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P.O. Box 273, Hewlett, New York 11557
Telephone - (516) 623-5689

an independent organization dedicated to free discussion
of pertinent national and international issues

Taking New York and Chicago as the focus of discussion, Dr. Kanter will show how the recent resurgence of nuclear power, as a response to the energy crisis or climate change, sends exactly the wrong message. Whether viewed from Iran or from the United States, there is an inextricable link between nuclear power, proliferation and nuclear weapons. Nuclear power plants, including the one at Indian Point, not only produce fissile materials that can be used for nuclear weapons, but they present tempting targets for terrorism with potentially catastrophic results. Dr. Kanter will discuss how making the right choices now regarding energy, treaties and the environment will help ensure the survival of our planet for our children and their children for many generations to come.

Nuclear Renaissance or a new Dark Age?
Nuclear Power, Disarmament and Security in the 21st Century.
A talk by
Andrew S. Kanter, MD MPH

Andrew S. Kanter, MD MPH is Director of Health Information Systems/Medical Informatics for the Millennium Villages Project and is Assistant Professor of Clinical Biomedical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology at the Earth Institute, Columbia University. He received both his MD and MPH from Harvard University in 1991. Dr. Kanter is on the National Board of Physicians for Social Responsibility which is the American affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985.
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THE GREAT SOUTH BAY FORUM ON CURRENT AFFAIRS PRESENTS

NEEDED: 18,000 JOBS AND MORE
CHEAPER CLEAN ENERGY

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:30 PM
at the Massapequa Public Library,
40 Harbor Lane

Featured Speaker: MARTIN MELKONIAN
Martin Melkonian teaches economics at Hofstra University. His areas of focus include energy and environmental economics. He will discuss a freeze across the entire federal budget and how we can create green jobs and put America back to work. He is a board member of the LI Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives and was a member of the Citizens Advisory Panel that monitored LIPA and LILCO.

BILL McNULTY CHAIR, Teacher and Carpenter, Prominent Radio Broadcaster and Speaker, Social  Activist

          Jobs are the most pressing economic need  of the American people. The official unemployment rate is 9.7%, but a broader official level of unemployment and underemployment is 16.5%, or 25,000,000 people.
          Obama’s giving tax credits to small businesses that hire people
is a good start but would result in hiring at most 100,000 a month, at which pace a 4% jobless rate would not be reached until at best the year 2018.
          A bolder strategy could be initiated now that could meet our current needs:  for public/private projects that could create and expand new alternative sources of energy, like solar, windmill, refinements in the electric auto, public transport.  Provision of retrofitting for residences and commercial structures could be a key element in bringing about cleaner, low cost energy. This, together with infrastructure investments could raise hiring to 500,000 per month –meaning 18,000,000  jobs -- and reduce unemployment to 4% in 3 years. It would not just solve our current economic mess but also lead to brighter long run living standards for our people. Yes in a prosperous economy we could pay back our deficit as we did after World War II.
 FLASH! PETE QUINN WILL DISCUSS: RIDDING US OF DANGEROUS WATER POLLUTION THAT’S NATIONWIDE AS WELL AS IN  MASSAPEQUA AND OTHER LONG ISLAND AREAS.  IS THIS ALSO GOOD FOR HEALTH AND JOBS?

Free Admission       Coffee and Things served from 7:15 to 9 PM
Ample Time for Discusssion

Co-Sponsors: L.I. Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives, L.I. Progressive Coalition, L.I. Pax Christi, Peacesmihs, Veterans for Peace, L.I.School of AmericasWatch