Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace

Coming Events:

Peace Vigil
Each Monday, 5 - 6 PM at the Four Corners, intersection of Kenwood and Delaware Aves. in Delmar.  Bring your sign or use one of ours.  Stay for a few minutes or an hour.  Let's stand together for peace.   (518) 466-1192 for further information. 

7th Anniversary March Against the Wars
Friday, March 19, 5 pm
March to begin at West Capital Park, Albany

Meet at the step in the West Capitol Park across from the Smith Building .  Please bring signs.  We will also carry displays with the names of Americans, Iraqis and Afghans who have been killed in the wars.  We will march through the Albany downtown area with our signs and displays.   Please spread the word.This is the seventh anniversary of the criminal war of aggression launched against Iraq. The demonstration will demand the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. Instead of war, we will demand funds so that every person can have a job, free and universal health care, decent schools, and affordable housing. 

We will construct these displays in Guilderland on Thursday evening, March 18.  Please come Thursday night to help with the construction. .  There will be more information about the time and place soon.  The displays are being coordinated by Steve Wickham from Guilderland Neighbors for Peace. Sponsored by Northeast Peace and Justice Action Coalition (NEPAJAC). More Information:   518 439-1968 or 518 466-1192 

March 20, 2010  Washington, DC March on Washington!
Saturday, March 20, 2010, Demonstration: US out of Afghanistan and Iraq Now! , Washington DC...  March 20 is the seventh anniversary of the criminal war of aggression launched against Iraq. The demonstration will demand the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan and Iraq. Instead of war, we will demand funds so that every person can have a job, free and universal health care, decent schools, and affordable housing.  The 7th Anniversary of the war in Iraq is the time to make our voices heard...a bus will be leaving  from the East Garage in Albany at 1 AM on March 20  and  return to Albany after the demonstration on March 21 around 1:00 AM. Seats are $60 each.  There will be partial scholarships available.Reserve a bus seat today.    Reservations must be received by March 10.   Checks made out to "BNP",  can be sent to, BNP, PO Box 473, Delmar, NY 12054 (please include  name(s) of bus riders , phone and e-mail address with check). Donations also accepted.  Additional Bus Information. Sponsored by several national anti-war groups and coalitions,  including the  National Assembly. More Information: Joe Lombardo at 439-1968                                                                                                          

Solidarity Committee- Film:  "The Coca-Cola Case"
Saturday,  March 27, 7:30 pm
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany 
405 Washington Avenue (across the street from the downtown SUNY campus)

The Capital District continues its 2009-2010 film series with a screening of the film, "The Coca-Cola Case" (2009, 86 minutes).  This powerful documentary takes a look at labor relations in Colombia, the labor union murder capital of the world.  In this nation, 470 workers' leaders have been brutally killed since 2002, usually by paramilitaries hired by private companies intent on crushing unions.  Among these unscrupulous corporations is the poster boy for American business:  Coca-Cola.  But "The Coca-Cola Case" also provides an epochal story of resistance, for it shows how labor activist Ray Rogers and other defenders of workers' rights stepped in and launched an ambitious crusade against this corporate behemoth.  From Bogota to New York, Guatemala to Atlanta, Washington to Canada, "The Coca-Cola Case" depicts a suspense-filled, hard-fought struggle -- one that continues today. The film-showing -- co-sponsored by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace and Upper Hudson Peace Action -- will take place at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, located at 405 Washington Avenue (across the street from the downtown SUNY campus). Admission is free, and free refreshments will be provided by the Honest Weight Food Coop.  Everyone is welcome to attend.

BNP Film and Discussion:  Blind Spot - - a documentary film on peak oil and sustainability

Sunday, March 28, 5:00 - 7:30 pm
Bethlehem Town Hall
445 Delaware Ave, Delmar

Blind Spot was directed by,  Adolfo Doring, released ion 2008 ( Running time 1:28).  Blind Spot is a documentary that illustrates the current energy crisis that our way of life is facing. Whatever the measures of greed, wishful thinking, neglect or ignorance, we have put ourselves at a crossroad which offers two paths, both with dire consequences. If we continue to burn fossil fuels we will choke the life out of the planet and if we don't, will our way of life will collapse?  Prof. Al Bartlett is interviewed."Official Selection", Woodstock Film Festival 2008  Documentary. Watch the Bartlett interview.   Rudyard Edick  will lead us in a discussion following the film.  Information:  466-1192,This will be a mini-pot luck...so  please bring snacks  to share.  Join us!

North East Peace and Justice Action Coalition (NEPAJAC) Meeting
TBA, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Albany Public Library, 1st floor, Auditorium
161 Washington Ave., Albany, NY

 The National Assembly  and other national Peace organizations are planning a national conference, in Albany, in July and we will begin planning for this event as well.  Many organizations from around the country are joining the call and it is hoped that we can have united actions for peace. Please come to this meeting and add your voice.  Please join us and/or ask your organization to send representatives to the meeting. For more information,, please contact:  Joe at 439-1968    or  jlombard@nycap.rr.com for further information.