Agent Orange in Vietnam: an Unfinished War
A talk and power-point presentation by Pat Hynes, retired Professor of Environmental Health and current director of Traprock Center for Peace and Justice
Friday November 21st 7pm Wendell Library
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword: The Traprock Blog
While citizens embraced ‘Silent Spring,’ a poisonous war raged on
Pat Hynes & Frances Crowe – Rachel Carson’s ground-breaking book “Silent Spring, published in September 1962, ignited modern U.S. environmentalism and resulted in new laws for environmental and public health protection in the United States. Two days before it came out, President Kennedy signed his approval for the so-called “rainbow herbicides” (Agents Orange, White, Purple, Green, Pink and Blue, named for the colored bands on the herbicide barrels ) to be sprayed on Vietnamese crops.
A 2-Day Leadership Training for Teens and Young Adults
The Art of Waging Peace. Peace Leadership Skills Are Life Skills! This two-day training explores tough issues and emphasizes the powerful form of leadership that is needed to promote peace and justice in our communities and in everyday life. Practiced by Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., this form of leadership is grounded in nonviolence skills and actions, and is essential for solving the challenges of today.
Think Like A Commoner
Traprock Peace Education Center at GCC invites you to hear David Bollier on: Think Like a Commoner October 17 from […]
A Look at Vietnam Today: Peace Villages and Agent Orange
Pat Hynes will offer a presentation on Vietnam, looking at both the on- going damage created by the use of Agent Orange during the war and the hopeful work of Peace Villages there.
7pm, Thursday September 11, at
Mount Toby Friends, 194 Long Plain Road, Leverett, MA 01054