Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives

January 22, 2021, will be an historic day for humanity. On this day the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will enter into force, establishing in international law a categorical ban on nuclear weapons, seventy-five years after their development and first use. The momentous occasion will be marked by actions, events, and celebrations around … Continue reading Treaty on the Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons Enters into Force →

We call on people around the world to protest the war on January 25, 2021, just days after the U.S. presidential inauguration and the day before Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the Desert’ Future Investment Initiative. We ask individuals and organizations everywhere to call for protests — with masks and other safety precautions — in their towns … Continue reading International Day of Action to End War in Yemen →

The Interfaith Institute of Long Island presents "Slavery on Long Island". Slavery, the wicked institution rightfully known as America’s original sin, was not limited to the South. It happened right here on Long Island. A group of journalism students at Stony Brook University researched that history, and this program explores their work. Email faroquekhan@outlook.com for … Continue reading Slavery on Long Island Webinar →

International Scene Lecture Series and the Institute for Peace Studies at Hofstra University presents The Biden Administration and a Nuclear Deal. Dr. Trita Parsi is an award-winning author and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. He is an expert on US-Iranian relations, Iranian foreign politics, and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He has authored … Continue reading The Biden Administration and a Nuclear Deal With Iran with Dr. Trita Parsi →

Please join us on March 4, 2021 for a virtual policy briefing and workshop series to call on the Biden administration to prioritize the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. The event is convened by Back from the Brink (BftB) and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) with support from many partner organizations. The virtual event will feature an … Continue reading End Nuclear Weapons Before They End Us →

We are pleased to introduce the first in a series of presentations by our new LI PPC Political Education Committee, an hour-long class in some of the systemic injustices embedded in our society here on Long Island, prepared in the conjunction with the Long Island chapter of ICNA Council for Social Justice. Come learn about … Continue reading Political Education Committee: Dynamics of Long Island Webinar →

In celebration of Women’s History Month, PANYS invites you to a Virtual House Party on Friday evening, 7pm-8:30pm (EST) on March 19th, 2021 on Zoom to discuss author and activist Marguerite Kearns’ soon-to-be-released book, An Unfinished Revolution: Edna Buckman Kearns and the Struggle for Women’s Rights. This virtual event will also feature Coline Jenkins, the … Continue reading An Unfinished Revolution: Edna Buckman Kearns and the Struggle for Women’s Rights →

In this webinar, you'll learn why the United States' militarized budget is such a problem, how the budget and appropriations process works, and how you can get involved in the call to move money out of militarism and into our communities!  Speakers Include:  Ashik Siddique, National Priorities Project Savannah Wooten, Public Citizen Moderator: Tori Bateman, … Continue reading Demilitarize the Budget Advocacy Training →

Kate Kizer is the Policy Director at Win Without War. She has nearly a decade of experience working on human rights, democratization, and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Kate previously served as the Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Yemen Peace Project and as U.S. Advocacy Officer for Americans for Democracy and … Continue reading Progressive Foreign Policy After Trump →

Pressing for our budget priorities amid pandemic, economic and climate crises and new Cold Wars As we move into the post-pandemic, Biden era, it’s time to change what we buy with our tax dollars. The pandemic and the resulting economic crisis illuminated glaring inequalities and the human costs of budget priorities that enrich the wealthy … Continue reading Webinar: A Tax Day Like No Other Teach-In →