United Nations Association - U.S.A. HYPERLINK "http://www.whittierpeace.org/UNA.htm"; \nWhittier California Chapter presents
A DAY OF PEACE with Chalmers Johnson Presentation with Question and Answer period April 21st, 2007 at 1:30PM at HYPERLINK "http://www.firstfriendswhittier.org/"; \nFirst Friends Church 13206 Philadelphia Street , Whittier, California 90601 (562) 698-9805 N/E corner of Philadelphia St. and Washington Ave. Washington Ave. (not Blvd) runs north and south two short blocks east of Greenleaf HYPERLINK "http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=13206%20Philadelphia%20St&; city=Whittier&state=CA&zipcode=90601%2d4311&country=US&title=%3cb%20clas s%3d%22fn%20org%22%3e13206%20Philadelphia%20St%3c%2fb%3e%3cbr%20%2f%3e%2 0%3cspan%20style%3d%22display%3ainline%3bmargin%2dbottom%3a0px%3b%22%20c lass%3d%22locality%22%3eWhittier%3c%2fspan%3e%2c%20%3cspan%20style%3d%22 display%3ainline%3bmargin%2dbottom%3a0px%3b%22%20class%3d%22region%22%3e CA%3c%2fspan%3e%20%3cspan%20style%3d%22display%3ainline%3bmargin%2dbotto m%3a0px%3b%22%20class%3d%22postal%2dcode%22%3e90601%2d4311%3c%2fspan%3e% 2c%20%20%3cspan%20style%3d%22display%3ainline%3bmargin%2dbottom%3a0px%3b %22%20class%3d%22country%2dname%22%3eUS%3c%2fspan%3e%3c%2fspan%3e&cid=lf maplink2&name=&dtype=s" \nMAPQUEST directions CHALMERS JOHNSON Author of NEMESIS: The Last Days of the American Republic In his new book, former CIA analyst, distinguished scholar, and best-selling author Chalmers Johnson warns that US military and economic overreach may actually lead to the nation's collapse as a constitutional republic. It's the last volume in his Blowback trilogy, following the best-selling "Blowback" and "The Sorrows of Empire." In those two books Johnson documented how American clandestine and military activity has led to unintended, but disastrous consequences for the United States. Read, listen or watch Chalmers Johnson discuss his new book on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman click: HYPERLINK "http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/27/1454229"; \nChalmers Johnson on Democracy Now! Event Schedule 1:30 Meet and Greet / Book Sale 2:00 Presentation Presentation will be followed by: UNA ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING @ 3:30 and the First Friends Peace Café 4:00 - 10:00 pm For Child Care or more information call: Rev. Bill Miller 562-945-6975 or Carol Urner 562-696-5215 ****REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED**** This event has a GROWING list of co-sponsors: HYPERLINK "http://www.addictedtowar.com/"; \nAddicted to War - Frank Dorrel, HYPERLINK "http://www.firstfriendswhittier.org/"; \nFirst Friends Church of Whittier (Quaker), HYPERLINK "http://www.globalvoicesforjustice.org/"; \nGlobal Voices for Justice, Interfaith Council, HYPERLINK "http://www.ic-whittier.org/"; \nIslamic Center of Whittier, HYPERLINK "http://whittier.ca.lwvnet.org/"; \nLeague of Women Voters of Whittier, HYPERLINK "http://www.lafn.org/politics/mtdc/"; \nMark Twain Democratic Club, Military Families Speak Out - Whittier Chapter, HYPERLINK "http://www.whittierpeace.org/RedHatters.htm"; \nRed Hat Peacemakers, HYPERLINK "http://www.whittierpeace.org/index.htm"; \nWhittier Area Peace and Justice Coalition, HYPERLINK "http://www.wilpf.org/disarm_carol_article"; \nWomens International League for Peace and Freedom - Los Angeles Branch An Introduction to CHALMERS JOHNSON Author of NEMESIS: The Last Days of the American Republic Chalmers Johnson is a former cold warrior, a long time Republican, and from 1967 to 1973 a consultant to the CIA on Asian affairs. He experienced a political awakening after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, noting that instead of demobilizing its massive armed forces, the US accelerated its reliance on military solutions to problems both economic and political. As a result of these realizations, over the past 18 years, he has written the Blowback Trilogy, reminiscent of Jeremiahs warnings to the Israelites. He calls upon us to wake up, face the dark side of our militarized foreign policies, and step forward with courage to save our democracy, our souls, and the very Republic which we hold dear. For most of us this means a return to the values and goals which inspired the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights after the horrors of World War II. It also means honoring our own Constitution, ratified treaties and international law. Johnson believes the enforcement of American hegemony over the world constitutes a new form of global empire. Whereas traditional empires maintained control over subject peoples via colonies, since World War II the US has developed a vast system of hundreds of military bases around the world where it has strategic interests. The result of this militarism (as distinct from actual domestic defense) is more terrorism directed against the US and its allies, the loss of core democratic values at home, and an eventual disaster for the American economy.* CHALMERS JOHNSON is president of the Japan Policy Research Institute, a non-profit research and public affairs organization devoted to public education concerning Japan and international relations in the Pacific. He taught for thirty years, 1962-1992, at the Berkeley and San Diego campuses of the University of California and held endowed chairs in Asian politics at both of them. At Berkeley he served as chairman of the Center for Chinese Studies and as chairman of the Department of Political Science. His B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in economics and political science are all from the University of California, Berkeley. He first visited Japan in 1953 as a U.S. Navy officer and has lived and worked there with his wife, the anthropologist Sheila K. Johnson, every year between 1961 and 1998. Chalmers Johnson has been honored with fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, and the Guggenheim Foundation; and in 1976 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has written numerous articles and reviews and some sixteen books, including Peasant Nationalism and Communist Power on the Chinese revolution, An Instance of Treason on Japans most famous spy, Revolutionary Change on the theory of violent protest movements, and MITI and the Japanese Miracle on Japanese economic development. This last-named book laid the foundation for the revisionist school of writers on Japan, and because of it the Japanese press dubbed him the Godfather of revisionism. He was chairman of the academic advisory committee for the PBS television series The Pacific Century, and he played a prominent role in the PBS Frontline documentary Losing the War with Japan. Both won Emmy awards. His most recent books are Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (New York: Metropolitan Books, 2000) and The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic, which was published by Metropolitan in January 2004. Blowback won the 2001 American Book Award of the Before Columbus Foundation** -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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