13 December 2005

The People Speak:
Atomic Mirror hosts Santiago, Chile delegation report back on America’s Nuclear Role in the World at the Café on A in Oxnard

The Atomic Mirror and Abolition Now-Ventura County hosted a forum on American international policy on Tuesday 13 December from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Café on A, Oxnard, California. The forum featured local citizen diplomats former Santa Paula Mayor Dr. Gabino Aguirre, Carmen Ramirez, esq., and Dr. Deborah DeVries, recently returned from the Latin American Nuclear Weapons Free Zone meeting (OPANAL) in Santiago, Chile. They reported back to the community, and invited discussion on US nuclear policy in light of the nuclear weapon free status of 90% of the Western Hemisphere.

This event was part of The People Speak: America’s Role in the World, a nationwide discussion series taking place in hundreds of locations around the country. The People Speak: America’s Role in the World is backed by a non-partisan coalition of national sponsors including the United Nations Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Brookings Institution.

It was the first in a county-wide series of Citizen Diplomacy events (see www.citizen-diplomacy.org ) focussing on nuclear issues and US nuclear policy. These events will feature panel presentations, small group discussions, conversation cafes, and report backs. We invite the general public, other local elected officials, ally community organizations, and the press to join us.

For more information, please call 805 985 5073 or visit www.thepeoplespeak.org or www.atomicmirror.org