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Twin Existential Threats: What are the Obstacles to a Mass Movement and How Do We Overcome Them?

Mon October 16, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

“Twin Existential Threats: What are the obstacles to a mass movement and how do we overcome them?” — A Panel Discussion on Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change

The Doomsday Clock is warning the world that a total nuclear catastrophe is more imminent than ever before. This year’s unprecedented levels of floods, droughts, and fires, and accompanying loss of lives and livelihoods, should also ring alarms. So, where are the mass movements that are needed in response to these closely-intertwined twin existential threats—nuclear weapons and climate destruction? What are the psychological and social factors that prevent people from taking appropriate actions regarding those threats? What can we do to overcome the barriers to taking action on behalf of survival of the planet? Can we help create a mass movement?

Join us October 16, 2023, 7:00-8:30 PM for a lively panel discussion of these questions.  Our excellent moderator, Claire Schaeffer-Duffy, and three notable speakers (Joseph McCabe, Joseph Hodgkin, and Savina Martin) will start the discussion with their own perspectives on the challenges and the solutions, followed by an opportunity for the audience to ask questions, engage in small breakthrough groups led by Mass Peace Action members, and then share their own recommendations for addressing the current barriers to sane action and moving forward.

Speakers

Claire Schaeffer-Duffy is a founding member of the SS. Francis and Therese Catholic Worker House in Worcester, program director of the Center for Nonviolent Solutions, and a contributor to the National Catholic Reporter.   She joined MAPA’s Board of Directors in April 2023.”

 

Joseph Hodgkin, M.D. is an attending hospitalist physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. As a member of Physicians for Social Responsibility, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, and Back from the Brink, he is involved in medical and peer education about the health effects of nuclear weapons, lobbying for disarmament and de-escalatory nuclear policy, and in physician “Track II” diplomacy to promote peace in the medical and scientific communities across borders.

Joseph McCabe, MD., is a graduate of Harvard Medical School, a psychiatrist, a physician for psychological health. He helps with the psychological well-being of men and women and is a member of the board of Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility.   He has had to learn to make himself heard and understood by his patients to help them understand their illnesses and get the necessary treatment.  Similarly, he has had to learn how to make himself heard and understood when talking about the dangers of nuclear weapons and the importance of prevention as the only cure.

Savina J. Martin holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters and a Master of Science Degree in Human Services, is currently pursuing studies at Boston University School of Theology, ‘24. She has a strong record of addressing poverty and inequality, serves as Tri-Chair of the Massachusetts Poor People’s Campaign, 2017, and currently serves on the advisory and clergy council of the National Union of the Homeless, 2019. She is an Army Veteran, was honored with prestigious Martin Luther King, Jr. “Drum Major for Justice” Award in 1988. She serves as one of the revolving preachers at Freedom Church of the Poor, affiliated with the Kairos Center for Religious Rights and Social Justice in New York City.

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Date:
Mon October 16, 2023
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
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Massachusetts Peace Action
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