WCES Calendar
Here you will find information about upcoming WCES Events,
WCES Task Force Meetings,
and Other Events you may be interested in.
WCES also maintains an email newsletter listing all meetings and events.
Messages are sent out approximately bimonthly.
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WCES Events

- Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Acts of Terrorism?
- A film and talk
- commemorating the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 7:00 PM
- Eliot Church, 474 Centre Street, Newton Corner
- free and open to the public
Film - Hiroshima: Why the Bomb was Dropped:
Peter Jennings narrates this powerful documentary produced by ABC in 1995.
The film provides information that was censored from the official history of
the dropping of the atomic bombs, and questions common beliefs about the decision
to unleash a nuclear attack.
Speaker - Dr. Joseph Gerson:
Dr. Gerson, an internationally renowned nuclear specialist, is Director of
Programs and Director of the Peace and Economic Security Program with the
American Friends Service Committee, New England. Dr. Gerson will discuss why
atomic weapons were first built and used - and how the United States uses
them today to preserve its global empire.
Sponsored by Newton Dialogues on Peace and War, Waltham Concerned Citizens, and
WCES UJP Task Force. Call 617-926-8560, 617-964-3813 or
email wces@rcn.com for more information.
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- You are Welcome to Stand with Us for Peace:

- Commemorate the atomic bombings
- of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945
- Call for the abolishment of nuclear weapons
- 2 Vigils on Thursday, August 6, 2009:
- Waltham: 7:30 - 8:30 AM
- Waltham Common, corner of Main and Moody Streets
- silent vigil
- Watertown: 6:30 - 8:30 PM
- Watertown Square, corners of Main, Watertown, Galen Streets
- vigil, followed by speakers, music, candle-boat float at the dock
Sponsored by Newton Dialogues on Peace and War, Waltham Concerned Citizens, and
WCES UJP Task Force. Call 781-899-6230, 617-926-8560, or
email wces@rcn.com for more information.
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- Life-Friendly Garden Tour
- September 13, 2009
Vegetables, fruits, and flowers flourish in gardens around Watertown without
chemicals. Watch this spot for a flyer you can download with a map showing the
locations and offering a brief description. For more information,
please either call Henrietta Light at 617-926-2545 or
email Laura Cherry.
- Monthly Peace Vigil
- Third Saturday of each month
- Watertown Sqare
- 11:00 AM - 12 Noon
- Upcoming Vigils:
- July 18, August 15, September 19
Let Us Remember and Respond!
We are fighting two wars in which thousands of US
soldiers have died or been wounded and
hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians have
been killed and wounded.
We are spending BILLIONS on these wars while
teachers are not hired, houses are not built, and
families go without food, shelter, and healthcare; and
an economic depression brings more and more
unemployment, foreclosures, and despair.
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WCES Task Force Meetings
- Environmental Task Force
- Meets at 7:30 PM on the second Monday of each month
Please contact
Susan Falkoff (617-924-5723) for
location, details and agenda items.
- Justice with Peace Task Force
- St. Johns United Methodist Church, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown
- Meets at 7:00 PM on the the second Tuesday of each month
Please contact Tony Palomba
(617-279-2240 x 285) for details and agenda items.
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Other Events of Interest to WCES members
- After the Economic Meltdown: Building a Solidarity Economy
- Summer Institute, July 12 to 17
- World Fellowship Center, Conway, N.H.
The Center for Popular Economics and the N.H. Program of the AFSC invite you
to this 2009 Summer Institute. Learn how the economy works and gain tools to
make your activism more effective. Summer Institute is a week-long intensive
training in economics for activists, educators, and anyone who wants a better
understanding of economics. We focus on how economic systems impact our lives
and work every day. Our trainings are highly participatory and build on the
knowledge and experience of our participants. No background in economics is required.
To learn more about the CPE Summer Institute, visit
our website.
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