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Coalition for Peace Action's Executive Director, The Rev. Robert Moore, a leader in multifaith peacemaking for over 40 years, will preach a sermon titled "The Things That Make for Peace" at the 5:00 PM Christian Worship Service at Christ Congregation in Princeton, 50 Walnut Lane in Princeton, NJ. All are welcome!
Rev. Moore will also be preaching his sermon in Flemington, NJ, at Grace United Church of Christ. Attend in-person at 43 Park Avenue, Flemington, NJ. To attend virtually, click here for the link to join on Zoom.
William D. Hartung is Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, where he focuses on the arms industry and US military budget. He was previously the director of the Arms and Security Program at the Center for International Policy and the co-director of the Center’s Sustainable Defense Task Force. He is the author of several books, including Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex (Nation Books, 2011). He has been a featured expert on national security issues on CBS 60 Minutes, NBC Nightly News, the PBS Newshour, CNN, Fox News, and scores of local, regional, and international TV and radio outlets.
Sébastien Philippe is a Research Scholar with Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security. His research includes nuclear non-proliferation, arms control, disarmament, and justice issues. He is the co-author of Toxique (French University Press, 2021), an investigation into the radiological and environmental impact of French nuclear tests in the Pacific, which was a Finalist for the 2021 Albert Londres Prize (the French equivalent of the Pulitzer) and won a 2022 Sigma Award for best data journalism in the world, among other accolades. Philippe received his PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton, was a Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, and has served as a nuclear weapon system safety engineer in France's Ministry of Armed Forces.
Click here to read Mr. Philippe's article, Who Would Take the Brunt of an Attack on U.S. Nuclear Missile Silos?, published in the December, 2023 issue of Scientific American.
Heather Brandon-Smith is the legislative director for foreign policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). Heather leads FCNL’s work to repeal outdated war authorization, promote respect for human rights and international law, and reduce U.S. armed interventions around the world.
Prior to joining FCNL, Heather served as the Advocacy Counsel for National Security at Human Rights First, where she worked to advance U.S. national security policies that are consistent with human rights and the rule of law. Heather is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center. Her writing has appeared in CNN, The Hill, Lawfare, Just Security, The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, and Intercross. She holds an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in Politics and International Relations, an LL.B., and an LL.M. from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.
In addition to leading our 45th Annual Multifaith Service for Peace at Princeton University Chapel the morning of November 17th, Rev. Taylor will also speak at our afternoon Annual Conference for Peace.
Agenda
CFPA's third Thursday of the month Advocacy Committee meeting via Zoom.
Kip Cherry and Marc Tolo, Committee Co-Chairs
All are welcome, whether or not you've previously attended a meeting.
If you are not already on the Advocacy Committee notice list, to receive the Zoom link to attend, you MUST email
Rev. Adam Russell Taylor is president of Sojourners and author of A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community.
Taylor previously led the Faith Initiative at the World Bank Group and served as the vice president in charge of Advocacy at World Vision U.S. and the senior political director at Sojourners. He has also served as the executive director of Global Justice, an organization that educates and mobilizes students around global human rights and economic justice.
He was selected for the 2009/2010 class of White House Fellows and served in the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs and Public Engagement. Taylor is a graduate of Emory University, the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology. Taylor also serves on the Independent Sector Board, the Global Advisory Board of Tearfund UK, and is a member of the inaugural class of the Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellowship.
Taylor is ordained in the American Baptist Church and the Progressive National Baptist Convention and serves in ministry at the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, VA.
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