Ethnic Cleansing, Past and Present: From Turtle Island to Palestine
October 14, Indigenous People’s Day, GPAX presented a webinar on the topic of ethnic cleansing, relating the historical forced displacement of native Americans to the current sufferings of Palestinians. Speakers discussed the history and practices of past ethnic cleansing in the Americas and comparable contemporary activity in Palestine.
Conflict with China: Marching to Disaster
On June 5, 2024, GPAX presented a webinar on the growing danger of war with China. Participants included members of the PeaceAction Committee and Veterans For Peace and CodePink, who discussed economic and military aspects of the approaching dangers and ways for anti-war activists to oppose the march toward war.
Mideast Wars Raging: When Will the Killing Stop?
On March 6, 2024, GPAX presented a webinar on the continuing and growing armed conflict in the Mideast. Speakers addressed the devastating toll of the assault on Gaza and the spread of the fighting to Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq.
Vietnam to Ukraine: Lessons for the Peace Movement
On May 4, the anniversary of the Kent State killings, GPAX presented a webinar relating the experience of the Vietnam war to the contemporary struggles against U.S. wars. Speakers addressed the domestic turmoil of the Vietnam era; the human and ecological damage inflicted on Vietnam; and the U.S. government’s manipulation of public opinion. There was also a tribute to Daniel Ellsberg, the leaker of the Pentagon Papers, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
This GPAX presentation at the GP 2022 Annual Meeting examines the structure of the U.S. militarism complex (a.k.a. The Blob). The presentation covers the history of the Blob; its component parts; options for combating it; and its future prospects.
Controlling the Menace of High-Tech Weapons
This GPAX presentation at the GP annual meeting (8/11/2021) covered a new generation of high-tech armaments, including space-weapons, autonomous weapons, and cyber-weapons. In the absence of effective arms control measures, these weapons pose serious threats to world peace.
Biden’s Wars: The First 100 Days
GPAX assembled a panel to discuss continuing warfare, overt and covert, in the early months of the Biden administration. Speakers addressed U.S. involvement in armed conflict, the Cold War against China, economic warfare, and Cyber-war. The presentation took place on 6/9/2021.
Racing to Ruin: The Consequences of Resumption of the Nuclear Arms Race
GPAX presentation at the 2020 GP annual meeting (7/9/2020) describes the dangers of the U.S. revival of the nuclear arms race.
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