Invitation: Nuclear Weapons and the Moral Compass - NYC April 30

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http://uri.org/the_latest/2014/04/invitation_nuclear_weapons_and_the_moral_compass

Invitation: Nuclear Weapons and the Moral Compass

To our URI friends and family in the Greater New York City area,

You are invited to Nuclear Weapons and the Moral Compass, a discussion on Nuclear Non-Proliferation, on Wednesday, April 30th at the United Nations Headquarters. Co-hosted by Philippine Ambassador Libran Cabactulan and Global Security President (and URI CC member) Jonathan Granoff, this event features URI President and Founder The Right Rev. William E. Swing along with an esteemed panel of speakers.



An Interfaith Call for Prayers to Abolish Nuclear Weapons will open the event at 10am at the Tillman Chapel – Church Center for the United Nations – at the southwest corner of 44th Street and First Avenue.



If you have any questions, please contact Monica Willard, URI Representative at the UN, at [e-mail].

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1. The Global Security Institute was founded by Alan Cranston in 1999

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Security_Institute

The Global Security Institute (GSI) is a private, non-governmental international organization with a mission to eliminate nuclear weapons through international cooperation and security. It aims to influence national laws, seeking to accomplish its mission by focusing on nuclear arms control, non-proliferation, and disarmament.

Contents [hide]
1 Inception
2 Leadership
3 Programs
4 References
5 External links

Inception[edit]
The Institute was founded by US Senator Alan Cranston in October 1999. He believed that nuclear weapons are "impractical, unacceptably risky, and unworthy of civilization."[1][2]

Leadership[edit]
The current leadership of the Institute is as follows:

Kim Cranston – Chair of the Board, elected in 2000 after the passing of his father
Jonathan Granoff – President

Programs[edit]
The Institute currently consists of four well-defined programs:

- Bipartisan Security Group [1] – constituencies include members of the United States Congress and their staff
- Disarmament and Peace Education [2] – constituencies include citizens and leaders in the global community
- Middle Powers Initiative [3] – constituencies include heads of government and diplomats, primarily in Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sweden
- Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament [4] – constituencies include legislators around the world

References[edit]
^ Mission & Overview
^ Jonathan Schell (January 4, 2001). "Alan Cranston". The Nation.

External links[edit]
Global Security Institute