AFSC has frequently provided leadership in addressing global peace issues as they emerged and is currently providing leadership to oppose war on Iraq and the establishment of a permanent war society. In addition KC AFSC addresses a range of issues through weekly "coffeehouse" discussions of emerging issues.

Monday, May 21, 2007

May - June schedule

May 30: Kilowatt Ours at 7:30 at Westport Coffee House, 4010 Pennsylvania, First floor meeting room -- Craig Lubow. Craig, an active member of the Sierra Club, will show a video and lead discussion. "What would you find if you traced the wires from your light switch to their energy source? Mountain top removal, childhood asthma, global warming or hope? Follow filmmaker Jeff Barrie from the coal mines of West Virginia to the solar panel fields of Florida as he discovers solutions to America's energy related problems. Along the way you'll meet ever day Americans finding ways to harness the power from the wind and sun. Find out how Jeff and his wife cut their energy bills in half and use a portion of their savings to buy green power."

June 20: Road to Guantanamo at Unity Temple on the Plaza - 707 W. 47th St, corner of Jefferson, room D, first floor back. -- Craig Lubow.
This film rivets the viewer to the screen with the explosive, blow-by-blow details of homegrown terrorism and the consequences for those who are caught. Three young British Muslim men fly to Pakistan just days after the 9/11 attacks. From there, they take a wild, reckless and dangerous journey into Afghanistan. When the men are captured, their journey to hell begins. Inside the walls of the infamous Guantanamo prison, they come face-to-face with the harsh reality of America's war on terror, until British Intelligence makes a startling discovery."