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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 Albuquerque , NM (1 block north of Central and 2 blocks west of Carlisle ) *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.  Workshop Schedule: 8:45 Registration and Refreshments 9:00 Welcome and Overview by Design Team Jessica Wilbanks, 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

"Choose life, so that you and your children may live."
-Deuteronomy 30:19

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