the military turned…